CIO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

“Generative AI does have the ability to replace CIOs who don’t embrace the innovative shifts coming for companies,” says Tim Crawford, a former CIO himself and now a CIO strategic advisor at AVOA, a technology consultancy. But that becomes quite impersonal and doesn’t align with having leadership EQ.”

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CIO

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The most pressing responsibilities for CIOs in 2024 will include security, cost containment, and cultivating a data-first mindset.” But in 2024, CIOs will shift their focus toward responsible deployment, says Barry Shurkey, CIO at NTT Data, a digital business and IT consulting and services firm.

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CIO

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Yet unlike his peers, Wiedenbeck’s dual roles — the top technology executive as well as the transformation lead at Ameritas — are often at odds. As chief technology officer, Wiedenbeck is driving automation and IT modernization to reduce complexity and technical debt.

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CIO

MARCH 15, 2023

“The goal isn’t to restructure with nothing remaining from what was valuable and meaningful,” says Andrew Sinclair, a managing director in consulting firm Accenture’s technology strategy and advisory practice. He notes that IT organizations can usually work through almost any problem as long as the parties grow together.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Two thirds of the CX practitioners, service leaders, analysts, and consultants from around the world who took part in CX Network’s Global State of CX 2024 agreed or strongly agreed they’re increasingly concerned about the ethical use of AI and its future development. Security — ensure that models do not produce unintended outcomes.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Every IT leader wants to create a fast, efficient, and innovative IT organization. Leadership is responsible for boosting morale and countering stressful times with periods of recovery, rest, and self-care, resulting in increased retention while reducing burnout.”

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CIO

JANUARY 11, 2024

To guide an organization through uncertainty, IT leaders must help ensure everyone in the company is on the same page, Srivastava says. It starts with establishing a clear set of agreed upon initiatives and outcomes for the organization,” he says. Miller says his organization is making the choice to invest in growth. “We

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CIO

APRIL 30, 2024

At some point in your career, you’re likely to find yourself in transition, having left an IT leadership job without a new one lined up. While you may have planned or negotiated an exit, very often such departures are beyond your direct control, due to a leadership change, acquisition, or another strategic event.

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CIO

JANUARY 9, 2023

Now that organizations have returned to a new (somewhat) normal, CIOs appear to be focused on getting back to basics — and untangling tech debt incurred in making it through the past few years. One thing that is clear is we will need to partner and work across industries to solve truly big problems that all organizations are facing.”

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CIO

APRIL 29, 2024

On the one hand, artificial intelligence has helped both technology departments and the business units to work better, faster, and cheaper. Other top challenges included budgetary constraints, compliance with laws and regulations, and responding to inquiries from other leaders within the organization. 1 challenge listed.

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CIO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The need to manage risk, adhere to regulations, and establish processes to govern those tasks has been part of running an organization as long as there have been businesses to run. Best practices, framework and technology have been developed to support this work. What is GRC?

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CIO

JANUARY 11, 2023

As technology projects, budgets, and staffing grew over the past few years, the focus was on speed to market to maximize opportunity, says Troy Gibson, CIO services leader at business and IT advisory firm Centric Consulting. Achieving this clear end-state vision requires deep and successful business and technology alignment,” he says.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The most important action is to ensure that IT staff are kept current with new and critical technologies. Their views follow: Question: Are any IT jobs in particular jeopardy in light of rapid advances in technology? We need base infrastructure and operations folks, as well as developers, database, and cybersecurity pros, etc.

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CIO

JULY 4, 2023

And if you’re presenting, it’s best to study older board packages and consult with colleagues about how the directors discuss, debate, and finalize key decisions. A more recent review reports that only 51% of Fortune 100 companies and 9% of Fortune 200 through 500 organizations have a director with relevant cybersecurity experience.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Cybersecurity risks This one is no surprise, given the scary statistics on the growing number of cyberattacks, the rate of successful attacks, and the increasingly high consequences of being breached. The September Monthly Threat Intelligence Report from cybersecurity firm NCC Group delivers plenty of reasons to worry. “It

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CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Some organizations have been innovating, transforming, and growing so fast that they haven’t had time to clear up older cost structures that start getting in the way,” says Stewart Buchanan, research vice president on Gartner’s CIO team. Following are some actions IT leaders can take now to secure those funds for the future.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2022

At Fundaments, all data is stored in the Netherlands and we have a completely Dutch organization. Verschuren also notes that compliance officers and chief information security officers are increasingly mindful of data integrity and demand the strongest levels of protection. Cloud Computing, IT Leadership

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Dots and Bridges

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Hear Tim Smith discuss his thoughts on cyber security, and moving the needle in government. Tim has spent over 29 years largely supporting the federal government, providing leadership and management success to the contractor community. As President of OnPoint Consulting, Inc. , As President of OnPoint Consulting, Inc. ,

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Dots and Bridges

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Hear Tim Smith discuss his thoughts on cyber security, and moving the needle in government. Tim has spent over 29 years largely supporting the federal government, providing leadership and management success to the contractor community. As President of OnPoint Consulting, Inc. , As President of OnPoint Consulting, Inc. ,

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Dots and Bridges

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

WEBINAR: OnPoint Insights: “Taking Security Seriously – OnPoint, DCSA, and Protecting Our National Security” Episode 2. OnPoint Consulting, Inc. Abney is currently serving as an Industrial Security Representative assigned to the Alexandria 1 Field Office, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.

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Dots and Bridges

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

WEBINAR: OnPoint Insights: “Taking Security Seriously – OnPoint, DCSA, and Protecting Our National Security” Episode 2. OnPoint Consulting, Inc. Abney is currently serving as an Industrial Security Representative assigned to the Alexandria 1 Field Office, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.

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CIO

JANUARY 2, 2024

It requires a shift in cultural mindset, one that alters how the organization functions operationally. The goal is to redesign our organization into interdisciplinary teams. Chris Bowers,CIO of Boston Consulting Group, puts it this way: “In 2024, we’re going to go after generative AI very aggressively.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Most organizations understand the profound impact that data is having on modern business. We asked the CIO Experts Network, a community of IT professionals, industry analysts, and other influencers, why real-time data is so important for today’s business and how data helps organizations make better, faster decisions.

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CIO

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Winning IT organizations aren’t built in a day. Employees want to work for leaders who inspire them, engage them, challenge them, and give them opportunities to grow and be effective, says Ola Chowning, a partner with technology research and advisory firm ISG. Caldas has no doubt that technology is a key differentiator. “We

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Erik Bernhardsson

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Some of the advice is timeless, for instance the section about “General interference with Organizations and Production”: Insist on doing everything through “channels” Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions. Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems.

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CIO

MARCH 8, 2023

Koinig studied user experience and user interface design at the Vienna University of Technology, earning a doctorate. Following that, she started working as an IT consultant and business advisor, work that she says illustrated the vast potential for IT to make a difference. “I The women will naturally surface from there.”

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CIO

APRIL 26, 2023

It’s widely recognized that introducing IT teams to the latest technology, business, and security advancements is essential for maximum performance and productivity. Is your organization giving its teams the training they need to keep pace with the latest industry developments?

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CIO

APRIL 20, 2023

There is a need and realization by the business world to be more environmentally sustainable since organizations are seeing an impact on the bottom line as a direct result of climate change. Like anything, the hard work is the initial assessment,” says CGI director of business consulting and CIO advisor Sean Sadler.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

CIO.com’s 2023 State of the CIO survey recently zeroed in on the technology roles that IT leaders find the most difficult to fill, with cybersecurity, data science and analytics, and AI topping the list. The 2022 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study calculated a cybersecurity workforce gap of 3.4 The net result?

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CIO

JANUARY 10, 2024

No IT organization wants to get caught short on processing or storage resources that could negatively affect operations, or have to suddenly add resources that exceed the budget. For example, organizations may commit to containers that are too large, or reserve too much disk space. “We

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CIO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

AI has whet the appetites of organizations across nearly every sector. What they are finding is that the line between advancing technologically and ensuring AI doesn’t result in detrimental outcomes is thin. Companies must fortify against attacks that could mislead AI models and result in ill-informed decisions.

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CIO

AUGUST 24, 2023

So here are some of the strategies organizations are using to deploy gen AI in the face of regulatory uncertainty. You need to know where the data’s coming from, how it’s transformed, and what the outputs are,” says Nick Amabile, CEO at DAS42, a data consulting firm. Companies in general are still having problems with data governance.”

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CIO

APRIL 24, 2024

What is a CTO? The chief technology officer (CTO) is the senior executive who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities, and challenges within an organization. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO do? Years ago, the CTO most often led the infrastructure function.

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CIO

DECEMBER 19, 2023

IT service delivery enables an organization to give end users access to essential IT services by designing, developing, and deploying key technology resources, including applications and data. But is your organization doing all it can to ensure service delivery excellence? The following nine tips will help get your there.

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Modern CTO

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Today, we’re bringing you our first Modern CTO panel episode! All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Brian has successfully transformed technology teams in their efforts to position themselves for scale and growth through cultural, organizational, methodological, and technological changes.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

The following is an excerpt: When it comes to cybersecurity, what you don’t know about the nature and sophistication of threats can hurt your organization badly. In this Q&A, Mr. There’s basically four partners: the first one is Bob Gourley, who was the former CTO of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

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CIO

AUGUST 14, 2024

Microsoft itself claims half of Fortune 500 companies use its Copilot tools and the number of daily users doubled in Q4 2023, although without saying how widely they’re deployed in those organizations. It’s embedded in the applications we use every day and the security model overall is pretty airtight. That’s risky.”

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