Remove 2018 Remove Program Management Remove Software
article thumbnail

Digital pragmatism at Volvo means more control and less agile

CIO Business Intelligence

As a result, many new car companies are created and competition increases, says Tobias Altehed, who leads Volvo Cars’ digital organization and sits on the company’s extended management team. Volvo Cars’ digital department started to work agilely according to the SAFe Framework in a product-oriented model in 2018.

Agile 325
article thumbnail

Microsoft says it mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever recorded

The Verge

They’re usually performed through a botnet, a network of machines that have been compromised using malware or malicious software to control them remotely. DDoS attacks are typically used to force websites or services offline, thanks to a flood of traffic that a web host can’t handle. Image: Microsoft.

Microsoft 119
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft COO Kevin Turner leaves Core Scientific; Magic AI founder joins ThruWave

GeekWire

Turner joined Core Scientific in 2018. Magic AI co-founder Alexa Anthony has joined Seattle startup ThruWave as business operations manager. Anthony previously led Magic AI, a Seattle startup that developed AI software to help monitor horses. million in 2018 and last year merged with SchedulePro. The startup raised $6.4

Microsoft 124
article thumbnail

Meet the unicorns: A look at the 15 Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion

GeekWire

And then today, another blockbuster unicorn boosted its valuation, with Seattle-based sales engagement software company Highspot raising $248 million at a $3.5 Of the 15 companies on the list, nine of the companies employ CEOs who spent time at the software giant, many in high-level executive roles. billion valuation. Founded : 2013.

Meeting 142
article thumbnail

Best business analyst certifications to level up your career

CIO Business Intelligence

The exam was developed using the Agile Extension to the BABOK guide and was released in May 2018. It aims to help business analysts have greater impact on agile software development projects. It is a standalone certification and is separate from the other IIBA business analyst certifications, which stack on top of one another.

Analysis 263
article thumbnail

Tech Moves: Zulily hires Nike exec as new CTO; Google vet Phil Bogle joins Kalshi; Auth0 adds CISO

GeekWire

Jeff Yurcisin , a former Amazon executive and Shopbop CEO, took over as CEO in 2018 after Cavens stepped down from the role. He also spent a year at Code.org as director of software engineering. Kelly Breslin Wright , a former longtime exec at Tableau Software, joined the board of Gong , a Silicon Valley AI sales startup.

CTO Hire 129
article thumbnail

Ceiling breakers: Women IT execs shake up the status quo

CIO Business Intelligence

She took a position as a senior IT program manager, then global IT director and next delegate CIO. Kimberly Wood joined security software maker Guardsquare as CIO in December 2022, making her not only the first female CIO at the growing company but its first-ever chief information officer. The WDNR turned 50 recently.