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7 reasons IT teams fail to exceed your expectations

Providing clarity on expectations, emphasizing partnership with the business, and establishing effective project prioritization practices are essential to taking IT performance to the next level.

By Mary K. Pratt

Dec 1, 202510 mins

Business IT AlignmentIT LeadershipIT Management

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Four things AWS needs to fix at re:Invent this week

A clearer AI-analytics strategy, AI platform cohesion, more plug-and-play products, and a better vibe for coding need to be on show in Las Vegas to satisfy customers.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Dec 1, 2025 4 mins

AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceCloud Computing

From cloud-native to AI-native: Why your infrastructure must be rebuilt for intelligence

To keep up, companies need to rebuild for AI — using GPUs, vector databases and smarter MLOps — so IT can finally become a driver of real innovation, not just upkeep.

By Ritu Jyoti

Dec 1, 2025 6 mins

DevopsEnterprise ArchitectureMachine Learning

From compliance to confidence: Redefining digital transformation in regulated enterprises

When compliance is baked into how systems work, it stops slowing teams down and starts giving businesses the trust and confidence to innovate faster.

By Anup Gupta

Dec 1, 2025 11 mins

BankingFinancial Services IndustryInsurance Industry

End-to-end encryption is next frontline in governments’ data sovereignty war with hyperscalers

Swiss public-sector data protection officers say controlling the geographic location of cloud data isn’t enough: governments must hold the encryption keys too.

By Gyana Swain

Dec 1, 2025 6 mins

EncryptionGovernmentGovernment IT

2025 CIO Hall of Fame honorees

Meet the CIOs enshrined in the CIO Hall of Fame — from the Class of 1997 to the Class of 2025.

By CIO US Events

Mar 25, 2025 12 mins

CIOCIO 100Technology Industry

The AI in oil: GS Caltex empowers LOB teams to build agents

How an AI service platform is accelerating transformation at the South Korean energy and chemical company.

By 이지현

Nov 28, 2025 11 mins

CIOEnergy IndustryMining, Oil, and Gas

Spotlight: Making the most of multicloud

For IT leaders navigating multicloud environments, success depends on strategic alignment across business units, robust governance frameworks, and proactive security postures. While multicloud offers agility and vendor flexibility, it also introduces challenges in visibility, compliance, and developer productivity. In this special report, you’ll learn how to take advantage of the benefits of using multiple clouds, avoid common pitfalls, and ensure that multicloud is worth the investment.

By CIO staff

Nov 28, 2025 1 min

Cloud ComputingEnterprise Buyer’s GuidesMulticloud

Anthropic highlights productivity gains from use of Claude

But it admits that the estimates may overstate gains to some degree, and the estimated scope, cost, and time saving depend on the user’s occupation.

By Maxwell Cooter

Nov 28, 2025 4 mins

BusinessEnterpriseGenerative AI

ServiceNow is in talks to buy identity security firm Veza for over $1 billion: report

The deal would give customers unified control over AI agents and the data they access.

By Gyana Swain

Nov 27, 2025 5 mins

Enterprise ApplicationsMergers and AcquisitionsSecurity

Allies: The CIO’s key to amplifying influence

By taking a bottom-up approach to establishing co-creation relationships with business users on the front lines, IT leaders can develop the political capital to better influence the executives those users report to.

By Alberto Bellé

Nov 27, 2025 6 mins

CareersIT LeadershipIT Strategy

New software pricing metrics will force CIOs to change negotiating tactics

Fueled by workforce reductions, which are in turn driven by AI, vendors are abandoning per-seat pricing and moving to charging by consumption and/or agent interactions.

By Evan Schuman

Nov 26, 2025 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceEnterprise ApplicationsSoftware Licensing

The rise of agentic commerce: When AI becomes the shopper

AI shopping agents are quietly redefining how consumers buy and how companies sell. CIOs who prepare now will shape the next era of digital commerce.

By Nick Colisto

Nov 25, 2025 8 mins

E-commerce ServicesMarketsRetail Industry

Why trust is the new currency in the agentic era — and what it's worth

Enterprise trust must evolve to meet the unique security challenges of autonomous AI agents.

By Dave Wright

Nov 25, 2025 7 mins

Access ControlIdentity and Access ManagementZero Trust

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Spotlight: Making the most of multicloud

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For IT leaders navigating multicloud environments, success depends on strategic alignment across business units, robust governance frameworks, and proactive security postures. While multicloud offers agility and vendor flexibility, it also introduces challenges in visibility, compliance, and developer productivity. In this special report, you’ll learn how to take advantage of benefits of using multiple clouds, avoid common pitfalls, and ensure that multicloud is worth the investment.

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