Santander hires ex-Marcus chief to lead US digital transformation

Swati Bhatia becomes the second Goldman consumer-banking vet to find a landing spot in just over a week.

By Dan Ennis • March 28, 2024

American Honda gives data a promotion on the road to AI

The automotive company is pursuing an AI-for-all strategy, VP of IT Bob Brizendine said on a CIO Dive panel.

By Matt Ashare • March 28, 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.

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AWS relaxes Savings Plans restrictions

Customers can cancel cloud discount pricing packages within a week of purchase, the hyperscaler announced Monday.

By Matt Ashare • March 26, 2024

Threat groups hit enterprise software, network infrastructure hard in 2023

Actively exploited high-risk vulnerabilities rose threefold in enterprise software and network infrastructure, according to Recorded Future.

By Matt Kapko • March 25, 2024

Hybrid makes a comeback as cloud strategies mature

Companies are diversifying IT environments, mixing and matching on-prem with public cloud and edge locations, according to Nutanix data.

By Matt Ashare • March 25, 2024

Banks balance cloud, cyber priorities with AI eagerness

More than two-thirds of financial firms have made meaningful progress on core modernization, according to Broadridge data.

By Matt Ashare • March 25, 2024

Accenture sees companies struggling to scale AI

“Clients are coming to grips with the investments needed to truly implement AI across the enterprise and nearly all are finding it difficult to scale,” Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said Thursday.

By Matt Ashare • March 22, 2024

CIOs remain senior members of C-suite as responsibilities grow

Among Fortune 100 companies, healthcare CIOs were the oldest of the group, while financial services CIOs were the youngest.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • March 22, 2024

Finance chiefs play it safe on AI spending

Most organizations say spending on the technology will make up less than 1% of the company's budget next year, according to a Deloitte survey.

By Alexei Alexis • March 21, 2024

3 months into cyber disclosure rules, what’s material to the SEC?

As attacks become more sophisticated and destructive, companies are struggling to find conclusive estimates of the financial impact of cyberattacks.

By David Jones • March 19, 2024

3 ways CIOs can lead enterprise cost optimization

Companies are cautiously optimistic about the economy but still focused on controlling spending throughout the enterprise, Boston Consulting Group found.

By Matt Ashare • March 19, 2024

Generative AI jobs, though rare, are on the rise: Indeed

Postings that include generative AI keywords have proliferated since January 2023, according to the company’s analysis.

By Roberto Torres • March 18, 2024

Early generative AI adopters at higher risk of tech debt

“The potential for technical debt is really high for companies that move fast,” one Gartner analyst said. But early efforts are not in vain.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 18, 2024

Skills gap threatens new tech implementation, executives say

Technologies such as generative AI are developing faster than companies' ability to incorporate them into operations, according to an Infosys study.

By Roberto Torres • March 13, 2024

In an era of AI, skill building is a top organizational priority, LinkedIn says

Providing learning opportunities is a top strategy for companies as retention concerns persist.

By Carolyn Crist • March 13, 2024

FedEx CIO, who led the company’s digital push, to retire

Rob Carter helmed technology leadership at the shipping giant since 2000. Sriram Krishnasamy, who leads the company's Dataworks unit, will formally take over July 1. 

By Roberto Torres • March 12, 2024

IT unemployment spiked in February to pandemic-era highs: CompTIA

While some positive indicators remain, unemployment reached 3.5% last month according to a CompTIA analysis.

By Roberto Torres • March 8, 2024

Microsoft rolls out Copilot AI tool to finance teams

  The move is part of Microsoft’s effort to layer AI across its enterprise offerings, aiming to impact every role in the workplace.

By Alexei Alexis • March 8, 2024

1 in 5 women in tech plan to leave their jobs as culture issues persist, survey finds

Despite some signs of positive change, women still face toxicity at work, according to Ensono’s fourth Speak Up survey. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 7, 2024

Too much data: CIOs jostle for control of swelling IT estates

Cloud-based software stacks yield unmanageable levels of data, with signs of more complexity ahead, according to a Dynatrace report.

By Roberto Torres • March 5, 2024

Legacy tech is still popping up as a cost-control barrier

Flagging infrastructure blocks companies from quickly adapting to shifting business conditions, a Deloitte report found.

By Roberto Torres • March 5, 2024

3 CIO considerations for the generative AI onslaught

The technology calls for a strategic adoption process as new tools can lead to sprawl and push spending upwards.

By Cameron Adams • March 4, 2024

Legal woes continue for OpenAI as Elon Musk sues over contract breach

OpenAI eschewed its nonprofit status to become a de facto Microsoft subsidiary, the Tesla CEO alleged in a Thursday filing before the Superior Court of California.

By Roberto Torres • March 1, 2024

Dell says on-prem is the future of AI

“AI tracks to where the data is created, which is on-prem or out at the edge of the network," said COO Jeff Clarke.

By Matt Ashare • March 1, 2024

‘Maverick’ SaaS spending by workers can waste millions: report

A company with more than 2,000 employees wasted, on average, as much as $4.3 million on underutilized SaaS licenses in 2023, according to Vertice data.

By Alexei Alexis • March 1, 2024