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

AUGUST 2, 2024

Data centers are running at near capacity in many areas of the world, according to the Global Data Center Trends 2024 report from CBRE, a real estate services firm. The 2023 CBRE report found that 83% of the data center capacity under construction at the time was presold. Many hardware users are prioritizing replacement.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The State of the CIO 2024 survey published by CIO, states that 85% of CIOs are becoming a changemaker, increasingly leading business and technology initiatives. With CIOs now often reporting directly to the CEO instead of the CFO, the emphasis has shifted from technical proficiency to business acumen.

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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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CTOvision

APRIL 21, 2014

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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.

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CIO

JANUARY 11, 2024

Delayed decision-making Bhadresh Patel, chief digital officer at global consulting firm RGP, sees organization’s showing more caution than usual. The role of the CIO has recently seen a massive convergence with cybersecurity,” says McCormick. “The Waiting is a losing strategy.”

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The primary driver behind this trend is the evolving reporting structure, with over half of CIOs now reporting directly to CEOs, a significant shift from five years ago when at least 60% reported to a lower executive level.” You need to secure and drive a lot of alignment across functional collaboration,” Stephenson says.

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TechEmpower CTO

JULY 24, 2023

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. What about reporting and moderation? Reporting What needs to be reported? Reporting can be endless! Are they dismissable?

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CIO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As technologies evolve, CIOs still need to build mutual commitment and support for IT initiatives,” says tech consultant and author Gerald Leonard. In one case, this oversight led to a fragmented IT landscape and security vulnerabilities.” You shouldn’t have to come to IT to ask for those reports.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

According to a recent report from the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium, 92% of IT jobs will be transformed by AI to a moderate or high degree. According to the consortium’s report, AI has the potential to revolutionize these roles by facilitating more efficient decision-making through data-driven insights.

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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. Thorogood reports that his organization’s recent research shows that it takes 7.2

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CIO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Beechey, Social Security and the Politics of Deservingness.) 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? In that report she specified what money and resources she was allocating to that part of the business.

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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

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

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

According to a new IDC report , 98% of business leaders view AI as a priority for their organization and the research firm expects AI to add $20 trillion to the global economy through 2030. These technologies can produce more content that everyone needs to consume and be aware of,” says Anita Woolley, professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

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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

APRIL 8, 2024

“Technology such as AI is redefining business models, requiring organizations to make the seismic shift from a novice technology organization to a mature and trusted leader,’’ says Raj Sharma, consulting vice chair at EY Americas. “As Increasingly, new C-suite roles with a tech bent are permeating companies.

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CIO

APRIL 29, 2024

When asked which challenges most often force IT to redirect time and focus away from strategy and innovation tasks, CIOs most commonly cited staff and skills shortages, changing business conditions, and addressing security threats. The State of the Tech Workforce 2024 report from nonprofit CompTIA , forecasts tech employment growth of 3.1%

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CIO

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Still, other CIOs are the top choice for getting more information about AI, followed by analyst reports, IT vendors, conferences, and IT media. Until employees are trained, companies should consult with external AI experts as they launch projects, he says. The technology is too novel and evolving,” he says. “As

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Tenable

MAY 3, 2024

1 - Verizon DBIR: Hackers feasting on unpatched vulnerabilities This year’s edition of Verizon’s “Data Breach Investigations Report” (DBIR) is out, and a key finding is that attackers tripled down on exploiting vulnerabilities to gain an initial foothold in victims’ networks. 1, 2022 to Oct. 1, 2022 to Oct.

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CIO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It sets the tone and the strategy; it defines the policies and the procedures and what the expectations are,” explains Lisa McKee, director of governance, risk, compliance, and privacy at American Security and Privacy, as well as a member of the Emerging Trends Working Group with the governance association ISACA.

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Tenable

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Get the latest on worrisome phishing stats; businesses’ embrace of the metaverse, come what may; a (small) improvement in CISO job stability; the compensation cost of security leaders; and more! Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has revealed distressing stats about the prevalence and success of phishing attacks.

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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

MARCH 5, 2024

Microsoft’s benchmarks show that 70% of Copilot users said they were more productive, 68% reported it improved the quality of their work, and 67% used the time saved to focus on more important work. While that’s a limitation, there are reports of promised functionality not yet available.

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CIO

APRIL 29, 2024

Employees fearing job loss should take comfort in the 2024 Stanford AI Index Report , which found that while AI is gaining in capability, it can’t match humans in many complex cognitive functions, notes Daniel Barchi, CIO of CommonSpirit Health, a healthcare provider.

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Erik Bernhardsson

DECEMBER 12, 2023

I even got this particular section framed and hung up at our office: Your mission Let's say you were employed as a CTO behind the front lines and you wanted to destroy productivity for as long as you can without getting caught. Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Blame the previous CTO.

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CIO

JANUARY 24, 2024

How enterprises gather, store, cleanse, access, and secure their data can be a major factor in their ability to meet corporate goals. Unfortunately, the road to data strategy success is fraught with challenges, so CIOs and other technology leaders need to plan and execute carefully. Overlooking these data resources is a big mistake.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

So it’s no surprise that in recent years, a flurry of startups have emerged that aim to give more people access to real estate ownership in the form of fractional shares. CEO Yishai Cohen and CTO Amit Assaraf started Landa in 2020 in an effort to make real estate ownership more inclusive. 83North and NFX co-led its seed round.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As reported by the Stanford Daily earlier this month, Fizz had a serious security vulnerability in November 2021. “As soon as we became aware of the vulnerability, we worked with a security consultant who helped us to resolve that specific issue in 24 hours which ended the risk for our users.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

For the next two days in DC over 1000 key leaders from the national security community will be converging in a dynamic examination of intelligence and national security issues at the Intelligence and National Security Summit. And it features and expo floor of the hottest technologies in the nation. Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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CIO

AUGUST 24, 2023

If I’m an energy company, I want to make it possible for folks to leverage geologic surveys and reports that are miserable to go through.” 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. AI is a black box.

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CIO

MARCH 21, 2023

“A pragmatic and structured architectural approach when moving to the cloud is critical,” says William Peldzus, senior director and Center of Excellence head with enterprise consulting firm Capgemini Americas. Inadequate security Lax security can turn a promising cloud initiative into an IT nightmare.

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CIO

APRIL 20, 2023

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. Like anything, the hard work is the initial assessment,” says CGI director of business consulting and CIO advisor Sean Sadler.

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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

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. That’s something C-suite executives need to listen to,” says Tom Kirkham, CEO and CISO of cybersecurity firm IronTech Security.

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CIO

DECEMBER 28, 2022

And scope 3 reporting—an account of carbon emissions across the supply chain to build equipment, provide professional expertise, or deliver a subscription service—may be the most rigorous and challenging requirement. And scope 3 reporting for one company depends on scopes 1 and 2 reporting from the next company upstream in the supply chain.

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