IT Strategy: Page 30


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    Generative AI risks loom as businesses increase investments

    Even when risks associated with the tech are identified, most businesses aren’t putting in the work to mitigate them.

    By Aug. 1, 2023
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    Oracle unveils secure cloud solution in bid for DoD contracts

    The new infrastructure services are designed to ease critical workload migrations and comply with defense information systems security requirements.

    By July 31, 2023
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    Trendline

    CIO Priorities

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

    By CIO Dive staff
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    Workers say surveillance makes them less productive — if they even know about it

    Employers turned to monitoring software to improve productivity, a strategy that could be counterproductive.

    By Kathryn Moody • July 31, 2023
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    Shaky tech talent market remains hungry for hires

    The need for IT skills persists despite mixed signals emerging from the economy, leading executives to carry out response plans.

    By July 28, 2023
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    Microsoft pushes AI as GitHub Copilot for Business hits 27K customers

    Airbnb and Dell are among the organizations currently using the service, which became publicly available in February.

    By July 26, 2023
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    Caution tempers enterprise enthusiasm for generative AI

    The road to adoption of the new technology runs through the existing tech stack.

    By July 26, 2023
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    Data, instinct drive executive decision-making

    How CIOs make decisions may matter as much as the outcome when weighing the advantages and risks of new technologies.

    By July 25, 2023
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    AI in infrastructure: Addressing the technology’s potential for the sector

    The technology could bring significant change to the infrastructure sector, but it must be used responsibly and with the right checks and balances in place.

    By Claire Rutkowski • July 25, 2023
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    IT workers remain open to job offers in wake of tech sector cuts

    While most laid off technologists are reemployed, many are actively seeking or passively weighing new employment options, according to Boston Consulting Group.

    By July 25, 2023
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    Chevron taps CTO as finance chief

    As part of a slew of leadership changes, Chevron’s CTO will take the company’s top finance seat in 2024, the company announced Sunday.

    By Grace Noto • July 24, 2023
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    Chobani names CIO after former exec leaves for Fanatics

    Tom Cullen replaces Parag Agrawal, who left last week after leading the food company through an extensive mulityear digital transformation.

    By July 24, 2023
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    Capital One bets on tech engine for card and retail banking growth

    “Our modern technology capabilities are generating an expanding set of opportunities across our business,” CEO Richard Fairbank said Thursday.

    By July 21, 2023
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    Bank of America credits innovation investments, AI for robust quarter

    “Digital superiority is key to our operating dynamics,” CEO Brian Moynihan said during a second quarter earnings call.

    By July 19, 2023
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    Mercedes-Benz brings ChatGPT to factories

    The automaker is leveraging Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI service to pilot the technology ahead of a global rollout.

    By Kate Magill • July 19, 2023
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    IT spending soars, generative AI investments barely leave a mark

    Automation, not generative AI, will drive enterprise spending, Gartner says, as CIOs look to advance digital transformation with fewer employees.

    By July 19, 2023
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    Microsoft unveils pricing for 365 Copilot, its generative AI assistant

    At $30 per user, per month, the tool is the latest push from Microsoft to infuse AI throughout its products and services.

    By July 18, 2023
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    CIOs are changing jobs midyear: What’s behind the timing?

    Discover, Kellogg and Ingersoll Rand named new CIOs in July, giving incoming executives a chance to shape next year's strategy.

    By July 18, 2023
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    Citi pours $3B into tech modernization, adds 7K IT jobs

    The company shifted spend from third-party consultants to full-time technologists amid digital transformation, CFO Mark Mason said during a Q2 earnings call.

    By July 17, 2023
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    Can AI make better hires? Maybe, experts say

    AI can improve work, according to a report from The Josh Bersin Company. The utility of AI in hiring, however, is up for debate.

    By Caroline Colvin • July 17, 2023
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    IT customer service transitions make or break CX

    “Transition points are where everything lives or dies,” Greg Sanker, former CIO and principle advisory director at Info-Tech Research Group, said.

    By July 17, 2023
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    Knowledge workers see the potential of generative AI but are limited by skills gap

    Employees aren’t alone in feeling unprepared as tech leaders feel pressured to keep up with advancements.

    By July 12, 2023
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    PC shipments show signs of recovery as economic outlook improves

    Enterprise demand for workstations and laptops bounced back in Q2 and may normalize by the end of the year, Gartner analysis shows.

    By July 12, 2023
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    What motivates C-suite execs to seek new jobs

    Company performance, potential compensation hikes and poor work-life balance can lead executives to switch companies.

    By July 12, 2023
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    Microsoft to lay off more workers after deep cuts earlier this year

    The company plans to lay off 276 workers, according to notices filed with Washington state labor authorities.

    By Updated July 11, 2023
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    Where IT fits into Formula E racing

    Friedemann Kurz, head of IT at Porsche Motorsport, detailed how IT pros supply real-time data to accelerate racing strategies.

    By July 11, 2023