The pandemic put the need for digital advancement in the spotlight¡ªand Íæż½ã½ãs have responded by fast-tracking technical and cultural transformations. Credit: IDG / Douglas Jones Íæż½ã½ã Welcome to the January 2021 digital issue of Íæż½ã½ã. In these pages, you’ll learn how IT leaders can get more business value from analytics and navigate office politics for better collaboration, and how Equifax rebuilding its tech stack entirely on public cloud services. We also take a deep dive into how digital transformation initiatives accelerated during the pandemic as organizations were forced to find new ways to interact with customers, and how top-performing organizations are doubling down on digital transformation, creating new digital products and services to better position themselves for the future. Contents GROWTransforming analytics into business impact Getting the most from analytics requires a laser focus on business outcomes. Here, IT leaders shed light on how they transformed their company’s analytics practices into business assets. LEADThe Íæż½ã½ã’s guide to navigating office politicsThe Íæż½ã½ã role is rapidly changing. So too are the politics IT leaders encounter when collaborating on digital initiatives. Here’s how to keep IT on task and above the fray. COVER STORYAccelerating digital transformation in the wake of covid-19The pandemic has put the need for digital advancement in the spotlight—and Íæż½ã½ãs have responded by fast-tracking technical and cultural transformations. VIDEOÍæż½ã½ã Leadership LiveVipin Gupta, Íæż½ã½ã at Toyota Financial Services, joins Maryfran Johnson to discuss reimagining IT budgets, accelerating digital transformation, and more. RUNEquifax goes all in on the public cloudThe consumer reporting agency’s migration to public cloud continues unabated, says CTO Bryson Koehler, who has spent the past two years overhauling IT after a massive data breach rattled the company. Welcome to the January 2021 digital issue of Íæż½ã½ã. In these pages, you’ll learn how IT leaders can get more business value from analytics and navigate office politics for better collaboration, and how Equifax rebuilding its tech stack entirely on public cloud services. We also take a deep dive into how digital transformation initiatives accelerated during the pandemic as organizations were forced to find new ways to interact with customers, and how top-performing organizations are doubling down on digital transformation, creating new digital products and services to better position themselves for the future. Contents GROW Transforming analytics into business impact Getting the most from analytics requires a laser focus on business outcomes. Here, IT leaders shed light on how they transformed their company’s analytics practices into business assets. LEAD The Íæż½ã½ã’s guide to navigating office politics The Íæż½ã½ã role is rapidly changing. So too are the politics IT leaders encounter when collaborating on digital initiatives. Here’s how to keep IT on task and above the fray. COVER STORY Accelerating digital transformation in the wake of covid-19 The pandemic has put the need for digital advancement in the spotlight—and Íæż½ã½ãs have responded by fast-tracking technical and cultural transformations. VIDEO Íæż½ã½ã Leadership Live Vipin Gupta, Íæż½ã½ã at Toyota Financial Services, joins Maryfran Johnson to discuss reimagining IT budgets, accelerating digital transformation, and more. RUN Equifax goes all in on the public cloud The consumer reporting agency’s migration to public cloud continues unabated, says CTO Bryson Koehler, who has spent the past two years overhauling IT after a massive data breach rattled the company. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe