CIOs need transparent view of AI deployment

Tech leaders should play the role of chief integration officer, tying spending back to value and helping businesses scale effective use cases, according to BCG's Vlad Lukic.

By Paige Gross • Sept. 30, 2026

Overdue modernization stokes security fears, wrecks AI plans

Rising costs of modernization and lack of a clear vision could also be holding enterprises back in their AI adoption, a GFT Technologies report found.

By Paige Gross • Sept. 29, 2026

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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.

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Meta carves out enterprise offerings, brings in new leadership

The consumer-focused provider faces several hurdles in earning the trust of enterprise CIOs, Gartner’s Arun Chandrasekaran said.

By Paige Gross • Sept. 28, 2026

AI gains call for organizational overhauls: AWS

CIOs need to outline a clear path toward AI value ahead of time or risk wasting resources on adoption, according to AWS research.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 24, 2026

Employees report performative AI use amid role changes

Pressure to use the technology exists all across the enterprise, but employees are concerned about job loss and a lack of paths to advancement, a Visier study found.

By Paige Gross • Sept. 23, 2026

OpenAI calls for international AI safety standards

Global standards would help CIOs navigate AI development, but tech leaders should also set unique controls for their organizations, an IT consultant said.

By Paige Gross • Sept. 22, 2026

Enterprises keep betting on coding agents despite lackluster results

Most businesses are overrunning their AI budgets as software teams rely more heavily on automated coding, according to McKinsey.

By Paige Gross • Sept. 22, 2026

Disney introduces CTO role to lead enterprise tech, AI platforms

The company tapped Karandeep Anand, who most recently served as CEO of Character.ai, for the position. He is slated to start Oct. 2.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 21, 2026

IT orgs grapple with observability tool sprawl

Individual teams with their own tools are often siloed, leading to visibility and incident response issues, an Enterprise Management Associates report found.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 18, 2026

CIOs struggle to link token spend to business outcomes

Only one out of every five dollars of enterprise token spend can be tied to tangible results, according to Accenture data.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 14, 2026

AI transformation set to shift corporate profits by $4.7 trillion

The technology’s effect on productivity, market share and innovation will deliver more profound change than the rise of the internet, according to Bain & Co.

By Paige Gross • Sept. 9, 2026

CIOs bear the brunt of blame over AI mistakes

When AI leads to errors, enterprise executives target the CIO for accountability, more so than any other functional leaders, according to 8x8.

By Paige Gross • Sept. 8, 2026

Deloitte aims to help enterprises with hybrid AI model strategy

The consulting firm is launching an open model engineering practice intending to help enterprises find the right mix.

By Paige Gross • Sept. 4, 2026

Fewer than 25% of enterprises have scaled AI successfully

Not knowing how to measure a project’s success or when to shut it down can keep companies from finding success, Gartner data found.

By Paige Gross • Sept. 2, 2026

Retailers bet on AI for supply chain, ‘smart’ shopping

Large retailers are using AI technologies to overhaul their customer experience, supply chain and personalized shopping offerings, according to Q2 earnings calls.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 31, 2026

Enterprises bet on agents to build in-house software, boost productivity

While they parse out ROI, cost-conscious organizations are finding ways AI can replace technology line items.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 27, 2026

CIOs are still waiting for AI’s cost savings

Pressure to deploy, not measurable gains, are setting the pace for enterprise AI investments, according to an Infosys report.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 26, 2026

How CIOs can navigate a disrupted software market

AI will upend the state of play for software providers, but the changes will not be uniform across verticals, according to Forrester research.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 25, 2026

Victoria’s Secret reshapes its tech leadership

The retailer tapped former Foot Locker executive Adrian Butler to oversee technology and former Starbucks CTO Gerri Martin-Flickinger to sit on its board.

By Paige Gross • Updated Aug. 21, 2026

Target eyes bigger tech investments amid growth efforts

The retailer is betting on tech to simplify work and connect with customers as it executes its turnaround plan, executives said in a Q2 earnings call. 

By Paige Gross • Aug. 19, 2026

Only daily AI users feel positively about job security

Unclear AI policies and a lack of training are compounding employee concerns about the technology, a SurveyMonkey and CNBC survey found.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 18, 2026

Advances in AI capabilities to outpace cost savings

Enterprise dependence on AI will keep overall costs increasing exponentially even as per-token prices fall, according to Gartner.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 17, 2026

For enterprises, the cautious AI era has begun

The all gas, no brakes approach to AI is giving way to a more pragmatic playbook as costs, policy concerns and talent issues pile up.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 17, 2026

Full-scale AI agent adoption remains years away for enterprises

Most organizations will need to overhaul their business processes, data and workforces before reaching widespread adoption of agentic AI, Deloitte found.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 12, 2026

Target taps Lowe’s executive as first chief AI officer

For Chandhu Nair, collaboration will be essential as the retailer focuses on how technology can elevate user experience.

By Nicole Laskowski • Aug. 11, 2026