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    Biden orders DOE, DOD to lease sites for AI data centers

    The departments will call for proposals to lease sites for building, owning and running large-scale AI infrastructure at private expense.

    By Robert Walton • Jan. 14, 2025
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    SAP tailors cloud-based ERP for retail businesses

    The S/4HANA industry vertical centralizes operational data and integrates finance, procurement and merchandising.

    By Jan. 9, 2025
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    Trendline

    Digital transformation

    Digital transformation goes beyond technology — if companies want to engage in a new era of technology, they must rethink how work is done too.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    5 CIO trends to watch in 2025

    Tech executives will spend this year working on agentic AI adoption, deploying FinOps beyond the cloud and building digital literacy.

    By , , Jan. 8, 2025
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    Nvidia enters the agentic AI fray with Llama Nemotron LLMs

    Accenture plans to launch more than 100 industry-specific solutions using the chipmaker’s AI-powered developer tools, the companies said Monday.

    By Jan. 7, 2025
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    What companies need to help secure AI

    Experts say MLOps will bridge the gap between development and operations, creating room for the inclusion of security and privacy practices, too.

    By Sue Poremba • Jan. 7, 2025
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    Boeing picks IT veteran as chief information digital officer

    Dana Deasy, who previously served as CIO for the U.S. Department of Defense, will lead information security, IT and data analytics for the manufacturer.

    By Jan. 6, 2025
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    How smaller companies can ensure round-the-clock IT coverage

    For businesses based in a single time zone, having 24/7 IT coverage can pose a challenge, but not an impossible one to solve.

    By Dec. 20, 2024
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    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
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    Northwestern Mutual names chief digital and information officer

    Dave Gordon joined the financial services firm in 2023 and most recently served as its VP and CTO.

    By Dec. 19, 2024
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    SaaS sprawl weighs down developers

    Maintaining and updating interconnected applications shrinks the bandwidth of IT teams, according to Onymos.

    By Dec. 18, 2024
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    Workers fear their skills will be obsolete this decade, report finds

    By providing training opportunities, employers can nurture the skills needed to compete in the new market, according to the Global Labor Market Conference.

    By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 17, 2024
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    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 Dec. 16, 2024
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    Broadcom nears total VMware integration as chip business booms

    The tech giant nearly tripled its infrastructure software revenues to $21.5 billion in the year since it acquired the virtualization solution provider.

    By Dec. 13, 2024
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    IT trails other sectors in hiring rates, Indeed finds

    Hiring in the technology space has struggled to rebound after pre-pandemic lows, according to Indeed data.

    By Dec. 11, 2024
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    Ulta Beauty pushes past ERP overhaul hiccups

    CEO Dave Kimbell said the company has made progress in helping teams make process adaptations in an earnings call last week.

    By Dec. 9, 2024
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    AI spending to grow faster than IT budgets next year, executives say

    “Enterprises are continuing to focus on cost optimization and efficiency programs to fund transformation and customer experience enabled by AI,” ISG’s Michael Dornan said.

    By Dec. 9, 2024
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    IT hiring held steady in November as employers prep for 2025

    Unemployment in tech professions dipped slightly last month, according to IT trade group CompTIA.

    By Dec. 6, 2024
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    As leaders mull IT overhaul, 2 in 5 workers eye new gigs in 2025

    Tech organizations will become less hierarchical next year to leverage existing skills, according to Info-Tech Research Group.

    By Dec. 6, 2024
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    For IT pros, the CrowdStrike crisis was a ‘call to arms’

    The global outage triggered investments in people, processes and technologies to beef up enterprise resilience, Adaptavist research found.

    By Dec. 5, 2024
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    Salesforce teases next-gen Agentforce, parades early wins

    In the single week it was live during Q3, the platform totaled 200 deals with thousands more in the pipeline, CEO Marc Benioff said.

    By Dec. 4, 2024
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    Opinion

    3 ways to beat technical debt through talent strategies

    Organizations bogged down by outdated technology have a lifeline hiding in plain sight.

    By Mike Baker • Dec. 4, 2024
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    AWS leans on AI to decarbonize data centers

    The hyperscaler signed a deal with Orbital Materials and made infrastructure updates to boost data center sustainability and energy efficiency.

    By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 3, 2024
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    SAP leans on AWS to drive cloud-based ERP adoption

    The hyperscaler will begin offering the GROW with SAP SaaS solution through AWS Marketplace in coming months, the companies said Tuesday.

    By Dec. 3, 2024
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    Skills-based hiring is helping tech companies dig out of a talent shortage, report finds

    Most IT companies have tackled skills-based hiring by gauging existing abilities, according to IT staffing firm Motion Recruitment.

    By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 3, 2024
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    Intel CEO retires as revenue slides, AI efforts stall

    The chipmaker named two top executives to serve as co-interim CEOs while the board searches for a permanent replacement.

    By Dec. 2, 2024