IT Strategy


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    Gartner predicts Fortune 500 companies won’t eliminate human agents anytime soon

    “Do we think there will be fewer agents? Yes. But a fully agentless future is not going to happen,” Gartner’s Kathy Ross said.

    By Kristen Doerer • Sept. 15, 2025
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    How to write an AI ethics policy for the workplace

    One expert emphasized flexibility, saying, “A static AI policy will be outdated before the ink dries.”

    By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 15, 2025
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    Top 5 stories from CIO Dive

    Shifts in enterprise software use, ongoing generative AI adoption plans and budget pressures ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    For CIOs, e-procurement integrations can drive efficiency and collaboration

    Integrated workflows boost visibility, savings and compliance across teams.

    Sept. 15, 2025
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    Forrester study shows why IT is key to building trust and scaling AI

    New Forrester study of over 400 IT leaders finds they’re best positioned to lead AI orchestration.

    By Brad Rumph, Field CTO, Tines • Sept. 15, 2025
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    Why CIOs can’t afford another modernization failure in 2026

    Broken delivery models cost enterprises billions. If you’re in 2026 budget cycles, here's a must-read framework for 50–70% faster, de-risked legacy systems modernization.

    Sept. 15, 2025
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    Citi snags AI head from IBM

    Shobhit Varshney will help scale AI capabilities at the financial services company, Citi COO Anand Selvakesari said in an internal memo Tuesday.

    By Sept. 11, 2025
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    How CIOs can attract top AI talent without spending billions

    Athough big tech players are luring AI pros with large compensation packages, most companies are better equipped to attract top talent than they realize.

    By Kjell Carlsson • Sept. 10, 2025
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    How CIOs can steer legacy tech overhauls

    When modernizing legacy IT systems, CIOs shouldn’t just keep an eye on risk. They should also connect changes to business goals.

    By Sept. 10, 2025
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    AI SREs: Separating hype from reality

    “AI SRE” should not mean a chatbot guessing its way through your telemetry.

    By Yotam Yemini, CEO, Causely • Sept. 8, 2025
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    Tech unemployment rises despite job growth

    While employers added a quarter million tech jobs in August, unemployment rose for the second consecutive month, according to CompTIA. 

    By Sept. 5, 2025
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    Walmart taps OpenAI for employee training

    The mass retailer will debut an AI certification course for employees next year through a partnership with the company behind ChatGPT.

    By Dani James • Sept. 5, 2025
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    Broadcom enters ‘second phase’ of VMware consolidation

    The company converted its largest customers to subscription software bundles. Now it wants to help them find value in private cloud.

    By Sept. 5, 2025
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    Salesforce banks on AI deals as customers move past pilot stage

    The vendor doubled the number of paying customers for its agentic AI platform in six months, executives said during a Wednesday earnings call. 

    By Sept. 4, 2025
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    Why cyber risks lurk in legacy technology

    No matter why older IT systems are still around, companies need to protect stacks and devices before they become a vector for attacks.

    By Sept. 3, 2025
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    Bridging the network cost gap: Why operators need real-time, traffic-based cost intelligence

    Because in the end, success isn’t just about delivering traffic. It’s about delivering it in a way that makes business sense.

    By Jezzibell Gilmore, GM of Service Providers at Kentik • Sept. 3, 2025
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    Consumers want AI guardrails, but few businesses have policies in place

    More than 1 in 4 customer experience leaders say their organization is ready to deploy agentic AI, despite having no governance policy, Genesys found.

    By Michael Brady • Sept. 2, 2025
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    How Bank of America’s Erica raised the stakes for virtual assistants

    The virtual assistant has serviced 3 billion client interactions since its 2018 launch, the bank said.

    By Kristen Doerer • Aug. 29, 2025
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    AI PC adoption slows amid tariff uncertainty

    The enterprise takeover of souped up gear slowed this year as the economy soured, Gartner said Thursday.

    By Aug. 28, 2025
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    Citi rolls out a pair of AI-powered banking platforms

    The financial firm’s data, analytics and innovation team deployed two client-communication assistants for its wealth advisory division Monday.

    By Aug. 27, 2025
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    AI agents spark mix of anticipation, skepticism and fear: Workday

    Most survey respondents were open to working with AI agents, but only 30% were comfortable with being managed by them.

    By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 27, 2025
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    How Tampa General Hospital worked to quantify cyber risk

    The medical center's CIO and CISO teamed up to translate security decisions into dollars and cents.

    By Aug. 26, 2025
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    Businesses focus on AI, cloud, despite cyber defense oversights

    Enterprises are enthusiastically adopting AI, even as they neglect basic cybersecurity measures.

    By Eric Geller • Aug. 25, 2025
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    State AI rules trigger rising small business angst

    Nearly two-thirds of small business owners are concerned about potential compliance and litigation costs, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

    By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 22, 2025
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    IT, business leaders clash over cloud, data security

    Executives plan to increase IT spend despite disappointing returns on tech investments, according to Unisys.

    By Aug. 22, 2025
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    Why Morgan Stanley open-sourced its app development tool

    A software validation framework helps the bank accelerate compliance and security reviews. Last week, it released the tool through FINOS.

    By Aug. 22, 2025