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Feed: CIO. Author: . The perception that the disruptions of 2020 would result in IT projects being stalled or retired hasn’t played out. Rather, it’s the opposite. While overall IT budgets have declined, in areas critical to business health, such as digital transformation, investment is booming. IDC data suggests that spending on digital transformation projects will grow 10.4 per cent for the year.The reason behind the investment ranges from organisations looking to fortify their business resilience through the disruption (for example, by allowing staff to work remotely), through to a desire to prepare the business for the other end of ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, more companies are accelerating digital transformations, including fast-tracking their move to the cloud. Company leaders are recognizing that cloud has quickly become the foundation that’s required to enable rapid scalability and reliability and to fuel new sources of innovation and growth. With access to the cloud comes agility and flexibility, both of which are imperative to meet changing consumer and market demands.At the same time, companies are facing increasing pressure to solve large socioeconomic challenges and operate as responsible businesses. CIOs are uniquely positioned to guide their companies to make the right ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . In this week's episode of The CIO Show, we catch up with the technology executives who placed in the top 3 positions in the 2020 CIO50 list.Now in its 5th year, the CIO50 celebrates senior executives who are driving technological innovation and leading teams at organisations in the public and private sectors across Australia.We speak to Ramsay Health Care's chief information officer, John Sutherland, who took the top spot; Angela Coble, director, business technology at Johnson & Johnson Medical who slotted in at number two; and Gordon Dunsford, chief information and technology officer at NSW Police, ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . As data and analytics become the beating heart of the enterprise, it is increasingly critical for the business to have access to consistent, high-quality data assets. Master data management (MDM) is required to ensure that the enterprise's data is consistent, accurate and controlled.Customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM) and compliance all have one thing in common: They rely on an integrated, single view of quality data. That's where MDM comes in.If you're looking for a way to get an edge, MDM certification is a great option. Certifications measure your knowledge and skills against industry- ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . Hands-free, heads-up computing is making inroads across a range of industries, thanks to the emergence of extended reality (XR) — the catch-all technology category that comprises augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR). Companies are embracing XR for a variety of business purposes, from repairing jetliners and optimizing manufacturing to training employees and providing remote assistance to field service staff.With AR, employees access information via smartphones, tablets and heads-up displays, with software overlaying digital images and text atop physical objects in the real world. With VR, applications running on headsets immerse users in a digital ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . Nearly every company that has gone through a digital transformation has struggled with how to best utilize the vast amounts of data being collected. Indeed, we estimate that for most companies, 85%-95% of data is never fully utilized, and therefore wasted. There are many stages in a data lifecycle, including acquisition of the data, creation of data engineering/data sets to impart meaning to the raw data, bulk storage of the data for further use/analysis, database creation for exploring the data, and finally capability to use advanced analytics and/or Machine Learning to extract insights from the data ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . Becoming a true IT leader — someone who inspires teams to consistently reach new heights — requires skills that can only be acquired over time through hard work and a commitment to succeed.Transformational leaders are typically described as lively, passionate, engaging and energetic. Such individuals aren't focused only on helping teams achieve their planned goals; they also work hard to help team members reach their full potential.Becoming a respected and prized leader isn't easy, but it's a goal within reach of just about anyone who's willing to commit to the task. Here are seven fundamental attributes ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . So, you’ve made the call. Your current IT gig isn’t a good fit anymore, and it’s time for a new challenge, new experience, or promotion. But before you take a victory lap in an all-company email, we have a few suggestions about leaving your bridges intact. According to a recent survey by Stack Overflow, the most likely technologists who are looking for new positions are data scientists and data/business analysts, along with designers, game developers, and mobile developers. And while the majority of tech workers are satisfied with their current job, there comes a time when it’s ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . Ramsay Health Care's John Sutherland took out the number 1 position in this year's CIO50 list.Sutherland and his team used technology to overcome a range of challenges that were presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.Johnson & Johnson Medical's director, business technology, Angela Coble took out the number two position, NSW Police's chief information and technology officer, Gordon Dunsford grabbed the number three spot this year.CIO Australia received some great stories from tech leaders who placed in the list this year from 50 down to 26. There was innovation in the education sector which was thrown into disarray ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . Data science definitionData science is a method for gleaning insights from structured and unstructured data using approaches ranging from statistical analysis to machine learning. For most organizations, data science is employed to transform data into value in the form improved revenue, reduced costs, business agility, improved customer experience, the development of new products, and the like. Data science gives the data collected by an organization a purpose.Data science vs. analyticsWhile closely related, data analytics is a component of data science, used to understand what an organization’s data looks like. Data science takes the output of analytics ... Read More