Technology constantly evolves, so it’s not surprising that we’ve seen alternative cloud solutions entering the marketplace. Major players like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure now offer “neoclouds, which are AI-native computing, sovereign, and edge deployment cloud services. Those companies claim that these new services will reduce costs while maintaining high performance. But tech leaders are taking a cautious approach. Rather than immediately jumping on the trend – as they often do with many emerging…  MORE

On the surface, digital transformation is perceived as implementing technologies to update how corporations operate. How they market products, how employees collaborate and provide customer service, how supply chains work, how customers experience the brand. Yet the formula isn’t complete without the people who bring the right mindset to the transformation. A digital transformation isn’t a project or a means to an end – it’s a complete shift in culture and how the staff executes…  MORE

For most of us, alerts are a constant in our working day. We get reminders about meetings, notifications from dozens of apps, and other signals regarding activity we should act upon right now. For the technology leader, however, cyber alerts take priority over all others. But knowing about a security breach is pointless unless you know how to properly react in context. You may quickly be able to resolve certain technical questions. After that comes…  MORE

In the quest to simplify operations, CIOs often reduce their roster of vendors. It’s a smart, cost-cutting strategy – that is, in theory. Because if you can’t say goodbye without ramifications, whatever you may have saved will disappear when you have to renew the contract. CIOs fall into the vendor consolidation trap, in large part, due to how they perceive the changes: Fewer vendors means simpler architecture, which leads to more favorable pricing and less…  MORE

Every time a CIO makes a major decision, they’re simultaneously not making an alternate decision. These are trade-offs. You favor innovation over stability. Speed over security. Transformation over cost reduction. Whatever the trade-off, the final decision depends on long-term goals, priorities, budget, and market conditions. The challenge is that you can usually make a rational and sound argument for every potential option. What’s a tech leader to do? Consider the decision to invest in the…  MORE

By the time you read this sentence, chances are you’re getting a bit tired of hearing about the wonders AI can do for your organization. You experience those benefits every day: Vast increases in efficiency, exponential growth in productivity, liberation from much of the humdrum of modern work. But the legitimate rewards of AI can come at a price – one that erodes the very judgment and critical thinking that technical professionals depend on. Despite…  MORE

Any history of technology must include discussion of the unintended consequences of innovation. The so-called paperless office increased paper consumption. Email and texting caused employees to work more hours. Social media exposed us to privacy and security issues. Inside IT departments, a different flavor of unintended consequences has reared its head: Adopting AI to increase efficiency and cut costs may eventually leave them without capable IT leadership in the pipeline. By replacing junior and entry-level…  MORE

If you ask any technology leader about their core priorities, you’re likely to hear them mention cloud migration, digital transformation, and AI adoption. As a collection, these initiatives are part of modernization. But for those projects to succeed, enterprises must first modernize their infrastructure. This is much easier said than done. Every major technical project brings risks, and in the case of modernization, the most potentially damaging risks are those staring CIOs right in the…  MORE