CIO First Look
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May 19, 2023
Allianz ditches mainframe for scale and innovation
Germany's largest insurer has jettisoned its mainframes in favor of Linux for its core applications and petabyte database. Allianz Technology CTO Axel Schell and team lead Sebastian Pongratz explain how âone of the riskiest and most difficult projectsâ of their careers came together. Read more
Sponsored by PriceWaterhouseCoopers: Unlock what's next with PwC's Industry Cloud
Ready to set your business apart from the competition? Industry Cloud can help power digital transformation. Learn how to get the ROI you expect. Contact us today.Read more
Examining the fallout of APAC tech skills shortages
Companies around the world are either experiencing or bracing for a skills gap. In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region particularly, roles are becoming increasingly difficult to fill but efforts to address the business challenge are rising to the occasion. Read more
14 essential book recommendations by and for IT leaders
From anticipating the future of technology to uncovering the secrets of leading high-performing teams, CIOs share the books that have transformed their careers, all while inspiring and entertaining them. Read more
Discount Tire tunes IT to reinvent customer experience
CIO Gary Desai and CXO Tom Williams spun off an IT innovation team to pursue Pit Pass, a digital-first retail journey for customers of the automotive chain rooted in the NASCAR pit-stop experience. Read more
6 barriers to becoming a data-driven company
Companies that embrace data-driven approaches stand to perform much better than those that donât, yet theyâre still in the minority. Whatâs standing in the way? Read more
5 IT management practices certain to kill IT productivity
Sometimes, the best way to fix a broken organization is to stop breaking it. Hereâs what youâre doing to keep your staff from getting real IT work done. Read more
