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Rethinking enterprise architects’ roles for agile transformation

Enterprise architects have struggled to deliver business benefits in the digital era. By enlisting them to take part in strategic digital initiatives in ways that play to their strengths, CIOs can remedy that.

When new apps lead to lower worker productivity

Some IT leaders see a new productivity paradox, where employee output doesn’t match the pace of tech advances, thanks to app overload, burnout, and hazy returns on AI copilots.

The IT sector is bringing down Europe all on its own

Mario Draghi’s report on the EU’s competitiveness is pure horror reading — and IT is the chief antagonist, notes ComputerSweden editor-in-chief Marcus Jerräng in a column.

Digital portfolio spells trouble for new European Commission

European Commissioner Thierry Breton, architect of the EU’s digital policy, is throwing in the towel and accusing Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of questionable governance.

15 mistakes that make hiring IT talent harder

From taking a ‘post and pray’ approach to assuming managers know how to conduct interviews, IT leaders too often put their organizations at a disadvantage in today’s tight talent market.

4 steps to shift from outputs to outcomes

Companies often measure project success by the work completed on a timeline rather than by the value it delivers to the business. Teams may be busy checking off deliverables, staying on schedule, and meeting budgets. But a focus on outputs can obscur

Applied Materials automates warehouse ops as AI accelerates chip demand

The component manufacturing company has modernized warehouse processes with a network of robots, RFID technology, and automated ‘Goods to Person’ workflows that are increasing productivity manyfold.

How MemorialCare confronts evolving risks along its modernization journey

Technology advancements in healthcare has vastly improved patient care, data management, and operational efficiency. But they’ve also opened the floodgates to greater risks. For MemorialCare’s VP of IT and CISO Kevin Torres, ensuring the

Salesforce unveils Agentforce to help create autonomous AI bots

The CRM giant’s new low-code suite enables enterprises to build AI agents that can reason for themselves when completing sales, service, marketing, and commerce tasks.

Zoho adds AI and ML capabilities in Zoho Analytics 6.0

The new version offers a custom ML model-building studio, OpenAI integration, and more data connectors.

Building and managing an IT team for survival

The emergence of generative AI is highlighting concerns about job safety within the IT space. Five IT leaders weigh in on whether any particular IT jobs are at risk, how to build a resilient IT team, and how to protect their own jobs.

Moving through the gears with Mercedes-Benz CIO Katrin Lehmann

In an exclusive interview as group CIO at Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Lehmann sits with Germany CIO.com editor Jürgen Hill to discuss the carmaker's road toward an enhanced IT strategy, with AI at its core.

AI coding assistants wave goodbye to junior developers

As AI gets better at writing code, software development teams may shrink to a few senior positions, some IT leaders say.

The AI Anywhere Real Estate uses to boost leads and listings

According to analyst firm IDC, the global AI market is set to exceed $630 billion by 2028. Part of that growth stems from the New Jersey-based real estate services company, which is using tech to deliver a more efficient and smarter concierge service

Uber embraces the cloud with customized CPUs

The ridesharing and delivery giant has turned to Oracle and Ampere Computing to meet its specialized cloud needs at 15 million predictions per second.

Oracle updates Fusion Cloud CX with CDP, B2B buying features

Some of the new CDP features include an account profile explorer, buying group and opportunity scoring, industry onboarding accelerators, and native Oracle Analytics cloud integration.

Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM gets AI-powered Dynamic Skills feature

The Dynamics Skills feature in Cloud HCM is designed to help enterprises keep a tab on their current and future skills requirement.

Oracle updates Fusion Cloud SCM with AI-based features

The SCM suite has also been updated with an RFID-powered inventory management application to aid healthcare firms.

Oracle launches a new sustainability app for Fusion Cloud EPM

Oracle Fusion Cloud Sustainability would integrate data from Fusion Cloud ERP and Oracle SCM to enable analysis and reporting within Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM and Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence.

What CIOs should consider before pursuing CEO ambitions

The unstoppable pace of technology means CIOs are at the heart of modern business success. Savvy digital leaders can ride this opportunity all the way to the top if they keep certain things in check.

Teaching tech by example at RMIT University

Foundry editorial director for ANZ Cathy O'Sullivan recently sat with RMIT University CIO Sinan Erbay, to discuss delivering supercomputing power to the university research community through its RACE Hub facility, and pushing boundaries of emerg

Oracle NetSuite weaves new AI capabilities across its product line

The company continues to infuse AI into its ERP suite, while adding other updated capabilities and resources and a new procurement solution.

ServiceNow ‘Xanadu’ brings AI agents to Now Platform

The latest release of ServiceNow’s flagship offering features ServiceNow AI Agents for customer service management and ITSM in a bid to inject intelligence into enterprise workflows.

Microsoft makes quantum breakthrough, plans commercial offering

Microsoft and Atom Computing aim to capitalize on a qubit-virtualization system that Microsoft and Quantinuum say has broken a logical-qubit creation record.

Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence gets Gen AI-powered developer assistant

Other features include new intelligent applications baked into Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM and Fusion Cloud HCM.

Making your enterprise architecture framework work for you

No EA framework will be a perfect match for your organization’s needs; choose one that gets as close as possible and consider augmenting that with additional tools to model business processes, highlight possible improvements, and improve projec

US targets advanced AI and cloud firms with new reporting proposal

This, along with other AI regulations, sparks worries for enterprises about escalating compliance costs and curbing innovation.

Oracle inks deal with AWS to offer database services

The partnership follows similar deals with Microsoft and Google over the past 12 months.

CIOs eye SaaS backup plans post-CrowdStrike

More comprehensive vendor risk management practices and ‘backup as a service’ are two ways IT leaders are looking to better protect against SaaS incidents impacting their business.

7 early warning signs of a dying IT project

Projects can lose momentum and support incrementally. If you sense it, do something to correct the course — or pull the plug — now.

Transforming IT from cost center to catalyst

How the CTO of the General Bank of Canada remade the IT department from a service department to a strategic partner. Also, learn why she believes AI's primary influence in the enterprise will be on culture rather than technology.

The state of CIO salaries: Rising to meet the prominence of the role

Pay packages for IT chiefs are increasing as CIOs become business change agents, with retention awards incentivizing CIOs to see transformation through as AI looms.

The deflating AI bubble is inevitable — and healthy

We should welcome the current injection of realism into the gen AI revolution, but the medium-term picture is still exciting.

Close Brothers unlocks RPA with Document Understanding

With lessons learned from the pandemic and AI accelerating progress, UK-based merchant banking group Close Brothers is augmenting its RPA by pulling data from unstructured documents to not only enable end-to-end process transformation, but give custo

New quantum computing controls seek to advance efforts by the US and its allies and slow adversaries’ production

The DOC has released an interim final rule that will license export controls for a 38-plus member coalition of ‘like minded countries,’ seemingly attempting to thwart advances by China, Russia and others.

Salesforce to acquire data protection specialist Own Company for $1.9 billion

The CRM company said Own’s data protection and data management solutions will help it enhance availability, security, and compliance of customer data across its platform.

CSO Conference & Awards: A Golden Opportunity

5 tips for switching to skills-based hiring

Companies are moving away from traditional hiring, focusing more on skills than experience and education. Here’s how to jump-start a skills-first approach to fulfilling your talent gaps.

Differentiating people, process, and technology problems: A guide for CISOs

Finding the root cause of, and solving, security problems requires teasing out whether the issue is tied to people, process, or technology — or whether it’s a combination of factors. Having a framework to assess the effectiveness of all t

The real AI training gap? IT leaders believe in it, but many don’t provide it

IT leaders fear AI projects will fail without employee expertise. But with less than half offering formal AI training, falling short might be inevitable.

Australia pushes for AI rules, focusing on oversight and accountability

The government has launched a month-long consultation to assess if the proposed measures should become mandatory in high-risk areas.

Minor Hotels lays foundations for a purely digital future

Over a decade ago, the Bangkok-based hotel operator began a process of technological change with the aim of creating a robust ecosystem for growth and scale. And with all the technologies that has come its way since, the company continues to flourish

Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence Inc. lands $1B investment

OpenAI co-founder’s new company plans to use the funding to acquire computing power and to hire top talent.

Executive coaching from seasoned CIOs makes the difference

Longtime CIOs turned executive coaches can help you maximize your strengths, uncover blind spots, and anticipate potential landmines and unintended consequences.

What IT leaders want from US AI regulation

Many AI workers call for new copyright laws to protect creators from AI and for consumers to be compensated by AI companies that use their personal data.

Can the CIO role prevail over AI?

Lower-level IT jobs are expected to be the most impacted, or replaced altogether, by AI, but even senior level jobs aren’t immune. CIOs should be worried.

Ethics for ransomware: To pay or not to pay?

Ransomware attacks present an ethical dilemma for IT leaders. Our five-step framework will help you sort through how to best respond to a demand for payment.

How leading CIOs cultivate business-centric IT

CIOs have done the work to become critical business leaders. Now they’re upleveling IT’s business intelligence with new strategies for hiring, collaboration, and training.

CIOs must address IT’s perceived value problem

With 2025 budget battles upon us, IT leaders must recognize the importance of perception and fix how IT value is measured to ease their arguments for adequate advantage-producing investment.

SAP CTO to step down after ‘inappropriate behavior’

Juergen Mueller is leaving SAP’s executive board, saying his behavior at a company event was incompatible with company values.