CIO

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Overall, we believe the tailwinds outweigh the headwinds, and technology spend will continue to outpace GDP. In this past quarter, we saw good revenue growth in software and consulting,” IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said during an earnings call. This is helping drive solid growth in our software and consulting businesses.

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CIO

APRIL 1, 2024

Sixty-six percent of C-level executives are ambivalent or dissatisfied with the progress of their AI or GenAI efforts, according to Boston Consulting Group 1. Deloitte 2 meanwhile found that 41% of business and technology leaders said a lack of talent, governance, and risks are barriers to broader GenAI adoption.

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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. The increasing pace of technology advances AI is just the latest, and perhaps most prominent example of emerging technologies that have disrupted organizational roadmaps. 1 challenge listed.

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CIO

APRIL 24, 2024

The partnership between Cognizant and Microsoft may help ease some of that, as Cognizant’s consulting services can help enterprises find ways to leverage copilots as part of their business processes. It means they can now leverage AI technology to enhance operational efficiency, reduce manual work, and innovate at scale,” he said.

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CIO

APRIL 12, 2024

This anticipated move could completely transform how these companies hire new employees and how they manage and deliver the technology employees use. Right now most organizations tend to be in the experimental phases of using the technology to supplement employee tasks, but that is likely to change, and quickly, experts say.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Looking at the consultant base Another area being looked at is the balance between consultants and internal competence. We’re discussing the consultant base we have today and how to optimize our competence base,” he says. It’s not either or, but I think we’ll have consultants in selected areas.

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CIO

JUNE 22, 2023

Technology has quickly become a top priority for businesses across every industry. And as the demand for tech talent grows in industries beyond tech, salaries are on the rise in fields such as consulting, finance, hospitality, and more. So much so that IT roles are no longer just the purview of the IT department.

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CIO

JUNE 20, 2023

Taking any consultant’s guidance at face value is risky and potentially enterprise and career damaging. Before embracing any external advice on any IT or business issue, check out the following eight ways to determine whether a consultant is truly on track.

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CIO

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We need to think broader about the role of tech to accelerate climate change demands, technology needs to be sustainable and environmentally friendly. How can technology and innovation drive collaboration and sustainability efforts? billion USD to the global economy by 2030 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 4%. “We

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CIO

APRIL 15, 2024

Take a journey through the realms of cloud technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and tech leadership and join in for a day filled with insightful discussions, meaningful connections, and unforgettable insights that will help shape the future of your business. On April 23, 2024, CIO + IDC host FutureIT Toronto.

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CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

CIOs and their IT teams have enjoyed a bump in power and prestige in recent years, as the C-suite has embraced continuous transformation, digital everything, and a host of emerging technologies — all enabled by IT. This reinvention goes beyond the adoption of cloud, agile development principles, and cutting-edge technologies.

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CIO

JANUARY 3, 2024

AI First in the Contact Center IBM Consulting and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are working together to bring an AI-first strategy to contact center transformation. They have created a joint solution that combines Amazon Connect with additional features from IBM Consulting to optimize and personalize customer communication.

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CIO

JANUARY 12, 2024

Overwhelming majorities of executives around the world are planning to spend money on generative AI this year, but very few are truly ready for the technology, according to a survey released today by the Boston Consulting Group. It’s just a wonderful catalyst to put the AI topics on the table,” he said. Generative AI

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CIO

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

How can we get our IT teams to be viewed as more consultative partners to the business? As James Johnson, CIO of James Hardie Industries, notes, “Very often, the IT function is the most knowledgeable function in a company in terms of its broad purview and understanding of both business process and of the technology that runs that process.

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CIO

DECEMBER 29, 2023

With the merging of operational efficiency and embracing new technologies, today’s CIOs are under increasing pressure to do more with less and become both technologists and business leaders, says Sunny Azadeh, CIO at digital services company GlobalLogic. “In

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CIO

JANUARY 25, 2024

Jim Chilton is an award-winning CIO who serves as the chief technology officer of Cengage Group, an innovative disruptor in the edtech space. As a business and technology executive, Chilton leverages his unique experiences to drive innovation and optimize technology throughout the company.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Cognizant Technology Solutions announced a full-year revenue forecast below expectations. Tata Consultancy Services experienced its slowest profit growth since 2020 in the December quarter, and Infosys failed to meet its quarterly profit expectations. AI could necessitate retraining of internal staff to adapt to new technologies.

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CIO

APRIL 29, 2024

The CIO as AI champion and coach The employee concerns voiced in the survey suggest that CIOs need to be advocates for AI within their organizations, says Arun Chandrasekaran, an analyst at Gartner focused on emerging technologies. Employee training on AI is essential, says Sam Ferrise, CTO at Trinetix, a tech consulting firm.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

One source of this disrespect is a popular myth of organizational effectiveness consulting — that organizations are permeated with lots and lots of activities that shouldn’t be improved because they aren’t worth doing. Management is how those in charge make sure the organization really is running the way it should. Don’t misunderstand.

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CIO

MARCH 27, 2024

“It’s been known since the 1990s that a large-scale quantum computer will be able to break many of the crypto systems we rely on for security,” says Dustin Moody, leader of Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) in Maryland.

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CIO

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year, will see Octo’s 1,500 employees join IBM Consulting’s US public and federal market organization, taking its total staff count to 4,200 employees. Its consulting business alone has acquired 13 companies to boost its offerings.

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CIO

MAY 2, 2024

In order to future-proof its infrastructure with a cloud-first approach and modern AI capabilities, Walgreens worked with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Microsoft to build a data platform that uses Microsoft Cloud to collect meaningful data points at scale and turn them into actionable insights.

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CIO

JANUARY 30, 2024

2024 is going to be a big year for political, economic, and technology decisions. Strategy — even and especially technology strategy — must reek of human juices. CIOs need to understand and assist the entire organization in grokking the current technological realities and emerging new forces driving the economy.

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OTS Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Choosing the Right cloud consulting company can be a tedious task. Now, there are numerous companies that are claiming to provide the best cloud consulting services for Business Transformation. Let us start by understanding the importance of Cloud Consulting for Businesses.

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CIO

AUGUST 2, 2023

Modernize with purpose Before you begin, it’s essential to tie any app modernization project to the business need that is being addressed, says Aparna Sharma, a managing partner for hybrid cloud services at IBM Consulting. Picking the right approach requires carefully studying all of the available options before making a final selection.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The legacy Tech Foundations business manages hybrid cloud and infrastructure, digital workplace, digital business platforms, technology advisory and customized services. IT Consulting Services, Managed Service Providers, Technology Industry Saleh announced preliminary financial results for 2023 during the conference call.

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CIO

APRIL 25, 2024

Today’s announcement is a continuation of IBM’s deep focus and investment in hybrid cloud and AI, the two most transformational technologies for clients today.” Enterprise clients are wrestling with an unprecedented expansion in infrastructure and applications across public and private clouds, as well as on-prem environments.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

From determining career paths, applying for the role, and understanding trends in AI, the Next CIO cohort have gained a clearer understanding of what c-suite technology leadership entails and identifying which skills they need to succeed. However, the transition from CIO-1 to CIO entails a significant mindset shift.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To ensure vendor relationship help their organizations achieve their goals, IT leaders should establish a comprehensive technology vendor management strategy focused on maximizing fit and value. A few years ago, supply-chain snags had CIOs looking for new technology,” Beasley says.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

CEOs increasingly depend on technology as a central means of staking competitive positions, and that shift has made CIOs increasingly well-suited for the job. As a partner at a global consulting firm, he jumped at the opportunity to become an offering leader. To be sure, a small but growing group of CIOs have already made this jump.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

He also co-founded a strategic consultancy firm, Fabiani & Lehane, that advised political, corporate, technology, entertainment and professional sports clients. Chris Lehane, chief strategy officer at Haun Ventures, will bring his unique career experience and investing expertise to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

More than 70% of IHG’s hotels — a portfolio that includes InterContinental, Kimpton Hotels, and Holiday Inn — are franchises, making parent company IHG in essence a technology product development company that bolsters the occupancy rates and revenues for the 6,100 hotels owned by franchisees. It’s out there already.

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CIO

APRIL 5, 2024

The European Union and the US have agreed to increase co-operation in the development of technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI), placing a particular emphasis on safety and governance. The emphasis is on developing “safe, secure, and trustworthy” AI technologies.

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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. This is no longer true. “As The following eight priorities are gaining the most attention.

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CIO

MARCH 23, 2023

IT services and consultancy firm Accenture said it would lay off 19,000 staffers, or 2.5% Uncertain macroeconomic conditions have forced technology companies to announce massive layoffs since 2022 through 2023. IT Consulting Services, Technology Industry billion to $16.7

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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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CIO

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Every enterprise needs a data strategy that clearly defines the technologies, processes, people, and rules needed to safely and securely manage its information assets and practices. They should then identify the stakeholders in their data team, since they will be responsible for adopting observability technology.

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