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

SAP aims to ‘build AI at scale’ for the enterprise

The vendor's cloud business buoyed its Q2 earnings, but the company is pinning its future on its Business AI Platform.

By Paige Gross • July 27, 2026

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Ongoing AI adoption efforts and the evolution of the executive scope ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.

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IBM attributes mainframe revenue collapse to delays, not destruction

Customers redirected budgets to beat server price hikes, CEO Arvind Krishna said Wednesday.

By Matt Ashare • July 23, 2026

End-user AI spending to soar as CIOs grapple with costs

Contract management, AI architecture and governance are key to keeping AI budgets in check, according to Gartner.

By Paige Gross • July 20, 2026

How to keep AI costs in check as agentic drives usage

CIOs need to establish clear visibility into demand for AI, spend and risk, to determine whether the technology is generating value, according to OpenAI.

By Makenzie Holland • July 17, 2026

Engineering teams will shrink as AI shifts responsibilities

Engineering roles aren’t disappearing, but more companies will deploy smaller teams with an expanded focus on product, UX and agent experience goals, according to Gartner.

By Paige Gross • July 10, 2026

Agentic AI to disrupt $234B in SaaS spending: Gartner

AI agents are reducing reliance on traditional software interfaces, upending everything from legacy user dashboards to pricing models.

By Paige Gross • July 6, 2026

US firms lose 2.4% of revenue on failed AI projects

Businesses can curb waste by creating clear accountability structures and making honest decisions on whether projects should continue, analysts said.

By Scarlett Evans • July 2, 2026

HP prepares to roll out OpenAI’s agentic platform

The company is developing a suite of devices that will run AI locally, making it one of the first enterprises to launch the Frontier platform at scale.

By Paige Gross • June 29, 2026

AI coding will soon get pricier than human developers

Enterprises will likely blow past their IT budgets without proper AI audits and clear objectives, according to Gartner.

By Paige Gross • June 24, 2026

IT operating models remain unfit for the AI era, CEOs say

Geopolitical volatility and AI proliferation represent major challenges for traditional IT frameworks, according to a Gartner report.

By Scarlett Evans • June 18, 2026

Tech debt, process gaps keep firms in AI ‘pilot purgatory,’ study finds

Collectively, the world’s top 2,000 public firms have nearly $18 trillion in untapped AI value due to broken processes and other weaknesses, according to the research.

By Alexei Alexis • June 16, 2026

Midsize companies expect AI gains, but integration woes curb progress

Security, data readiness and integration challenges continue to hinder broader AI adoption despite growing confidence in the technology's potential.

By Scarlett Evans • June 15, 2026

IBM, Google Cloud forge AI platform partnership

The alliance will arm forward-deployed engineering teams with Gemini agent-building tools to target industry-specific use cases, the companies said Thursday.

By Matt Ashare • June 5, 2026

Salesforce touts Agentforce growth as other segments lag

The company's flagship agentic platform drew in $1 billion in annual recurring revenue, but other categories such as Tableau, fell behind expectations.

By Roberto Torres • May 28, 2026

Google Cloud, Workday team up to launch HR and finance AI agent tools

The companies are working to break down data silos across enterprise software and automate common tasks for HR and finance teams.

By Paige Gross • May 28, 2026

Enterprises risk agentic AI failure under ‘one-size-fits-all’ governance

Instead of a binary approach to trust, companies need to assess permissions for each agent and process, Gartner’s Shiva Varma said.

By Paige Gross • May 26, 2026

Liberty Mutual, Travelers discuss when not to modernize

Companies must be intentional in selecting which systems to upgrade and when, executives said during the 2026 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.

By Roberto Torres • Updated May 20, 2026

Engineering roles shift from developing code to managing AI

AI is producing code faster, but 81% of engineering leaders say the time saved is now spent auditing AI output, according to a new report.

By Paige Gross • May 14, 2026

OpenAI launches Daybreak to combat cyber threats

The cybersecurity initiative uses AI to detect software vulnerabilities, partnering with Cloudflare, Cisco and CrowdStrike to counter threats.

By Paige Gross • May 12, 2026

Yum Brands’ tech chief on building its ‘AI backbone’

The company underwent modernization efforts for its decades-old brands to use one common data model across 35,000 restaurants.

By Paige Gross • May 11, 2026

Why AI regulation is now an operating model

CIOs must know where AI is deployed, manage risk across the lifecycle and produce evidence without scrambling.

By Adnan Masood • May 7, 2026

PwC partners with Google Cloud to take on the managed security market

The professional services firm is stepping up its managed security ambitions with a Google Cloud-powered service that leans on agentic AI. 

By Nidhi Sharma • April 30, 2026

Microsoft prepares partners to push AI, agentic 365 bundles

The software giant made partner program tweaks as it readies Microsoft 365 E7 and Microsoft Agent 365 for launch.

By Matt Ashare • April 27, 2026

Cost concerns loom as agentic AI advances in software development

Limited compute and integration issues with existing tools are barriers to speeding up the technology’s use in engineering.

By Paige Gross • April 14, 2026