What’s the cost of the IT skills gap? IDC says $5.5 trillion by 2026

AI coding and workforce training capabilities could trim as much as $1 trillion from the losses by 2027, according to IDC researcher Gina Smith.

By Matt Ashare • May 17, 2024

Enterprises struggle to show the value of AI projects

While existing applications are placing generative AI within reach for the average business, many are finding it difficult to craft mature AI strategies, Gartner found.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 17, 2024

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Digital transformation goes beyond technology — if companies want to engage in a new era of technology, they must rethink how work is done too.

By CIO Dive staff

Palo Alto Networks signs broad enterprise cybersecurity partnership with IBM

The enterprise security giant will capitalize on a platform consolidation strategy as IBM concedes on transition to cloud security.

By David Jones • May 17, 2024

AI raises CIO cyber anxieties

Using third-party generative AI products without the proper controls exposes existing security gaps, McKinsey and Company Partner Jan Shelly Brown said Tuesday at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.

By Matt Ashare • May 16, 2024

4 CIO styles to boost business performance

Aligning leadership skills to an organization’s needs can accelerate results and build trust with key stakeholders.

By Fiona Mark • May 16, 2024

Technology executives extol the virtues of ‘old-school’ AI

“One of our jobs as CIOs is not to get so swept up in generative AI that we don’t make use of all the tools that are available to us,” Mathematica CIO Akira Bell said, speaking Tuesday at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.

By Matt Ashare • May 15, 2024

Most Gen Z tech workers say they’d consider new career opportunities

With high dissatisfaction rates, young tech workers pointed to career development as a vital aspect of engagement and retention in a recent survey.

By Carolyn Crist • May 15, 2024

Meta to shut down Workplace platform, underscoring AI focus

Facebook's parent company will wind down the tool by 2026, giving customers the option to migrate to Zoom's Workvivo platform.

By Roberto Torres • May 14, 2024

White House wants to hold the software sector accountable for security

Federal officials are taking steps toward a long-stated goal of shifting the security burden from technology users to the companies that build it.

By David Jones • May 13, 2024

Only one-third of firms deploy safeguards against generative AI threats, report finds

Generative AI gives attackers an edge over cyber defenders, according to a survey of security experts.

By Jim Tyson • May 13, 2024

Out with the old: Why it’s time to upgrade legacy network monitoring to modern observability

The recently released EMA Network Megatrends 2024 Report highlights that the biggest challenges that network operations face are a shortage of skilled personnel, insufficient budget, and tool fragmentation.

May 13, 2024

Enterprises outsource data storage as complexity rises

An overload of operations data, ongoing business growth and expanding web analytics are pushing data estates to their limit, according to a Forrester report.

By Matt Ashare • May 10, 2024

US businesses want to hire more tech workers this year, CompTIA says

More than one-quarter of companies plan to significantly grow their IT ranks this year.

By Roberto Torres • May 8, 2024

Generative AI interest now shapes talent strategy, employers say

Talent limitations are slowing down the ability to scale the technology, leaders said, prompting organizational changes.

By Carolyn Crist • May 8, 2024

IT services spend will reach $2 trillion by 2028: Forrester

Tepid growth this year will give way to a landslide of cloud infrastructure spending driven by AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud, the analyst firm said.

By Matt Ashare • May 7, 2024

Microsoft restructures security governance, aligning deputy CISOs and engineering teams

The company will enhance management roles under the CISO and partially tie compensation to security performance.

By David Jones • May 7, 2024

Tech skills gaps put pressure on existing IT staff

Technologists surveyed by Pluralsight said workloads have increased and projects have been abandoned as tech proficiency gaps mount.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 6, 2024

Enterprises prep for big AI spending, but data woes prevent progress

Modernizing IT estates will cost enterprises an average of $35.5 million this year, according to a Couchbase survey.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 6, 2024

3 signs your team is suffering from bad service management

Service teams worldwide are suffering from Bad Service Management (BSM) – a condition caused by outdated and expensive IT Service Management (ITSM) tools. Learn the tell-tale signs of BSM and how to overcome the affliction.

By Edwin Wong, Head of Product, IT Solutions, Atlassian • May 6, 2024

Tech jobs are bouncing back as IT unemployment rate falls again in April

The February spike in IT unemployment is steadily reversing, CompTIA said Friday.

By Roberto Torres • May 3, 2024

CISA warned 1,750 organizations of ransomware vulnerabilities last year. Only half took action.

The majority of CISA's ransomware vulnerability warning pilot alerts were sent to government facilities, healthcare and public health organizations.

By Matt Kapko • May 3, 2024

Marriott gears up for another year of major tech spending

The company expects full-year investments to reach $1 billion as digital transformation projects advance, according to its latest earnings call.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 2, 2024

The customer data stockpile is growing. Here’s how to protect it

Data collection and disposal practices play an important role in building and retaining customer trust.

By Bryan Wassel • May 2, 2024

Retail banking turns to core modernization as cloud strategies mature

Legacy systems rife with technical debt are blocking customer service upgrades in the industry, according to IT consulting firm Endava.

By Matt Ashare • May 1, 2024

IT executives rethink data strategies as enterprises push AI adoption

Disruptive LLM technologies drove more than half of organizations to evolve analytics operating models, elevating the chief data officer role, according to Gartner research.

By Matt Ashare • April 29, 2024