5 highest-paying IT certifications in 2024

An AWS certification earned the top position as employers and employees seek out credentials that verify security, data and cloud skills.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Oct. 29, 2024

Delta, CrowdStrike file dueling lawsuits as squabble continues

The airline seeks to recover damages of more than $500 million in the aftermath of a disruptive IT outage in July. The software provider is looking to hold its liability to the terms of its service agreement.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 28, 2024

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CIO Priorities

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

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How ways of working can make or break innovation

As the pace of innovation continues to rise, the decisions we make today will shape the future of our organizations and teams.

By Dominik Katz, Ways of Working Lead at Miro • Oct. 28, 2024

Microsoft CEO asked board to cut pay in connection with security overhaul

Despite the request, Satya Nadella's total compensation in fiscal year 2024 far exceeded 2023 thanks to Microsoft's stock market performance.

By David Jones • Oct. 25, 2024

Even small IT failures can cost millions, tech leaders say

Businesses lose up to $1.9 million per hour from high-impact events like the CrowdStrike outage, according to a New Relic survey.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 25, 2024

IRS CFO says robotic automation saved 30K labor hours

Partnering with software firm UiPath, the agency has tapped software robots to complete previously manual tasks, IRS CFO Teresa Hunter said Tuesday.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Oct. 25, 2024

IT spend mounts as CIOs build out enterprise AI capacity

The analyst firm expects tech spending to reach $5.74 trillion next year, driven in part by exponential growth in server sales.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 23, 2024

3 CIO rules to mastering the art of persuasion

Leaders can use storytelling to tap into audience emotions, make a successful pitch for their projects and garner support they need.

By Jose Ramirez • Oct. 23, 2024

Most digital initiatives still miss the mark, executives say

Success rates increase when initiatives are led collaboratively by CIOs and non-IT leaders, according to Gartner data published Tuesday.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 22, 2024

4 ways AI could impact employees, workflows: Gartner

Technology leaders can expect AI to continue to raise questions around workforce shifts, privacy procedures and security techniques.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Oct. 22, 2024

IBM doubles down on open models to help businesses customize AI

The company added two Granite LLMs under Apache 2.0 licenses and introduced general-purpose coding enhancements to its watsonx assistant Monday.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 21, 2024

Gartner sounds alarm on AI cost, data challenges

“Cost is as big an AI risk as security,” Mary Mesaglio, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner, said during a conference keynote Monday.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Oct. 21, 2024

Microsoft to roll out AI agents in Copilot Studio next month

The company also unveiled 10 autonomous agents within Dynamics 365, targeting sales, customer service and supply chain functions.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 21, 2024

Employee access risk is on the rise - here’s how to take control

Unsecured employee access is a growing risk. Here's how you can take control today and automate your identity lifecycle management.

By Lumos • Oct. 21, 2024

How the Indiana Pacers, Fever upped their data game in cloud

“We took a sledgehammer to every wall and silo we had in the business,” Jared Chavez, data engineering and strategy manager at Pacers Sports & Entertainment, said.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 18, 2024

Despite improved workplace culture, tech workers still eye the door

Many tech professionals plan to quit in the next year despite being the most likely group to recommend their employers, according to EY.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 18, 2024

Where organizations invest after a data breach

Asking customers to foot the bill for data breach remediation will not prevent future data breaches or address the issues that cause costs to increase.

By Sue Poremba • Oct. 18, 2024

Mars taps C-suite veteran to oversee digital tech

Marina F. Bellini, previously COO at Brazil's Itaú Unibanco, will join candymaker Mars as president of the company's Global Business Services organization.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 16, 2024

Tech leaders struggle to rescue data trapped in mainframes

Legacy systems are a goldmine for business insights but extraction remains a challenge, according to a Rocket Software report.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 16, 2024

Why data curation can make or break large language models

Before generative AI tools can be trusted to carry out critical enterprise tasks, LLMs must be tailored to their specific purpose using the right mix of data sources.

By Noah Pruzek • Oct. 16, 2024

More tech chiefs have success measured by profitability, cost management

IT leaders expect to strengthen their C-suite ties as the role expands, according to a ServiceNow report released Tuesday.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Oct. 15, 2024

How CIOs are reskilling their workforce

A learning culture can help tech executives promote continuous training opportunities, especially as organizations embed AI across key processes.

By Jen A. Miller • Oct. 15, 2024

Cyber risk tops C-suite concerns heading into US election

American business leaders will continue to focus on data regulation, AI and technology investments regardless of which party prevails in November, according to PwC.

By David Jones • Oct. 14, 2024

More attrition awaits overworked IT teams

Nearly half of tech workers plan to switch jobs in the next year as work piles up, according to a Harvey Nash report published Monday.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 14, 2024

The data privacy vault: Safeguarding against PII data breaches

What if hackers breached your systems, but found nothing valuable? Discover the data privacy vault.

By Nabeel Adeni • Oct. 14, 2024