IT Strategy: Page 7


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    Wingstop names CIO

    Chris Fallon joins the restaurant chain as it prepares to roll out a $50 million in-house technology platform.

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Dec. 15, 2023
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    CIO most likely chief to be external hire: report

    The trend suggests a desire to bring outside perspectives into the tech suite as transformation unfolds, according to executive search firm Spencer Stuart.

    By Dec. 15, 2023
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    Digital transformation

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

    By CIO Dive staff
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    Employees, anxious about AI, blame a lack of guidance

    Workers worry about not knowing how to use AI ethically, according to EY research.

    By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 15, 2023
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    Enterprise cloud aspirations hindered by buyer’s remorse

    Most organizations are saddled with second thoughts about their primary hyperscaler contract as adoptions proceed.

    By Dec. 14, 2023
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    Salesforce to let Einstein Copilot chomp on unstructured data

    The company announced a slate of generative AI updates aimed at easing the data constraints that often hinder deployment.

    By Dec. 14, 2023
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    3 keys to acing talent strategies in the new year

    Increased competition, skills gaps and work location preferences will shape talent sourcing in 2024, experts said during a CIO Dive live event last week.

    By Dec. 13, 2023
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    Kaiser Permanente, Novant Health to cut IT jobs

    The healthcare systems are the downsize tech units this year as they navigate thin operating margins fueled by inflation and prolonged staffing shortages.

    By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 13, 2023
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    Which states had the highest tech salaries this year?

    As return-to-office efforts intensify, more coastal states claimed top IT wages this year, according to Skillsoft research. 

    By Dec. 12, 2023
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    ‘Tis the season for a retail tech-stack rethink

    An influx of in-store technologies has CIOs leaning toward cloud for integration solutions, according to research by Bain and Aptos.

    By Dec. 12, 2023
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    6 IT experts share what’s next in cloud, generative AI and tech talent

    Enterprise technology pros shared their top priorities and outlooks ahead of the new year during a CIO Dive live event last week.

    By Dec. 11, 2023
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    Cloud customers undeterred by cost, billing complexity

    Most companies are satisfied with their primary provider, Forrester research found. But compliance, resilience and flexibility are luring them to multicloud.

    By Dec. 11, 2023
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    Reflections on this year’s top tech trends: AI, security and tool consolidation

    As we step into the new year, CIOs are tasked with navigating a landscape marked by rapid AI advancements and budgetary constraints. These insights can help with the road forward.

    By Mark Strande, Chief Information Security Officer & Jeff Chow, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Miro • Dec. 11, 2023
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    Tech unemployment fell in November, lowest level since January

    The key metric for the tech labor market reached 1.7% last month, far trailing the national average of 3.7%.

    By Dec. 8, 2023
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    Challenging the ‘good enough’ cybersecurity mindset

    The volume of cyber threats keeps growing, pushing companies to reevaluate the adequacy of existing resources.

    By Dec. 8, 2023
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    McDonald’s taps Google Cloud to super-size analytics, AI

    The fast food giant said it plans to leverage the hyperscaler’s hardware and software capabilities across thousands of locations worldwide.

    By Dec. 7, 2023
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    There will be a surplus of tech workers by 2026, executives project

    Despite current shortages, most executives expect talent needs to ease in the coming years across general and advanced technology categories.

    By Dec. 7, 2023
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    Accenture helps Unilever boost AI adoption

    The partnership leverages the IT services firm’s $3 billion investment in the technology, and follows Unilever's launch of an AI research lab last month.

    By Dec. 6, 2023
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    American Honda’s 5-part strategy to deploy generative AI

    Already a Microsoft Office 365 user, the motor company chose Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat Enterprise, to put generative AI into the hands of its employees.

    By Dec. 6, 2023
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    IBM, Meta launch AI alliance aimed at open source safety

    The group bands together more than 50 companies and organizations to create frameworks and share information on safe development of the technology.

    By Dec. 5, 2023
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    Opinion

    The quest for tech talent: strategies for remote and hybrid companies

    Offering fully remote and hybrid work options can help attract and retain talent, driving the engagement that technology firms desperately need.

    By Claire Rutkowski • Dec. 5, 2023
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    For Arvest Bank, wholesale cloud modernization had to start small

    With an end-to-end IT assessment in place, Chief Transformation and Operations Officer Laura Merling's team rolled out pre-migration modernizations to make way for cloud.

    By Dec. 5, 2023
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    Is an ‘employee experience winter’ coming?

    Companies are “less interested in employee experience in general,” thus making it an easy target for cutting costs or cutting corners, one Forrester expert said.

    By Dec. 4, 2023
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    AI developers, led by OpenAI, raise over $50B

    ChatGPT maker OpenAI currently leads the pack with $11.3 billion in funding, according to an Everest Group report.

    By Alexei Alexis • Dec. 4, 2023
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    Talent woes among top barriers to generative AI ambitions

    As the technology continues to develop, executives contend with a tight labor market in engineering and data analytics, O’Reilly research shows.

    By Dec. 1, 2023
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    ChatGPT turns 1: What’s next for enterprise generative AI?

    The public release of ChatGPT fueled a scramble to embed the tech in workflows. Despite efforts, CIOs still grapple with transparency and responsible use.

    By Nov. 30, 2023