archiveChief Information Technology Officer Insider

We are losing the cybersecurity war, and it’s not because our equipment isn’t high-tech enough. The real reason is both simpler and more difficult to solve: our technical employees lack the people and leadership skills needed to communicate effectively. Technical teams often lack the inner confidence to innovate outside the...

You can’t build a commercial real estate portfolio if you don’t have deals to buy. That’s why it’s critical to know where to look for properties and to establish a regular habit of analyzing deals. Finding these deals isn’t as easy as pulling up a marketplace like you might with...

Life during a pandemic has resulted in plenty of frustrations and logistical headaches — but it has also fostered creative problem-solving. And the companies still standing were often able to show they can evolve and thrive in times of rapid change. Now they find themselves at a key crossroads during...

The year 2020 was something else. None of us were prepared for such an unprecedented pandemic as that of COVID-19. Suddenly, the entire world came to a standstill, and we weren’t sure how things will work out. Countries experienced economic shutdown, reduced or nil outdoor socialization in the form of...

Three personal stories. Three takeaways. Clarity To make a long (painful) story short, I typically ran the mile in junior high school. At the last meet of the year in 1975, however, I was asked to fill in as the third leg on our undefeated one-mile relay team.  No problem,...

Which countries have made it to the list of the up-and-coming economy? How does the United Arab Emirates stand out in this context from the rest of the world? The world is subjected to rapid expansion and the growth rate is meant to increase in the coming years. While political...

Just like history, archaeology is about exploring the past. The big difference is that history is based on the narratives written by the people in the past. Archaeology is about literally digging out, revering, and analyzing relics from the past. By examining the materials and artifacts used by humans long...

To become a successful shoe designer, you should be filled with great ideas and designs. The designing industry has been growing like never before and offers many courses. One popular course is the shoe designing course and many people are now more open to this option. It is difficult to...

Biotechnology has been spearheading the fight against COVID19 by lending us effective tools to fight the disease and research its vaccine. To continue the fight against the current pandemic and to ensure that we are ready against any similar threats in the future, biotechnology has to assume a leadership role...

While running an operations service company for software R&D centers in Ukraine, I’ve seen enough companies fail to properly set up teams abroad at the beginning. Vendors who lacked transparency and/or couldn’t live up to contractual expectations were usually to blame. Thus, I’ve decided to share with you some tips...