What’s top of mind for the CIO in 2016
As technology rapidly changes and the push for digital transformation reaches an all-time high, CIOs are increasingly focusing on bringing their entire organizations into the digital future, all while preventing even the smallest hiccup in operations. It’s a tall order. Read More
Taxpayers given tax return extension after myGov glitch
The Australian Taxation Office has extended the tax return deadline by 24 hours after the government’s online service portal experienced a 10-minute outage on Monday. Read More
Accenture and Capgemini to fight for Centrelink contract
The federal government has instigated a vendor duel in a bid to sign a consultancy firm as part of its welfare payments system overhaul. Read More
So long, app silos: And welcome to the digital workplace hub
Organizations are finally waking up to the need to foster better integration and improved usability by connecting business applications together into a more collaborative and coherent digital workplace. Now a new twist is emerging. Read More
Lenovo Yoga Book review: Innovative tablet/laptop hybrid with combined virtual keyboard and digitizer
Lenovo shows impressive ambition with the Yoga Book, revamping the tablet format to combine a virtual keyboard and a drawing surface. The hardware design is superb, and battery life is good too. Read More
Tech Ticker: R.I.P. Bill Machrone; Microsoft releases new developer-ready virtual machines
This week’s headlines: Another giant of the early PC press passes away. Also, what happens to the @POTUS Twitter account when a new President takes the oath of office in 2017, and Microsoft releases its ready-to-run October 2016 virtual machines for developers. Read More
Microsoft PowerApps and Flow to be generally available November 1
Microsoft’s PowerApps and Flow development tools will be generally available on November 1, not coincidentally the same day that Dynamics 365 goes on the company’s price list. Read More
Tablet market weak in Q3, but Apple’s iPad Pro holds and Amazon’s Fire sale boosts share
Apple is moving enough units of the iPad Pro to keep pricing and revenue stable as Amazon’s Prime Day leads to a tablet market share boost. Android gets squeezed by Windows. Read More
After cutting through blue-collar jobs, how deep will tech bite into banking?
Recent announcements in Belgium suggest that the predicted impact of FinTech on banking jobs is already well under way. Read More
A better name for DevOps: ‘continuous improvement’
Conversation-driven development explodes across the enterprise, blurring everybody’s roles, and spurring cultural change. Read More