At the end of the day, someone has to call the shots. It’s well enough to have stacks of Big Data, it’s vital to know the market, but it is purpose and a course that defines a company. That definition comes only from leadership. A company cannot hire for leadership; it’s not something that appears on ...

All companies are software companies, even if they don’t know it yet. Businesses that embrace the digital transformation will prosper, those that don’t will find themselves outpaced and outmaneuvered. The influence on tech is strong, and nowhere is that more evident than the services sector of the tech market. To gain some insight into that ...

Process management is not a phrase that gets thrown around the office much, but it’s vital for any business. A company must know where its resources are going and what its people are doing. This need combines well with data analytics, allowing a business to identify the highs and lows of its operations. New technology ...

To a great degree, men hold the high-level positions in corporations and other organizations. While women make up half the populace, only a fraction of that number make it to the top of the corporate ladder. It’s not an issue of talent or education. The real problem is being considered at all for those positions. ...

It’s one thing to come into a business with a grand plan. It’s another to raise a ton of money and dance the night away with investors. But every company will, at some point, have to turn those plans and that money into reality. That’s where operations comes in, and businesses live or die based on ...

The age of the old business world is dead and gone. No longer can a company hunker down to one way of doing business for 20 years and expect to survive. The future is coming, and coming fast, and companies that build their businesses to catch the future when it arrives are the ones that ...

There’s a revolution in computing going on behind the scenes. Everyone in business has heard about Big Data, but the reality is those Big Data ideas splashed across the headlines are only a stepping stone toward a greater change. How data is managed and collected is important, but how data can be understood is critical. ...

Machine learning is a technology that has recently matured enough to show business benefits, and those benefits are incredible. By training machines to understand and perform certain tasks, businesses can reap the rewards of human ability combined with machine speed. One place where machine learning can be a gamechanger is the medical field. To shed ...

The modern era of business represents a time of both uncertainty and opportunity for women. Many new jobs are opening up, along with a number of executive positions, but it takes more than just a resume to secure a place in the evolving future of technology. Those opportunities will go to the women who recognize ...

The biggest takeaway from EMC’s messaging is that it’s in the middle of an attempt to redefine who it is as a company and its place in the industry. Some of this undoubtedly comes from its pending merger with fellow industry giant, Dell, Inc. The rest stems from a view of the future where traditional tech solutions are ...