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3 ways CIOs can pave a path to sustainability
CIOs are uniquely equipped to drive sustainable IT transformations through cultural change and meaningful actions.
Sheila Patel • June 5, 2023 -
The talent race is still on: Managing high demand for IT professionals
CIOs must reinvent their employee value proposition to attract and retain critical workers and execute digital aspirations.
Gabriela Vogel • May 30, 2023 -
If your cloud mix isn’t working, tweak the recipe
CIOs must understand the long-term costs associated with cloud, shaping a multicloud strategy by design — not by default.
Mindy Cancila • May 15, 2023 -
How to reduce tech bloat in the enterprise
Technology leaders can start the ongoing process of app consolidation by assessing risk and impact to the organizations.
Ravi Malick • May 3, 2023 -
AI is coming to enhance human employees — not replace them
Machines should be seen as partners and assistants, since human expectations and limitations will restrict their abilities.
Sanjay Rajagopalan • April 24, 2023 -
The way companies project growth shapes the economic outlook. Here’s how to face the slowdown.
Companies can use the slowdown as an opportunity to implement cloud FinOps cost discipline and address the fundamental economics of their business, AWS Enterprise Strategist Mark Schwartz writes.
Mark Schwartz • April 10, 2023 -
CIOs must prepare for the machine customers of the future
C-suite collaboration is key for business to capitalize on this developing AI technology.
Don Scheibenreif • March 27, 2023 -
How to set up an enterprise strategy for generative AI
The early days of cloud can yield adoption lessons for generative AI in the context of enterprise tech.
Patrick Pugh • March 14, 2023 -
How to outgrow volatility through employee experience
Technology leaders must adopt humility and vigilance in turbulent times, leaning on their transformation skills to attract and build a diverse workforce.
Susan Robinson • March 6, 2023 -
3 ways CIOs can drive business success in 2023
The CIO plays a critical role in helping companies adapt to shifting environments, writes Momentive CIO Eric Johnson.
Eric Johnson • Feb. 21, 2023 -
7 rules to communicate the business value of IT
Showing IT’s value effectively can help improve approval rates for funding requests, especially in times of financial headwinds.
Robert Naegle • Jan. 12, 2023 -
How CIOs can revamp the company SaaS strategy
Infrastructure and operations leaders should proactively adopt SaaS applications, rather than retrospectively adapting to change.
Manjunath Bhat • Nov. 28, 2022 -
If young workers see their supervisor quiet quitting, they might do the same
There’s little info out there about what happens when the boss quiet quits, a Rutgers University faculty member writes.
Kyra Leigh Sutton • Nov. 22, 2022 -
Open ecosystems keep the ‘multi’ in multicloud
Interoperability and deeper integration are key benefits of an open ecosystem, writes Dell VP of Corporate Strategy Mindy Cancila.
Mindy Cancila • Oct. 14, 2022 -
More workloads are heading to the cloud. What’s holding the rest of them back?
Companies face many obstacles when shifting to cloud, making the journey a steep mountain to climb.
Jason Hatch • Oct. 10, 2022 -
5 uncomfortable questions to improve enterprise data culture
Tech leaders must find the gaps in their data strategy to actively shape a data culture that enables insights-driven decision-making
Kim Herrington • Sept. 26, 2022 -
3 steps toward a sustainable cloud strategy
Few companies pick their cloud providers using environmental sustainability as criteria. But that’s about to change.
Miguel Angel Borrega • Sept. 16, 2022 -
The pivotal role of the chief digital officer
The CDO role is in flux, a shift that calls executives to operate at the intersection of technology and business.
Andy MacMillan, CEO of UserTesting • Sept. 6, 2022 -
3 ways to ensure technology becomes a business imperative
Technology organizations often have a transactional relationship with the rest of the business. But there are ways to build a new culture around IT, the CTO of Advance Auto Parts says.
Sri Donthi • Aug. 24, 2022 -
From cost center to profit center: The changing role of IT
Data has become one of the most important enterprise assets, so understanding how technology unlocks the value of data and delivers ROI is crucial to the CIO role.
Manish Sood • Aug. 17, 2022 -
How CIOs can respond to talent challenges in 2022
A creative, human-centric and agile approach can help organizations overcome skills shortages, and shift the focus to digital business goals in 2022 and beyond.
Andy Rowsell-Jones • July 15, 2022 -
Why so many CIOs are ineffective — and what to do about it
There’s a profound lack of trust in CIOs — and the high turnover that you would expect as a result, said PwC’s Mike McCarron.
Mike McCarron • July 7, 2022 -
Life after the chatbot: How next-gen automation can change operations
To adopt and scale autonomous solutions, leaders should democratize access to tools and create opportunities to collaborate across departments.
Marcelo Tamassia • June 13, 2022 -
How the CIO can become a board ally
CIOs can lead the charge on digital business strategy while tackling enterprise risk, transformation and DEI among other top-down priorities.
Partha Iyengar • May 18, 2022 -
'Lift and shift' without transformation can leave money on the table
Cloud migration isn't always an easy sell, but brings potential for financial and operational gains.
Manohar • April 6, 2022