IT Strategy: Page 2

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    Charles Schwab taps CIO to lead new tech, operations unit

    Alongside a leadership overhaul for its banking team, the firm announced Dennis Howard will oversee its technology, operations and data organization.

    By • Jan. 30, 2026
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    AI is changing how work gets done. Here’s how CIOs can help

    Operations are rapidly evolving amid AI adoption, shifting job categories and responsibilities in the process. CIOs can rely on their tech know-how to usher in change.

    By • Jan. 30, 2026
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    CIO Priorities

    CIOs are tasked with balancing their company’s economic and operational needs as they enable technology throughout the business.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    IBM enjoys a mainframe sales boost as its software segment soars

    The company reported its highest annual revenue for zSystems units in two decades coupled with record growth in software revenue for the 2025 fiscal year.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 29, 2026
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    Microsoft AI investments raise questions about long-term strategy

    CEO Satya Nadella reported rising interest in cloud and AI sovereignty, which analysts warned could lead to more selective enterprise buying patterns.

    By • Jan. 29, 2026
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    Enterprise infrastructure still not ready for AI

    Most tech leaders report feeling ill equipped to manage rising infrastructure demands as AI compute ramps up.

    By Scarlett Evans • Jan. 29, 2026
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    AI tools break quickly, underscoring need for governance

    Security firm Zscaler said it identified severe vulnerabilities in every enterprise tool it tested — sometimes on its first prompt.

    By Eric Geller • Jan. 28, 2026
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    Amazon cuts 16K jobs citing ongoing culture shift

    The company tied the cuts back to the reorganization push that drove 14,000 layoffs in October. 

    By • Jan. 28, 2026
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    Teaching employees to use AI could add up to $6.6T to US economy

    Adding training to AI implementation, rather than replacing workers, could help drive the ROI companies have been missing, according to a Pearson report.

    By Lara Ewen • Jan. 28, 2026
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    Data immaturity leads to billions in wasted AI spend

    Data infrastructure issues hinder AI ROI for more than half of businesses, according to a Hitachi Vantara report published Tuesday.

    By • Jan. 27, 2026
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    EU wants Google to share its data in compliance with legislation

    The European Commission directed Google to grant third-party providers the same data access as Gemini to comply with the Digital Markets Act.

    By • Jan. 27, 2026
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    Shadow AI use is widespread in healthcare: survey

    More than 40% of medical workers and administrators said they were aware of colleagues using unapproved AI tools, according to a Wolters Kluwer Health survey.

    By Emily Olsen • Jan. 27, 2026
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    Nvidia backs CoreWeave with $2B to fuel AI infrastructure

    The investment will help the neocloud vendor add five gigawatts of AI-optimized compute by 2030, the two companies said Monday.

    By • Jan. 26, 2026
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    Clean, accurate data grows in importance as agentic AI gains momentum

    “I’m sorry, you've heard this 100 times, but you’ve got to get your data right,” The Vitamin Shoppe’s Andrew Laudato said at the NRF Big Show.

    By Bryan Wassel • Jan. 26, 2026
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    The end of the 3-tier vs. HCI trade-off

    As CIOs face rising complexity, coupled with the unique demands of AI workloads, disaggregated infrastructure offers a new way to modernize without returning to operational sprawl.  

    Jan. 26, 2026
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    Supply constraints hinder Intel’s turnaround efforts

    Revenues remained flat during the 2025 fiscal year as the chipmaker's plan to return to growth unfolded.

    By • Jan. 23, 2026
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    AI set to boost cloud spending — again: S&P Global

    Hyperscalers will increase capital spending by nearly 40% in a race to build out AI infrastructure, while enterprises wait for their investments to pay off.

    By • Jan. 23, 2026
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    IBM takes the reins off AI deployment platform

    The company’s consulting division unlocked access to an internal resource for scaling use cases across hybrid cloud environments.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 23, 2026
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    Sunwest Bank moves on AI in search of efficiencies

    Ben Xiang, the bank’s chief technology and strategy officer, plans to use AI to automate workflows and add intelligence capabilities to extract value.

    By • Jan. 22, 2026
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    Tech hiring intentions are down despite demand for tech-oriented skills, report says

    “What we’re seeing is a move from broad, volume hiring to precision hiring,” said Kye Mitchell, president of Experis U.S.

    By Kathryn Moody • Jan. 22, 2026
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    Adobe nabs CIO from Airbnb

    Lucius DiPhillips joined the software provider Tuesday. He replaces Cynthia Stoddard, who now serves as CIO at Intel.

    By • Jan. 21, 2026
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    Leaders await ‘significant’ revenue boost from AI by 2030

    Investments to fuel the technology will soar over the next four years, but executives fear integration issues will hinder adoption, according to an IBM study.

    By • Jan. 21, 2026
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    Executives shrug off AI bubble concerns, move forward with adoption plans

    Most C-suite leaders intend to increase investments in the technology this year, and nearly half would do so even if there were a market collapse, Accenture found.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 21, 2026
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    ServiceNow, OpenAI team up to bolster enterprise AI capabilities

    The new functionalities will include a speech-to-speech voice agent that can react to real-time conversation.

    By • Jan. 20, 2026
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    Opinion

    Why multicloud needs a new definition

    The common term among IT decision-makers has become nebulous, prompting the need for an alignment with industry best practices.

    By Nathan Thomas • Jan. 20, 2026
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    Big banks continue the hunt for AI-driven efficiencies

    Executives at BNY, Bank of America and others who reported Q4 2025 earnings discussed AI investments — and when they’re hoping to see them pay off.

    By • Jan. 16, 2026