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Thoroughly Modern: Quick Digital Transformation Wins With Web And Mobile IBM i Apps

May 27, 2020 Kevin Cronin

The future of IT no longer involves hiding in the basement and pushing buttons. In today’s digital economy, the role of IT – and IBM i – is critical. Internal users and customers are demanding modern, intuitive applications that are easy to access. If you’re an IT leader, you’re likely meeting with business stakeholders, discussing how you can grow and improve your business, and looking at what’s available to satisfy those needs.

As my colleagues have discussed in previous installments of this column, failing to innovate in your market could put your business at risk. Digital disruption is happening …
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A Lifeline For CIOs, The Toughest Job In IT

February 24, 2020 Alex Woodie

Let’s hear it for chief information officers, who have the toughest jobs in IT. If you’re good enough and lucky enough to succeed with your initiatives, you get to keep your job another year. But if the plans fall through, then you’re out on the curb. It’s a lonely job, but thanks to the CIO Summit event that Alan Seiden puts on with System i Developer, the CIOs at IBM i shops at least have a lifeline for support.

Research shows that CIOs have among the shortest tenures of any position in the C-suite. The management consulting firm Korn Ferry …
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