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

Snowflake details next stage of AI data strategy as new CEO takes the helm

The retirement of Snowflake’s CEO and ascendance of its SVP of AI punctuates an AI-fueled data boom for the company. 

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 29, 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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With ambition changing, only 3 in 10 workers aspire to C-suite roles

Money is the top driver of job satisfaction, not recognition or advancement, according to Empower research.

By Carolyn Crist • Feb. 29, 2024

Wendy’s promotes CTO to CIO role

As CTO, Matt Spessard led the rollout of Google Vertex AI chatbot capabilities into the drive-thru experience. As CIO, he’ll expand the pilot program. 

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 27, 2024

C-suite leaders demand more cloud spending

Executives are pushing for post-optimization migrations, driving an expected upsurge in enterprise cloud spend this year, according to SaaS provider Wanclouds.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 15, 2024

From CIO to CEO: How Gary Hoberman made the leap to startup land

The Unqork founder spent two decades grappling with technical debt. Then, he left corporate life and set out to untangle legacy code.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 15, 2024

6 steps for CIOs enabling global IT operations

Before company stakeholders can rely on technology teams for support, IT must globalize its own processes, from data collection to infrastructure.

By Rebecca Ray • Feb. 13, 2024

AI fundamentals among most-needed digital skills, job seekers say

Most tech job seekers are aware of AI's impact on the workforce, a CompTIA report finds.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 9, 2024

What CIOs stand to gain in a tech M&A revival

Acquisitions by companies like IBM, Cisco and SAP reflect a trend that gives IT executives a window to centralize IT spend around key vendors.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 9, 2024

McDonald’s invests aggressively in technology

The fast food giant’s three-pronged plan aims to digitally transform customer experience, franchise operations and core systems, President and CEO Chris Kempczinski said Monday.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 6, 2024

Tech salaries contracted in 2023 after hiring pullback

The dip in compensation reflects layoffs at large tech providers and economic headwinds, according to Dice research.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 6, 2024

Why Discover went all-in on open source

The company’s tech leadership eased the product development process, removing barriers to innovation and opening pathways for engineers to advance.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 2, 2024

Southwest Airlines to spend $1.7B on tech, cloud migration this year

The commercial carrier has shifted just under half of its tech estate to cloud, President and CEO Bob Jordan said Thursday.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 29, 2024

Tech positions take a tumble on Indeed’s best jobs ranking

In 2023, tech dominated the company's rankings. But this year, just one IT role landed in the top 10.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 24, 2024

CIOs for hire shift focus as clients tackle cyber, AI rollouts

Amid enterprise resource constraints, interim and fractional CIOs lead longer-term strategies.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Jan. 23, 2024

Can FinOps save cloud from itself in 2024?

Mistakes were made. Budgets ballooned. Repatriations commenced. Now, enterprises are learning from costly migrations.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 22, 2024

How CIOs can respond to AI vendor red flags

Companies expect generative AI implementations to trim costs or improve user experiences. But not every tool can deliver on its promises.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 19, 2024

CIO ‘change fatigue’ dampens enterprise IT spend

Gartner trimmed back its global tech spending forecast for 2024, as executives contend with AI tool proliferation.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 17, 2024

CEOs expect jobs cuts — and some gains — because of generative AI

Adoption of the technology will have a greater impact on headcount in industries like media and entertainment, a PwC survey found.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 17, 2024

Bank of America CEO on digital transformation: ‘There’s always more to go’

The company has spent billions on data systems to support AI tools in the last decade, CEO Brian Moynihan said Friday.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 17, 2024

Citi poured $12B into tech last year, retired nearly 400 legacy apps

While efforts to modernize are underway, the company is operating at a loss and plans to cut 20,000 positions by 2024 as part of a broader restructuring.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 16, 2024

Demand for software developers to persist, despite 2023 woes

New layoff waves kicked off the new year, but demand for technical talent will persist, according to CoderPad data.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 11, 2024

Businesses work to deliver on generative AI aspirations in 2024

Turning hype into tangible business value is quite the feat, but it's what the C-suite expects from CIOs this year.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 11, 2024

Cracking COBOL: Banks to deploy AI to retool legacy apps

Generative AI will help engineers retool aging applications, overcoming a major modernization hurdle, according to Accenture.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 9, 2024

7 business technology trends to watch in 2024

Technology leaders will spend much of this year perfecting their businesses' AI strategies, keeping an eye on the budget and attracting tech talent.

By Roberto Torres , Matt Ashare , Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 9, 2024