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AI data readiness: C-suite fantasy, big IT problem

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The survey points to a fundamental misunderstanding among many business leaders regarding the data work needed to deploy most AI tools, says John Armstrong, CTO of Worldly, a supply chain sustainability data insights platform. Theres a perspective that well just throw a bunch of data at the AI, and itll solve all of our problems, he says.

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What’s holding back CIO’s AI strategies? Their own AI learning curve for one

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A lack of AI expertise is a problem, however, when other company leaders often turn to CIOs and other IT leaders as the “go-to people” for solving AI problems, says Pavlo Tkhir, CTO at Euristiq, a digital transformation company. “A Still, Silva suggests that education for CIOs is critical as AI becomes integrated with more IT systems.

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Former Gemini CTO launches Fierce, a high-yield finance super app

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There are no monthly fees or restrictions and the company also offers 24/7 support, educational resources, market insights, analysis and ability to link other existing financial accounts within the app. The app is currently available for iOS and will be launching on Android later this year.

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5 dead-end IT skills — and how to avoid becoming obsolete

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Vaclav Vincalek, CTO and founder at 555vCTO, points to Google’s use of software-defined networking to interconnect its global data centers. Quality assurance and application testing Application testing is a skill that’s likely to be augmented by AI if not replaced entirely, says Ram Palaniappan, CTO at TEKsystems.

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3 promises every CIO should keep in 2025

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Forward thinking CIOs quickly realized the need to educate business leaders on AI, and by doing so, some were able to head off further misunderstandings about how much business value could be derived from the current generation of algorithms. Educate the business on AI and educate yourself on the business.

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CIOs are bullish on AI agents. IT employees? Not so much.

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Skepticism from IT practitioners is natural, given they will have to work out how to deploy and maintain AI agents, says Tim Armandpour, CTO at PagerDuty. The survey, of IT professionals at the director level and above, suggests CIOs and CTOs will need to educate employees and promote agentic technology to them, some IT leaders say.

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Develop a buyer’s guide to educate your startup’s sales team and customers

TechCrunch

One typical issue with early-stage startups is they meet with an enthusiastic buyer — a CIO, CTO or VP of product — but neglect to include the other stakeholders who should be part of the conversation. From the start, it’s important to think about who the stakeholders are for your product’s buying cycle.

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