Mingis on Tech: Retailers embrace technology to save their bacon
By Computerworld Staff and Contributors Computerworld |Jan 28, 2016 4:09 AM PT If one thing was clear from the National Retail Federation’s Big Show this year, it’s this: Retailers are rushing to figure out how to use technology to keep their doors open. Executive News Editor Ken Mingis talks with Sharon Gaudin (who attended […]
8 tips for recruiting cybersecurity talent
Finding cybersecurity talent isn’t easy, but it’s even harder if you use the same methods that work for other IT talent specialties. Here’s how to get it right. By Sharon Florentine CIO Good IT talent is hard to find. You know what’s even more difficult? Finding good cybersecurity talent. Demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals is […]
Public cloud service revenue forecast to top $200 billion in 2016
Written by Business Cloud News This year the global public cloud services market will grow by 16.5 per cent on last year’s total of $175 billion in sales, according to market analyst Gartner. Total sales of the various cloud services will be worth $204 billion, it forecast. The most exciting market to be in will […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Personalization for AX; Implementation Leaders Named; Dutch CRM Partnership
by Linda Rosencrance Infinite Analytics Brings Personalization Engine to Dynamics AX Predictive analytics company Infinite Analytics has rolled out its personalization engine on Microsoft Dynamics AX. With its predictive analytics and machine learning-based platform, Infinite Analytics’ personalization engine provides customers with an immediate impact on conversions, company officials said. The company focuses on leveraging user […]
Microsoft Dynamics and the Millennial Workforce: Can CRM 2016 Deliver?
by Angela Grom, Operations Manager, Trovare What do we know about Millennials and their role in the workforce? First, let’s lay out some basics. The label refers to adults who are currently eighteen to thirty four. They grew up online with instant access to everything, particularly communication. They are technology savvy; however, they feel that […]
Public cloud spending predicted to double by 2019 with storage booming
Written by Business Cloud News The boom in public cloud service spending will propel AWS and Microsoft into the top five of the world’s biggest storage vendors, according to analysts. Separate reports from IDC and the 451 Group suggest that the public cloud will growth overshadow the rest of IT and change the power balance. […]
5 things that top CSO candidates need on a resume
By David Weldon If all the recent IT hiring surveys are to be believed, chief security officers can expect a pretty sweet year in 2016. Job demand is up. Salaries are way up. And neither trend is expected to slow anytime soon. Despite the growing demand for IT security leaders, IT recruiters confirm that organizations […]
Microsoft’s Digital Partner of Record Process Now Recognizes non-DPOR Partners
by Dann Anthony Maurno, Assistant Editor There’s no “I” in “team,” but there’s a “U” in “unappreciated”, “unrecognized”, and “undervalued”, all of which can happen when multiple Microsoft partners cooperate on a single cloud-based solution. In response to partner feedback, Microsoft is optimizing its Digital Partner of Record (DPOR) process and introducing different ways to […]
How to win the war for IT talent
The battle to hire IT professionals is only going to get more brutal in 2016. Even IT heavyweights are struggling to find IT talent and are exploring unorthodox methods for sourcing and screening. By Sharon Florentine The global war for IT talent is only going to intensify in 2016.Even IT heavyweights like Adobe and Facebook […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: AX supply chain solution; New Dynamics practice hire; EMEA Partner Program member; E-signature ISV growth
by Linda Rosencrance I.B.I.S Rolls Out Next-Gen Advanced Supply Chain Software I.B.I.S. Inc., a Sonata Software company, has a new release of Advanced Supply Chain Software for Microsoft Dynamics AX. The new release adds three new modules to Advanced Supply Chain Software: Advanced Sales and Operations Planning, Advanced Procurement Management and Advanced Demand Planning, according […]