IT Strategy: Page 16


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    At NRF, 40,000 humans contemplate AI

    The technology can help businesses with sourcing and customer service, making it a hot topic during the top retail sector conference.

    By Daphne Howland • Jan. 22, 2025
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    Cyber disruptions remain top business risk concern in US, globally

    Global disruption caused by CrowdStrike’s IT mishap added to longtime concerns about data breaches and ransomware, according to Allianz.

    By David Jones • Jan. 21, 2025
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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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    PC shipments saw sluggish growth in 2024 despite AI hype

     IT leaders leveraged cloud for AI and took a wait-and-see approach to investing in souped up AI PCs, according to Gartner.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 17, 2025
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    Employers face ‘skills mismatch’ between job seekers and company needs, LinkedIn finds

    Companies can close the gap by upskilling and reskilling, according to LinkedIn’s head of global talent acquisition.

    By Laurel Kalser • Jan. 17, 2025
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    Citi deploys AI coding tools to 30K developers in modernization push

    The bank poured nearly $12 billion into technology in 2024, executives said Wednesday.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 16, 2025
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    Is private cloud having a moment?

    Faced with mounting hyperscaler bills, proliferating data and compute-hungry generative AI, enterprises are weighing alternatives to public cloud.

    By Matt Ashare • Updated Jan. 16, 2025
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    What CIOs should know as DORA regulations kick in

    The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act requires banks and insurance companies to restore critical IT systems within two hours, starting Friday.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 15, 2025
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    IT teams plan to double down on hybrid cloud

    Instead of updating existing infrastructure, enterprises are designing entirely new strategies, Rackspace’s Srini Koushik said.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 15, 2025
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    Advance Auto Parts taps former Dollar General exec as CTO

    EVP and CTO Shweta Bhatia brings 20 years of retail technology experience to the auto parts provider.

    By Jan. 14, 2025
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    Biden orders DOE, DOD to lease sites for AI data centers

    The departments will call for proposals to lease sites for building, owning and running large-scale AI infrastructure at private expense.

    By Robert Walton • Jan. 14, 2025
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    Tech salaries barely inched up in 2024

    Compensation for IT workers failed to keep up with inflation last year, increasing 1.2% last year, according to Dice data.

    By Jan. 14, 2025
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    CISA director reiterates call for stronger cyber risk ownership

    Jen Easterly said boards need to consider cybersecurity threats as core risks and fully incorporate them into corporate business strategy.

    By David Jones • Jan. 13, 2025
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    Small businesses lean into digital transformation in the new year

    Most SMBs are already using AI, but nearly half plan to add more applications of the technology in 2025, according to a JPMorgan Chase survey. 

    By Jan. 13, 2025
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    Tech talent market wraps 2024 on a high note

    IT unemployment slid to 2023 levels in December as employers added 7,000 net new IT jobs, according to a CompTIA report. 

    By Jan. 10, 2025
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    Shake Shack appoints chief information and technology officer

    Rite Aid alum Justin Mennen brings over two decades of experience to the restaurant chain, which is developing a loyalty program.

    By Julie Littman • Jan. 10, 2025
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    Cyberattacks, tech disruption ranked as top threats to business growth

    Two in 5 executives view data breaches and leaks as the most financially burdensome man-made threats, a Chubb study found.

    By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 10, 2025
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    Albertsons underlines focus on tech, AI in wake of failed Kroger merger

    The grocer credited its IT investments with helping improve customer experience, increase sales and enhance productivity.

    By Jan. 9, 2025
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    5 CIO trends to watch in 2025

    Tech executives will spend this year working on agentic AI adoption, deploying FinOps beyond the cloud and building digital literacy.

    By , Matt Ashare , Jan. 8, 2025
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    AI led training demand in 2024, O’Reilly says

    Interest in prompt engineering and generative AI training grew exponentially last year, according to the company.

    By Jan. 7, 2025
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    What companies need to help secure AI

    Experts say MLOps will bridge the gap between development and operations, creating room for the inclusion of security and privacy practices, too.

    By Sue Poremba • Jan. 7, 2025
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    Boeing picks IT veteran as chief information digital officer

    Dana Deasy, who previously served as CIO for the U.S. Department of Defense, will lead information security, IT and data analytics for the manufacturer.

    By Jan. 6, 2025
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    How Akamai regained control of its runaway cloud bills

    “What started organically had ballooned to hundreds of millions of dollars in spend,” Akamai CIO Kate Prouty said.

    By Matt Ashare • Updated Jan. 7, 2025
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    Opinion

    CIOs must tackle the global tech debt crisis

    Enterprises struggle to manage tech debt after years of deferring critical upgrades. AI adoption efforts are only making things worse.

    By Kirat Sekhon • Updated Jan. 6, 2025
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    Generative AI is great for legal work — but make sure it’s monitored, judges say

    Lawyers must understand how their AI tools work, supervise their teams, check results carefully and experiment, according to former magistrates.

    By Justin Bachman • Jan. 3, 2025
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    Data, compute spending to double by next year: survey

    As organizations invest in infrastructure to support AI, most approach the technology as an R&D expense, according to Hitachi Vantara.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 2, 2025