Accenture banks $2B in AI deals as enterprises double down on data

“Every other GenAI project is now leading to some data project,” Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said Thursday.

By Matt Ashare • June 20, 2024

PayPal fills CTO position with former Walmart exec

Former Walmart EVP Srini Venkatesan will replace Archie Deskus, who joined the payments firm in 2022.

By Roberto Torres • June 20, 2024

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CIO Priorities

Companies task their CIOs with balancing the company’s economic and operational needs as they enable technology throughout the business.

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Gap taps former Mattel exec for CTO role

CEO Richard Dickson, who also joined the retailer from Mattel last year, announced Sven Gerjets' appointment in a memo to employees.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 18, 2024

McDonald’s ends IBM drive-thru voice order test

The fast food chain still sees a future for automated order taking at the drive-thru and expects to make a decision about the technology by year’s end.

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • June 18, 2024

Enterprises prioritize tech spend over cost-cutting, PwC says

More than half of C-suite leaders said their organization is investing in new technologies, such as generative AI, according to a PwC survey. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 17, 2024

Northwestern Mutual revamps senior tech leadership

CIO Jeff Sippel will become chief strategy officer, effective July. He'll be succeeded by Christian Mitchell, previously chief customer and digital officer.

By Roberto Torres • June 14, 2024

Snowflake-linked attacks are testing the cloud’s shared responsibility status quo

Assigning responsibility for missing security controls is tricky. The burden is collective but cloud providers need to raise minimum standards, experts say.

By Matt Kapko • June 14, 2024

Broadcom trims VMware portfolio to 4 core products, plans $1B spending cut

The company is making progress in shifting VMware's product line to a subscription-based model, Broadcom President and CEO Hock Tan said Wednesday.

By Matt Ashare • June 13, 2024

IBM’s Apptio unit tests AI tool trained to tackle rising IT costs

The effort comes as finance leaders grapple with runaway cloud expenses.

By Alexei Alexis • June 13, 2024

JPMorgan names firmwide CTO

Former PayPal technology chief Sri Shivananda brings with him an “exceptional track record in innovation and technology leadership,” JPMorgan Chase's CIO Lori Beer said in a memo.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Updated June 18, 2024

Colgate-Palmolive moves forward on AI plans with distaste for hype

The household brand plans to train every non-plant worker on AI principles, guardrails and ethical use by the end of the year, according to CEO Noel Wallace.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 11, 2024

100 Snowflake customers attacked, data stolen for extortion

A financially motivated attacker used stolen credentials to systematically compromise customer accounts, steal a significant volume of data and extort victims, Mandiant said.

By Matt Kapko • June 11, 2024

Clorox to restart ERP upgrade as it looks past August cyberattack

With the company out of recovery mode, teams are looking to advance on digital transformation projects. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 10, 2024

IT job posts rise, unemployment dips in May: CompTIA

The sector bucked the national trend of rising unemployment, a sign of ongoing demand for technology professionals.

By Roberto Torres • June 7, 2024

Pressure mounts on Snowflake and its customers as attacks spread

More businesses are likely impacted by an attacker’s access to multiple Snowflake customer databases.

By Matt Kapko • June 7, 2024

IT leaders chafe as VMware costs skyrocket under Broadcom

The acquisition triggered “major changes to VMware strategy, product, pricing, licensing and sales,” Gartner analyst Andrew Lerner said. “It’s a lot for customers to take on."

By Matt Ashare • Updated June 10, 2024

Best Buy balances tech and staff investments to boost customer experience

The retailer expects AI-powered review filters, personalized app home screens and dedicated staff in certain departments to improve shopping experiences.

By Bryan Wassel • June 5, 2024

Security concerns mount as businesses deploy AI coding tools

Organizations are deploying the technology without enough protocols to ensure safe, secure use.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 4, 2024

Most businesses lack a clear AI adoption roadmap: McKinsey

Usage has doubled among businesses in the last year, but CIOs still have a laundry list of to-do’s to prepare the tech foundation and governance structure.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 3, 2024

Security chiefs under pressure from boards to downplay cyber risk: study

Research from Trend Micro shows tension between CISOs and senior enterprise leadership. Many security leaders say they're perceived as nags.

By David Jones • June 3, 2024

UK regulators sound the alarm on cloud vendor lock-in

Egress fees, licensing practices and discount policies keep enterprises from switching providers and hinder multicloud adoption, the Competition and Markets Authority found.

By Matt Ashare • May 31, 2024

Why is the gender pay gap widening in STEM?

STEM is among the worst fields grappling with a stubborn problems, according to a a study conducted by Adzuna.

By Jen A. Miller • May 31, 2024

Enterprises will go all-in on AI PCs by 2026, Gartner predicts

AI chip revenue is already on the rise ahead of the computing shift and will grow 33% year over year in 2024, according to the firm.

By Roberto Torres • May 29, 2024

Cyberattacks are good for security vendors, and business is booming

More secure enterprise technology could stem the tide of cyberattacks, but digital threats are ever present.

By Matt Kapko • May 29, 2024

CIOs tap citizen developers for IT and operational efficiencies

All employees can be technologists when provided the right set of tools. But companies are gauging how much autonomy to give them.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Updated May 30, 2024