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67% of digital transformations delayed due to skill shortages

CIO

Businesses have always struggled with IT skills shortages, but the accelerating arrival of new technologies such as AI has widened the shortage gap even further, resulting in business delays, lower customer satisfaction, and loss of revenue, according to a recent report from research firm IDC. The impacts are huge here, Smith adds.

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Case in point: taking stock of the CrowdStrike outages

CIO

In response to the outage, 84% of companies are either considering diversifying their software and service providers, or are already doing so, according to a survey by Adaptavist released in late January. What if theres an urgent security fix? It was an interesting case study of global cyber impact, says Charles Clancy, CTO at Mitre.

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7 signs you may not be a transformational CIO

CIO

Focused on digitization and innovation and closely aligned with lines of business, some 40% of IT leaders surveyed in CIO.com’s State of the CIO Study 2024 characterize themselves as transformational, while a quarter (23%) consider themselves functional: still optimizing, modernizing, and securing existing technology infrastructure.

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IP and cybersecurity disputes are top legal concerns for tech companies

TechCrunch

head of Technology and the U.S. head of eDiscovery and Information Governance. No industry is a stranger to litigation, but for the tech sector, it appears intellectual property (IP) and patent disputes, followed by cybersecurity and data protection issues, are among the top legal matters that keep tech company managers up at night.

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7 signs it’s time to modernize your IT systems

CIO

Technology continues to advance at a furious pace. 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?

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: New Guides Offer Best Practices for Preventing Shadow AI and for Deploying Secure Software Updates

Tenable

Plus, learn why GenAI and data security have become top drivers of cyber strategies. And get the latest on the top “no-nos” for software security; the EU’s new cyber law; and CISOs’ communications with boards. Looking for help with shadow AI? Want to boost your software updates’ safety? New publications offer valuable tips.

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Your IT infrastructure may be more outdated than you think

CIO

About two-thirds of CEOs say they’re concerned their IT tools are out-of-date or close to the end of their lives, according to Kyndryl’s survey of 3,200 business and IT executives. Meanwhile, 44% of executives surveyed, including IT leaders, say they have IT systems aged past their expected lifespans.