What is a data analyst? A key role for data-driven business decisions
Data analysts help organizations understand the current state of the business by interpreting a wide range of data. Thinkstock What is a data analyst? Data analysts work with data to help their organizations make better business decisions. Using techniques from a range of disciplines, including computer programming, mathematics, and statistics, data analysts draw conclusions from data to describe, predict, and improve business performance. They form the core of any analytics team and tend to be generalists versed in the methods…
Google Slides cheat sheet
How to use Google Slides to create, collaborate on, and lead business presentations. gorodenkoff / filo / Getty Images / Google This guide familiarizes you with the interface and shows you how to start a new presentation; upload and edit one that you have stored on your PC’s hard drive, such as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation; collaborate with others on a presentation; and, of course, present it. This guide is written with the assumption that you know the basics of…
Delegation IS leadership development
CIOs need to be open to delegation and learn to do it effectively as they themselves grow into more strategic leaders. Rawpixel There is a lot of discussion about CIO leadership in professional and academic circles. One topic that rarely makes headlines is developing the next generation of CIOs. Technical training and the accumulation of acronym-heavy credentials is the norm in IT organizations. This is important given the changing nature of information technology. However, there is no more…
5 unanswered questions about Windows 10 1909
The next version of Windows 10 is due to arrive soon. But for enterprise customers, a number of questions remain about what it will entail and whether it sets the stage for all future fall updates. NiroDesign / Getty Images Since Microsoft gave its Windows 10 update model another violent shake on July 1, Computerworld has tried to parse Microsoft’s meanings and motivations for demoting this fall’s intended feature upgrade — Windows 10 1909 — to little more than a rerun of…
African cloud use grows as CIOs seek flexible pricing, scalability
Infrastructure issues remain, but tech executives see cloud technology as a way to optimize IT costs, speed time to market and grow their businesses. KontekBrothers Working under tight cost constraints, African CIOs are increasingly looking to the cloud as a way to curb capital expenditures and quickly scale up new services. Infrastructure problems are still holding back cloud usage in many African markets, but at this point it’s essentially a given among African senior technology executives that cloud technology is…
13+ things to try first when you upgrade to iOS 13
Here are some of the first improvements you should try once you install iOS 13. The update to Apple’s mobile OS has been released. Apple Just in time for the iPhone 11, Apple today released iOS 13 (with a significant update planned later this month, when iOS 13.1 arrives). You should try these improvements first: Check out Apple Arcade This won’t do anything to boost your productivity, but it just might be fun. Apple surprised everyone…
The evolution of Apple’s iPhone
As the iPhone ages, it’s important to look at how the now-iconic device has matured since its arrival in 2007. The iPhone has come a long way since its arrival in 2007. First iPhone After months of rumors and speculation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone on Jan. 9, 2007. The device, which didn’t actually go on sale until June, started at $499 for a 4GB model, $599 for the 8GB version (with a two-year contract).…
Why Wells Fargo plans to pilot its own cryptocurrency
The world’s fourth-largest bank said cryptocurrency will allow near real-time money movement and cut out settlement middlemen, thus reducing costs from fees Metamorworks Wells Fargo & Company this week announced plans to pilot an internal settlement service using a homegrown cryptocurrency backed by fiat money, starting with the U.S. dollar. Wells Fargo Digital Cash, which will run on the bank’s first distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform based on the R3 Corda Enterprise blockchain specification, will enable internal book transfers of cross-border payments…
