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Mastering Azure management: A comparative analysis of leading cloud platforms

In this article, we will understand the core components of the Azure cloud computing environment and how enterprises can master them.

Sweat the small stuff: Data protection in the age of AI

Businesses everywhere are making moves to adopt AI technologies and protocols in their organizations. Yet, as this wave unfolds, it has created a complex security landscape where organizations are uncertain about the undefined AI risks and boundaries

GAO report says DHS, other agencies need to up their game in AI risk assessment

Findings reveal agencies responsible for US critical infrastructure have work to do; analyst is not surprised.

WordPress.org statement threatens possible shutdown for all of 2025

The move likely won’t have direct impact on most enterprise users, but indirect impact — which could be just as bad — is a definite possibility.

Does SAP reward systematic bullying?

Female former employees of SAP’s BPM division Signavio are making serious accusations against a senior manager — and the company management.

United Airlines sets its flight plan for gen AI success

The Chicago-based airlines has moved beyond the pilot phase with production LLMs built on a strong data foundation in the cloud.

What is data architecture? A framework to manage data

Data architecture translates business needs into data and system requirements, and seeks to manage data and its flow through the enterprise.

A manager’s story of transforming decision-making and sales with AI-powered BI and analytics

Learn how one company leveraged a modern BI and analytics platform to overcome fragmented data, empower its team, and drive significant sales and operational efficiency improvements. Understand the key considerations for selecting and implementing a

IDC chief research officer: GenAI, from experimentation to adoption

Climate tech opportunities for IT pros

For IT pros who want to work in in the climate tech space, there are ample jobs in a number of industries.

How will AI agents be priced? CIOs need to pay attention

Salesforce has priced its agent per conversation, but several other pricing models are emerging. The best choice depends on how much an organization uses agents.

5 job negotiation tips for CAIOs

As you look toward a possible next role as a chief AI officer, here are five keys to negotiate your offer before embarking on your first 90 days.

Salesforce’s Agentforce 2.0 update aims to make AI agents smarter

The second release of Salesforce’s agentic AI platform offers an updated reasoning engine, new agent skills, and the ability to build agents using natural language.

European authorities say AI can use personal data without consent for training

The European Data Protection Board advised national regulators to allow personal data to be used for AI training, as long as the final product doesn’t reveal personal information.

When voice deepfakes come calling

What call center agents don’t know can hurt you.

Is SaaS dead? Not quite, but it’s evolving rapidly

Buyers are consolidating, pricing and delivery models are shifting, and AI is (of course) having a major impact, but vendors aligned with customer value will survive – and thrive.

Infosys co-founder says 70-hour workweek is India’s answer

The consulting giant’s Narayna Murthy still believes 70 hours per employee weekly will help Indian citizens living in poverty by making India innovation No. 1.

Ride the AI wave: Learn to flow

The workplace is disengaged and drowning in distraction. AI is the answer, not the threat. Learn how to flow with AI to unlock human potential and dominate the future of work.

How resilient CIOs future-proof to mitigate risks

From AI hazards to the CrowdStrike fallout, the growing threat landscape is emboldening CIOs to articulate resilience plans that prevent further disruptions and preserve business continuity.

Transforming distribution: How Ingram Micro is becoming a platform business

How does a global business that generates $48 billion annually without manufacturing or owning any products take growth to the next level? By becoming a platform business. Sanjib Sahoo, the technology distributor’s EVP of global technology and

US government AI Task Force offers recommendations — but are they really helpful to enterprises?

The voluminous report addresses key challenges, including readying a workforce with AI skills, keeping data centers sustainable, and ensuring data quality and security in areas such as financial services — but some criticize it for being vague,

On Arm PC return rates and CEO posturing

Intel’s interim co-CEO claims retailers are seeing high returns of Arm PCs, but analyst says enterprise purchasers know better than to buy without checking for compatibility with corporate applications.

2025 is the year to unlock the power of pervasive IT governance

Pervasive IT governance can accelerate your journey to a more mature digital business, but it requires a shift in culture to enable a continuous feedback loop between IT and business units.

Avnet CIO: Navigating the cloud and AI landscape with a practical approach

Discover the lessons Max Chan and Avnet have learned about the modern digital landscape, from optimizing cloud spending to leveraging AI for customer satisfaction.

Whatever happened to the three-year IT roadmap?

CIOs now lean on shorter-term, more flexible plans, saying there’s too many unknowns to plot IT strategies years ahead.

10 steps to turn a failed project into an opportunity

When a project goes off the rails, it’s tempting to focus on the urgent: fix the immediate issues to get things back on track. But unless you uncover the root cause and address it, you’re simply setting the stage for future failures.

OpenAI continues to get pushback, but only stands to gain from going for-profit

Meta and Zuckerberg have echoed rival Elon Musk’s call to keep OpenAI as a non-profit, but for OpenAI, there’s really nothing to lose in going to a for-profit model.

Download our CIO Pulse enterprise cloud computing survey

Industry analysts predict growth in investment in cloud computing, and three quarters of CIOs surveyed say that it is critical to their operation. But in terms of CIO priorities, the cloud falls behind many other areas.

8 reasons why digital transformations still fail

Ineffective communication, faulty data strategies, and shortchanging the people portion of transformation are just a few ways digital journeys take wrong turns or fizzle out.

The dirty work of IT leadership: Dealing with malfeasance

Malfeasance (n): Intentional conduct that is wrongful or unlawful. Here are some common examples of how CIOs can handle it when it arises in their ranks.

SAP systems increasingly targeted by cyber attackers

Long viewed as an opaque black box, attackers are increasingly focused upon hacking into enterprise systems from SAP, according to research presented at Black Hat Europe 2024.

Discover’s hybrid cloud journey pays off

The financial services company has taken a containerized approach to achieve agility and flexibility with its workloads, while exploring the long-term benefits of generative AI.

What is data science? Transforming data into value

Data science is a method to transform business data into assets that help organizations improve revenue, reduce costs, seize business opportunities, improve customer experience, and more.

Gig workers behind AI training firm sue for better conditions

“Scale AI is the sordid underbelly propping up the generative AI industry,” says a lawsuit accusing the company of exploiting the workers to whom it outsources processing of AI training data.

No support or updates for Windows 11 on machines not meeting minimum hardware requirements, says Microsoft

Ignoring those minimum requirements, such as TPM 2.0, could lead to woe, the company says.

By 2028, 30% of Fortune 500 companies could use AI-only service channels

Gartner’s predictions outline a future where AI-enabled channels revolutionize customer service, presenting opportunities and challenges for CIOs.

Is the cloud seducing software giants into the enemy lair?

Despite cynical theories of slowdown, the Big 4 software giants’ growth is rocket-fuelled by cloud migrations, as their recent quarterly reports show. But could the looming "service software" AI tsunami threaten the very business they

4 key AI risks to address when contracting services or products

Vendors and clients alike are frustrated as they work through how to address AI within their contracts. Both sides need to develop standardized, flexible language alongside their legal teams.

AI data readiness: C-suite fantasy, big IT problem

Business leaders believe their data is primed for AI, but IT practitioners spend hours every day beating data into shape, only to miss out on automation opportunities.

CIO Mark Settle on what makes a winning IT battle plan

From resource management, service delivery, to internal and external relationship building, the storied CIO and thought leader underscores the importance of persistence in the face of leadership challenges.

Google claims quantum leap with new Willow chip

In the race for professionally usable quantum computers, Google says it has made decisive progress with its new Willow chip.

The future of data: A 5-pillar approach to modern data management

Data is now a living organism driving company success. To thrive, businesses must embrace AI-powered, automated data management across five critical pillars.

Cost, security, and flexibility: the business case for open source gen AI

Commercial generative AI platforms like OpenAI and Anthropic get all the attention, but open source alternatives can offer cost benefits, security, and flexibility.

Finding purpose at the intersection of tech and transport

Kurt Brissett, the chief innovation and technology officer at Transport for New South Wales, was honored as the CIO of the Year at the 2024 CIO50 Awards, and recently spoke with CIO.com editorial director for ANZ Cathy O'Sullivan about deliverin

HPE execs reveal why they cancelled $700M AI server deal

HPE’s decision to “de-book” the deal proves that suppliers are in the driver’s seat, an analyst says.

2025 is the year of quantum science; what that’s all about

The United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, recognizing that quantum science has reached the point where its promise is moving out of the experimental phase and into the realm of practical appli

Behind the scenes: The daily impact of genAI at Hamburg’s largest gaming company

InnoGames GmbH benefits from generative AI in several ways. Expert data engineer Volker Janz provides detailed insights into how this shapes the daily work processes at the gaming specialist.

5 tips for better business value from gen AI

Establishing ROI from AI projects can be challenging, but getting specific about metrics that matter, aligning data operations to revenue-centric tasks, and ensuring employees make the most of AI can help.

What CIOs are in for with the EU’s Data Act

The EU law, enacted early this year, offers more opportunities for CIOs to push innovation by creating new business models based on greater access to data, and rights toward cloud service providers. But to fulfil true potential, companies will have t

10 most in-demand enterprise IT skills

Businesses are looking for IT pros with deep expertise in the following popular and prominent platforms across the IT stack.