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10 digital transformation roadblocks — and 5 tips for overcoming them

CIO

Transformation efforts can be derailed for any number of reasons, but there are several common themes as to why digital initiatives fall short — and most revolve around leadership. IT leaders must work with business leadership to help establish a clear understanding of digital transformation goals and a practical roadmap for achieving them.

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10 highest-paying IT jobs

CIO

Solutions architect Solutions architects are responsible for building, developing, and implementing systems architecture within an organization, ensuring that they meet business or customer needs. They’re also charged with assessing a business’ current system architecture, and identifying solutions to improve, change, and modernize it.

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5 tips for startup partnership success

CIO

During a recent Coffee with Digital Trailblazers event that I hosted on how enterprises can work most effectively with startups, several panelists and others shared insights on developing two-way partnerships between CIOs and their leadership teams with startup founders. Joanne Friedman, PhD.,

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What IT executives are saying about vendor consolidation

CIO

While there is little doubt that companies have been cutting back on expenses generally in response to economic uncertainty, startups in particular have been feeling the pain of contracting budgets and reluctant investors. IT Leadership, IT Management

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The 10 most in-demand IT jobs in finance

CIO

Job duties include helping plan software projects, designing software system architecture, and designing and deploying web services, applications, and APIs. You’ll be required to write code, troubleshoot systems, fix bugs, and assist with the development of microservices.

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The 10 most in-demand IT jobs in finance

CIO

Job duties include helping plan software projects, designing software system architecture, and designing and deploying web services, applications, and APIs. You’ll be required to write code, troubleshoot systems, fix bugs, and assist with the development of microservices.

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Architecture Modernization Enabling Teams (AMET)

Strategic Tech

For example, security concerns and unreliability becoming commonplace, like the recent Southwest Airlines scheduling crisis caused by a decades-old scheduling system. Architecture modernization initiatives aim to convert aging architecture into modern architecture, applying the latest tech innovations and architectural patterns.