Dennis McCafferty

Top IT Job Candidates Seek “Superior” Access to Tech Tools, Training Although today’s job candidates expect the latest in tech tools and training, Intro: The majority of organizations are behind the curve when it comes to the digital transformation–and this could hurt recruitment efforts, according to a recent survey from Randstad US. The findings reveal […]

Cloud Outages Lead to Revenue Losses and Customer Satisfaction While enterprises are expected to increase their cloud tech investments, cloud service outages are frequently causing them to lose business, according to a recent survey from Veritas Technologies. The accompanying “2017 Truth in Cloud Report” reveals that most organizations operate with a “cloud first” mentality in […]

Staffing Shortages Threaten to Impair Mainframe App Efficiency Not only is the mainframe alive and well, it runs more than one-half of business-critical workloads for a majority of organizations that use mainframes today, according to a recent survey from Compuware and Forrester. However, the resulting report, titled “Modern Mainframe KPIs Are Key to a Successful […]

Social Media, Personal Technology Killing Productivity, Study Finds A clear majority of employees are distracted on the job—and, perhaps not surprisingly, their use of technology contributes greatly to the situation, according to a recent survey from Udemy. The resulting “2018 Workplace Distraction Report” reveals that both personal and business-related tech tools get in the way […]

Despite False Positives, Biometrics Ranks as a Top Authentication Tool Biometrics products now rank behind only security tokens as a most trusted way to authenticate employees/users for access to enterprise devices, according to a recent survey from Spiceworks. As a significant share of organizations seek to boost authentication for smartphones and laptops, fingerprint scans remain […]

How Platforms and Collaboration Help ‘Model-Driven’ Data Teams Excel Few organizations are taking full advantage of data science-generated models, even though the models could significantly support business needs, according to a recent survey from Domino Data Lab. The resulting report, titled “Key Factors on Journey to Become Model-Driven,” distinguishes what it defines as “model-driven” companies—those […]

Consumers Value Connected Cars—as Long as They Do the Driving While motorists greatly value in-vehicle navigation tools and safety sensors, they’re reluctant to buy into self-driving cars, according to a survey from Solace, a provider of data movement technology for connected vehicles and other internet of things (IoT) devices. The findings convey the sense that […]

Taxpayers Want AI, Digital Assistants to Help Prepare Tax Returns With the April 15 tax-filing deadline just around the corner, a clear majority of taxpayers are expressing interest in using artificial intelligence to support them in preparing their returns, according to a recent survey from Accenture. The report, titled “Meet Your New Taxpayers Agent: Accenture […]

IT Risk Assessments Suffer From Lack of Automation, Planning: KPMG The vast majority of organizations are taking a “reactive and siloed” approach to IT risk assessments, according to a recent survey from KPMG. The accompanying report, titled “Disruption is the New Norm,” reveals that most companies only consult with risk assessment teams about projects after […]

‘High Cloud Exposure’ Companies Gain Scalability, Security Advantages While cloud investment has emerged as common among organizations today, business and IT leaders in highly committed cloud companies are seeing a wide range of operational and competitive advantages, according to a recent survey from Oracle and Intel. The resulting “Cloud Insights” report indicates that, in general, […]

How ‘Missing’ Data and Other Inefficiencies Cost Companies Millions Intro: While it may sound ironic, data professionals apparently spend relatively little time actually analyzing data, according to a recent survey from Alteryx. The accompanying report, titled “The State of Data Discovery and Cataloging,” reveals that process-driven duties such as data governance and description take up […]

PwC Report Finds Workers Concerns About Losing Jobs to AI Overrated Will artificial intelligence really take away our jobs? How will it resolve current big data dilemmas? Should organizations invest in machine learning to thwart cyber-hackers? These and other critical enterprise questions are addressed in a recent report from PwC, titled “2018 AI Predictions: 8 […]