Stories by Clint Boulton

CIO hits college fairs to court tech talent

Textron CIO Diane Schwarz dishes details of the recruiting trail that took her to the University of Notre Dame career fair last week, where she spent three days scouting prospective IT candidates.

Written by Clint Boulton16 Sept. 15 22:35

Chief risk and compliance officer makes rare move to CIO

Marsh & McLennan Companies, a professional services organization, moves its chief risk and compliance officer to a broader, technology-focused role, highlighting the growing importance of technology strategy within large companies.

Written by Clint Boulton15 Sept. 15 20:39

How Sunny Delight juices up sales with cloud-based analytics

Sunny Delight’s CIO made a bold move when it was time to pick a cloud analytics service to identify deficiencies in its sales promotions and opportunities for sales growth. He let business managers make the decision.

Written by Clint Boulton14 Sept. 15 15:35

iPad Pro’s potential as a laptop replacement excites CIOs

With its 12.9-inch Retina Display and 64-bit processor, three CIOs say the iPad Pro could be a laptop replacement or, at least, a tablet alternative for healthcare workers, sales professionals and students.

Written by Clint Boulton11 Sept. 15 15:35

CIO succession planning critical as IT drives business growth

CIOs say proper succession planning is a crucial part of their responsibilities. But it's not an easy job at a time when talented IT staff can rake in big salaries working on innovative projects, without putting themselves under the C-suite microscope.

Written by Clint Boulton26 Aug. 15 16:36

In retail IT coup, Hudson's Bay poaches Kohl's CIO

HBC’s hiring of Kohl’s CIO Janet Schalk touched off a legal skirmish that highlightis how competitive the battle for IT leaders has become. The case continues as Schalk settles into her new role.

Written by Clint Boulton20 Aug. 15 20:16

CIO says blockchain 'will heavily impact' financial services

Oliver Bussmann, CIO of UBS, says the blockchain technology underlying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies can pare transaction processing time from days to minutes. Under his leadership, UBS is building innovation centers where engineers work with startups to pinpoint viable mainstream blockchain solutions.

Written by Clint Boulton18 Aug. 15 20:27

Agile, continuous delivery models represent 'cultural shift for IT'

Tasked with accelerating business innovation, technology leaders are swapping traditional IT project management for continuous delivery and iteration of software and services. But to succeed CIOs say such emerging models of IT deployment require strong collaboration with business stakeholders, as well as cross-training.

Written by Clint Boulton18 Aug. 15 03:52

Facebook taps its social ranking tech to improve employee satisfaction

Facebook is applying some of the algorithms that facilitate connections between its 1.2 billion users to augment employee collaboration and reduce dreaded inbox clutter, underscoring one of many ways the company is tapping the tremendous volumes of data it collects to make business processes more efficient. The software, under development, is designed to help new workers connect with colleagues and work groups within the Facebook social network.

Written by Clint Boulton14 Aug. 15 06:56
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