CIO

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Chief technology officers are key players in the enterprise C-suite, oftentimes working in collaboration with CIOs at the forefront of new and innovative technologies. They are among the most important hires organizations are making today due to the business value that successful technology deployments can bring.

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CIO

JANUARY 8, 2025

Increasingly, however, CIOs are reviewing and rationalizing those investments. As VP of cloud capabilities at software company Endava, Radu Vunvulea consults with many CIOs in large enterprises. Are they truly enhancing productivity and reducing costs? That said, 2025 is not just about repatriation. Judes Perry.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Whether summarizing notes or helping with coding, people in disparate organizations use gen AI to reduce the bind associated with repetitive tasks, and increase the time for value-acting activities. Consulting giant Deloitte says 70% of business leaders have moved 30% or fewer of their experiments into production.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The company wanted to leverage all the benefits the cloud could bring, get out of the business of managing hardware and software, and not have to deal with all the complexities around security, he says. While Deltek provides the ability to build custom code, if the data changes, “everything has to respect the change,” Haunfelder says. “So

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CIO

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Whether you sell cars, candy, consulting, or construction, software is moving to the center of your business. Your products and services rely on software and data for nearly everything from product development to aftermarket support. You’ve become (or will become) what is, essentially, a software company CIO.

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CIO

MAY 24, 2024

PE investors have begun to realize they can achieve better returns with strong and empowered CIOs at portfolio companies, says John Buccola, CTO of E78 Partners, a managed services provider focused on the private equity market. Firms with great IT leadership, a sound IT strategy, and a forward-thinking IT strategy, are creating more value.”

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CIO

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Defective leadership Leadership is a key component in the successful timing of any major transformation project, ahead of strategy and technology, says Suneet Dua, chief revenue and growth officer for products and technology at business advisory firm PwC. He suggests using low-code platforms.

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CIO

AUGUST 28, 2023

“I wanted to be on the side that could influence a better decision rather than on the side lobbying for a better decision,” Loura says of his drive toward leadership. For example, he took on the CTO role at Rodan + Fields because he “liked the appeal of being part of the product.” Second, be intentional. Curiosity tops his list. “I

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CIO

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The implications of this convergence are many and there are already hundreds of instances in business, software, devops, agentic processes and many more sectors with similar stories and use cases. Analyst estimates of IT and tech spend outside of the CIO/CTO budgets range from 40-45 -to 60%.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

What agile leadership looks like Redefining how architects collaborate with agile teams is one way to improve business-IT collaboration and outcomes. Many organizations create program charters for strategic initiatives in which they define the program’s leadership roles and accountabilities.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

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CIO

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Review strategy before considering cuts To deal with rising costs, CIOs say they’re reviewing options such as staff cuts and downgrading service level agreements, as well as ways to increase productivity to combat labor cost increases and other price pressures. But despite such challenges, CIOs say they’re meeting them head on.

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CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The need to reorient IT’s budget toward future opportunities is one big reason CIOs are reviewing their IT portfolios now. Revisit the project portfolio Strong demand management is essential for sustainable IT cost optimization, says Anja Allen, principal in EY Americas’ technology consulting practice. But it’s not the only one.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

And when it comes to business and management IT jobs, 63% were classified as “high transformation” due to AI. 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.

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CIO

APRIL 20, 2023

Across the world, climate change has bitten hard into the economies of tech-centric California, again due to wildfires. So the CIO, the technologies they deploy, and the partnerships they form are essential to the future of a more environmentally sustainable way of doing business. But the climate emergency is steadily changing that.

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CIO

AUGUST 21, 2024

It can also be a software program or another computational entity — or a robot. More recently, Hughes has begun building software to automate application deployment to the Google Cloud Platform and create CI/CD pipelines, while generating code using agents. We use the same review process for any new enhancements.”

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CIO

MAY 2, 2024

Even those once adaptable may have become change resistant due to years of near-constant turbulence. You can have the best solution but if you don’t have adoption, it will fail,” says Wayne Tung, managing director of Sendero Consulting. There’s always change,” says Jim Moore, CTO at HR Acuity. “A A healthy team is used to it.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

To keep ahead of cybercriminals, organizations must remain agile, pivoting to embrace new strategies and technologies whenever necessary in order to outrun attacks. When businesses are struggling due to the recession, there’s a strong temptation to look for ways to cut spending. Data and Information Security, IT Leadership

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CTOvision

JANUARY 18, 2015

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s no surprise, then, that the market for learning management systems — the software that delivers training programs to workers — is expected to top $38 billion by 2027. Founded in 1987 by Brian Wachsberger, Learnsoft started out as a consulting business that sold onsite tech certification training.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

CIO packages often include stock options, relocation expenses, and hiring bonuses, says Victor Janulaitis, CEO of consulting firm Janco. Additionally, private equity-owned businesses now recognize that effective technology leadership extends beyond cost-cutting measures,” she says. Stephenson says. The broader the better.”

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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

JUNE 7, 2022

Successful AI teams also include a range of people who understand the business and the problems it’s trying to solve, says Bradley Shimmin, chief analyst for AI platforms, analytics, and data management at consulting firm Omdia. Domain experts can provide critical insights that will make an AI system perform its best.”.

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CIO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

What they are finding is that the line between advancing technologically and ensuring AI doesn’t result in detrimental outcomes is thin. To address these issues, establishing an AI review board and implementing an ethical AI framework are critical, Wollersheim says. “An As McIntosh sees it, bias is fundamentally a data problem. “We

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CIO

JULY 4, 2023

If you don’t join board meetings often, preparation is paramount, starting with learning about the directors’ backgrounds and reviewing minutes from previous meetings. 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.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Venables observes that there have been many cases over the past decade in which enterprises have invested deeply in cybersecurity products yet haven’t upgraded their overall IT infrastructure or modernized their approach to software development. By integrating a culture of security across leadership, you will likely feel the difference.”

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CIO

JULY 18, 2022

One of the unique things about Fundaments is that we offer a mission-critical, sovereign cloud and Infrastructure-as-a-Service for managed service providers and independent software companies as well as other private-sector businesses and government agencies,” says Verschuren. Cloud Computing, IT Leadership

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CIO

JANUARY 10, 2024

Be strategic with reserve pricing Reserve pricing for cloud services can reduce resource usage costs by as much as 70%, says David McKee, who in his role as fractional CTO, tech founder, and digital twins thought leader at Counterpoint Technologies acts as a part-time CTO for nine companies in the US and Europe.

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2024

La società, infatti, non ha un CIO, e il lavoro di Peña fonde sia il business che l’IT, dal momento che supervisiona le implementazioni del software, l’assistenza clienti e la gestione del customer success. Il presidente di Interlace Health voleva che Peña “adottasse questo approccio a livello aziendale”, dice.

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CIO

DECEMBER 29, 2023

“With a focus on automation for customer service and telesales functions, we’re looking at intelligent automation solutions that can help improve customer engagement and self-help capabilities,” says Chris Pendergast, the company’s SVP and CTO.

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CIO

JANUARY 31, 2023

At Citi, we needed to be able to scale in order to cope with payments from the likes of Airbnb and Uber,” says Eric Newcomer, former CTO at the financial services provider and current CTO at technology provider WS02. CIO, Enterprise Architecture, IT Leadership

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CIO

MAY 20, 2024

The approach taken by James Phillips, CIO at software maker Rev.io, reflects that trend. A committee reviews potential projects and expected returns, to ensure the company is pursuing impactful AI initiatives. Artificial Intelligence, Business IT Alignment, Data and Information Security, IT Leadership, IT Strategy

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CTOvision

MARCH 17, 2015

This post provides the views of the leadership team of Cognitio Corp , a consultancy with experience defending both government and commercial enterprises. Conducting a holistic review of the organization to identify areas of vulnerability and improve network security is a proactive measure that no organization should overlook.

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CIO

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“Once changes are implemented, it’s crucial to loop back, measure against the anticipated improvement, and continually review data.” Your leadership team should behave like a Scrum team, enabling end-to-end delivery and support.” IT Leadership, IT Strategy, ITSM

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CIO

MARCH 22, 2023

To provide some indirect counsel for first-time CIOs, we asked IT leaders to have a quiet word with their younger selves when they first took on a senior IT leadership role. Similarly, Caroline Carruthers of global data consultancy Carruthers and Jackson recommended being true to yourself. What would we say?

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CIO

MARCH 16, 2023

At the same time, automation through AI in particular will need a human touch, to review processes and results, creating a need for soft skills in the IT ranks that’s greater than ever. I saw a kid coding on his phone the other day, not like C emulator stuff, but actual coding.

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CIO

JANUARY 3, 2024

According to G2’s latest state of software report, AI is the fastest-growing software category in G2 history. So the top questions that go beyond the usual due diligence that companies must ask when evaluating generative AI vendors have to with training data, copyright, added value, and model independence.

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