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    How to create a scale-ready AI mandate

    CIOs face challenges around implementation, ROI and an oversaturation of AI, not just technical roadblocks, Capital One Software’s product head said.

    By • Oct. 27, 2026
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    IBM outlines plan to simplify mainframe overhauls

    The company unveiled IBM Z Atlas as CIOs mull AI’s potential to ease modernization.

    By • Oct. 27, 2026
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    Automation

    In search of productivity gains, IT leaders are making automation their top priority. But successful enterprise AI deployments depend on access to the right data sets.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    C-suite remains split on how tech shapes the enterprise

    Non-technical executives put less importance on AI shaping business strategy than CEOs and CIOs, Gartner data shows.

    By • Oct. 27, 2026
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    PHP exploitation moves at slower-than-expected pace, but millions remain at risk

    Security researchers flag botnet activity, but successful compromises have yet to break through.

    By David Jones • Oct. 26, 2026
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    How Scotiabank, Liberty Mutual scale AI while watching costs

    Maximizing value depends on a combination of technology and training, executives said at the Evident AI Symposium.

    By • Oct. 26, 2026
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    A look inside the AI playbook at Morgan Stanley’s wealth division

    The financial services firm flipped the script on how it approached data to enable AI, said Hina Shamsi, CIO of wealth management technology.

    By • Oct. 26, 2026
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    Opinion

    How CIOs can set the pace for cybersecurity resilience

    In the AI era, speed will distinguish the businesses that simply have security programs from the organizations that are truly resilient.

    By Scott Laliberte • Oct. 26, 2026
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    Tractor Supply taps former Home Depot exec as chief technology, digital officer

    Fahim Siddiqui will oversee digital operations and work to bolster long-term growth by improving the retailer’s customer experience.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 23, 2026
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    What’s keeping 5 tech executives up at night in the AI era

    From overreaching autonomous agents to a lack of C-suite accountability, tech leaders share their biggest worries on AI use.

    By • Oct. 23, 2026
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    JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs underscore security in AI plans

    “This is one of the most important times to make sure you are appropriately balancing risk and innovation,” said JPMorgan Chase Global CIO Lori Beer.

    By • Oct. 22, 2026
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    Agentic AI helps hackers level up — even without detailed instructions

    Low-skilled hackers are likely to become a lot more dangerous over the next 12 months, CrowdStrike warned.

    By Eric Geller • Oct. 22, 2026
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    Cognizant commits to training 18K Google Cloud AI specialists

    The IT services firm created the Gemini Frontier Capability Group to house teams of forward deployed engineers.

    By Matt Ashare • Oct. 22, 2026
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    5 tech trends turning CIOs into ‘active architects’

    Tech executives should start preparing for what comes after large language models now, according to Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst Gene Alvarez.

    By • Oct. 21, 2026
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    CIOs brace for higher memory costs in 2027 amid global IT spend hike

    “As much as CIOs are worried about the cost of AI today, it’s not going to be this low again,” said John-David Lovelock, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner.

    By • Oct. 21, 2026
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    How The Kraft Group uses AI for behavior management

    Building trust and listening to employees is key to getting buy-in for new technologies, Chief Information and Technology Officer Michael Israel said.

    By • Oct. 20, 2026
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    Alaska Airlines taps CVS Health exec for newly created tech role

    As the company's chief information technology officer, Amaresh Siva will lead enterprise tech and AI as the company looks for a return to profitability.

    By • Oct. 20, 2026
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    AI billing spikes threaten businesses with operational strain

    More than half of businesses are failing to control AI costs amid the agentic rush, according to a report from Splunk.

    By • Oct. 20, 2026
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    AI risks, value remain unaligned for CIOs

    When trust in AI is low, and cost is high, businesses must routinely audit models to make sense of exorbitant spending, Gartner analysts said. 

    By • Oct. 19, 2026
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    CIOs unprepared for agentic workforce shift

    Just 4% of tech leaders have plans in place to retool roles for an agentic-human workforce, a Gartner survey found.

    By • Oct. 19, 2026
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    Opinion

    How CIOs can address the hidden cost of AI delegation

    Leaders need a more nuanced understanding of human involvement as AI becomes embedded in everyday work.

    By Philip Walsh • Oct. 19, 2026
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    Sprouts’ first-ever CTO departs

    Jim Bahrenburg stepped down after three years in the role, marking the first confirmed C-suite change since the grocer announced a CEO succession plan in September.

    By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 16, 2026
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    Agentic AI gap persists between executives, workers

    When it comes to deploying AI agents, leaders find more success than their employees, who face tool overload and trust gaps.

    By • Oct. 16, 2026
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    Expedia’s AI chief: Models are fungible, data isn’t

    Ten months into his role, Xavier Amatriain details why the organization aims to keep flexible with the AI models it deploys  — and its tech team.

    By • Oct. 16, 2026
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    Tech Bytes: ServiceNow looks to boost AI agent control

    This installment also looks at Workday’s autopilot agents, Broadcom’s hypervisor security offering and how Microsoft is positioning its Azure Maia chips.

    By • Oct. 15, 2026
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    Top banks reckon with AI risks, but spot benefits

    “We’re not going to allow just any outside agent to come inside the company because that’s just too risky,” JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said.

    By • Oct. 15, 2026