Coaches train athletes to develop a short memory for mistakes so that they can move on to the next play and succeed. Similarly, business leaders are frequently advised to fail fast, and move on. In both cases, the idea is to refocus and start again, all while under ongoing, tremendous pressure — yet still produce results at a high level.

Run the term document management, or even document management system, in Google search and look what you get. There is no surprise that that are hundreds of entries about dozens of different types of software, and that doesn’t’ even count entries for its related enterprise content management systems.

Google just got the green light for its smart city in Toronto. But those who fear a scenario like in Hong Kong or San Francisco, where authorities can use residents’ data for whatever they want, maybe it’s not too late to fight back?

Hiding behind populist statements like ‘make housing more affordable’ hides the real objective to misuse citizens’ personal data for a social experiment.

Facebook is moving to emancipate its hardware ventures from Google’s Android operating system with an OS the company is developing alongside former Microsoft engineer Mark Lucovsky, according to a report from The Information.

Camaraderie is one key to success for any team, especially in the tech department. For in-house tech teams, this strong, positive dynamic can easily come from working together to solve problems, create solutions and tackle projects—not to mention getting to interact regularly with people who have similar interests and expertise.

There are all kinds of clichés thrown around technology conferences at the moment. Here are two about data that are currently doing the rounds: "Data is the new oil" and "garbage data in, garbage insights out", a reference to the impact of feeding "dirty" data into the machine learning and artificial intelligence tools.

The rate of advancement in technology in recent years has been staggering, and the tech departments of many companies deal with near-constant evolution. Often, software and hardware are updated so regularly that systems that are less than five years old are already outdated.

The world's biggest company, Amazon, is a two-sided market between sellers and consumers. Among some of the other big companies you could name, such as Airbnb and Uber, it's a common theme with the same model. If you want to go big, go biggest. Play matchmaker between two sides.

Tech professionals are in charge of a variety of tasks, from project mapping to creative problem-solving. Balancing all these responsibilities while keeping on top of ever-changing industry trends can be overwhelming at times. That’s why many tech professionals seek mentors to guide them in their careers.

All departments in a business will likely be required to cut costs at some point. In tech, however, this can be especially challenging. You want to ensure you’re being frugal with your resources while not eliminating the essentials.