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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The second big win is the inability of attackers to move laterally should a compromise at an endpoint occur. The complexity of IT and security infrastructure was highlighted as the greatest obstacle to achieving cyber resilience according to new research, Unlock the Resilience Factor from Zscaler.

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JULY 29, 2024

Subsequent leadership roles built out her experience with data, analytics, AI, and machine learning while handing Brown direct accountability for technology-driven business results — a precursor to full P&L responsibility. As the business world evolved and things changed, my list of what was needed evolved as well,” she says.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

As organizations build their AI factories today in this new era, IT leaders have an opportunity to learn from their cloud-first sins of the past and strategically build in a way that prioritizes security, governance, and cost efficiencies over the long term, avoiding errors that might need to be corrected down the line.

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JULY 2, 2024

In her must-read book, The Day Before IT Transformation ,award-winning CIO Cheryl Smith, formerly of McKesson, WestJet, and Keyspan, cites the December 2022 report data point by the Consortium for Information & Software Quality that every year IT failures cost $2.41 It is oozing out of our pores.” trillion in the United States.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In a world in which even small amounts of latency are unacceptable, IT leaders must build an IT infrastructure that delivers a near-real-time experience to employees and customers. To meet that challenge, many are turning to edge computing architectures. Although edge implementations can cost more, eliminating latency can be worth the expense.

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JULY 22, 2024

Four in 10 IT workers say that the learning opportunities offered by their employers don’t improve their job performance. Learning is failing IT. Offering practical experiences to reinforce learning content is the only way to ensure your team is ready for AI, CDKs, the IoT, and every acronym in between.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

And when performed strategically in succession as Mahon has done at Werner, such quick wins can lead to much larger business transformation over time — with less big-bang disruption and change management thanks to measurable proof of enhancement along the way. When it comes to IT projects, Daragh Mahon likes to think small.

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JUNE 11, 2024

That definition was well ahead of its time and forecasted the current era’s machine learning and generative AI capabilities. Despite that prescience, and the flexibility of information technology as a term, many today argue that calling the CIO’s organization “information technology” or “IT” has lived its course.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

On a recent episode of the Tech Whisperers podcast , we unpacked some of the unique moments from her career, the challenges and lessons learned, and why she believes CIOs need to focus on developing the human side of technology to accomplish big, bold things. Dan Roberts: You’re known for your grit. How do you define grit?

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APRIL 1, 2024

There is a ton of competitive pressure to move fast, because those who can do things quicker, better, faster are the ones winning the market share,” says Ricardo Madan, senior vice president of TEKsystems Global Services. New tech moves from bleeding edge to mainstream at an ever-increasing pace.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

In a global economy where innovators increasingly win big, too many enterprises are stymied by legacy application systems. For a deeper understanding of these insights and to learn more about -how your organisation can effectively implement GenAI strategies, we invite you to explore the full report. [1]

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MAY 3, 2024

United Parcel Service last year turned to generative AI to help streamline its customer service operations. The in-house developed project, Message Response Automation (MeRA), is already delivering. MeRA’s introduction has been a game changer for UPS, transforming our approach to best-in-class customer service,” Subramanian says. “By

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CIO

MAY 15, 2023

In 1995, Microsoft launched Internet Explorer and, by bundling it with its winning Windows 95 product, swiftly eclipsed Navigator as the leading browser. It takes incubating a winning innovation program, and that starts with knowing the customer and shifting the organization’s values. But remember Domino’s?

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Previously, he had led Ameritas’ efforts in AI, which included using machine learning (ML) to interpret dental x-rays in order to verify coverage. Although AI itself is not new, putting a single individual in charge of it is a novel approach that is becoming mainstream. And Wiedenbeck is no stranger to AI.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Over time I landed on five principles that need to be evident for leading a successful transformation: Leadership, Learning, Communication, Understanding, and Playing to Win. I have a strong conviction that all this work must continually be anchored by an ethos of Leadership, Learning, Communication, Understanding, and Playing to Win.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Tackling tech debt on its own may not win CIOs a lot of supporters from higher-level management. “A It’s among CIOs’ most persistent and underdiscussed challenges: embracing innovative technologies without losing sight of mounting — and potentially crippling — technical debt. You can’t modernize without addressing tech debt,” Saroff says.

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JUNE 20, 2024

In that wide-ranging conversation, we explored his leadership playbook, what a game-winning data strategy looks like, and the value of stepping outside your comfort zones as a leader, among other topics. These rookies are expected to learn the ropes from their coaches or managers, as well as from the veterans.

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CIO

AUGUST 16, 2024

Next time you settle into your airline seat, it might be worth setting aside the reports and spreadsheets and instead turn this time into an opportunity for big-picture thinking. I asked CIOs and other high-level IT leaders what they have read that they think other leaders would benefit from. Find fulfillment in what you do.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

For example, we’re positioning some of our top subject matter experts at relevant conferences and councils to share lessons learned from our transformation journey and we’re engaging with educational programs, like Girls Who Code , Summit Academy, and Minneapolis Community and Technical College to both develop and recruit diverse talent.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Increasing ROI for the business requires a strategic understanding of — and the ability to clearly identify — where and how organizations win with data. Data consumers (analytics teams and developers, for example) then generate insights and business value from analytics, machine learning, and AI.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The latest piece in her reinvention story is Synchrony’s new Tech Apprenticeship for Artificial Intelligence, a full-time, 12-month program that balances on-the-job learning with instructor-led training, providing Chavarin with a pathway into one of the most coveted technology spaces despite her very nontraditional IT background.

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MARCH 26, 2025

New technology became available that allowed organizations to start changing their data infrastructures and practices to accommodate growing needs for large structured and unstructured data sets to power analytics and machine learning. For many CIOs, preparing their data for even one AI project is a tall order.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This award-winning access management project uses automation to streamline access requests and curb security risks. Ultimately, automating access management strengthens security Relativity learned that manually managing data access is a recipe for delays and human error, both of which create security risks. Learn more here.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

She says she’s gained not only the hard-skills to advance in her tech career, but also self-confidence, which she attributes to a strong focus on mentorship and the freedom provided by the company to learn and grow. I’ve become more confident in expressing myself and communicating with people, and now have skills I never thought I’d learn.”

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MARCH 25, 2024

Others can learn from Balaban’s insights. Visibility to me is about the impact you’re creating, your openness to help others reach their full potential, and your openness to learn. Cultivating visibility matters for a few reasons,” says Kathryn Guarini, a former IBM CIO and now a board member at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

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MAY 18, 2023

By defining team types, their fundamental interactions, and the science behind them, you learn how to better model your organizations according to these definitions. To learn leadership from the SEALs Nageswaran Vaidyanathan, CTO of Duck Creek Technologies, enjoyed reading Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win (St.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

INE Security’s suite of learning paths offers an incomparable depth of expertise across cybersecurity and is committed to delivering advanced technical training while also lowering the barriers worldwide for those looking to enter and excel in an IT career.

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JULY 1, 2024

Shane McDaniel was nearly a year into a modernization effort when he and his IT team for the City of Seguin, Texas, cut over from the city’s legacy network to the upgraded version. On hand for much of the work that Saturday in June 2019 was the rep from Extreme Networks, a Morrisville, N.C.-headquartered It’s not just a transactional relationship.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Yet a single false move, made in haste or by a momentary lack of judgment, can leave a hard-earned reputation in ashes. The IT leader’s role has changed dramatically over the past several years. Once upon a time, the CIO was the chief information officer, responsible for the company’s entire IT infrastructure,” says Christopher M.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Bringing together that collaborative spirit, innovative mindset, and technology expertise has created some real wins for Peoples and his team. Innovators have the unique ability to see what’s possible, bringing together in new ways, acclimating to change and thriving within it, and creating true transformation.

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JUNE 19, 2024

Three years ago BSH Home Appliances completely rearranged its IT organization, creating a digital platform services team consisting of three global platform engineering teams, and four regional platform and operations teams. Berke Menekli, VP of digital platform services, says it’s one of the best things he ever did.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

But if we step back and recognize that knowledge worker tasks such as building business cases, exchanging emails, and putting together slide decks are simply means to an end—in this case, “high-quality decisions”—we can look for a win-win. The key is making intentional choices about where the quality comes from.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Companies across industries are committing to maximizing sustainability within their operations — and IT is at the heart of most of these efforts. In its Worldwide Sustainability/ESG 2023 Predictions , analyst firm IDC sees digital and sustainability transformations converging. Now is no time for sideline sitting, however.

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JULY 26, 2022

All successful CIOs know how to instruct, motivate, energize, and even excite their teams. Yet only a relative handful of IT leaders can truly be described as inspirational figures, capable of leading their teams to goals that collegues at other enterprises can only dream about. Fortunately, most inspirational IT leaders are self-made, not born.

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