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67% of digital transformations delayed due to skill shortages

CIO

Businesses have always struggled with IT skills shortages, but the accelerating arrival of new technologies such as AI has widened the shortage gap even further, resulting in business delays, lower customer satisfaction, and loss of revenue, according to a recent report from research firm IDC.

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5 dead-end IT skills — and how to avoid becoming obsolete

CIO

A new area of digital transformation is under way in IT, say IT executives charged with unifying their tech strategy in 2025. Adopting emerging technology to deliver business value is a top priority for CIOs, according to a recent report from Deloitte. But that will change. “As

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7 signs it’s time to modernize your IT systems

CIO

Technology continues to advance at a furious pace. When addressed properly , application and platform modernization drives immense value and positions organizations ahead of their competition, says Anindeep Kar, a consultant with technology research and advisory firm ISG. Is your organization overdue for an IT systems update?

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Accelerate AWS Well-Architected reviews with Generative AI

AWS Machine Learning - AI

As systems scale, conducting thorough AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews (WAFRs) becomes even more crucial, offering deeper insights and strategic value to help organizations optimize their growing cloud environments. This time efficiency translates to significant cost savings and optimized resource allocation in the review process.

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Breaking New Ground: Managing Innovation Fatigue With Effective Automation

Speaker: Gary Dmitriev

This session will provide your roadmap for vetting potential solutions, focusing on due diligence, vendor assessments, and aligning technology with strategic goals. Our upcoming webinar aims to demystify the process of selecting and implementing automation tools for financial institutes.

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What is an IT consultant? Roles, types, salaries, and how to become one

CIO

An IT consultant is a technology professional who advises and supports business clients in designing, developing, and executing technology projects in service of business goals. IT consultants are often hired to provide companies guidance on what technologies they should use to achieve their aims, according to career website Indeed.

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IBM and Hispanic Heritage Foundation partner to upskill Latinos for IT careers

CIO

Creating opportunity is key to fostering diversity in the tech industry — and that’s what IBM is aiming to do in partnership with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. Jumping into AI course, Kaufman quickly learned about “AI’s technical aspects and societal impact.”

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How AI and ML Can Accelerate and Optimize Software Development and Testing

Speaker: Eran Kinsbruner, Best-Selling Author, TechBeacon Top 30 Test Automation Leader & the Chief Evangelist and Senior Director at Perforce Software

Though DevOps is a relatively new role, it’s one that allows visibility across the whole operation, making it important to senior tech positions. With new AI and ML algorithms spanning development, code reviews, unit testing, test authoring, and AIOps, teams can boost their productivity and deliver better software faster.

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Open Source & Open Standards: Navigating the Intricacies of a Symbiotic Partnership

Speaker: Guy Martin, Executive Director of OASIS Open

The COVID-19 global pandemic has raised the already bright visibility of technology to an even higher level. Our worldwide society has continued to operate and thrive due to foundational technologies like the Internet. However, in more recent times, the once-close relationship between these two communities has eroded.

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Innovation Systems: Advancing Practices to Create New Value

As technology transforms the global business landscape, companies need to examine and update their internal processes for innovation to keep pace.

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Reaching Unreachable Candidates

Speaker: Patrick Dempsey and Andrew Erpelding of ZoomInfo

Advanced search: Narrow the search to find candidates using specialized filters like education, and current company technologies. Export results: Easily export candidate data (including contact info) to Excel, shared with colleagues to review or upload in bulk to a recruiter's applicant tracking system.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. Today’s technology leaders play a more strategic role in establishing cybersecurity strategy for their organizations. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022.

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How Can We Stop Under Utilizing a Key User Experience Champion?

Speaker: Miles Robinson, Agile and Management Consultant, Motivational Speaker

In the world of ever-changing technology, customer representation has become a key factor for a product’s success. Review customer feedback surveys. However, despite the importance of the customer's voice, it has become one of the most overlooked aspects, leading to a gap between vision and execution on even the most practical metrics.

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Best Practices for Micro-Services Management, Traceability and Visualization

Speaker: Robert Starmer, Cloud Advisor, Founding Partner at Kumulus Technologies

This session will provide an overview of service mesh, a review of the Istio service mesh itself, and dive into best practices and integration models for integrating the traceability model into a distributed application.