IT Strategy
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AI will reshape financial services, and regulation will follow
As banks move toward AI-first services, managing autonomy will be the main challenge for regulators, according to the U.K.’s primary financial watchdog.
By Makenzie Holland • July 6, 2026 -
Agentic AI to disrupt $234B in SaaS spending: Gartner
AI agents are reducing reliance on traditional software interfaces, upending everything from legacy user dashboards to pricing models.
By Paige Gross • July 6, 2026 -
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IT decision makers turn to hybrid cloud in search of security, flexibility and scale within enterprise infrastructure.
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IT unemployment dips below 3% for the first time this year
Despite waves of AI-driven layoffs, employers added thousands of IT roles last month, according to CompTIA.
By Roberto Torres • July 2, 2026 -
Microsoft pours $2.5B into push to embed engineers with customers
The tech giant will deploy 6,000 engineers through the Microsoft Frontier Company. It’s the latest big tech effort to support AI deployment at scale.
By Makenzie Holland • July 2, 2026 -
US firms lose 2.4% of revenue on failed AI projects
Businesses can curb waste by creating clear accountability structures and making honest decisions on whether projects should continue, analysts said.
By Scarlett Evans • July 2, 2026 -
Anthropic reactivates Fable, Mythos after securing government approval
The company’s powerful frontier models are back, but vetting issues remain unresolved.
By Eric Geller • July 1, 2026 -
Will AI create new entry-level jobs?
As companies become more reliant on AI, businesses will need to find employees to supervise systems, per a Cognizant and Pearson report.
By Lara Ewen • July 1, 2026 -
ServiceNow, Accenture team up to target enterprise security
Tech vendors are aiming to address security concerns over legacy implementations as agentic AI reaches more parts of the business.
By Paige Gross • June 30, 2026 -
AWS funnels $1B into forward deployed engineering hub
Thousands of AWS engineers, working alongside AI agents, will help roll out AI systems within enterprises, the company said Tuesday.
By Makenzie Holland • June 30, 2026 -
Albertsons works to scale merchandising intelligence platform
The grocer plans to fully deploy the platform — which incorporates agentic AI tools and governance — by the end of the year.
By Makenzie Holland • June 30, 2026 -
HP prepares to roll out OpenAI’s agentic platform
The company is developing a suite of devices that will run AI locally, making it one of the first enterprises to launch the Frontier platform at scale.
By Paige Gross • June 29, 2026 -
AI sprawl, token consumption ratchet up tech overspending
Nearly two-thirds of organizations lack adequate IT asset visibility to control AI costs, according to Flexera.
By Matt Ashare • June 29, 2026 -
Senior execs worry about AI system lock-in
More than 7 in 10 leaders said switching from their primary AI provider would be challenging, according to an IBM Institute for Business Value study.
By Makenzie Holland • June 26, 2026 -
Enterprises prepare for more AI autonomy despite trust issues
Worker skill sets need to keep pace as businesses become more reliant on AI, a Kyndryl survey found.
By Paige Gross • June 26, 2026 -
CEOs, CIOs clash over AI’s value
C-suite executives see the technology from different vantage points, but maturity and alignment of objectives could bring them closer together, a Protiviti survey found.
By Paige Gross • Updated June 29, 2026 -
The Magnum Ice Cream Company enlists six vendors to build tech stack
The ice cream giant tapped Microsoft, SAP and others to lay the groundwork for its departure from Unilever’s IT systems.
By Makenzie Holland • June 25, 2026 -
Flatter orgs, AI squeeze out junior staffers
Hiring of workers with less than one year of experience fell 65% since 2019 among big tech companies, according to a SignalFire analysis.
By Roberto Torres • June 25, 2026 -
Linux Foundation prepares open standard for AI agent verification
The proposed Agent Name Service will enable enterprises to securely identify agents at scale as they operate across the internet.
By Makenzie Holland • June 24, 2026 -
AI coding will soon get pricier than human developers
Enterprises will likely blow past their IT budgets without proper AI audits and clear objectives, according to Gartner.
By Paige Gross • June 24, 2026 -
Dollar General appoints tech leaders amid executive shuffle
Travis Nixon will now serve as the company's chief data and AI officer while Tom Hutchins will tackle the CTO role.
By Sam Silverstein • June 24, 2026 -
What enterprise CIOs can learn from the public sector on AI spending
A “try and fail fast” strategy can help tech leaders who want to reel in AI budgets, said Dru Rai, CIO for the State of New York.
By Paige Gross • June 24, 2026 -
Demand for AI-ready coders skyrockets in 5 years
Jobs for software developers with AI capabilities grew almost 600% since 2021 as enterprise adoption scaled, Randstad Digital found.
By Roberto Torres • June 23, 2026 -
Neocloud providers will gain greater slice of AI cloud market by 2030
Specialized cloud vendors can serve enterprises as they seek more control over data storage and governance, according to Gartner.
By Makenzie Holland • June 23, 2026 -
Operating models, outdated systems block companies from AI success
Businesses spending on AI without modernizing legacy systems and reorganizing talent won’t find success, a Publicis Sapient report found.
By Paige Gross • June 22, 2026 -
Overestimating AI threatens legacy mainframe migrations
More than two-thirds of enterprise efforts to transform legacy implementations with AI will fail, leading to disruptions and technical debt, Gartner said.
By Makenzie Holland • June 22, 2026