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August 23, 2022

8 traits of highly efficient CIOs

Efficiency leads to improved productivity, flexibility, and quality of work. Making the best use of your time as an IT leader also builds a direct pathway to career success. Read more ▶

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Sponsored by Carbonite + Webroot: Discover the best defense against social engineering tactics like phishing

Social engineering tactics – using the art of deception in cyberattacks – have climbed to the top spot as the #1 cause of cybersecurity breaches. Learn how researcher make the case for adopting a multi-tiered cybersecurity strategy so you can protect your business from social engineering threats.

The 9 most in-demand IT jobs in healthcare

Here are the nine most sought-after technology roles in the US healthcare industry, according to data from Dice.

The 6 most overhyped technologies in IT

IT leaders are not immune to infatuation with the promise of emerging tech. Here, CIOs share which technologies they believe are primed to underdeliver, offering advice on right-sizing expectations for each one.

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CIO’s Future of Work Summit North America

CIO’s Future of Work North America features the world’s leading IT executives from every industry to discuss the one thing they all have in common: managing an unpredictable workplace, workforce, and labor market. In this first-ever North American installation of the popular Future of Work series, you’ll hear from a North American spectrum of leaders ready to share the tactics that work and the risks they’re prioritizing as they close out 2022. Join us on September 28 and you’ll get the latest insights that will change the way you work. Register here.

Carrier IT tackles big challenges with microtransformations

The HVAC manufacturer is taking a bottom-up approach to digital transformation, launching a series of process automation efforts that cannot wait for company-wide change.

Aflac virtualizes the customer enrollment experience

When the pandemic put its independent agents and franchises at grave business risk, Aflac IT set about augmenting their work with digital capabilities that make them ‘bionic,’ tech chief Richard Gilbert says.

The rise of the data lakehouse: A new era of data value

Query accelerators such as data lakehouses consolidate the data warehouse and data lake into a single system of insight that enables enterprises to accelerate analysis and maximize data value at a reduced cost.

Why every IT leader should avoid ‘best practices’

‘Best’ may be the enemy of good. But in IT, ‘best practice’ is the enemy of good sense. CIOs would be wise to know there are no best practices, only practices that fit best.

CIO 100 US: 10 award-winning manufacturing IT projects

Manufacturers are bridging the IT/OT divide with digital transformations that provide predictive maintenance, improved customer experiences, data-driven decision-making, and smarter supply chain operations.

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