CIO

JANUARY 11, 2024

To get back in front, IT leaders will have to transform lessons learned from 2023 into actionable, adaptable processes, as veteran technology pros have been remarkably consistent in identifying global and economic uncertainties as key challenges for IT leaders to anticipate in 2024 as well.

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CIO

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The multinational retail company positions itself as a “people-led, tech-powered” one, and sitting squarely at that intersection is generative AI, the power of which most leaders believe is fully realized when the strengths of people and technology are combined. That’s an analogy on the lips of many leaders in Bentonville, Ark.,

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CIO

JANUARY 25, 2024

After the show, we spent some more time talking about Chilton’s experience as a P&L leader and how that has contributed to his success as a CTO. Dan Roberts: How did you become a P&L leader? That was an incredible opportunity where we realized meaningful results when you think about our first-year acquisition.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

IT leaders have gotten the message: To successfully perform their jobs, they need more than technical skills. Here, veteran CIOs and executive leadership experts highlight the essential traits required to be a standout IT leader today. Granted, the ability to influence has been a longstanding trait of leaders in all areas.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Success for an IT leader requires mastering a wide range of skills. But getting the most out of IT staff and unleashing synergies among IT teams is among the more underappreciated skills an IT leader must have to optimize their organization’s efforts. The short answer is that you don’t try to change anyone.

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CIO

MAY 9, 2024

But just as important now are holistic matters of people—diversity, inclusivity, employee welfare, and so on, and perhaps few technical leaders have concerned themselves with these as enthusiastically as Raj Polanki, the US Division CIO of Wacker, the seven-billion-dollar German chemical manufacturer, and the co-lead of its DEI council.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Dan Roberts: Can you talk about the power of having, living by, committing to writing, and clearly articulating a set of leadership principles? Dan Roberts: Can you talk about the power of having, living by, committing to writing, and clearly articulating a set of leadership principles? How do you define leadership as a principle?

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CIO

JANUARY 9, 2024

Few technologies have provoked the same amount of discussion and debate as artificial intelligence, with workers, high-profile executives, and world leaders waffling between praise and fears over AI. IT leaders say they’re discussing everything from the costs of AI implementations to whether AI is the existential threat to humanity some fear.

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CIO

MAY 18, 2023

Why not pick up a book that will inspire you to be a more effective leader, help you spot challenges and pitfalls in your IT strategies and processes, or prepare for the future of information technology? and the owner of UX Magazine. “This is the technology book every business and technology leader needs to read,” says Comes.

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CIO

MAY 14, 2024

When key players from the US and China meet today in Switzerland to discuss AI, the stakes couldn’t be higher, and the expectations couldn’t be lower, observers say. The US is seen as having a significant advantage in generative AI capabilities for the moment, but China’s massive resources could allow it to surpass the US within a few years.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

“He’s a manager, not a leader,” my source explained to me, referring to the CIO in a disparaging tone of voice. Except for one thing: The CIO’s focus on management was, to use the technical term, a “good thing.” Except for one thing: The CIO’s focus on management was, to use the technical term, a “good thing.”

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CIO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Of course we’re going to talk about generative AI at CIO’s Future of Work Summit, a virtual event taking place September 20. With the promise of generative AI, we’re living through what many believe to be a seismic change in how we work – and who works with and for us. But that’s not all we’ll talk about. What’s next?

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CIO

JULY 7, 2023

In today’s ever-changing technology landscape, it’s important for IT leaders of every stripe to not only keep abreast of current events and trends affecting the industry, but also know about focus areas and challenges of their upper management peers since the tech function is increasingly viewed as a strategic business partner to the C-suite.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Business leaders consider IT a cost center, not a revenue generator. Proven methodologies developed years ago allowed us to reliably connect users, applications, and smart devices that propelled our organizations forward. I have four core beliefs about technology that inform this thinking: We can do anything with technology.

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CIO

AUGUST 21, 2023

With technology and tech news now both pervasive and mainstream, many outside of IT — from veteran board members to college-age interns — are equally enthusiastic about bleeding-edge technologies. It’s then that the hopes for the technology get way ahead of what it can actually deliver today. Here’s what they say on the topic.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The first time around, smartphone apps became ubiquitous and indispensable machines that just about everyone uses to get things done. This time, generative AI applications will become ubiquitous and indispensable machines that just about everyone uses to do things on their behalf.

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CIO

JANUARY 29, 2024

Back in the day, IT culture was all about the perks. With IT increasingly driving new initiatives in concert with key business partners, there’s opportunity for technology leaders to nurture an organizational identity that keeps everyone razor-focused on digitally transforming the business in pursuit of strategic goals.

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CIO

JUNE 27, 2023

Whenever one talks about high-performance or leadership there is a tendency to break out a list. I asked a group of executives for the most important adjectives they would use to describe successful CIOs. And that’s not surprising given that people have been writing about leadership and performance for a long time.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 29, 2024

” They tackle how critical trust is among leaders and the pivotal mindset shift needed to adeptly maneuver through the evolving work environment. Dan shares actionable advice for leaders aiming to nurture community and connection in their teams. The conversation teases a future focus on resolving workplace conflicts.

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CIO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Many technology leaders already worked with AI for over a decade for things like predictive maintenance and supply chain planning. Many IT leaders experimented with copilots and virtual assistants that helped users access existing systems. It was also a year in which management made big decisions about hybrid work policies.

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CIO

APRIL 5, 2024

For example, the US White House has released a blueprint for an AI bill of rights , and the European Parliament passed the wide-ranging AI Act in March , regulating AIs used in the European Union. But Congress’ inaction doesn’t mean AI regulation isn’t evolving apace in the US.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In addition to the usual technology considerations, economic, geopolitical, and supply-chain issues all compete for attention as IT leaders look to keep their organizations growing amid turbulent times. IT leaders of today must prioritize strategic HR.” He also tracks a few startups in this space, as well as current academic research.

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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. Companies may not be talking about it out loud,” he says.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

CIOs are hardly Luddites, but even some technologists fret about artificial intelligence, the rapid pace of tech evolution, and their ability to keep up. Yet CIOs do admit that they’re worried about multiple issues these days. Here are 10 worries keeping IT leaders up at night. And CIOs are feeling the effects of that.

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CIO

MARCH 28, 2023

After all, how IT leaders are selected, trained, evaluated, and compensated materially impacts the future performance of the enterprise. So, again, when was the last time you had a substantive conversation about leadership with your direct reports? What set of metrics does your organization employ to evaluate IT/digital leaders?

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CIO

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

“Cloud is scalable IT infrastructure that enables organizations to respond quickly to market changes, support business growth, and minimize disruptions,” says Swati Shah, SVP and CIO of US markets at TransUnion, the Chicago-based IT services and consulting company. “It They care about value. This frees us to focus on our mission.”

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CIO

MAY 7, 2024

According to Foundry’s State of the CIO 2024 study, technology leaders will be focused on driving digital innovation, redesigning processes, and modernising infrastructure and apps in the next three years in order to stay ahead. Digital transformation remains top of mind worldwide.

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CIO

APRIL 29, 2024

It hit us all and kept us from looking at the things we were working on,” he says. “We Other top challenges included budgetary constraints, compliance with laws and regulations, and responding to inquiries from other leaders within the organization. growth rate, which resulted in about 117,000 net new hires.)

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CIO

APRIL 4, 2024

In the statement, the group said that the impetus for forming the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium is in part the work done by the joint US-EU Trade and Technology Council’s Talent for Growth Task Force. AI’s been embedded in our equipment for over a decade, so it’s nothing new to us,” he said.

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CIO

MAY 22, 2023

IT leaders have known for years that having “a seat at the table” is essential to their success. Leaders of an organization’s various function areas tend to have differing needs and priorities. Marketing leaders may be eager to try out new technologies that make purchases easier for customers or help gather valuable data about them.

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CIO

JANUARY 18, 2024

The result of all this tech activity is that organizations are putting great stock in their CIOs to be true strategic leaders — not just a member of the C-Suite, but one of its loudest voices. I have had more calls asking about my situation and openness to work in the last month than in the previous six months.”

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CIO

MARCH 19, 2024

Ask your average schmo what the biggest risks of artificial intelligence are, and their answers will likely include: (1) AI will make us humans obsolete; (2) Skynet will become real, making us humans extinct; and maybe (3) deepfake authoring tools will be used by bad people to do bad things. Here’s how to go about it.

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CIO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As AI pilots move toward production, discussions about the need for ethical AI are growing, along with terms like “fairness,” “privacy,” “transparency,” “accountability,” and the big one —”bias.” As for transparency, it’s not just about algorithms, but building trust, he says. You don’t just let the models do all the work,” he says.

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CIO

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Historically, the relationship between technology and business leader has tended to be transactional: a business leader has an objective they want to meet, and they’ll ask their technology leaders to figure out how to achieve their goals. Leaders in tech-forward companies also use tech to grow and innovate.

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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 Your employees in every department are your first line of defense,” he says. “So

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