What is a data engineer? An analytics role in high demand

What is a data engineer?Data engineers design, build, and optimize systems for data collection, storage, access, and analytics at scale. They create data pipelines used by data scientists, data-centric applications, and other data consumers. This IT ro…

9 investments CIOs should make before recession hits

With an economic slowdown all but inevitable, recession is top of mind for most business leaders. If it happens in the near term, it will be a financial cycle like none other. “We have record low unemployment, with record high inflation. We have prices…

Uncovering the Obstacles Hindering the Developer Experience

Business leaders increasingly understand that improving the developer experience is a competitive differentiator. At the core of the developer experience are the people and the applications they need to build. The longer it takes to progress an idea to…

Cloud PC preps Grant Thornton for hybrid future

Enterprises that pushed in early to the cloud fared far better than their competition, Grant Thornton chief among them. The UK-based accounting and tax consulting firm was one of few accountants in the UK that weathered the 2020 tax season without a hi…

7 traits of digital-savvy CIOs

Much has been made of CIOs’ need for business and leadership skills. To be truly transformational leaders, today’s CIOs must be adept at helming high-performing teams, guided by a keen understanding of how to co-create value with business colleagues. B…

Shifting from keeping the lights on to turning on new lights

This article was co-authored by Chris Boyd, a Senior Associate at Metis Strategy. Today’s CIOs lead innovation efforts aimed at increasing revenue, accessing new markets, and growing product lines. However, according to Foundry’s 2022 State of the CIO …

94% of enterprises are overspending in the cloud: report

A vast majority of enterprises globally are overspending in the cloud, according to a new HashiCorp-Forrester report. In a survey that saw participation of over 1,000 IT decision makers across North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific, 94% of…