Top CIO trends to watch in 2025

IT leaders will spend the year aiming to solve the tech talent equation, assess private cloud and experiment with agentic AI.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 31, 2025

Roche appoints chief digital technology officer

Wafaa Mamilli will join the healthcare giant Feb. 10, reporting to CEO Thomas Schinecker.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 29, 2025

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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.

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Marco’s Pizza plans IT upgrades with CX, employee experience in mind

After rolling out a proprietary cloud-based platform, the restaurant chain is setting its sights on adding capabilities to front- and back-office systems in 2025.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 28, 2025

SAP unveils additional ERP transition support in ongoing cloud push

The ERP giant will offer business continuity services through 2033 to customers facing complex migrations, the company said Tuesday.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 28, 2025

Evolving tech talent woes call for new ‘cultural’ playbook

As leaders confront leaner budgets, creating a strong culture can be a key talent retention tool, Grant Thornton’s Andrea Schulz said.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 28, 2025

Tech execs grapple with budget sinkholes as AI drives up spend

Unpredictable cloud bills, outdated software licenses and shadow IT frustrate FinOps efforts, according to Apptio.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 27, 2025

Trump unveils Stargate, a $500B AI infrastructure push

OpenAI, Oracle and Microsoft are among the technology partners in the joint venture, which will deploy $100 billion "immediately" to boost compute capacity.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 22, 2025

At NRF, 40,000 humans contemplate AI

The technology can help businesses with sourcing and customer service, making it a hot topic during the top retail sector conference.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 22, 2025

CIOs brace for price hikes this year as IT budgets grow

Gartner expects global tech spend to increase nearly 10% globally to more than $5.6 trillion in 2025, due largely to generative AI hardware upgrades.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 21, 2025

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.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 14, 2025

SAP tailors cloud-based ERP for retail businesses

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

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 9, 2025

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.

By Roberto Torres , Matt Ashare , Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 8, 2025

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.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 7, 2025

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.

By Sue Poremba • Jan. 7, 2025

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.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 6, 2025

How smaller companies can ensure round-the-clock IT coverage

For businesses based in a single time zone, having 24/7 IT coverage can pose a challenge, but not an impossible one to solve.

By Jen A. Miller • Dec. 20, 2024

How CIOs encourage tech adoption across generations

Boomers and Gen Z face different challenges adopting workplace tools, but collaborative training can bridge the gap, CIOs say.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Dec. 20, 2024

Northwestern Mutual names chief digital and information officer

Dave Gordon joined the financial services firm in 2023 and most recently served as its VP and CTO.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 19, 2024

SaaS sprawl weighs down developers

Maintaining and updating interconnected applications shrinks the bandwidth of IT teams, according to Onymos.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 18, 2024

Workers fear their skills will be obsolete this decade, report finds

By providing training opportunities, employers can nurture the skills needed to compete in the new market, according to the Global Labor Market Conference.

By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 17, 2024

Top 10 enterprise technology appointments of 2024

Large organizations from Wells Fargo to Procter & Gamble and Northwestern Mutual picked executives capable of guiding IT strategy.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 16, 2024

Broadcom nears total VMware integration as chip business booms

The tech giant nearly tripled its infrastructure software revenues to $21.5 billion in the year since it acquired the virtualization solution provider.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 13, 2024

IT trails other sectors in hiring rates, Indeed finds

Hiring in the technology space has struggled to rebound after pre-pandemic lows, according to Indeed data.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 11, 2024

Ulta Beauty pushes past ERP overhaul hiccups

CEO Dave Kimbell said the company has made progress in helping teams make process adaptations in an earnings call last week.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Dec. 9, 2024

AI spending to grow faster than IT budgets next year, executives say

“Enterprises are continuing to focus on cost optimization and efficiency programs to fund transformation and customer experience enabled by AI,” ISG’s Michael Dornan said.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 9, 2024