Kyndryl fires up Google Cloud analytics, AI to drive mainframe modernization

The partnership will help enterprises translate COBOL code to Java and migrate on-prem applications to cloud environments.

By Matt Ashare • March 27, 2025

What’s keeping technology leaders up at night?

From skill gaps and governance hurdles to the rush of AI advancements, executives from Mondelēz, EY, Walmart and other enterprises share what worries them.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 26, 2025

How to navigate generative AI adoption hurdles

CIOs shouldn’t fear taking the path of least resistance, narrowing their focus and leaving room for failure on the road to adoption, BCG Managing Director and Partner Amanda Luther said.

By Matt Ashare • March 25, 2025

Virginia vetoes AI bill in latest push toward light-touch regulation

As the federal government promotes a deregulation approach to the technology, the state-level move is the latest sign of minimizing oversight.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 25, 2025

Hiring for promise can help close skills gaps, research shows

“Many organizations are transforming their capabilities so rapidly that they can’t acquire all the skills they need,” a Gartner director said.

By Carolyn Crist • March 25, 2025

How Experian’s innovation lab fueled generative AI adoption

A 15-year-old innovation lab enabled the credit reporting company quickly build AI capabilities rather than get left behind, Chief Innovation Officer Kathleen Peters said.

By Roberto Torres • March 24, 2025

Leaders struggle to scale, reap value from generative AI

Businesses seeing AI-driven benefits are more likely to have invested in agentic architecture and crafted a comprehensive data strategy, Accenture found.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 24, 2025

Restaurants focus on tech, retention as labor market cools

Speeding up hiring with applicant tracking systems, mobile applications and automated interview scheduling could save time and money, the National Restaurant Association said.

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • March 24, 2025

Cloud data centers get bigger, denser amid AI building boom

AWS, Microsoft and Google accounted for 59% of all hyperscale compute capacity as the number of large facilities grew to more than 1,100 last year, Synergy Research Group said.

By Matt Ashare • March 21, 2025

Williams-Sonoma turns to AI to curb headcount growth

Executives said the company is pursuing ways to drive additional savings with the technology during a recent earnings call. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 21, 2025

How CIOs can prepare for EU AI Act enforcement

Executives can help enterprises get started on compliance targets, manage vendors and keep up with evolving requirements.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 21, 2025

Employers target engineers with LLM skills

People management and communications also ranked among the top 10 engineering skills in highest demand, according to a LinkedIn report.

By Roberto Torres • March 20, 2025

Nvidia mobilizes IT partners to spread the AI gospel

The GPU giant expanded its alliances with Accenture, IBM, Oracle and other key technology providers at the annual GTC conference this week.

By Matt Ashare • March 20, 2025

Data center investments surged to $455B last year: report

Dell’Oro Group expects compute demand to drive a 30% increase in cloud infrastructure capital expenditures in 2025.

By Matt Ashare • March 20, 2025

Nvidia launches models to ease AI agent development

The Llama Nemotron family is designed to provide enterprises with a foundation to create agentic capabilities, the chipmaker said. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 19, 2025

CIOs, CFOs clash over tech ROI, innovation budgets

More CFOs describe tech spending as “excessive” than CIOs, one sign of friction between technology and finance leaders.

By Roberto Torres • March 19, 2025

Workload repatriations persist as CIOs improve cloud cost management

FinOps tracking has helped IT leaders identify applications better suited for on-prem environments, according to Flexera.

By Matt Ashare • March 19, 2025

Retailers deploy AI in pursuit of CX gains, loss prevention

Despite adoption plans, companies are grappling with system integration issues, a lack of training resources and frayed customer trust, according to Everseen.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 18, 2025

C-suite leaders grapple with conflict, silos amid AI adoption

Around two-thirds of executives say the technology has led to division within their company, according to a Writer survey.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 18, 2025

Employees want generative AI training to help close talent gap

Enterprise efforts to adopt the technology hinge on sufficient know-how, prompting businesses to turn inward.

By Roberto Torres • March 17, 2025

Oracle pours $5B into UK cloud expansion

The investment will help the company build its global compute capacity and support AI development.

By Matt Ashare • March 17, 2025

Employers are on an unsustainable ‘hiring spree’ for AI talent, report says

Too many companies are rushing to close the AI jobs gap without investment in employee training, the CEO of talent firm General Assembly warned.

By Laurel Kalser • March 17, 2025

How AI can fix the employee experience and stem the firehose for IT

The workplace tech experience is killing productivity. Here’s how CIOs can put that right with AI.

By Faisal Masud, President, HP Digital Services • March 17, 2025

AI project failure rates are on the rise: report

The share of businesses scrapping most of their AI initiatives increased to 42% this year, up from 17% last year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 14, 2025

Why Aflac isn’t rushing generative AI adoption

The insurance company only pursues opportunities that align with broader strategic priorities and provide a return on investment, EVP and CIO Shelia Anderson said.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 14, 2025