Joanne Carew

Contributing writer

Joanne Carew is a freelance tech writer based in Cape Town, South Africa. Her work has appeared in Brainstorm Magazine, TECH, Popular Mechanics, The Business Day, Mail & Guardian, and The Times, among other publications. Joanne holds an M.A. in Media Theory and Practice from the University of Cape Town, and an honors degree in Journalism from the University of Witwatersrand.

Articles by Joanne Carew

Unpacking UC San Diego’s use of LLMs to boost access to knowledge

Combining an open source orchestration platform and various LLMs, TritonGPT is a collection of UCSD-specific AI assistants capable of providing next-level opportunities.

By Joanne Carew

Aug 8, 2025 5 mins

CIO CIO 100 CTO

How Atlantic Health’s retrofit eliminates specimen management error rates

By Joanne Carew

Aug 1, 2025 5 mins

Application Performance Management CIO CIO 100

CIOs: Are you being the champions of change for modern business?

By Joanne Carew

Jul 2, 2025 7 mins

CIO Change Management Digital Transformation

What CIOs can do to convert AI hype into tangible business outcomes

AI priorities in the enterprise aren’t always fully understood. Technologies and investment can work together or conspire against each other in equal measure. The approach for IT leaders in South Africa, for instance, is to proceed with caution

By Joanne Carew

May 9, 2025 6 mins

CIO Generative AI IT Strategy

Better student housing with a unified data platform

As real estate developer Article Student Living looked to the future, the team knew they needed a network of prop tech solutions and data streams to create a holistic strategy. Here, Erica White, SVP of technology and strategic innovation, explains h

By Joanne Carew

Feb 21, 2025 5 mins

Data Quality Employee Experience Generative AI

Corporate One enables immediate payments with data orchestration hub

By giving access to the industry’s new payment rails, members of the credit union can make immediate payments easier and faster.

By Joanne Carew

Jan 24, 2025 5 mins

Banking CIO Payment Systems

Corporate One enables immediate payments with Data Orchestration Hub

By giving access to the industry’s new payment rails, Corporate One members can make immediate payments easier and faster.

By Joanne Carew

Dec 30, 2024 5 mins

Banking CIO Payment Systems

With the right data plan, Australian Red Cross builds a digital spine

Years ago, when the community services charity began to digitally transform, it saw many disparate systems weren’t working cohesively. Now with its data organized and properly functioning, it can stand up to changing demands.

By Joanne Carew

Nov 1, 2024 5 mins

CIO Data Quality Digital Transformation

Guidelines not policies: The University of Texas at San Antonio’s approach to gen AI

When OpenAI debuted ChatGPT, there was fear it would disrupt higher education. Some have responded by restricting it, while others are embracing it. Here, The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Melissa Vito and Kendra Ketchum explain their ap

By Joanne Carew

Oct 25, 2024 5 mins

CIO Generative AI Microsoft

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

By Joanne Carew

Sep 13, 2024 5 mins

CIO CSO and CISO Cyberattacks

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