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    Inside USAA’s 3-year push to clean up a massive data estate

    Chief Data and Analytics Officer Ramnik Bajaj set firm migration deadlines for the company’s move to a centralized Snowflake environment.

    By • July 17, 2024
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    UK regulators scrutinize Microsoft’s hiring of Inflection CEO, staff

    An inquiry will assess whether the vendor's move to hire Inflection's leaders and staff impacts market competitiveness.

    By • July 16, 2024
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    PwC adds chief AI officer to C-suite as implementation rolls forward

    The professional services firm appointed Dan Priest to lead the U.S. firm’s AI journey and serve customers on the same path. 

    By • July 16, 2024
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    As CISOs grapple with the C-suite, job satisfaction takes a hit

    Research found CISO job satisfaction has direct ties to how much — or little — access security leaders have to company management.

    By Sue Poremba • July 15, 2024
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    Citi leans on tech modernization to fix data quality management failings

    Days after federal regulators hit the bank with more than $130 million in fines, CEO Jane Fraser said Citi's transformation efforts addressed "decades of underinvestment."

    By • July 12, 2024
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    Macy’s hires new CIO from within

    Next month Keith Credendino will take over the retailer's mission to simplify and modernize its technology stack.

    By Daphne Howland • July 11, 2024
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    Guitar Center revamps tech leadership to tune the customer experience

    Adolfo Rodriguez, incoming chief technology and information officer, most recently served as SVP of technology transformation at Advance Auto Parts.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    Capital One leans on its cloud maturity to support AI adoption

    “It's difficult to imagine doing AI at scale without a solid foundation of experience using and scaling applications in cloud,” the bank’s SVP and Head of AI Product Aparna Sinha said.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    Tech unemployment rose to nearly 4-year high in June

    A CompTIA analysis of official data shows IT unemployment reached 3.7% among technology professions, in line with a national upward trend.

    By • July 8, 2024
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    Kyndryl bolsters — and reshuffles — technology leadership team

    Kim Basile succeeds CIO Michael Bradshaw, the executive who guided the company’s post-IBM transformation.

    By • July 2, 2024
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    The midyear tech executive shuffle is here

    Businesses from Citi and Gap. Inc. to JPMorgan and PayPal named tech leaders in recent weeks capitalizing on fiscal year alignment and new technology aspirations.

    By • July 2, 2024
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    HR is often left out of AI plans, despite the need for upskilling and inclusion

    Organizational leaders can play a role in aligning AI strategy with broader company goals.

    By Carolyn Crist • June 28, 2024
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    Tech workplaces haven’t caught up to new work patterns, research shows

    Return-to-office policies don’t appear to increase office utilization as much as previously thought.

    By Carolyn Crist • June 24, 2024
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    PayPal fills CTO position with former Walmart exec

    Former Walmart EVP Srini Venkatesan will replace Archie Deskus, who joined the payments firm in 2022.

    By • June 20, 2024
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    Gap taps former Mattel exec for CTO role

    CEO Richard Dickson, who also joined the retailer from Mattel last year, announced Sven Gerjets' appointment in a memo to employees.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 18, 2024
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    Northwestern Mutual revamps senior tech leadership

    CIO Jeff Sippel will become chief strategy officer, effective July. He'll be succeeded by Christian Mitchell, previously chief customer and digital officer.

    By • June 14, 2024
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    JPMorgan names firmwide CTO

    Former PayPal technology chief Sri Shivananda brings with him an “exceptional track record in innovation and technology leadership,” JPMorgan Chase's CIO Lori Beer said in a memo.

    By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Updated June 18, 2024
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    Citi’s new tech chief takes the helm

    Tim Ryan will lead Citi's ongoing efforts to transform its technology operations, a goal the bank poured $12 billion into last year.

    By • June 10, 2024
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    AI raises CIO cyber anxieties

    Using third-party generative AI products without the proper controls exposes existing security gaps, McKinsey and Company Partner Jan Shelly Brown said Tuesday at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.

    By • May 16, 2024
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    Opinion

    4 CIO styles to boost business performance

    Aligning leadership skills to an organization’s needs can accelerate results and build trust with key stakeholders.

    By Fiona Mark • May 16, 2024
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    Technology executives extol the virtues of ‘old-school’ AI

    “One of our jobs as CIOs is not to get so swept up in generative AI that we don’t make use of all the tools that are available to us,” Mathematica CIO Akira Bell said, speaking Tuesday at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.

    By • May 15, 2024
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    Most Gen Z tech workers say they’d consider new career opportunities

    With high dissatisfaction rates, young tech workers pointed to career development as a vital aspect of engagement and retention in a recent survey.

    By Carolyn Crist • May 15, 2024
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    AWS CEO steps down, sales chief to take over

    After a three-year stint helming the cloud titan, Adam Selipsky is passing the baton to AWS veteran Matt Garman.

    By • May 14, 2024
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    Financial industry alliance pushes for collective AI governance framework

    Citi, Morgan Stanley, Databricks and Microsoft will help guide a FINOS initiative aimed at devising best practices for onboarding the technology.

    By • May 6, 2024
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    Tech skills gaps put pressure on existing IT staff

    Technologists surveyed by Pluralsight said workloads have increased and projects have been abandoned as tech proficiency gaps mount.

    By • May 6, 2024