IT Strategy

The lazy CIO’s guide to better IT investment

Best practices aren’t. Best, that is. Wise CIOs practice them anyway — by setting the bar lower and then jumping real high.

Beyond the hype: Do you really need an LLM for your data?

LLMs: hype or help? They're powerful, but often overkill for basic analytics. Sustainable IT means right-sizing solutions. Use LLMs strategically for complex, unstructured data, not just because they're flashy.

Will the end of Windows 10 accelerate CIO interest in AI PCs?

The potential cloud savings and security proposition of local AI could have appeal, but CIOs warn of lock-in and lack of incremental improvements, instead advising a trial fleet before diving in.

European companies less willing to invest in IT than US firms

A recent global survey of business decision-makers shows a significant gap in investments in IT between companies in Europe and the US, regardless of size.

CIOs are bullish on AI agents. IT employees? Not so much.

Switching to a self-service IT model brings both opportunities and challenges, but CIOs can make it a success through the managed hybrid cloud

CIOs are bullish on AI agents. IT employees? Not so much.

IT’s opinion on the promise of agentic AI is divided, with leaders seeing agents as core to business operations in the near future and IT pros — who will deploy them — much more skeptical.

Download the ‘Promises and Perils of Agentic AI’ Enterprise Spotlight

In this issue, we explore the emerging field of agentic AI, which brings more autonomy to IT-managed systems — with both promise and peril.

Principal Financial’s Kathy Kay on customer-centric IT leadership

To ensure the financial services giant thrives for another 145 years, the EVP and CIO stresses the importance of a customer-first approach to business transformation.

Generative AI: The CIO’s Apollo moment 

How to prioritize AI initiatives: A strategic framework for maximizing ROI

Sharply rising IT costs have CIOs threading the needle on innovation

AI investments will partly drive a projected 10% bump in IT spending this year, but price hikes of nearly 9% in the cloud and other areas will play a larger role in leaving many CIOs with difficult choices.