September 20, 2023
Via: CIOMany CIOs are wringing their hands over generative AI. No, the apocalyptic visions of the groundbreaking new technology replacing us – even destroying us – aren’t keeping them up at night. Rather, they’re worried about how best to arm their […]
September 6, 2023
Via: Computer WeeklyResearch from consulting firm Kin + Carta for its Leadership in tech 2024 report found that due to the rate of technological disruption, the majority of businesses are experiencing tech anxiety among their senior leadership team. Kin + Carta defines […]
September 5, 2023
Via: CIOIT managers increasingly find themselves oversubscribed, challenged, and in many cases floundering, and it’s little wonder why. Pressured to do more with less, faster, in flatter organizational structures, IT middle managers serve as a company catchall, with too much time […]
August 7, 2023
Via: CIOHardly a day goes by without some new business-busting development on generative AI surfacing in the media. And, in fact, McKinsey research argues the future could indeed be dazzling, with gen AI improving productivity in customer support by up to […]
August 7, 2023
Via: CIOThe current economic landscape has been a cause for concern across many industries and, as a result, businesses are looking for any and all ways to be more efficient and optimized. Rocket Software recently conducted a survey of U.S.-based IT […]
July 25, 2023
Via: CIOCIOs are burdened with far too many responsibilities for a single individual to competently or productively handle on their own. That’s why it’s important to know how to efficiently delegate tasks to carefully selected team members. Unfortunately, many CIOs are […]
July 17, 2023
Via: CIODespite characterizations of the modern CIO as a straight-up business leader and strategist, many CIOs still spend the bulk of their time on technical issues. Many IT leaders today are focused more on security management as well as improving IT […]
July 13, 2023
Via: CIOAs demand for computing power continues to rise, the environmental impact of technology cannot be ignored. We recently held our annual corporate conference addressing many subjects top of mind with IT leaders and it came as no surprise that a […]
July 5, 2023
Via: CIOLeading CIOs are empowering their teams to make the digital estate as accessible as the physical buildings of the business, and they’re right to do so. Major legislation is about to reshape the digital landscape in the US and across […]
July 3, 2023
Via: CIOIn a world where nothing stays the same, the CIO role has evolved and changed — mainly for the better — as CIOs have gained greater visibility and importance. They are increasingly included in board-level discussions on cybersecurity and tech […]
June 23, 2023
Via: CIOIT leaders are under enormous pressure to modernize their IT organizations to keep pace with innovation and their competition. Determining the right mix of technologies and methodologies to support an entire organization can be overwhelming – and can keep IT […]
June 5, 2023
Via: CIOMore than a third of the world’s largest companies are making their net-zero targets public, yet nearly all will fail to hit them if they don’t double the pace of emissions reduction by 2030. This puts leading executives, CIOs in […]
May 31, 2023
Via: CIOAlmost every CIO says the same thing: data is the key to creating a competitive advantage. As many as 88% of IT decision makers believe the collection and analysis of data has the potential to fundamentally change the way their […]
May 30, 2023
Via: CIOIf you want to hear a big number that sums up a key conundrum IT leaders face today, it’s this: The Consortium for Information and Software Quality estimates that the annual cost of poor software quality in the US has […]
May 23, 2023
Via: CIOWhen Karim Lakhani, co-founder of the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard University, talks about AI, I pay attention. I’ve previously written about how national survey data collected last year by DataStax (my employer) proved out predictions Lakhani made […]
May 16, 2023
Via: CIOSuccessful CIOs, like all highly placed executives, must be adept at running an organization that’s good at getting work out the door. Unfortunately, many of the most popular management techniques for fixing poor organizational performance don’t work. Or worse. If […]
May 16, 2023
Via: CIOWhen leaders consider how technology has enabled the transformation of business models over the past several years, few would disagree that the world has changed dramatically. Retail, entertainment, music, and banking have largely moved online. It’s a familiar story: Netflix […]
April 28, 2023
Via: CIOAs recently spotlighted at VMware Explore US, Sovereign Cloud continues to gain momentum. Sovereign Cloud business estimated the total addressable market (TAM) will be $60bn by 2025, in no small part due to the rapid increase of data privacy laws […]
April 26, 2023
Via: Database Trends and ApplicationsIn mid-2020, I got a chance to work with several government tourism agencies. Their mandate was to promote local attractions and offer support to partners such as hotels, resorts, and other organizations. As you can imagine, things weren’t going well […]
April 25, 2023
Via: CIOAs a CIO you can get advice about how to be more effective from any number of sources, from what you get here in CIO Survival Guide (best practice), to other sources here at CIO.com, to, if you’re desperate, various […]