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CIO In The Know – CIOs shift thinking to economic factors, budgets and organizational impacts of AI

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon July 24, 2026July 28, 2026in Newsletter1 Comment

The latest CIO In The Know newsletter discusses the pressing challenges faced by CIOs, including economic uncertainty affecting budgeting and strategic alignment. AI's impact on organizational dynamics has intensified collaboration between CIOs and other executives, especially CHROs. The newsletter also highlights new blog posts, podcasts, and an upcoming LinkedIn discussion.

Is token based pricing the right model for enterprises?

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon July 9, 2026July 23, 2026in AI, Research1 Comment

CIOs face challenges in managing AI costs due to evolving pricing models, particularly token-based pricing, which varies widely across providers. This complexity hinders financial predictability. Enterprises require clearer metrics to tie expenses to value, and many are shifting workloads on-premises to gain cost control and address these uncertainties in AI spending.

Lower inflation opens the door for larger 2025 IT budgets

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon August 14, 2024August 14, 2024in CIO, Research1 Comment

CIOs are heading into the 2025 budget season, and all eyes are on how budgets will change and where spending will go. Let’s unpack the details and indicators that are driving the decisions. Here are a few observations. Inflation continues…

CIO In The Know – generative AI and beyond

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon February 10, 2023July 24, 2025in NewsletterLeave a comment

The top discussion topic both publicly and privately for the past two weeks has been generative AI. That should come as no surprise and more on that in a minute. CIOs continue to struggle through the macroeconomic climate in a…

What does the CIO Playbook for Recession Look Like?

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon October 3, 2022September 25, 2022in CIO1 Comment

What can the CIO do now to prepare for a recession? The short answer is: A lot. The past 30 months have been trying on many levels. I wrote about the Three Hurdles for 2020 and Beyond shortly after the start…

Preparing IT for the Great Reconciliation

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon November 8, 2021November 8, 2021in CIOLeave a comment

The pandemic threw a monkey wrench into many things including how we spend money. As IT leaders move through 2021 and consider the post-pandemic next normal, there is a great reconciliation coming that IT needs to prepare for. As I mentioned in…