Leadership
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Cloudflare doubles down on inference workloads
CEO Matthew Prince sent technicians with “suitcases full of GPUs” around the world with the goal of deploying the chips in 100 cities by the end of the year.
By Matt Ashare • Dec. 5, 2023 -
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 Matt Ashare • Dec. 5, 2023 -
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Companies task their CIOs with balancing the company’s economic and operational needs as they enable technology throughout the business.
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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 Lindsey Wilkinson • Nov. 30, 2023 -
15 CIO appointments that shaped 2023
Southwest Airlines, Walgreens and Citi are among the companies that switched up their top tech leadership this year.
By Roberto Torres • Nov. 28, 2023 -
3 takeaways from AWS’ generative AI course for executives
Knowledge workers, employees with technical expertise and high-level executives alike can benefit from training to grasp the nascent tech.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Nov. 27, 2023 -
OpenAI fallout underscores importance of triaging vendor risks
With OpenAI’s stability in question, enterprise tech leaders have a central role in helping their businesses navigate the terrain.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Updated Nov. 22, 2023 -
Citi reshuffles tech leadership amid right-sizing push
The financial services company elevated Jonathan Lofthouse to co-CIO following the departure of Stuart Riley, who held the position for 3 months.
By Matt Ashare • Nov. 20, 2023 -
OpenAI CEO out, CTO steps in as interim chief
Sam Altman left the company after the board completed a deliberative review process, which found Altman wasn’t “consistently candid” with the board.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Updated Nov. 20, 2023 -
Clorox CISO departs, CIO to step in, months after cyberattack
The C-suite change comes in the aftermath of a cyberattack that damaged IT infrastructure, led to widespread disruption and negatively impacted earnings.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Nov. 16, 2023 -
Global Payments to elevate CIO from within
The fintech company tapped Shannon Johnston, deputy CIO and chief digital offficer, to assume the role on Jan. 1, when Guido Sacchi retires after nearly 13 years as CIO
By Matt Ashare • Nov. 9, 2023 -
Slack CEO to depart after first year at the helm
Lidiane Jones will step down from the top role at the collaboration software company to lead online dating app Bumble on Jan. 2.
By Roberto Torres • Nov. 6, 2023 -
Global cybersecurity workforce grows, but still confronts shortfall of 4M people
Despite growing to 5.5 million global professionals, an ISC2 study shows the industry still needs millions of qualified workers to fend off rising digital threats.
By David Jones • Nov. 6, 2023 -
Tech labor market rebounded in October
Employers across the industry added nearly half a million jobs, according to a CompTIA review of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
By Roberto Torres • Nov. 3, 2023 -
PayPal promotes Archie Deskus to EVP, CTO
The move expands the executive's oversight to include platform engineering teams, the company said Thursday.
By Roberto Torres • Nov. 2, 2023 -
Walgreens appoints new CIO as leadership transition continues
Neal Sample, first appointed in an advisor capacity in October, will report to CEO Tim Wentworth as EVP and CIO.
By Roberto Torres • Nov. 1, 2023 -
Inside Kyndryl’s sprint to decouple IT from IBM
Ahead of a Nov. 3 deadline, CIO Michael Bradshaw detailed the company’s push to rebuild IT, moving 1,800 applications to an all-cloud infrastructure in two years.
By Matt Ashare • Oct. 31, 2023 -
3 things workers expect from their CIOs
IT leaders must push to improve how employees across departments interact and leverage tools in their day-to-day.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Oct. 27, 2023 -
Ocean Spray picks new tech leader as CTO departs
The cranberry co-op hired former Subway executive Neil Hampshire as its new chief information and digital officer.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Oct. 27, 2023 -
MassMutual more than halfway done with multicloud journey
While migration is the end goal, modernization is the means, regardless of where an application lives, Head of Product and Platform Technology Sherriff Balogun said.
By Matt Ashare • Oct. 24, 2023 -
How 3 IT leaders attract and retain diverse tech talent
Fannie Mae, Burberry and Oregon State Treasury leaders shared how they broadened talent pipelines and prioritized fostering a sense of belonging.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Oct. 23, 2023 -
4 CIO culture hacks to improve hybrid work
In the push to bring workers back to the office, tech leaders have a role to play in improving efficiencies and supporting culture.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Oct. 20, 2023 -
Bank of America to spend $3.8B on innovation next year
North American banks hold a global edge in AI investments, according to industry research firm Evident.
By Matt Ashare • Oct. 19, 2023 -
It’s time for CIOs to think about prompt engineering
When companies purchase user-facing AI solutions, "do not think of it as just buying a piece of software but as hiring a teammate,” Gartner’s Don Scheibenreif said.
By Matt Ashare • Oct. 18, 2023 -
3 Gartner predictions that showcase the future of enterprise AI
CIOs can expect generative AI to supercharge legacy modernization and even influence geopolitics over the next few years.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Oct. 17, 2023 -
Citi pumps another $3B into tech modernization
“At the end of the work, we will have a simpler firm that can operate faster, better serve our clients and unlock value for our shareholders,” CEO Jane Fraser said Friday.
By Matt Ashare • Oct. 16, 2023