CIO

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Business leaders may be confident that their organizations data is ready for AI, but IT workers tell a much different story, with most spending hours each day massaging the data into shape. But 84% of the IT practitioners surveyed, including data scientists, data architects, and data analysts, spend at least one hour a day fixing data problems.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Most IT and business executives recognize the necessity of close alignment. They understand that their strategies, capabilities, resources, and management systems should be configured to support the enterprise’s overarching purpose and goals. Is your IT organization doing all it can to build strong alignment with business leaders and colleagues?

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CIO

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Technology has shifted from a back-office function to a core enabler of business growth, innovation, and competitive advantage. Senior business leaders and CIOs must navigate a complex web of competing priorities, such as managing stakeholder expectations, accelerating technological innovation, and maintaining operational efficiency.

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CIO

JANUARY 12, 2025

With more than 10,000 attendees expected, Dubai AI Week will unite public and private sector leaders, innovators, and experts to explore AIs potential across industries. The UAEs vision for AI is encapsulated in its National AI Strategy 2031, which aims to position the country as a global leader in AI by integrating it across various sectors.

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CIO

JANUARY 8, 2025

So the question that plagues any professional entrusted with or motivated to drive a huge change initiative is how to inspire innovation and foster a culture of excellence. In almost all these transformations, one must prove the justification for change and navigate resistance to it, and go above and beyond to develop the business case.

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CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2024

It began with the opening keynote, which asked the question: “The world of Artificial Intelligence is exhilarating and often exhausting, and the pace of innovation can seem impossible to keep up with. Analysts at this week’s Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo spent tons of time talking about the impact of AI on IT systems and teams.

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CIO

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The Middle East is rapidly evolving into a global hub for technological innovation, with 2025 set to be a pivotal year in the regions digital landscape. AI and machine learning are poised to drive innovation across multiple sectors, particularly government, healthcare, and finance.

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CIO

JANUARY 7, 2025

Executives need to understand and hopefully have a respected relationship with the following IT dramatis personae : IT operations director, development director, CISO, project management office (PMO) director, enterprise architecture director, governance and compliance Director, vendor management director, and innovation director.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Product management is crucial for businesses looking to drive innovation and leverage technology as a differentiator, shared Roman Dumiak, executive-in-residence at the DePaul University Innovation Development Lab, at a recent Coffee With Digital Trailblazers event I hosted on the topic.

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CIO

OCTOBER 29, 2024

That’s great, because a strong IT environment is necessary to take advantage of the latest innovations and business opportunities. Technology continues to advance at a furious pace. The bad news, however, is that IT system modernization requires significant financial and time investments. Is your organization overdue for an IT systems update?

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CIO

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Gartner is projecting worldwide IT spending to jump by 9.3% in 2025, one of the largest percentage increases in this century, and it’s only partially driven by AI. Gartner’s new 2025 IT spending projection , of $5.75 trillion, builds on its prediction of an 8.2% This year, they did POCs, but it didn’t work out. The key message was, ‘Pace yourself.’”

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CIO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

We take a use-case focus to innovation, so we’re not implementing a digital twin here or some IoT there. We sprinkled a little digital innovation here and there, but due to high technology costs, we didn’t have change management nor realize value at scale because we weren’t driving any true transformation. It’s about survival.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Sweet recognition The improvements have also led to Western Sugar being recognized as an innovator and leader in its industry. Recently, the cooperative was named a finalist in the SAP Innovation Awards 2024. Overcoming the challenges Cooperative leaders wanted an end-to-end, automated solution.

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CIO

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The past year was another one of rapid change, as economic cycles, business trends, and technology itself evolved at a breakneck pace. So what did the year that was and all its frenetic energy teach us? We asked a handful of CIOs to catch their breath and think about what they are taking away from the past year. Heres what they say.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The CIO is quick to point out that Marsh McLennan’s gen AI platform — like its development and analytics platforms — uses industry-standard products but its interface, tooling, core services, and enhanced capabilities, which go “beyond what the model can do on its own,” were built by MMTech at the company’s innovation center in Dublin, Ireland.

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CIO

DECEMBER 19, 2024

What if artificial intelligence (AI) could prevent 1,000 potential outages and improve IT service health and delivery by more than 75%? IT teams would sleep better, but thats just the start. The companys more recent adoption of BMC ServiceOps has transformed change management processes and IT services management (ITSM) success for his organization.

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CIO

OCTOBER 31, 2024

And with his almost 200 IT employees, Thomas Reitz, the company’s group CIO, sees himself primarily as a driver of innovation and transformation, and a promoter of what he calls real ​​digitalization. IT experts also sit in innovation circles and support digitization projects on site.

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CIO

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The new Dubai office is set to serve as a crucial hub for Salesforces operations in the UAE, providing businesses across the region with innovative tools, insights, and solutions designed to drive success and foster growth in an increasingly digital-first world. And hopefully, thats the beginning of a beautiful and very long-lasting journey.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The CIO is quick to point out that Marsh McLellan’s gen AI platform — like its development and analytics platforms — uses industry-standard products but its interface, tooling, core services, and enhanced capabilities, which go “beyond what the model can do on its own,” were built by MMTech at the company’s innovation center in Dublin, Ireland.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

On a recent episode of the Tech Whisperers podcast, we explored Bradys career journey and leadership philosophies and delved into how she inspires, innovates, and delivers at scale. CIO Amy Brady wears a vast array of hats in leading KeyBanks Technology, Operations, and Services (KTOS) organization. So, I thought, banking would be stable.

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CIO

JANUARY 14, 2025

Current strategies to address the IT skills gap Rather than relying solely on hiring external experts, many IT organizations are investing in their existing workforce and exploring innovative tools to empower their non-technical staff. Take cybersecurity, for example.

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CIO

JANUARY 13, 2025

AI, once viewed as a novel innovation, is now mainstream, impacting just about facet of the enterprise. Over the next 12 months, IT leaders can look forward to even more innovations, as well as some serious challenges. As 2025 dawns, CIOs face an IT landscape that differs significantly from just a year ago.

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CIO

JUNE 24, 2024

Instead, we need to focus on developing a culture of innovation around AI that shapes the technology with society and business front and center. Instead, we need to focus on developing a culture of innovation around AI that shapes the technology with society and business front and center. The Segway.

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CIO

MARCH 25, 2025

For every 33 AI POCs a company launched, only four graduated to production, IDC found. The high number of Al POCs but low conversion to production indicates the low level of organizational readiness in terms of data, processes and IT infrastructure, IDCs authors report. They figure, If we throw some gen AI into it, well get it approved.

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CIO

MARCH 25, 2025

In addition, innovative AI applications such as driver assistance, smart navigation and predictive maintenance are being used to increase comfort and safety. As a result, processes lose speed, innovations are poorly implemented and users are insufficiently empowered, says Jose Pereira, Manager at MHP. The approach in detail: 1.

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CIO

AUGUST 20, 2024

But the call for digital transformation really gained popularity after 2011 when Capgemini, in partnership with MIT, officially coined the term , defining it as “the use of technology to radically improve performance or the reach of businesses.” More recently, KMPG reported in its 2023 Technology Survey that a majority of U.S.

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CIO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In many cases, IT leaders and companies have focused on innovation, including benefits to users and customers , but they should think more broadly about global impacts, she says. “In Now, we have to think about innovation as a way of really reshaping the world so that it works for everybody. Another part of it is expanding benefits.

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CIO

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Rather than discuss “legacy systems,” talk about “revenue bottlenecks,” and replace “technical debt” with “innovation capacity.” Operational drag (interest): “Our teams spend 25% of their time on workarounds rather than innovation.” Business risk (liabilities): “Our legacy systems increase our cybersecurity exposure by 40%.”

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Here are five specific areas to focus on regarding innovation and thought leadership. Innovation is critical despite economic cycles or company performance Especially in difficult times, the board may look for additional ways to improve profit margins and generally tighten the belt.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

AI is at the core of this vision, driving smart governance, efficient resource management, and enhanced quality of life for residents and visitors alike. According to Boston Consulting Group (BGC) survey, artificial intelligence isn’t new, but broad public interest in it is.

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CIO

AUGUST 5, 2024

This joint focus on CX and EX is integral to sustaining innovation and driving business growth. But as with any technological investment, AI is what companies make of it. AI investments can also serve as a unifier between humans and technology – helping us to learn better, communicate clearly, and connect faster.

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CIO

JUNE 11, 2024

A 1958 Harvard Business Review article coined the term information technology, focusing their definition on rapidly processing large amounts of information, using statistical and mathematical methods in decision-making, and simulating higher order thinking through applications.

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CIO

APRIL 1, 2024

You can innovate and protect your corporate data by running a private GenAI instance that affords you greater control over total cost of ownership, performance, security, and other critical factors. It isn’t for lack of effort, as recent research suggests. Has GenAI finally fallen into Gartner’s dreaded “trough of disillusionment”?

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Innovation Business Security Security 535

CIO

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Many C-suite executives want the IT team to both keep the systems running and drive strategic innovation, he says, a challenging balance act. Some bad news for CIOs: Many C-suite leaders, including IT leaders themselves, have less confidence in your department’s ability to get the job done than they did a decade ago. So what’s the deal?

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CIO

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The focus shouldn’t be on identifying today’s consensus on AI implementation strategies, but rather on making strategic organizational investments in understanding where AI can deliver maximum value for your business while maintaining security and good guardrails and remaining innovative,” he says.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

To drive change, a reworking of what defines CIO/IT success is needed, with a focus on strategic business goals, innovation, and market differentiation. Of the top seven metrics, only two — innovation and profit growth — are directly tied to digital transformation goals. The CIO is no longer the chief of “keeping the lights on.”

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CIO

AUGUST 6, 2024

It’s among CIOs’ most persistent and underdiscussed challenges: embracing innovative technologies without losing sight of mounting — and potentially crippling — technical debt. Tech debt is boring Company boards and CEOs are putting pressure on CIOs to find innovative uses for AI, and the need for better cybersecurity never goes way.

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