A study by LHH Executive Search reveals that 60% of global c-suite executives plan to leave their roles in three years, with many focusing on technology-driven transformations. As demand for transformational CIOs rises, organizations face challenges in leveraging AI and achieving business outcomes. Change is imperative for effective leadership and tech strategy.
Counterintuitive thinking, the chief context officer and creating space with Eduard de Vries Sands
Introduction This week I’m joined by Eduard de Vries Sands, the CIO at EVERSANA. We discuss Eduard’s perspective on the changing CIO role and how it includes serving as the chief context officer. Eduard discusses how he leverages a product…
How life as an inverted tree leads to technology optimism with Gaurav Singal
Introduction: This week I’m joined by Gaurav Singal, the Chief Technology Officer at Cantaloupe and formerly the EVP and CIO at the Georgia Lottery. In our discussion, Gaurav shares how his upbringing led to viewing life as an inverted tree.…
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The importance of people and how not to be a mushroom with Cindy Stoddard
Introduction This week I’m joined by Cindy Stoddard who is the SVP and Chief Information Officer at Adobe. We discuss the changes for CIOs in the era of AI along with how the sins of our past will haunt us…
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NiCE Ups the Ante in CX AI – Cognigy Deal Puts Rivals on Notice
The Cognigy acquisition isn’t just about bots – it’s about owning the CX orchestration layer of the autonomous agentic AI enterprise. NiCE announced its intent to acquire Cognigy for ~$955 million in a strategic move that should send ripples through the CCaaS and CX…
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CIO In The Know – AI or not to AI. That is the question…and how.
It seems every conversation touches on AI. AI is everywhere. At the same time, CIOs and CEOs are growing in their fatigue with AI conversations. Part of the problem is that vendors are adding ‘AI’ to everything and making it hard to…
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Cisco Just Redefined AI Security – And It’s Coming for Your Threat Stack
Cisco launched an AI-fueled security offensive that changes how enterprises will think about XDR, SecOps, and the future of cyber defense. Cisco, well-known and respected for their network equipment including switches, routers and firewalls is facing the next era of…
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HPE closes deal with Juniper Networks and what it means for CIOs
Yesterday, HPE announced that after 18 months in the making and with a lot of legal negotiations, they finally received DOJ approval to close the acquisition of Juniper Networks. I jumped on a briefing with the CEO’s of both HPE and Juniper…
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HPE Embraces Agentic AI and Signals a Power Shift in Enterprise Ops
I was on the ground this week at HPE’s annual Discover conference in Las Vegas. At the conference HPE made a slew of announcements that demonstrated a significant shift in both their direction and ultimate value to enterprise customers. In…
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Google Gemini CLI takes enterprises further toward autonomous AI operations
Google just announced Gemini CLI which brings the power of Gemini’s AI capabilities to the command line of code development. This is more than just a copilot or code generation. It is the ability to programmatically bring AI into core application development.…
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