CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The engineering ecosystem has undergone a massive paradigm shift – more languages, more frameworks, and minimal technical or procedural barriers to adopt new technologies or implement third-party tools and frameworks. Speed is great, but not when it comes at the expense of security.

Engineering 330

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CIO

JANUARY 22, 2024

While the average person might be awed by how AI can create new images or re-imagine voices, healthcare is focused on how large language models can be used in their organizations. However, the effort to build, train, and evaluate this modeling is only a small fraction of what is needed to reap the vast benefits of generative AI technology.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Agentic AI is having a moment, as proponents see the benefits of using autonomous AI agents to automate manual tasks across organizations. Agentic AI, which Forrester named a top emerging technology for 2025 in June , takes generative AI a step further by emphasizing operational decision-making rather than content generation.

Software Review 325

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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

JUNE 20, 2024

As SVP and CTO for the Boston Red Sox, Brian Shield is responsible for the strategic direction of technology, fan engagement, day-to-day IT operations, and cybersecurity in support of the team, their fans, and Fenway Sports Management. They have a pipeline into colleges and universities, like baseball scouting organizations.

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CIO

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Step 2: Understanding competitors Competitive analysis IT leaders must understand the competitive landscape to position their organization for success. With this information, IT can craft an IT strategy that gives the company an edge over its competitors.

Strategy 334

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CIO

MAY 20, 2024

Although AI, machine learning, and generative AI — the more recent entrant in the space — are not new, they are becoming more mature, mainstream technologies. This has CIOs moving from experimenting and testing intelligence in pockets to scaling up deployments and rolling out intelligence throughout their organizations.

Artificial Inteligence 355

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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.

Security 349

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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

AUGUST 6, 2024

The recent global outage at CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity firm, has sent shockwaves through the business community. The incident not only affected the availability of crucial cybersecurity defenses but also laid bare the broader operational risks associated with third-party service dependencies.

Technical Review 278

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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

OCTOBER 30, 2024

To help mitigate these risks, it’s necessary for IT leaders to increase their profile and visibility across the organization, and make sure they educate all potential users. “As As technologies evolve, CIOs still need to build mutual commitment and support for IT initiatives,” says tech consultant and author Gerald Leonard.

Strategy 292

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CIO

AUGUST 6, 2024

Despite this recognition, CIOs ranked AI and cybersecurity far ahead of eliminating tech debt on their lists of priorities, according to the survey. Tech debt is boring Company boards and CEOs are putting pressure on CIOs to find innovative uses for AI, and the need for better cybersecurity never goes way.

Technical Advisors 354

Technical Advisors Hardware Fractional CTO Survey 354

CIO

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Moreover, undertaking digital transformation and technology modernization programs without an architect can lead to delays, technical debt , higher costs, and security vulnerabilities. Many organizations create program charters for strategic initiatives in which they define the program’s leadership roles and accountabilities.

Agile 363

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

“If you bring the right portfolio of experience,” including data knowledge, business acumen, and information security, “I think any industry will pay relative to their market for their selection of a CIO,” Stephenson says. CIO and CTO positions have become much more important as leadership is starting to look at AI, Janulaitis says.

Technical Review 312

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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

Security 334

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CIO

OCTOBER 29, 2024

When addressed properly , application and platform modernization drives immense value and positions organizations ahead of their competition, says Anindeep Kar, a consultant with technology research and advisory firm ISG. Is your organization overdue for an IT systems update?

Systems Review 349

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CIO

AUGUST 2, 2024

But it’s time for data centers and other organizations with large compute needs to consider hardware replacement as another option, some experts say. Power efficiency gains of new hardware can also give data centers and other organizations a power surplus to run AI workloads, Hormuth argues.

Data Center 354

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

But the challenge many executives face is that they tend to focus on how their particular area aligns with overall goals, to the exclusion of other facets of the organization. Is your IT organization doing all it can to build strong alignment with business leaders and colleagues?

Technical Advisors 288

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CIO

DECEMBER 12, 2022

By Andy Nallappan, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Software Business Operations, Broadcom Software The information technology that enables scientific and commercial breakthroughs, from precision medicine to digital transformation, demonstrates tech’s boundless potential to improve our world.

Software Review 275

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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. For the rest, gen AI will greatly augment the power and value of the role of the CIO, he says.

Technical Advisors 334

Technical Advisors Technical Review Fractional CTO CTO Coach 334

CIO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

I used to tell anybody who would listen: “Organizations get the technology they deserve.” Employees need proof IT is meeting their needs Brian Shield, SVP and CTO of the Boston Red Sox, is very proactive asking his stakeholders, “Are we meeting your needs? GAAP seems to forget that organizations have humans in them.

Enterprise 317

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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.

Company 321

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Security operations teams face a daunting task these days, fending off malicious hackers and their increasingly sophisticated approaches to cracking into networks. That also represents a gap in the market: building tools to help those security teams do their jobs. It’s time for security teams to embrace security data lakes.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Every IT leader wants to create a fast, efficient, and innovative IT organization. Prioritize transparency Prioritizing transparent communication is necessary to maintain positive team morale, says Chip Kleinheksel, global SAP CTO at business consulting firm Deloitte.

Performance 328

Performance Fractional CTO Weak Development Team Culture 328

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.”

Technical Review 363

Technical Review Fractional CTO CTO Weak Development Team 363

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.

Technical Advisors 321

Technical Advisors Fractional CTO Generative AI Survey 321

CIO

APRIL 8, 2024

Customer centricity is hardly a new organizational imperative, but some organizations have gone a step further, instituting new C-suite roles to help lead the charge. Interlace Health is one such entity, having named Maggie Peña as the electronic forms company’s first-ever chief experience officer.

Fractional CTO 344

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

SnapAttack , a threat hunting startup that was this week spun out from IT consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton , has secured $8 million in Series A funding. This, in turn, helps organizations proactively identify potential security flaws, risks and gaps in their infrastructure before an incident occurs, the company says.

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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.

Fractional CTO 363

Fractional CTO Technical Advisors Artificial Inteligence Budget 363

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 229

Cloud Fractional CTO Data Center Compliance 229

CIO

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Organizations and vendors are already rolling out AI coding agents that enable developers to fully automate or offload many tasks, with more pilot programs and proofs-of-concept likely to be launched in 2025, says Philip Walsh, senior principal analyst in Gartner’s software engineering practice. This technology already exists.”

Software Review 354

Software Review Software Engineering Weak Development Team Engineering 354

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

Fractional CTO 346

Fractional CTO Artificial Inteligence CTO Coach Budget 346

CIO

JANUARY 24, 2024

Organizations can’t afford to mess up their data strategies, because too much is at stake in the digital economy. How enterprises gather, store, cleanse, access, and secure their data can be a major factor in their ability to meet corporate goals. Overlooking these data resources is a big mistake.

Strategy 340

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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. As President of OnPoint Consulting, Inc. , As President of OnPoint Consulting, Inc. , Enabling today’s emerging technologies to become tomorrow’s growth sectors is the Dots and Bridges differentiator. federal government.

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Fractional CTO CTO Government Education 52

Dots and Bridges

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Hear Tim Smith discuss his thoughts on cyber security, and moving the needle in government. As President of OnPoint Consulting, Inc. , As President of OnPoint Consulting, Inc. , Enabling today’s emerging technologies to become tomorrow’s growth sectors is the Dots and Bridges differentiator. federal government.

Fractional CTO 52

Fractional CTO CTO Government Education 52

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?

Compliance 288

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