Hardware and software

IT organizations' expanding role includes both innovation initiatives and keeping core systems running effectively.

Traditional approaches are way too time consuming and they miss the big picture.

Recent IT job studies continue to paint a tight labor market for certain high-demand jobs such as IT security pros, data scientists and software developers.

Open-source products are increasingly important for data management, although not all offerings are growing at the same rate.

Agent portals are a key component of an insurer’s system toolbox.

By most accounts, the U.S. economy is strong and Wall Street continues to trade at record levels. But several recent studies claim that wages are not rising to keep pace with overall economic gains. How is that impacting software development jobs, which continue to be among the most in-demand?

The largest premiums paid out to IT pros over the past 12 months went to those involved with apps development tools and platforms, at 4 percent for the 92 skills tracked.

Many firms are their own worse enemy at landing and keeping key staff such as software developers, data scientists and cyber security pros.

Rather than stifle digital transformation, limited resources can motivate any company ready to think beyond the past, willing to find partners outside traditional vendors, and eager to be agile and creative.

Members of the Society for Information Management offer their advice on how to best plan and launch an initiative, and who in the organization needs to be involved.