State CIOs are not immune to the enterprise transformation issues that are hitting IT organizations everywhere. Here's a look inside the trends at the state government level, from the annual NASCIO State CIO Survey for 2016.
With several major players emerging as mega-cloud vendors, the distinctions between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS have blurred. Here's a primer on the various offerings, based on the latest Forrester Wave report.
Fixing vulnerabilities isn't just a job for your in-house development team and the giants of Silicon Valley. It's a job for all the developers of the third-party software components embedded in countless applications and services - from open-source, to commercial ...
Property and Casualty Insurers have been investing in modernizing their core systems to provide flexibility, improve product speed-to-market, support customer growth, and improve underwriting profitability. Many carriers are currently on this transformational journey; and stakes from these transformation initiatives are ...
Median base annual salary for IT workers was flat this year, according to the results of the InformationWeek 2016 US IT Salary Survey. Still, certain roles -- including architect, project leader, and security specialist -- are commanding much higher median salaries than other roles. See if you're in one of the 10 best-paying IT staff positions -- and how your total compensation stacks up.
Looking for a unicorn? Get in line. Actual data scientists are in high demand, and there's not enough of them to go around. If you want to identify the right talent, consider these tips.
Glassdoor recently released its report on the best cities for jobs in 2016 based on factors including cost of living, job satisfaction, and work-life balance. Which of these cities on its list are best for IT pros? We take a look.
Bimodal IT is supposed to stabilize critical systems and bring innovation to others. But there are consequences to dividing the IT house -- ones most companies don't need.
"Only the mediocre are always at their best." -- Jean Giraudoux
Across the board, organizations' investments revolve around implementing personalized initiatives, solving people challenges, and assembling digital experience platforms. In this report, Forrester outlines top 2015 priorities that application development and delivery professionals are aware of.
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