Mary E. Shacklett

Follow-the-Sun IT speeds projects to market while easing IT staff loads. Here's how to reap the payoffs.

SASE requires that the networking and security teams work together—but who’s the boss? Some companies are combining these teams into a single department.

Data preparation is a key background function but can also be mission critical. So how do you sell it to the leadership team?

If “being bold” is a CIO career goal, what does it really mean? And how do you go about becoming bold?

It's no longer enough to use one global network security perimeter. Today’s micro-networks and edge security demand more.

Team building for AI development and support is a new frontier for IT, and today’s IT is up for the challenge.

How does IT's approach change when it must provide technical support for remote workforces?

Should the chief information officer be on the hook when something goes wrong with the engineering group’s standalone CAD system?

Users want to see where they get more bang for their IT buck. Can we use pay-per-use costing for internal data centers?

Hurricane Helene was a reminder that network DR plans should be up to date. Here is a checklist to be prepared for the next disaster.