McDonald’s invests aggressively in technology

The fast food giant’s three-pronged plan aims to digitally transform customer experience, franchise operations and core systems, President and CEO Chris Kempczinski said Monday.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 6, 2024

Tech salaries contracted in 2023 after hiring pullback

The dip in compensation reflects layoffs at large tech providers and economic headwinds, according to Dice research.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 6, 2024

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CIO Priorities

Companies task their CIOs with balancing the company’s economic and operational needs as they enable technology throughout the business.

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Why Discover went all-in on open source

The company’s tech leadership eased the product development process, removing barriers to innovation and opening pathways for engineers to advance.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 2, 2024

Southwest Airlines to spend $1.7B on tech, cloud migration this year

The commercial carrier has shifted just under half of its tech estate to cloud, President and CEO Bob Jordan said Thursday.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 29, 2024

Tech positions take a tumble on Indeed’s best jobs ranking

In 2023, tech dominated the company's rankings. But this year, just one IT role landed in the top 10.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 24, 2024

CIOs for hire shift focus as clients tackle cyber, AI rollouts

Amid enterprise resource constraints, interim and fractional CIOs lead longer-term strategies.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Jan. 23, 2024

Can FinOps save cloud from itself in 2024?

Mistakes were made. Budgets ballooned. Repatriations commenced. Now, enterprises are learning from costly migrations.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 22, 2024

How CIOs can respond to AI vendor red flags

Companies expect generative AI implementations to trim costs or improve user experiences. But not every tool can deliver on its promises.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 19, 2024

CIO ‘change fatigue’ dampens enterprise IT spend

Gartner trimmed back its global tech spending forecast for 2024, as executives contend with AI tool proliferation.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 17, 2024

CEOs expect jobs cuts — and some gains — because of generative AI

Adoption of the technology will have a greater impact on headcount in industries like media and entertainment, a PwC survey found.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 17, 2024

Bank of America CEO on digital transformation: ‘There’s always more to go’

The company has spent billions on data systems to support AI tools in the last decade, CEO Brian Moynihan said Friday.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 17, 2024

Citi poured $12B into tech last year, retired nearly 400 legacy apps

While efforts to modernize are underway, the company is operating at a loss and plans to cut 20,000 positions by 2024 as part of a broader restructuring.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 16, 2024

Demand for software developers to persist, despite 2023 woes

New layoff waves kicked off the new year, but demand for technical talent will persist, according to CoderPad data.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 11, 2024

Businesses work to deliver on generative AI aspirations in 2024

Turning hype into tangible business value is quite the feat, but it's what the C-suite expects from CIOs this year.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 11, 2024

Cracking COBOL: Banks to deploy AI to retool legacy apps

Generative AI will help engineers retool aging applications, overcoming a major modernization hurdle, according to Accenture.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 9, 2024

7 business technology trends to watch in 2024

Technology leaders will spend much of this year perfecting their businesses' AI strategies, keeping an eye on the budget and attracting tech talent.

By Roberto Torres , Matt Ashare , Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 9, 2024

How CIOs can overcome ‘AI-washing’ while vetting vendors

Analysts expect regulatory agencies to monitor the validity of AI claims. But CIOs need to keep a close eye on vendors as well. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 8, 2024

Xerox to trim 15% of workforce in restructuring effort

The IT firm will cut its headcount by roughly 3,000 workers in the first quarter as it rolls out a new operating model.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 3, 2024

7 CIO storylines to watch in 2024

Cloud, AI and tech talent will keep IT leaders on their toes as the year advances.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 2, 2024

Accenture’s AI business booms as enterprises shift to deployment mode

“2023 was a year of generative AI experimentation,” CEO Julie Sweet said Tuesday. “We are now focusing on helping our clients in 2024 realize value at scale.”

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 19, 2023

CIO most likely chief to be external hire: report

The trend suggests a desire to bring outside perspectives into the tech suite as transformation unfolds, according to executive search firm Spencer Stuart.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 15, 2023

Enterprise cloud aspirations hindered by buyer’s remorse

Most organizations are saddled with second thoughts about their primary hyperscaler contract as adoptions proceed.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 14, 2023

6 IT experts share what’s next in cloud, generative AI and tech talent

Enterprise technology pros shared their top priorities and outlooks ahead of the new year during a CIO Dive live event last week.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 11, 2023

Cloudflare doubles down on inference workloads

CEO Matthew Prince sent technicians with “suitcases full of GPUs” around the world with the goal of deploying the chips in 100 cities by the end of the year.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 5, 2023

For Arvest Bank, wholesale cloud modernization had to start small

With an end-to-end IT assessment in place, Chief Transformation and Operations Officer Laura Merling's team rolled out pre-migration modernizations to make way for cloud.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 5, 2023