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    Microsoft introduces pay-as-you-go Copilot plan

    The technology provider said the offering serves as an “on-ramp” for organizations looking to deploy agentic AI. 

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    What CIOs should know as DORA regulations kick in

    The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act requires banks and insurance companies to restore critical IT systems within two hours, starting Friday.

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    IT teams plan to double down on hybrid cloud

    Instead of updating existing infrastructure, enterprises are designing entirely new strategies, Rackspace’s Srini Koushik said.

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    Advance Auto Parts taps former Dollar General exec as CTO

    EVP and CTO Shweta Bhatia brings 20 years of retail technology experience to the auto parts provider.

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    Wayfair, Google Cloud partner to plug generative AI into operations

    The retailer is aiming to improve employee experiences, enhance collaboration and save costs using Gemini on Vertex AI and Google Workspace.

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    CISA director reiterates call for stronger cyber risk ownership

    Jen Easterly said boards need to consider cybersecurity threats as core risks and fully incorporate them into corporate business strategy.

  • President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on Dec. 8, 2024.
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    Biden orders DOE, DOD to lease sites for AI data centers

    The departments will call for proposals to lease sites for building, owning and running large-scale AI infrastructure at private expense.

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    Tech salaries barely inched up in 2024

    Compensation for IT workers failed to keep up with inflation last year, increasing 1.2% last year, according to Dice data.

  • U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech about his foreign policy achievements in the Ben Franklin Room at the State Department's Harry S. Truman headquarters building on Jan. 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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    White House releases rules on AI, chip exports

    The Biden administration laid out a tiered system for access to high-end processors and computing power, clearing the path for a list of 18 allies. 

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    Small businesses lean into digital transformation in the new year

    Most SMBs are already using AI, but nearly half plan to add more applications of the technology in 2025, according to a JPMorgan Chase survey. 

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    Tech talent market wraps 2024 on a high note

    IT unemployment slid to 2023 levels in December as employers added 7,000 net new IT jobs, according to a CompTIA report. 

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    Cloud, enterprise spend on data center gear spiked in 2024

    Hyperscaler investments dominated the market, but CIOs and their surrogates contributed to the spending surge, according to Synergy Research Group.

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    Shake Shack appoints chief information and technology officer

    Rite Aid alum Justin Mennen brings over two decades of experience to the restaurant chain, which is developing a loyalty program.

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    Cyberattacks, tech disruption ranked as top threats to business growth

    Two in 5 executives view data breaches and leaks as the most financially burdensome man-made threats, a Chubb study found.

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    Albertsons underlines focus on tech, AI in wake of failed Kroger merger

    The grocer credited its IT investments with helping improve customer experience, increase sales and enhance productivity.

  • SAP logo displayed on an office building in Walldorf, Germany on July 29, 2024.
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    SAP tailors cloud-based ERP for retail businesses

    The S/4HANA industry vertical centralizes operational data and integrates finance, procurement and merchandising.

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    5 CIO trends to watch in 2025

    Tech executives will spend this year working on agentic AI adoption, deploying FinOps beyond the cloud and building digital literacy.

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    Engineers hit AI development roadblocks: IBM

    Enterprise workers tasked with developing AI applications are struggling to leverage the host of tools needed, according to the company’s survey. 

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    Security, data challenges hinder agentic AI adoption

    Tech pros said the most common use case for the technology is IT service desk automation, according to a Tray.ai report. 

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    AI led training demand in 2024, O’Reilly says

    Interest in prompt engineering and generative AI training grew exponentially last year, according to the company.

  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address during the Nvidia GTC Artificial Intelligence Conference at SAP Center on March 18, 2024 in San Jose, California.
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    Nvidia enters the agentic AI fray with Llama Nemotron LLMs

    Accenture plans to launch more than 100 industry-specific solutions using the chipmaker’s AI-powered developer tools, the companies said Monday.

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    Boeing picks IT veteran as chief information digital officer

    Dana Deasy, who previously served as CIO for the U.S. Department of Defense, will lead information security, IT and data analytics for the manufacturer.

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    What companies need to help secure AI

    Experts say MLOps will bridge the gap between development and operations, creating room for the inclusion of security and privacy practices, too.

  • Construction of Microsoft Azure data center campus progresses in Leesburg, Virginia, on Aug. 16, 2024.
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    Microsoft plans to pour $80B into cloud data centers

    The tech giant will funnel more than half of the investments into U.S.-based facilities, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said Friday.

  • Akamai Technologies headquarters building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, pictured on Nov. 11, 2023.
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    How Akamai regained control of its runaway cloud bills

    “What started organically had ballooned to hundreds of millions of dollars in spend,” Akamai CIO Kate Prouty said.

    Updated Jan. 7, 2025