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    Overdue modernization stokes security fears, wrecks AI plans

    Rising costs of modernization and lack of a clear vision could also be holding enterprises back in their AI adoption, a GFT Technologies report found.

    By • Sept. 29, 2026
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    Meta carves out enterprise offerings, brings in new leadership

    The consumer-focused provider faces several hurdles in earning the trust of enterprise CIOs, Gartner’s Arun Chandrasekaran said.

    By • Sept. 28, 2026
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    Low Code/No Code

    Low code and no code tools are part of a broader shift playing out in IT operations as AI-written software becomes ubiquitous.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    Microsoft retools Copilot with coding, AI agent capabilities

    The software giant aims to capture more of the enterprise AI market as providers such as OpenAI and Anthropic snatch up business, a Gartner analyst told CIO Dive.

    By • Sept. 25, 2026
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    How the CIO role is shifting in the agentic AI era

    Technology leaders should help businesses define the scenarios in which agents can operate with full autonomy — or kept out of operations entirely.

    By Eric Johnson • Sept. 11, 2026
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    What CIOs should know about quantum computing

    The technology's rapid development is elevating quantum as an area for CIOs and other IT leaders to watch closely.

    By • Sept. 8, 2026
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    Kyndryl, Broadcom bet on VMware skills as private cloud demand returns

    Kyndryl is adding consulting, managed services and agentic AI guardrails to VCF, backed by a skills push covering several thousand of its own consultants.

    By Kelly Teal • Sept. 4, 2026
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    Nvidia’s $12.9B Hugging Face deal could benefit enterprises

    The chipmaker’s acquisition could eventually bring additional security resources and model evaluation tools to the platform, according to experts.

    By • Sept. 3, 2026
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    Enterprises bet on agents to build in-house software, boost productivity

    While they parse out ROI, cost-conscious organizations are finding ways AI can replace technology line items.

    By • Aug. 27, 2026
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    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 • Aug. 25, 2026
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    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 • July 27, 2026
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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
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    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 • July 20, 2026
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    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 • July 17, 2026
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    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 • July 10, 2026
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    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 • July 6, 2026
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    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
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    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 • June 29, 2026
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    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 • June 24, 2026
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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 • May 28, 2026
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    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 • May 28, 2026
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    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 • May 26, 2026