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From Battlefield to The IT Field: My Story of Transition

Courtney Beard | Posted 05.21.2013 | Impact
Courtney Beard

Today, I am working for Cisco Systems as a Network Consulting Engineer, using my knowledge of cyber security, my security clearance, and past experiences from the military all in one place. And it all began with taking the first step and signing up for a program that was there to assist a transitioning veteran such as myself.

Adoption of Massive Open Online Courses [Worldwide Survey]

Vala Afshar | Posted 05.20.2013 | Technology
Vala Afshar

Given the rise of tuitions, can technology like massively open online courses (MOOCs) reduce tuition costs and make education more affordable? Many argue the answer is yes.

IBM Rises Through the Vertical Cloud: Dual Interviews with the CIO Office

James Grundvig | Posted 05.17.2013 | Technology
James Grundvig

In the same week, IBM put out two press releases on cloud analytics. Who would have thought that possible a few years ago? Did the big, rigid, and smart IBM of mainframe, Deep Blue, and Watson fame really migrate to the cloud?

Why Can't I Bring my Cloud-based Consumer Apps to Work?

Ric Telford | Posted 05.14.2013 | Technology
Ric Telford

If you're like most of us, you always keep your smartphone or tablet within arm's reach and have become accustomed to limitless access to information anytime and anywhere from an array of aesthetically designed, simple and user friendly apps.

Is Your Company Cloud Ready? 10 Factors for CIOs to Consider

Vala Afshar | Posted 05.12.2013 | Technology
Vala Afshar

One technology that promises to help improve IT efficiency and enable the CIO and her staff to be more strategically focused is cloud computing.

Intel CIO: Business Executives Need to Have Higher Expectations of IT

Vala Afshar | Posted 05.09.2013 | Technology
Vala Afshar

Stevenson is amongst some of the most active social executives with dynamic content including video blogs, use of public social networks like Twitter, and conference speaking engagements.

Does Your Company Need a Chief Social Officer?

Vala Afshar | Posted 05.06.2013 | Technology
Vala Afshar

Can the CIO lead the social transformation revolution in business? Do businesses need an executive level social champion?

Calling All Companies: Military Veterans Bring Dedication, Motivation, and Leadership

Kathy Mulvany | Posted 05.06.2013 | Impact
Kathy Mulvany

Here in the United States, we lack enough trained people to fill the information technology (IT) jobs that are vital to every industry. At the same time, our returning military veterans need work, and they represent a valuable talent pool that can help meet a growing need.

Why Translators Are the New Blacksmiths

Nataly Kelly | Posted 04.25.2013 | Technology
Nataly Kelly

Just as blacksmiths helped move us into the industrial age, our modern-day wordsmiths - translators and interpreters - will help us move from the current age, in which information is merely available, to an age in which information also becomes highly relevant and useful.

Moving From "I Know" to "I Can"

Janet Longmore | Posted 04.25.2013 | Impact
Janet Longmore

Equipped with the confidence to develop networks and identify economic opportunities, youth are able to overcome skills mismatch, bureaucracy, nepotism and geographic location -- all barriers to employment.

Higher Education CIOs 2013 Technology Spend Priorities

Vala Afshar | Posted 04.23.2013 | College
Vala Afshar

We asked 16 innovative and thought-leading university and college CIOs, located worldwide about their spending priorities for 2013. Specifically, where are they putting their money this year? The CIOs also gave us a quick sentence about their top priority.

4 Reasons Why Certifications Matter

Karl Kovacs | Posted 04.24.2013 | Business
Karl Kovacs

If you're happy with status quo, then attending training and obtaining certifications isn't your cup of tea. But I'd like to let you in on a couple of insider secrets.

Innovating the Business of Healthcare

Faisal Hoque | Posted 04.16.2013 | Healthy Living
Faisal Hoque

Although some progressive healthcare providers have begun to transition to digitization, enabling faster and more complete access to patient data, we still have a long way to go toward achieving seamless process and business innovation in healthcare.

Gartner Group Vice President: The One Question CIOs, CMOs and CEOs Must Ask

Vala Afshar | Posted 04.08.2013 | Business
Vala Afshar

How will technology support growth is the fundamental question that must drive strategy. Desperate strategies across the different lines of business will not produce a realization of how technology can holistically benefit business growth.

In Big Data, We Hope and Distrust

Robert Hall | Posted 04.03.2013 | Technology
Robert Hall

"In God we trust. All others must bring data." -- W. Edwards Deming, statistician, quality guru Big data helped reelect a pesident, find Osama bin La...

How To Make Real-World Use of Big Data

Michael J. Schroeck | Posted 04.04.2013 | Technology
Michael J. Schroeck

Today, through the use of instrumentation, such as RFID technology, companies and individuals can monitor in real-time everything from the status of a bullet train racing across the countryside to hourly energy usage in their homes and even individual appliances.

Dear Executive, Without Advanced Analytical Skills, You're Not Employable

Vala Afshar | Posted 05.19.2013 | Technology
Vala Afshar

In today's connected economy, can HR effectively recruit the very best talent if they're not social?

Guy Kawasaki: Twitter Is No Longer the Most Enchanting Social Platform

Vala Afshar | Posted 05.14.2013 | Technology
Vala Afshar

Not surprisingly, Guy Kawasaki was brilliant, sharing incredible insights on how CIOs and CMOs can succeed in today's connected economy. Here is a summary of our truly enchanting discussions.

A Post Office for the 21st Century: Universal High-Speed Broadband

David M. Abromowitz | Posted 05.11.2013 | Technology
David M. Abromowitz

Why not harness the Postal Service of the 21st century to catalyze America's economic development, much as the Postal Service did after it was originally created in the 18th century?

Can You Use Facebook? You've Got a Job in Kathmandu on the New Cloud Factory

Kyle Knight | Posted 05.05.2013 | Business
Kyle Knight

Can you use Facebook? Then you can work for CloudFactory Ltd., a company located half a world away in Kathmandu that may soon find itself in the unlikely role of one of Nepal's biggest private employers.

Invalid Files and Language Learning: Your Brain's Interoperable World

Ben Thomas | Posted 05.05.2013 | Science
Ben Thomas

Since computers have evolved from room-sized mainframes into menageries of smart phones and tablets and office desktop machines, interoperability has become a watchword for forward-thinking communications experts.

Letting Learning Happen

John M. Eger | Posted 05.01.2013 | TED Weekends
John M. Eger

The challenge today is not acquiring information, or memorizing it. Rather, it is determining which information is relevant. What do our young people need to know and why, in this new, global, technology-driven world?

Words From a Recent ITWorks Graduate

Tech Impact | Posted 05.01.2013 | Impact
Tech Impact

2012-11-13-jrlogo300x60.gifI'll never forget the people I've met (and there were plenty!) throughout this four-month journey, from my superb instructors to my classmates who never failed to make me look forward to being in class with their antics and cheerful outlooks.

Using Big Data To Save A Language

Nataly Kelly | Posted 04.11.2013 | TED Weekends
Nataly Kelly

2013-01-18-TEDplayvideoWith a large enough dataset, all a language really needs is a community of motivated users in order to stay alive -- or even to come back from the dead.

There Are No Uniform Solutions To Education Reform

Dr. Madhav Chavan | Posted 04.06.2013 | Impact
Dr. Madhav Chavan

Technology is important to transforming global education -- but no substitute for human contact.