3 steps to proactive IT cost optimization

CIOs should create an action plan to track costs, looking for significant opportunities for savings in order to fund transformation.

By David McIntire and Pieter Pottie • Dec. 20, 2023

How Capital One, Arvest Bank keep cloud costs under control

Industry best practices, tools and data hygiene help the two organizations get clarity on total cost of ownership.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 20, 2023

Explore the Trendline➔

Digital transformation

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

Cloud, IT architecture top list of highest-paying tech jobs

Skill gaps led companies to pay a premium for top tech talent, increasing the average annual salary by $20,000 this year.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Dec. 19, 2023

Accenture’s AI business booms as enterprises shift to deployment mode

“2023 was a year of generative AI experimentation,” CEO Julie Sweet said Tuesday. “We are now focusing on helping our clients in 2024 realize value at scale.”

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 19, 2023

What the SEC weighed as it finalized its cyber disclosure rules

Compliance costs and a company’s need to remediate security incidents shaped the SEC’s final guidance.

By David Jones • Dec. 19, 2023

Intel infuses PCs with AI chips as enterprise refresh rush nears

The chipmaker’s Core Ultra mobile processors will power more than 230 PC models from Dell, Lenovo, Microsoft and others.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 18, 2023

AI implementation reshapes roles, sought-after skills

CIOs and CTOs expect AI use to broaden data analytics access, but tech leaders still have concerns about related risks, according to Dynatrace research.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Dec. 18, 2023

Gartner elevates Oracle in annual hyperscaler assessment

The company joined AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud as a leading provider in the analyst firm’s annual review of strategic cloud platform service vendors.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 18, 2023

Wingstop names CIO

Chris Fallon joins the restaurant chain as it prepares to roll out a $50 million in-house technology platform.

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Dec. 15, 2023

CIO most likely chief to be external hire: report

The trend suggests a desire to bring outside perspectives into the tech suite as transformation unfolds, according to executive search firm Spencer Stuart.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 15, 2023

Employees, anxious about AI, blame a lack of guidance

Workers worry about not knowing how to use AI ethically, according to EY research.

By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 15, 2023

Enterprise cloud aspirations hindered by buyer’s remorse

Most organizations are saddled with second thoughts about their primary hyperscaler contract as adoptions proceed.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 14, 2023

Salesforce to let Einstein Copilot chomp on unstructured data

The company announced a slate of generative AI updates aimed at easing the data constraints that often hinder deployment.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 14, 2023

3 keys to acing talent strategies in the new year

Increased competition, skills gaps and work location preferences will shape talent sourcing in 2024, experts said during a CIO Dive live event last week.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Dec. 13, 2023

Kaiser Permanente, Novant Health to cut IT jobs

The healthcare systems are the downsize tech units this year as they navigate thin operating margins fueled by inflation and prolonged staffing shortages.

By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 13, 2023

Which states had the highest tech salaries this year?

As return-to-office efforts intensify, more coastal states claimed top IT wages this year, according to Skillsoft research. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Dec. 12, 2023

‘Tis the season for a retail tech-stack rethink

An influx of in-store technologies has CIOs leaning toward cloud for integration solutions, according to research by Bain and Aptos.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 12, 2023

6 IT experts share what’s next in cloud, generative AI and tech talent

Enterprise technology pros shared their top priorities and outlooks ahead of the new year during a CIO Dive live event last week.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 11, 2023

Cloud customers undeterred by cost, billing complexity

Most companies are satisfied with their primary provider, Forrester research found. But compliance, resilience and flexibility are luring them to multicloud.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 11, 2023

Reflections on this year’s top tech trends: AI, security and tool consolidation

As we step into the new year, CIOs are tasked with navigating a landscape marked by rapid AI advancements and budgetary constraints. These insights can help with the road forward.

By Mark Strande, Chief Information Security Officer & Jeff Chow, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Miro • Dec. 11, 2023

Tech unemployment fell in November, lowest level since January

The key metric for the tech labor market reached 1.7% last month, far trailing the national average of 3.7%.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 8, 2023

Challenging the ‘good enough’ cybersecurity mindset

The volume of cyber threats keeps growing, pushing companies to reevaluate the adequacy of existing resources.

By Jen A. Miller • Dec. 8, 2023

McDonald’s taps Google Cloud to super-size analytics, AI

The fast food giant said it plans to leverage the hyperscaler’s hardware and software capabilities across thousands of locations worldwide.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 7, 2023

There will be a surplus of tech workers by 2026, executives project

Despite current shortages, most executives expect talent needs to ease in the coming years across general and advanced technology categories.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 7, 2023

Accenture helps Unilever boost AI adoption

The partnership leverages the IT services firm’s $3 billion investment in the technology, and follows Unilever's launch of an AI research lab last month.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 6, 2023