Blockchain's potential to disrupt; turning your CIO vision into reality

IT Strategy Digest Content from TechTarget's global network for CIOs and IT Leaders |May 3, 2017 NEWS Blockchain use cases proliferate, but to whose benefit not yet clear Nicole Laskowski, Senior News Writer Blockchain use cases are cutting across industries and making use of a spectrum of technologies. Is it time to talk standards? (SearchCIO.com) Advertisement NEWS   Close the gap between creation and execution of strategy: Four tips That vision thing won't do CIOs much good if they fail to execute on strategy, management experts say. Here's how to overcome the hurdles that can get in the way of success. (SearchCIO.com)   Innovation chief taps IFTTT platform to spur 'citizen scientists' Grace Simrall's smart city vision for Louisville, Ky., includes more than an open data portal; she wants data to be useful and user-friendly. (SearchCIO.com)   CIO: University-business partnerships help address skills shortage University of Wisconsin CIO Bruce Maas offers pointers on how partnerships between business and higher education can help address the security talent shortage. (SearchCIO.com)   Digital twins: The next step on your enterprise internet of things journey Gartner's Al Velosa breaks down the hype around digital twins and explains what CIOs can do now to prepare for the coming disruption. (SearchCIO.com) EXPERT ADVICE   ModelDB aims to keep track of machine learning modeling process MIT professor Sam Madden explained the use cases for ModelDB -- a database for machine learning models -- at the recent MassIntelligence conference. (SearchCIO.com)   Public and private partnerships help fortify critical infrastructure In this SearchCIO video, Steven Gutkin from the New Jersey OHSP explains how building strategic public and private partnerships can help protect a country's critical infrastructure. (SearchCIO.com)   Nestlé builds 'digital ecosystems' to transform its massive bottled water biz Nestlé transforms its bottled water delivery business into a direct-to-consumer service by mastering three digital ecosystems. (SearchCIO.com)   IT event: Chatbots & Virtual Assistants for the Enterprise on May 15-16 We'll be at the Chatbots and Virtual Assistants for the Enterprise event on May 15-16 in San Francisco, where companies like USAA, Nationwide Financial and Nissan will explain how they are implementing enterprise chatbot/VA technology. (SearchCIO.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from IT Strategy Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget CIO and IT Management Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2017 TechTarget. All rights reserved.