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Is it worth measuring software developer productivity? CIOs weigh in

CIO Business Intelligence

Most enterprises are committed to a digital strategy and looking for ways to improve the productivity of their workforce. At the same time, developers are scarce, and the demand for new software is high. Organizations need to get the most out of the limited number of developers they’ve got,” he says.

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Amazon expanding ‘upskill’ training for software developer roles to workers outside of company

GeekWire

Amazon announced Tuesday that it is expanding one of its so-called “upskilling” programs to people outside of the company who are interested in acquiring training for roles in software engineering. Building on that coursework foundation and graduate success, Amazon is now bringing the program to students outside Amazon.

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Are enterprise architects the new platform team leaders?

CIO Business Intelligence

With platform engineering seemingly the latest buzzword, it might surprise you to learn that it’s not new. It has existed for a long time, particularly in software as a service (SaaS) companies where the platform itself is in fact the core product or service delivered to customers.

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10 generative AI certs and certificate programs to grow your skills

CIO Business Intelligence

The State of Generative AI in the Enterprise report from Deloitte found that 75% of organizations expect generative AI technology to impact talent strategies within the next two years, and 32% of organizations that reported “very high” levels of generative AI expertise are already on course to make those changes.

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Oracle makes its pitch for the enterprise cloud. Should CIOs listen?

CIO Business Intelligence

In a cloud market dominated by three vendors, once cloud-denier Oracle is making a push for enterprise share gains, announcing expanded offerings and customer wins across the globe, including Japan , Mexico , and the Middle East. Oracle is helped by the fact that it has two offerings for enterprise applications, says Thompson.

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SAP unveils tools to help enterprises build their own gen AI apps

CIO Business Intelligence

SAP has unveiled new tools to build AI into business applications across its software platform, including new development tools, database functionality, AI services, and enhancements to its Business Technology Platform, BTP. Other companies don’t have the business data at their fingertips to build such a model,” Sun said.

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What is an automation engineer? A growing role to address IT automation

CIO Business Intelligence

Regardless of how people feel about automation, it’s here to stay, and companies are embracing automation technologies to streamline IT, business, development, and service processes. As automation increases, organizations across every industry are looking for automation engineers to help facilitate, manage, and oversee enterprise automation.