Paula Rooney is a senior writer at CIO.com, where she focuses on how CIOs deploy AI, cloud, and digital technologies to transform their organizations. A veteran IT journalist, Paula has reported for PC Week, CRN Linux.com, The Register, TechTarget and ZDnet, and UBM, among other outlets. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and was most recently recognized with ASBPE Regional Silver and Regional Bronze awards for her enterprise news story “AI to go nuclear? Data center deals say it’s inevitable” and her case study “LA Public Defender CIO digitizes to divert people to programs, not prison.”