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15 CIO appointments that shaped 2023
Southwest Airlines, Walgreens and Citi are among the companies that switched up their top tech leadership this year.
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AWS enters enterprise chatbot fray with Q
In the wake of OpenAI’s leadership crisis, the hyperscaler also doubled down on a multimodel AI strategy and deepened its Anthropic alliance.
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MSPs ready to support SEC cyber disclosure requirements
With a line of sight on security operations, MSPs hold keys to materiality determinations and annual 10-K reports.
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3 takeaways from AWS’ generative AI course for executives
Knowledge workers, employees with technical expertise and high-level executives alike can benefit from training to grasp the nascent tech.
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Nvidia revenues soar amid hyperscaler AI rush
The chipmaker's products underpin the AI services at the center of an enterprise adoption wave, but research and development are still underway.
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AWS expands AI training portfolio
The cloud provider added eight training courses for upskilling in prompt engineering, building LLMs and other AI proficiencies.
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OpenAI to bring Altman back, revamp board
The return of leadership members is likely to bring a sigh of relief to existing customers, according to Info-Tech Research Group’s Scott Bickley.
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Retailers brace for cyberthreat feast ahead of Thanksgiving shopping weekend
A rise in social engineering and generative AI pose increased risks as phishing attacks and ransomware gain speed and grow more sophisticated.
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Cloud security myths can leave SMBs exposed
AWS identified three cyber misconceptions that hinder small- and medium-sized businesses as they migrate workloads.
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OpenAI fallout underscores importance of triaging vendor risks
With OpenAI’s stability in question, enterprise tech leaders have a central role in helping their businesses navigate the terrain.
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Chaos at OpenAI raises questions about enterprise reliance on ChatGPT
With OpenAI's leaders ousted and staff in revolt, the volatility could cause enterprises to shift where they procure generative AI.
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CISA explains how to apply secure-by-design principles
The focus should be on what manufacturers are doing to keep their customers safe, not the damage attackers might be inflicting, CISA’s Bob Lord said.
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FTC extends cloud competition scrutiny to generative AI
“Cloud computing is a key input for artificial intelligence technologies,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said.
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Citi reshuffles tech leadership amid right-sizing push
The financial services company elevated Jonathan Lofthouse to co-CIO following the departure of Stuart Riley, who held the position for 3 months.
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OpenAI CEO out, CTO steps in as interim chief
Sam Altman left the company after the board completed a deliberative review process, which found Altman wasn’t “consistently candid” with the board.
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Hyundai, AWS design training, certification program for critical cloud skills
The third-largest carmaker will migrate on-prem applications and leverage jointly designed tech training programs.
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FinOps Foundation rolls out cloud cost controls with hyperscaler backing
The trade association’s new FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification expands the standard’s scope with support from AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud and Oracle.
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NRF releases 4 principles for AI use in retail
The organization is providing a framework to encourage the proper application of artificial intelligence technology.
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Clorox CISO departs, CIO to step in, months after cyberattack
The C-suite change comes in the aftermath of a cyberattack that damaged IT infrastructure, led to widespread disruption and negatively impacted earnings.
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5 tech execs share how they use generative AI at work
Leaders from P&G, CBRE and Skillsoft incorporate the technology into workflows to reap efficiency gains.
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IBM bolsters hybrid AI strategy, arms watsonx with governance solution
The toolkit validates LLM inputs, monitors outputs for bias, drift and compliance and integrates with models from IBM and other providers.
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CIOs pester tech budgets as AI, security risks command investment
IT leaders see opportunities for future cost reduction in many of the same places they’ve increased spending this year, a Snow Software report found.
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Cloud spend climbs as hyperscaler infrastructure becomes ‘indispensable’
Hunger for generative AI technologies and industry verticals will help drive end-user public cloud spend to $679 billion in 2024, according to Gartner.
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Escalating SaaS prices outpace consumer price index inflation
Software as a service spending now accounts for 14.1% of a typical company’s expense line, up from 12.7% last year, according to research from Vertice.
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5 highest-paying IT certifications in 2023
Google Cloud certifications topped the highest earners list, ousting an AWS certification from its top-paying spot.