Mitch Betts
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Maryland, United States
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Making employee experience a CIO priority
Employee dissatisfaction can have a long-term negative impact on your business. Here’s how to turn things around. → Read More
CIO's persistence nets blockchain system for tuna supply chain
Bumble Bee Foods' Tony Costa has made a half-dozen trips to Indonesia to negotiate the details of a blockchain system that traces the path of yellowfin tuna. → Read More
CTO adds 'controls and support' as Stitch Fix grows into a mature, public company
For CTO Cathy Polinsky, the first step was doubling the size of her team so it could support, rather than constrain, the burgeoning business. → Read More
Behind the scenes: 10 CIO Dive tech executive lessons from 2018
News, voices and jobs for CIOs. Optimized for your mobile phone. → Read More
Chapter and verse of Houghton Mifflin's radical IT modernization
News, voices and jobs for CIOs. Optimized for your mobile phone. → Read More
Estée Lauder CIO gives IT a makeover to keep pace with fast-changing beauty trends
"We don't talk about digital transformation," Michael Smith said. "I don't like that term, because it's a buzzword, and it means 15 different things to 15 different people." → Read More
Buyer’s Guide: Mobile app development services can be risky
Buyers of mobile app development services will face a highly fragmented market with lots of small players that could default, according to IBISWorld. Download this free procurement report, which analyzes the vendors, pricing trends and ways to negotiate the best deal. → Read More
Robotic process automation market poised for explosive growth
Early experiments with robotic process automation are successfully cutting costs and achieving fast ROI. That will lead to a boom in full-scale deployments. Download a free Everest Group report to learn more. → Read More
Buyers’ Guide: Prices dropping for data visualization software
Buyers of data visualization software are enjoying “steady price drops” due to intense vendor competition, according to IBISWorld. Download this free procurement report, which analyzes the vendors, pricing trends and ways to negotiate the best deal. → Read More
IT service providers get low marks on innovation
Everest Group study reveals surprisingly high levels of customer dissatisfaction with global IT service firms. Download the free research report to learn where and why IT service providers are failing. → Read More
2 big mistakes CIOs make with digital strategy
The usual project- and budget-oriented approach to IT investment doesn’t work for today’s digital transformations, according to a Forrester Research report. To learn how to get digital transformation right, download this free 16-page report. → Read More
How CRM buyers can negotiate the best deal
Avoid the risks of CRM software lock-in by choosing wisely the first time. Download this free IBISWorld procurement report that analyzes CRM vendors and pricing trends and learn how to get the best deal for your organization. → Read More
Driving digital strategy with customer journey maps
Download this free Forrester Research report to learn how to optimize the customer experience by basing technology investment decisions on interactions from the customer’s point of view. → Read More
6 strategies for becoming a digital business
Need to develop (or fix) a digital transformation plan? Download the free Forrester Research report “Digital Predator or Digital Prey?” to make sure your company is a survivor. → Read More
6 ex-CIOs reveal lessons learned, biggest regrets
What if you could eavesdrop on the exit interviews of CIOs who recently left their roles? In a free report, from the Society for Information Management, former CIOs describe their career lessons and disappointments. → Read More
Report: Security teams plagued by poorly managed identity data
Security teams handling Identity and access management (IAM) are hampered by dirty data and need data-cleansing help from a chief data officer, according to TechVision Research. To learn more, download the free report “Getting Your Identity Data Right.” → Read More
IDC report: Streamline those ancient RFP templates
Antiquated RFP templates and overly complicated RFP processes aren’t meeting the needs of today’s digital enterprises, according to an IDC report for IT buyers. To learn more about IDC's recommendations for improving RFPs, download the free report today. → Read More
The vendors that got you here may not get you there
An IDC report says digital transformation requires a fresh look at traditional and emerging vendors to see which ones can really help the organization exploit the latest technologies. → Read More
IDC’s guide to avoiding vendor lock-in
Download a free IDC report that’s full of advice to help enterprise IT customers recognize “vendor control points,” gain leverage in negotiations, and retain the option to switch vendors if necessary. → Read More
Report: Big data is doomed unless basic data management improves
Big-data projects will never meet expectations if the underlying data is inaccurate or missing. It’s time to fix the “dysfunctional cycle of data chaos,” says a report by TechVision Research. → Read More