IDG Contributor Network: 5 things elite coaches do with top talent
"Destiny is not a matter of chance, but of choice. Not something to wish for, but to attain." --William Jennings Bryan I enjoy every moment that I can work with top talent, because I like to see...
View ArticleMicrosoft, losing the mobile race, see its future in the cloud
If mobile and cloud are the two key technology markets of the future, it's good that Microsoft seems to have a handle on at least one of them.When the company reported its quarterly financial results...
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O Pioneers: 10 enterprise IT firsts
O PioneersImage by Baker County Tourism/FlickrWe think of IT as an essential corporate function today, driven by desire for profits. But computers largely emerged out of government- and...
View ArticleHP is now two companies. How did it get here?
If Hollywood wanted a script about the inexorable decline of a corporate icon, it might look to Hewlett-Packard for inspiration. Once one of Silicon Valley's most respected companies, HP officially...
View ArticleRevealed: The top 10 apps that companies hate
Companies are wary about what employees are doing on their smartphones. Be it data loss or time-wasting, a growing number of employers are actively stopping staff from using certain apps on...
View ArticleSales innovation: Tiffani Bova, VP Distinguished Analyst, Gartner
When the world’s largest technology companies need guidance on business transformation and sales innovation, they call Tiffani Bova, a VP and distinguished analyst at Gartner. Clients consider Tiffani...
View Article18 companies that suck at customer service
Customer experience can make or break a company. Whether customer service is very good or very bad, it gets peoples' attention, creates customer loyalty and affects a company's bottom line Forrester...
View ArticleDigital right to repair: You bought it, but do you own it?
The Ancient Romans had an adage, freely translated from Latin as “let the buyer beware.” In no uncertain terms, it implied that once you bought something, it was yours – including whatever troubles...
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Facebook tops 1.5 billion monthly users
Facebook has passed another milestone, reporting Wednesday that its base of monthly active users passed 1.5 billion for the first time. Facebook crossed the 1 billion monthly user mark in September...
View ArticleAfter 10 years of profitability, Atlassian steps up for an IPO
It was late September when reports first suggested that Atlassian was planning a U.S. IPO, and on Monday, the Australian software maker followed through by filing its papers with the Securities and...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Who moved my schedule?
Change happens when the pain of holding on becomes greater than the fear of letting go. ― Spencer Johnson Project schedules are subject to change all the time. When you think that you have it clearly...
View ArticleDell-EMC deal will 'set back innovation,' Sun co-founder Vinod Khosla says
While he thinks Dell buying EMC makes sense financially, Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla has little faith in the merged company's ability to innovate. "EMC and Dell merging is a really good...
View ArticleHP bows out with a 9 percent drop in sales
It was an inglorious ending but not a surprising one. The former Hewlett-Packard Co. logged a 9 percent drop in sales for its last quarter before breaking in two, perhaps a sign that it really is...
View ArticleZuckerberg to give away 99% of his fortune, or about $45 billion, to new charity
Following the birth of their first child, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announced that they will give away 99 percent of their Facebook shares, currently worth about $45...
View ArticleYahoo mulls sale of core Internet business
Yahoo's board may be considering this week the sale of its core Internet business, after an activist investor demanded last month that the company explore the sale of its core search and display...
View ArticleIntel wants to guide drones in the right direction with Ascending acquisition
Intel has agreed to acquire a Germany company that's working to help drones with 3D cameras move in the right direction and avoid collisions. The chip-maker is buying Ascending Technologies, which...
View ArticleApple doubles down on its Reno data center
Apple may be scaling back iPhone orders, but Cupertino is still investing in expanding its cloud and Internet services. According to a new report in Data Center Knowledge, Apple has filed a permit to...
View ArticleApple is slightly more diverse now than years past, though still mostly white...
Apple reports a breakdown of its employees by gender and race to the federal government every year, and its recently released 2015 diversity figures show the company is improving, but its staff is...
View ArticleFireEye to grow intelligence capabilities with iSight Partners deal
FireEye has acquired Texas-based iSight Partners for $200 million, a deal that executives say will give FireEye stronger intelligence on cybercriminal and hacking groups before they strike. The...
View ArticleGoogle will be asked to explain 'cosy' UK tax deal to lawmakers
British politicians want to know why Google is paying so little in back taxes, and will demand that the search giant come in for a talk.The company and the tax authority, Her Majesty's Revenue and...
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