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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

CIO Business Intelligence

The last thing any CIO wants is to experience catastrophic operational issues during a peak season, but that’s exactly what executives at Southwest Airlines faced last week. 19-28 far exceeded any other airlinesoperational impacts. Even before the blizzard hit, Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan acknowledged on Nov.

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American Airlines Adopts Public Cloud Computing

Cloud Musings

Did you know that the reservations systems of the biggest carriers mostly run on a specialized IBM operating system known as Transaction Processing Facility (TPF). Just like Americas aging physical infrastructure, the airlines are suffering from years of minimal investment in their information technology. JetBlue, Feb.

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How Southwest’s CIO modernized the airline through turbulent times

CIO Business Intelligence

Taking the helm as CIO is a major transition for any IT leader, but Lauren Woods’ experience at Southwest Airlines stands apart. Focused on growth, the company’s leadership had deprioritized modernizing internal systems, hiring IT staff, and updating internal processes to keep pace with its growth agenda.

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Huawei’s Watch 3 is its first HarmonyOS smartwatch

The Verge

Huawei has announced its first smartwatches running its own HarmonyOS operating system, the Huawei Watch 3 and Huawei Watch 3 Pro. Huawei did not respond to questions about any similarities between HarmonyOS and its existing operating systems. The Huawei Watch 3. Image: Huawei. Image: Huawei.

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12 most popular AI use cases in the enterprise today

CIO Business Intelligence

Delta Airlines has used AIOps to create a “full-scale digital simulation environment for its global operation,” which the company says is a “first in commercial passenger aviation,” to maintain reliability, especially during inclement weather. Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, IT Strategy, Predictive Analytics

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First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more

GeekWire

My first job was as a software design engineer at Microsoft in the Windows NT team at that time (what is today the core Windows Operating system).”. My role was to develop the “Distributed File System” in Windows. This was back when you had to have a physical airline ticket to board a flight.”.

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What You Need to Know About Investing in Tech Stocks

Galido

Many investors choose to focus on one part of the market, as this way it is easier to keep up to date on business developments and market trends in order to make smarter investment choices. Within it, you’ll find everything from hardware developers through to software companies and even social media platforms.