CIO

OCTOBER 16, 2023

IT organizations have worked hard to get away from the problems that had plagued their past project delivery processes. They have replaced expansive scopes, the waterfall methodology, and long timelines with iterative development, the agile approach, and multiweek sprints, hoping to avert the big failures that have littered IT’s history.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

That’s not to say they’re looking to ditch their roles or smash machines, as the real Luddites had. Yet CIOs do admit that they’re worried about multiple issues these days. Here are 10 worries keeping IT leaders up at night. For example, it highlighted a 153% rise in global ransomware attacks from September 2022 to September 2023.

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CIO

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is the largest tribe in the US, with more than 460,000 citizens living across a 7,000-square-mile reservation in Oklahoma and around the world. The project has earned the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma a 2023 CIO 100 Award for IT innovation and leadership. We figured it would be high adoption.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“Many organizations are due to revisit their cloud strategies, as their businesses have changed and vendor offerings have matured,” says Brian Alletto, technology director at digital services consultancy West Monroe. Following are some hard questions IT leaders should ask about their cloud strategy today. Why are we really going to cloud?

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CIO

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Certifications can validate your IT skills and experience to show employers you have the expertise to get the job done. Whatever your reason for getting certified, certifications are a great way to strengthen your resume, set yourself apart from other candidates in a job search, and boost your salary.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Burnout is quickly becoming a widespread problem for IT organizations. The wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, mass tech industry layoffs, and the demand to keep pace with constantly evolving technology are all prominent factors contributing to a state of exhaustion among IT pros, according to industry surveys. And it can be hard to spot.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Ask IT leaders about their challenges with shadow IT, and most will cite the kinds of security, operational, and integration risks that give shadow IT its bad rep. That’s not to downplay the inherent risks of shadow IT. There are ample reasons why 77% of IT professionals are concerned about shadow IT, according to a report from Entrust.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

But the double-edged sword to these productivity gains is one of generative AI’s known Achilles heels: its ability to occasionally “ hallucinate ,” or present incorrect information as fact. Hallucinations can be problematic for organizations racing to adopt generative AI. Here are a range of options IT can use to get started.

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CIO

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Winning IT organizations aren’t built in a day. Long-term success is generally the result of leaders who make a committed effort to connect directly with their teams, rather than simply issuing memos, edicts, and other top-down commands. Are you looking to build a winning IT culture? The following management practices will help you get there.

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CIO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Most CIOs and IT staffers remain, at heart, technologists, with many proclaiming their interest in shiny new tech toys. They may publicly preach “No technology for technology’s sake,” but they still frequently share their fascination with the latest tech gadgets. They’re not the only ones enthralled by tech. Consider some recent survey findings.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

During the pandemic, e-commerce quickly became the focus of large food chains. ICA, with about 1,300 stores and a 36% market share, was no exception, and in Q2 of 2020, while stay-at-home mandates were enacted, its e-commerce increased by 165%. Now e-commerce has slowed down and in-person purchasing patterns are recovering. million) in savings.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Years into digital transformation, and decades into the IT function itself, many CIOs still fall short when it comes to innovation. Tech debt, budget constraints, and overloaded staff schedules are among the top reasons IT leaders cite for scuttled innovation attempts. Otherwise, they won’t support and fund even promising work.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Unfortunately, for most organizations that’s rarely the reality as they’re often left struggling to achieve the innovation that their vendors are supposed to enable. Today’s IT leaders, working closely with business leaders, want to enable business initiatives critical for competitive advantage and growth.

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CIO

OCTOBER 27, 2023

But at the entry level, it’s better to stick with more generalized certifications that will help get your foot in the door. Here are 16 IT certifications to launch your career, whether you have recently graduated or have decided to make a career change. The CEH certification offers comprehensive training to help you start out as an ethical hacker.

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CIO

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Yet the CAIO position merits serious consideration because GenAI’s rise has democratized AI capabilities across business lines—in every organization. Before GenAI there was…AI Most of your IT organizations have probably been using some form of AI software for years. A thousand flowers? More like the Gardens of Versailles.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Many veterans transitioning from military to civilian life have all the fundamentals necessary to make their mark in IT. With its Veterans Leadership Program, Synchrony seeks to bridge that gap. Most military members, however, will have already worked in that environment for anywhere from four to seven years.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Success for an IT leader requires mastering a wide range of skills. One must have technical acumen and business savvy, be a great communicator and problem-solver, and know how to secure funding and capitalize on it. So, how do you as an IT leader unify these wide-ranging personalities into a cohesive project team?

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CIO

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Important today, ethics will soon become foundational and existential for business. Five years from now an organization’s ability to recruit and retain top talent and design and sell profitable goods and services will depend on how it is perceived ethically. Nothing could be further from the truth. The scholarship of Dennis F.

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CIO

OCTOBER 3, 2023

“The graveyards,” General De Gaulle once ironically observed, “are full of indispensable men.” Maybe so, but the same may not be so easily said about organizations whose success did depend on irreplaceable managers and staff. Take, for example, Apple. Under Tim Cook? Good employees with great processes outperform great employees with bad processes.

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CIO

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Over time, if modern methods and delivery models aren’t leveraged in a unified and well-managed way, businesses will struggle to unlock the developer productivity and innovation that drive competitive advantage and growth.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When the timing was right, Chavarin honed her skills to do training and coaching work and eventually got her first taste of technology as a member of Synchrony’s intelligent virtual assistant (IVA) team, writing human responses to the text-based questions posed to chatbots.

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CIO

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Microsoft, which bankrolled OpenAI to the tune of $10 billion , has embedded ChatGPT features into everything from productivity apps like Word and Excel , to its Edge browser , to a cloud offering aimed at enterprises, the Azure OpenAI Service. IBM is stepping up with its Open-Stack-based watsonx AI platform.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

IBM, for one, found that the average ROI on enterprise-wide AI initiatives at 5.9% with best-in-class companies “reaping an enviable 13% ROI.” No wonder that they’re all talking about it. But with all due respect, AI is hardly the only critical tech in town. Isn’t it time some of those overlooked and underappreciated technologies get their due?

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CIO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

What is a managed service provider? MSPs can also bundle in hardware, software, or cloud technology as part of their offerings. Subscription-based pricing: Because MSPs provide ongoing services for their clients, payments for services are typically recurring on a monthly or annual basis.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

For companies whose business units have traditionally operated independently, centralizing IT operations under one strategy can reap significant benefits — especially when it comes to offering a holistic customer experience and establishing a unified data foundation for leveraging the latest emerging technologies.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Whether it’s buying groceries, making a bank transfer, or booking a flight, the mainframe is powering how consumers interact with organizations and is behind millions of transactions that take place every day. This means the security of the mainframe is absolutely essential. Read on to learn their perspective on mainframe security.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

But even as we remember 2023 as the year when generative AI went ballistic, AI and its ML (machine learning) sidekick have been quietly evolving over several years to yield eye-opening insights and problem-solving productivity for IT organizations. It’s called AIOps, Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations: next-generation IT management software.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Decisions around game-changing current and future technology require decisive action and possible investment to remain competitive. 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.

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CIO

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As a result, knowledge workers can create content, low- and no-code solutions are more accessible, and team members from every layer of the organization have broader options for getting work done. IT organizations have responded in kind, with 52% already building or deploying GenAI solutions according to Dell research 1.

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CIO

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Building sales requires a well-equipped sales team, and in today’s digital world, that means IT must become a strong support partner. But aligning with sales leaders on transformative technology initiatives takes more than just rolling out their tech of choice.

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