PC shipments saw sluggish growth in 2024 despite AI hype

 IT leaders leveraged cloud for AI and took a wait-and-see approach to investing in souped up AI PCs, according to Gartner.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 17, 2025

Employers face ‘skills mismatch’ between job seekers and company needs, LinkedIn finds

Companies can close the gap by upskilling and reskilling, according to LinkedIn’s head of global talent acquisition.

By Laurel Kalser • Jan. 17, 2025

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Digital transformation goes beyond technology — if companies want to engage in a new era of technology, they must rethink how work is done too.

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Citi deploys AI coding tools to 30K developers in modernization push

The bank poured nearly $12 billion into technology in 2024, executives said Wednesday.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 16, 2025

Is private cloud having a moment?

Faced with mounting hyperscaler bills, proliferating data and compute-hungry generative AI, enterprises are weighing alternatives to public cloud.

By Matt Ashare • Updated Jan. 16, 2025

What CIOs should know as DORA regulations kick in

The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act requires banks and insurance companies to restore critical IT systems within two hours, starting Friday.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 15, 2025

IT teams plan to double down on hybrid cloud

Instead of updating existing infrastructure, enterprises are designing entirely new strategies, Rackspace’s Srini Koushik said.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 15, 2025

Advance Auto Parts taps former Dollar General exec as CTO

EVP and CTO Shweta Bhatia brings 20 years of retail technology experience to the auto parts provider.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 14, 2025

Biden orders DOE, DOD to lease sites for AI data centers

The departments will call for proposals to lease sites for building, owning and running large-scale AI infrastructure at private expense.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 14, 2025

Tech salaries barely inched up in 2024

Compensation for IT workers failed to keep up with inflation last year, increasing 1.2% last year, according to Dice data.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 14, 2025

CISA director reiterates call for stronger cyber risk ownership

Jen Easterly said boards need to consider cybersecurity threats as core risks and fully incorporate them into corporate business strategy.

By David Jones • Jan. 13, 2025

Small businesses lean into digital transformation in the new year

Most SMBs are already using AI, but nearly half plan to add more applications of the technology in 2025, according to a JPMorgan Chase survey. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 13, 2025

Tech talent market wraps 2024 on a high note

IT unemployment slid to 2023 levels in December as employers added 7,000 net new IT jobs, according to a CompTIA report. 

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 10, 2025

Shake Shack appoints chief information and technology officer

Rite Aid alum Justin Mennen brings over two decades of experience to the restaurant chain, which is developing a loyalty program.

By Julie Littman • Jan. 10, 2025

Cyberattacks, tech disruption ranked as top threats to business growth

Two in 5 executives view data breaches and leaks as the most financially burdensome man-made threats, a Chubb study found.

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 10, 2025

Albertsons underlines focus on tech, AI in wake of failed Kroger merger

The grocer credited its IT investments with helping improve customer experience, increase sales and enhance productivity.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 9, 2025

5 CIO trends to watch in 2025

Tech executives will spend this year working on agentic AI adoption, deploying FinOps beyond the cloud and building digital literacy.

By Roberto Torres , Matt Ashare , Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 8, 2025

AI led training demand in 2024, O’Reilly says

Interest in prompt engineering and generative AI training grew exponentially last year, according to the company.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 7, 2025

What companies need to help secure AI

Experts say MLOps will bridge the gap between development and operations, creating room for the inclusion of security and privacy practices, too.

By Sue Poremba • Jan. 7, 2025

Boeing picks IT veteran as chief information digital officer

Dana Deasy, who previously served as CIO for the U.S. Department of Defense, will lead information security, IT and data analytics for the manufacturer.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 6, 2025

How Akamai regained control of its runaway cloud bills

“What started organically had ballooned to hundreds of millions of dollars in spend,” Akamai CIO Kate Prouty said.

By Matt Ashare • Updated Jan. 7, 2025

CIOs must tackle the global tech debt crisis

Enterprises struggle to manage tech debt after years of deferring critical upgrades. AI adoption efforts are only making things worse.

By Kirat Sekhon • Updated Jan. 6, 2025

Generative AI is great for legal work — but make sure it’s monitored, judges say

Lawyers must understand how their AI tools work, supervise their teams, check results carefully and experiment, according to former magistrates.

By Justin Bachman • Jan. 3, 2025

Data, compute spending to double by next year: survey

As organizations invest in infrastructure to support AI, most approach the technology as an R&D expense, according to Hitachi Vantara.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 2, 2025

How enterprise cloud architects can drive adoption

The complexity of cloud requires at least one accountable architectural leader to guide companies through transformation.

By Ang Troy • Jan. 2, 2025

How smaller companies can ensure round-the-clock IT coverage

For businesses based in a single time zone, having 24/7 IT coverage can pose a challenge, but not an impossible one to solve.

By Jen A. Miller • Dec. 20, 2024