Change Agents
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Performance review tool powers continuous feedback at DigitalOcean
Amid rapid growth, cloud-based infrastructure company DigitalOcean improves employee performance management with Reflektive software and measures engagement with Culture Amp. Continue Reading
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Rover.com CTO works to unleash data-driven innovation
Scott Porad, the lead technology executive at dogsitter matching service Rover.com, explains why it's important for companies operating in the highly competitive sharing economy to be driven by data. Continue Reading
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While fixing DevOps issues, Shippable fixes itself first
Everyone knows a broken DevOps team. Shippable CEO Avi Cavale thinks he can help, but he had to tackle his inefficient customer service operation first. Here's how he did it. Continue Reading
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How Cascading Style Sheets is akin to gender transition
Learn how Cascading Style Sheets and Dropbox software engineer Jamie Chung are both considered change agents in the tech industry. Continue Reading
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OAUG president targets Oracle customer support, young members
The new OAUG president had a good first experience with Oracle support. But there's always room for improvement, and she has since worked to take Oracle support from phone to online. Continue Reading
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Indiegogo puts users first by focusing on UX research
Indiegogo UX pro Aga Bojko prioritizes her company's users and highlights the importance of user experience and understanding how to keep consumers satisfied. Continue Reading
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How a data-driven company was molded by asset protection
A data-driven company tends to outperform its competitors, but the asset protection process rarely drives continued evolution of analytics capabilities. Grocery chain Weis Markets is the exception. Continue Reading
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Change Agents: Infrastructure engineer fosters organizational culture change
Dominique DeGuzman discusses her role as infrastructure engineer and how she prepares for changing workloads. Continue Reading
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E-learning software a tool for change at San Diego Zoo
HR chief Tim Mulligan used integrated DDI e-learning and Halogen performance management software to create culture change at the nearly 100-year-old institution. Continue Reading
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Medical technologist drives semantic data lake development
A pivotal magazine article helped point medical doctor Parsa Mirhaji along a path to a semantic data lake for healthcare analytics applications, using Hadoop, RDF, graph databases and more. Continue Reading
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IOUG president champions resilience in the IT profession
Maria Anderson, IOUG president, believes that resilience is crucial to thriving in the IT profession. IT professionals also need to expand their roles into business, she says. Continue Reading
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Berklee Online embraces cloud management system
Berklee Online CTO discusses building application and data integration through a cloud management system. Continue Reading
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Indiana's digital transformation helps battle infant mortality
Led by Sara Marshall, Indiana went through a digital transformation that tapped SAP HANA for data analysis to fight complex problems, such as infant mortality. Continue Reading
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Budgeting and forecasting software sparks change at Hames
Hames Corp. CFO Max Rule challenges the status quo with Centage budgeting and forecasting software and video software for self-checkout. Continue Reading
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Women in information technology need to be advocates for change
Are you a woman in a male-dominated IT career? Be a change agent through networking and presenting at conferences. Continue Reading
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How one company improved its data literacy
All smart businesses these days want to be data-driven. With a shortage of knowledgeable workers, getting to that point can be hard -- but the head of BI at online lender Avant is helping it to do so. Continue Reading
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CTO looks to open source big data tools to help take company higher
Big data technologies have become vital to online ad platform developer Altitude Digital. And as the tools have evolved, CTO Manny Puentes has learned some lessons about using them. Continue Reading
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Change starts with human capital management software for HR exec
An HR and IT leader says Oracle HCM Cloud dramatically changed the nature of personnel management at Compass Minerals. Continue Reading
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Matelski mentors techies to help lead Oracle user group IOUG
John Matelski, an IT executive and current president of the Independent Oracle Users Group, makes bringing out the leadership skills of DBAs and other technical staffers who are IOUG members a priority. Continue Reading
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Location analytics helps shipping company map out business route
GIS data analyst Andy Cain always knew location analytics could help develop deep business insights. Now he has the opportunity to show how as part of an initiative at Con-way Freight. Continue Reading