The CIO Throughline

Connecting the dots across the previous week's TechTarget News reporting to reveal what matters to CIOs — and why.

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    The CIO Throughline

    Where AI belongs is becoming a tougher call for CIOs

    Some AI projects justify their costs. Others expose broken processes or control gaps. Recent reporting shows how CIOs tell them apart.

    By James Alan Miller • Nov. 3, 2026
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    AI puts more gray behind CIOs’ yes-or-no decisions

    Learn how AI complicates CIOs' yes-or-no decisions about cost, architecture and productivity, and why visibility and business context matter.

    By James Alan Miller • Oct. 14, 2026
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    When is AI work really done? CIOs need a clearer finish line

    AI can finish a task while the business result remains unfinished. CIOs must define what "done" means to measure AI's true productivity, cost and value.

    By James Alan Miller • Oct. 7, 2026
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    Progress-Domo deal is the latest test of CIO software assumptions

    The Progress-Domo deal offers a fresh look at what happens when a software vendor changes hands, from pricing and product strategy to broader enterprise technology decisions.

    By James Alan Miller • Sept. 28, 2026
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    As AI gets faster, the enterprise bottleneck moves

    AI can accelerate one part of a workflow only to move the bottleneck somewhere else. CIOs need to figure out where it landed -- and where it might move next.

    By James Alan Miller • Sept. 24, 2026
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    AI control is becoming an architecture problem for CIOs

    CIOs face multiple AI control layers across orchestration, models, data, identity and governance. The challenge is understanding how those layers work together.

    By James Alan Miller • Sept. 15, 2026