CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The world must reshape its technology infrastructure to ensure artificial intelligence makes good on its potential as a transformative moment in digital innovation. New technologies, such as generative AI, need huge amounts of processing power that will put electricity grids under tremendous stress and raise sustainability questions.

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CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2024

South Korea’s sudden political upheaval has raised fresh concerns for its economy and global supply chains, with analysts warning of potential disruptions to its critical technology exports. Its dominance in critical areas like memory chips makes it indispensable to industries worldwide.

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CIO

AUGUST 23, 2024

Chinese firms are circumventing US export restrictions on advanced technologies by accessing them through cloud services provided by American companies like Amazon, according to a report from Reuters. Yes, this is a loophole that allows Chinese companies to access restricted AI technologies,” said Pareekh Jain, CEO of Pareekh Consulting.

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CIO

AUGUST 15, 2024

Meanwhile, “traditional” AI technologies in use at the time, including machine learning, deep learning, and predictive analysis, continue to prove their value to many organizations, he says. As the gen AI hype subsides, Stephenson sees IT leaders reevaluating their strategies in favor of other AI technologies.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Courage and the ability to manage risk In the past, implementing bold technological ideas required substantial financial investment. IT leaders must provide wise counsel on strategic deployment, ensuring that these technologies are integrated thoughtfully and effectively.

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CIO

AUGUST 16, 2024

As part of these efforts, he and his team focus on putting data and the right digital technologies to work to improve things like traffic management. We are always exploring new technologies especially those that can give us a boost in productivity, efficiency and data collection, says Sherwood.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

While the ROI of any given AI project remains uncertain , one thing is becoming clear: CIOs will be spending a whole lot more on the technology in the years ahead. Research firm IDC projects worldwide spending on technology to support AI strategies will reach $337 billion in 2025 — and more than double to $749 billion by 2028.

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CIO

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Aligning ESG and technological innovation At the core of this transformation is the CIO, a pivotal player whose role has expanded beyond managing technological innovation to overseeing how these innovations contribute to ESG goals. It provides CIOs a roadmap to align these technologies with their organizations’ ESG goals.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Agentic AI, which Forrester named a top emerging technology for 2025 in June , takes generative AI a step further by emphasizing operational decision-making rather than content generation. With AI agents popping up in so many situations and platforms, organizations interested in the technology may find it difficult to know where to start.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Saudi Arabia has announced a 100 billion USD initiative aimed at establishing itself as a major player in artificial intelligence, data analytics, and advanced technology. These include data center expansion, tech startups, workforce development, and partnerships with leading technology firms.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Technology has shifted from a back-office function to a core enabler of business growth, innovation, and competitive advantage. Senior business leaders and CIOs must navigate a complex web of competing priorities, such as managing stakeholder expectations, accelerating technological innovation, and maintaining operational efficiency.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

German software giant SAP is under investigation by US officials for allegedly conspiring to overcharge the US government for its technology products over the course of a decade. The investigation centers on more than $2 billion worth of SAP technology purchased by US government agencies since 2014.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Some industry experts believe the pull-back is only temporary, and the future for self-checkout is bright — as soon as new technologies begin to be deployed on a large scale. When combined and supported by industry standards, the technologies may be the secret sauce to the next generation of self-check.

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CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Despite AI’s potential to transform businesses, many senior technology leaders find themselves wrestling with unpredictable expenses, uneven productivity gains, and growing risks as AI adoption scales, Gartner said. CIOs should create proofs of concept that test how costs will scale, not just how the technology works.”

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CIO

AUGUST 9, 2024

Twenty-nine percent of 644 executives at companies in the US, Germany, and the UK said they were already using gen AI, and it was more widespread than other AI-related technologies, such as optimization algorithms, rule-based systems, natural language processing, and other types of ML.

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CIO

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Generative AI is likely to confuse the capital investor as much as any technology ever has,” he adds. In many cases, CIOs and other IT leaders have moved past the peak expectations about what gen AI can do for their organizations and are headed into more realistic ideas about the future of the technology, Lovelock adds.

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CIO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Salima Bhimani has been encouraging the responsible and ethical use of AI for several years as Alphabet’s first chief strategist and director for inclusive and responsible technology, business, and leaders from 2017 to 2023. How do we expand the benefits of this technology to what we’re trying to achieve as a business?

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

To bridge this gap, CIOs and technology leaders must not only identify the barriers but also adopt strategic approaches to improve the success rate and deliver real business value from GenAI initiatives. Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders OR subscribe today to receive industry-leading research directly to your inbox.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

“Generative AI does have the ability to replace CIOs who don’t embrace the innovative shifts coming for companies,” says Tim Crawford, a former CIO himself and now a CIO strategic advisor at AVOA, a technology consultancy. For the rest, gen AI will greatly augment the power and value of the role of the CIO, he says.

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CIO

OCTOBER 16, 2024

AI can contribute to solving those issues that slowed down adoption of the technology in the past by bringing additional efficiency in terms of data transfer, scalability, security, and cost.” Operational gains make it worth considering as well. “AI This opens up use cases that weren’t possible before.”

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CIO

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Even beyond customer contact, bankers see generative AI as a key transformative technology for their company. Many banking executives said regulatory challenges, lack of operational flexibility, and outdated technologies were the biggest obstacles to their organization’s digital transformation over the past 12 months.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Even Goldman Sachs, previously bullish on the AI story, has raised concerns over whether there’ll be positive ROI for many of the investments being made in the technology. A little realism and scepticism are healthy at this stage of an emerging technology, but it’d be unwise to assume AI has hit a dead-end.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In fact, gen AI isn’t currently among the implemented technologies at Euronics because Tesoro doesn’t see use cases functional to the retail activity. “IT Innovative encryption and geographic data backup technologies are applied, in particular immutable cloud technology that protects against ransomware.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

What really matters is determining how to fit every function together to achieve unified goals — chiefly IT and its business counterparts, given the importance technology has organizationwide. It allows businesses to be the best technologically enabled version of themselves,” Upchurch says.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

We’re in publishing, but it’s the accompanying services that differentiate us on the market; the technology component is what gives value to our business.” Much of this growth is driven by investments in AI technologies, and IDC also expects cloud infrastructure spend to increase 26% compared to 2023.

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CIO

OCTOBER 8, 2024

An IBM report based on the survey, “6 blind spots tech leaders must reveal,” describes the huge expectations that modern IT leaders face: “For technology to deliver enterprise-wide business outcomes, tech leaders must be part mastermind, part maestro,” the report says.

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CIO

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As the GCC countries continue to evolve into global digital hubs, the adoption of technologies such as 5G, AI, and IoT is accelerating rapidly. New technologies like AI and IoT are coming into play,” he said, underscoring how these innovations are driving transformation across sectors.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Travel was one of the first industries to go through such disruption, and I got to be part of it understanding how a business works, how technology supports it, and getting my hands dirty to try and change things,” he says. Ultimately, I think ‘customer first’ works best with a technology background.” This stuff is so entwined now.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Knowledge is power As is often the case with boards and technology, there are some common causes for a gap in understanding. Boards shouldn’t limit their addition of technology expertise to security,” says Ragland. How are we using technology to advance our strategies, products, and customer engagements?

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CIO

AUGUST 20, 2024

Digital transformation represented among the largest investments in technology to modernize businesses starting in the early 2000s. With the rise of generative AI, CEOs recognize an opportunity to shift from technology-led digital transformation to executive-led business reformation.

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