United Airlines nears final mile of cloud migration

"You don’t save the cost of moving to the cloud until you shut the mainframe down,” CFO Mike Leskinen said Wednesday.

By Matt Ashare • April 18, 2024

CIOs are starting to act like product leaders

Modern IT leaders are thinking more and more like product leaders. Read about how the role of the CIO is constantly evolving.

By Markus Zirn, Chief Strategy Officer at Workato • April 15, 2024

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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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JPMorgan Chase CEO wants more cloud to fuel AI, analytics

The banking giant aims to have 75% of its data and 70% of its applications in the cloud this year, Jamie Dimon said in a letter to shareholders.

By Matt Ashare • April 12, 2024

How the Boston Celtics used cloud to up their basketball analytics game

As big data rolled in, the 78-year-old NBA franchise migrated its tech stack from CTO Jay Wessland’s back office to AWS infrastructure.

By Matt Ashare • April 12, 2024

1 in 4 IT leaders regret quick AI investments: Asana

Technology execs play a crucial role in shaping organizations’ AI playbook, but speedy adoption comes at a cost.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 20, 2024

3 ways CIOs can lead enterprise cost optimization

Companies are cautiously optimistic about the economy but still focused on controlling spending throughout the enterprise, Boston Consulting Group found.

By Matt Ashare • March 19, 2024

White House adds teeth to secure software development requirements

The guidelines are designed to ensure software producers working with the U.S. government comply with standards for secure development.

By David Jones • March 15, 2024

In an era of AI, skill building is a top organizational priority, LinkedIn says

Providing learning opportunities is a top strategy for companies as retention concerns persist.

By Carolyn Crist • March 13, 2024

FedEx CIO, who led the company’s digital push, to retire

Rob Carter helmed technology leadership at the shipping giant since 2000. Sriram Krishnasamy, who leads the company's Dataworks unit, will formally take over July 1. 

By Roberto Torres • March 12, 2024

Snowflake details next stage of AI data strategy as new CEO takes the helm

The retirement of Snowflake’s CEO and ascendance of its SVP of AI punctuates an AI-fueled data boom for the company. 

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 29, 2024

With ambition changing, only 3 in 10 workers aspire to C-suite roles

Money is the top driver of job satisfaction, not recognition or advancement, according to Empower research.

By Carolyn Crist • Feb. 29, 2024

Wendy’s promotes CTO to CIO role

As CTO, Matt Spessard led the rollout of Google Vertex AI chatbot capabilities into the drive-thru experience. As CIO, he’ll expand the pilot program. 

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 27, 2024

C-suite leaders demand more cloud spending

Executives are pushing for post-optimization migrations, driving an expected upsurge in enterprise cloud spend this year, according to SaaS provider Wanclouds.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 15, 2024

From CIO to CEO: How Gary Hoberman made the leap to startup land

The Unqork founder spent two decades grappling with technical debt. Then, he left corporate life and set out to untangle legacy code.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 15, 2024

6 steps for CIOs enabling global IT operations

Before company stakeholders can rely on technology teams for support, IT must globalize its own processes, from data collection to infrastructure.

By Rebecca Ray • Feb. 13, 2024

AI fundamentals among most-needed digital skills, job seekers say

Most tech job seekers are aware of AI's impact on the workforce, a CompTIA report finds.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 9, 2024

What CIOs stand to gain in a tech M&A revival

Acquisitions by companies like IBM, Cisco and SAP reflect a trend that gives IT executives a window to centralize IT spend around key vendors.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 9, 2024

McDonald’s invests aggressively in technology

The fast food giant’s three-pronged plan aims to digitally transform customer experience, franchise operations and core systems, President and CEO Chris Kempczinski said Monday.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 6, 2024

Tech salaries contracted in 2023 after hiring pullback

The dip in compensation reflects layoffs at large tech providers and economic headwinds, according to Dice research.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 6, 2024

Why Discover went all-in on open source

The company’s tech leadership eased the product development process, removing barriers to innovation and opening pathways for engineers to advance.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 2, 2024

Southwest Airlines to spend $1.7B on tech, cloud migration this year

The commercial carrier has shifted just under half of its tech estate to cloud, President and CEO Bob Jordan said Thursday.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 29, 2024

Tech positions take a tumble on Indeed’s best jobs ranking

In 2023, tech dominated the company's rankings. But this year, just one IT role landed in the top 10.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 24, 2024

CIOs for hire shift focus as clients tackle cyber, AI rollouts

Amid enterprise resource constraints, interim and fractional CIOs lead longer-term strategies.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Jan. 23, 2024

Can FinOps save cloud from itself in 2024?

Mistakes were made. Budgets ballooned. Repatriations commenced. Now, enterprises are learning from costly migrations.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 22, 2024

How CIOs can respond to AI vendor red flags

Companies expect generative AI implementations to trim costs or improve user experiences. But not every tool can deliver on its promises.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 19, 2024