Citi revamps tech leadership in its wealth division

Dipendra Malhotra, former head of analytics, AI and data at Morgan Stanley's wealth unit, will help drive technology modernization at Citi, CIO Jonathan Lofthouse said.

By Matt Ashare • March 13, 2025

Wells Fargo taps Discover IT executive to lead branch and ATM tech division

Bank executives welcomed Heather Blair to its technology executive team Monday.

By Matt Ashare • March 12, 2025

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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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IT unemployment jumped in February despite AI hiring surge

Employers across all sectors of the economy added 177,000 tech positions, but the data also suggests a potential wait-and-see approach to hiring.

By Roberto Torres • March 7, 2025

UK watchdog clears Microsoft, OpenAI deal

The Competition and Markets Authority cited "recent developments in the partnership which reduce OpenAI's reliance on Microsoft for compute" in its Wednesday decision.

By Roberto Torres • March 5, 2025

Banks invest in responsible AI talent, research as adoption unfolds

The industry increased its hiring of governance and ethical use professionals last year, according to Evident Insights.

By Matt Ashare • March 5, 2025

GM appoints its first chief AI officer

The automaker tapped Barak Turovsky, former VP of AI at Cisco, to guide its AI deployment efforts. 

By Roberto Torres • March 4, 2025

How data storytelling turns CIOs into communication leaders

Tech executives can blend visualization, narration, context and emotional engagement to convey information effectively.

By Aura Popa • March 3, 2025

Tech jobs, postings surge at the start of 2025

Despite the uptick, unemployment rose month-over-month, a potential sign that technologists restarted their search in the new year, according to CompTIA.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 7, 2025

Burberry picks Charlotte Baldwin as CIO

The luxury fashion house has made several changes to its leadership team since welcoming CEO Joshua Schulman in July. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 31, 2025

AI to reshape 2025 tech talent strategies

The technology’s rise put a spotlight on enterprise skill gaps, realigning IT talent sourcing priorities.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 31, 2025

Roche appoints chief digital technology officer

Wafaa Mamilli will join the healthcare giant Feb. 10, reporting to CEO Thomas Schinecker.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 29, 2025

SAP unveils additional ERP transition support in ongoing cloud push

The ERP giant will offer business continuity services through 2033 to customers facing complex migrations, the company said Tuesday.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 28, 2025

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

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

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

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 Roberto Torres • Jan. 14, 2025

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 Roberto Torres • Jan. 10, 2025

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

How CIOs encourage tech adoption across generations

Boomers and Gen Z face different challenges adopting workplace tools, but collaborative training can bridge the gap, CIOs say.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Dec. 20, 2024

MetLife picks Citi exec as global CIO

Nick Nadgauda will join the company in March to oversee application development, infrastructure, enterprise platforms and architecture teams.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 18, 2024

Top 10 enterprise technology appointments of 2024

Large organizations from Wells Fargo to Procter & Gamble and Northwestern Mutual picked executives capable of guiding IT strategy.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 16, 2024

FTC plots new course on antitrust, Big Tech under Trump nominees

Current commissioner Andrew Ferguson will become chair under the president-elect. Mark Meador, a former Senate counsel, will join the commission.

By Justin Bachman • Dec. 16, 2024

Executives see another CrowdStrike-level IT outage on the horizon

IT and business leaders admit to prioritizing security at the expense of service disruption readiness, a PagerDuty report found.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 12, 2024

​​6 enterprise technology predictions to watch in 2025

Executives and analysts expect businesses to reassess their AI priorities next year, grappling with vendor and workforce shifts along the way.

By Roberto Torres , Matt Ashare , Lindsey Wilkinson • Dec. 11, 2024

How CIOs can prepare for Trump’s tariffs plan

The president-elect has proposed tariffs on imported goods, stoking concerns about higher costs for electronics.

By Jen A. Miller • Dec. 10, 2024