Dennis McCafferty

‘I Quit’ … How Slow, Outdated IT Encourages Employee Exoduses A higher number of professionals who work with inferior technology said they’re willing to leave their employers, as opposed to those with access to top-shelf IT capabilities, according to a recent survey from Unisys. The resulting report, titled “The New Digital Workplace Divide,” focuses on […]

How App Failures and Ho-Hum Digital Experiences Hurt Business The vast majority of organizations face severe, bottom line-impacting consequences if their digital performance does not improve—or, even worse, declines—over the next year, according to a recent survey from Riverbed Technology. The resulting “Riverbed Digital Performance Global Survey 2018” report indicates that routine tech breakdowns are […]

Linux Projects Driving Demand for IT Pros With Open Source Skills As demand for their skills surges, open source professionals said it would be “easy” for them to find a new, potentially better job, according to a recent survey from the Linux Foundation and Dice. The resulting “2018 Open Source Jobs Report” reveals that this […]

Real-Time Streaming, Business Needs Drive Demand for ‘DataOps’ Pros Both the massive growth and competitive impact of data are motivating companies to hire what are called “DataOps” workers, according to a recent survey from Nexla, developer of a data operations platform. Nexla defines DataOps as a management practice that controls the flow of data so […]

Top Job Recruits Demanding Modern IT Devices, Technology The lingering presence of IT legacies is taking a toll on corporate staff recruitment and retention efforts, according to a recent survey from Insight Enterprises and Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. The resulting report, titled “The Connected Workforce,” reveals that most companies are deriving solid value from […]

Technology Industry Views IoT, AI as Top Business Game-Changers Technology industry leaders predict that the internet of things (IoT) will bring the most potential to shake up their industry over the next three years, according to a recent survey from KPMG. The resulting report, titled “The Changing Landscape of Disruptive Technologies,” also indicates that artificial […]

Big Data/BI Initiatives Struggle to Support Core Business Needs Intro: While many organizations are increasing efficiencies and reducing costs through big data-enabled business intelligence (BI) initiatives, relative few are deriving “substantial” value from these efforts, according to a recent survey from Kyvos Insights. The resulting “BI on Big Data Adoption” report indicates that companies are […]

Need for “Speedy” Innovation, Software Updates Puts Pressure on CIOs With their organizations seeking to gain greater competitive edge, CIOs are under immense pressure to release software updates more rapidly than ever—once a day, if not on the hour, according to a recent survey from Dynatrace. The accompanying “2018 Global CIO Report” covers a range […]

Most Companies Won’t Make GDPR Deadline, Putting Customer Trust at Risk As the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline approaches on May 25, most companies do not expect to be fully compliant by then, according to a recent survey from IBM. The resulting report, titled “The End of the Beginning,” categorizes companies surveyed […]

10 Red Flags Warning That Your Advanced Analytics Program Will Fail Too often, organizations fail to develop a comprehensive vision to maximize the value of analytics, according to a recent article from McKinsey & Co. The article, titled “Ten Red Flags Signaling Your Analytics Program Will Fail,” focuses on issues related to advanced analytics technology, […]