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How today’s enterprise architect juggles strategy, tech and innovation

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In todays rapidly evolving business landscape, the role of the enterprise architect has become more crucial than ever, beyond the usual bridge between business and IT. In a world where business, strategy and technology must be tightly interconnected, the enterprise architect must take on multiple personas to address a wide range of concerns.

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The 8 new rules of IT leadership — and what they replace

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Here, veteran CIOs, researchers, and advisers share the changes theyre seeing, offering a look at the new rules of IT leadership along with the old ones theyve replaced. Old rule: Stay in your lane New rule: Collaborate across the enterprise The CIO domain was once confined to the IT department.

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CIOs face mounting pressure as AI costs and complexities threaten enterprise value

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Every enterprise must assess the return on investment (ROI) before launching any new initiative, including AI projects,” Abhishek Gupta, CIO of India’s leading satellite broadcaster DishTV said. AI costs spiral beyond control The second, and perhaps most pressing, issue is the rising cost of AI implementation.

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From project to product: Architecting the future of enterprise technology

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For CIOs leading enterprise transformations, portfolio health isnt just an operational indicator its a real-time pulse on time-to-market and resilience in a digital-first economy. In todays digital-first economy, enterprise architecture must also evolve from a control function to an enablement platform.

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Building a better future: The enterprise architect’s role in leading organizational transformation

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The shifting leadership landscape In a fast-paced, tech-driven world, business strategy and technology are more intertwined than ever. As digital weighs in as the center of gravity, one thing is clear: traditional leadership structures may no longer be enough to maintain a competitive edge. On a bad day, we get CrowdStrike…or worse.

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The leadership imperative in a technology-enabled society — Balancing IQ, EQ and AQ 

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However, a common gap in IT leadership remains regarding a lack of deep business understanding from an executive perspective. These core leadership capabilities empower executives to navigate uncertainty, lead with empathy and foster resilience in their organizations. EQ helps foster teamwork, empathy and resilience.

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When is data too clean to be useful for enterprise AI?

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But along with siloed data and compliance concerns , poor data quality is holding back enterprise AI projects. So, before embarking on major data cleaning for enterprise AI, consider the downsides of making your data too clean. And while most executives generally trust their data, they also say less than two thirds of it is usable.

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