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If CIOs only stay 4 years, why hire them from outside?
CIO turnover is high, limiting long-term strategy planning. Internal talent development can lead to meaningful leadership, rather than relying on external hires for transformation.
Simon Ratcliffe • Oct. 19, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
The only sovereign AI is the one you can walk away from
Pursuing AI sovereignty is complex, but the goal is clear: Control, portability and provider diversity help enterprises avoid dependency and adapt if -- or when -- terms change.
Chris Gilmour, CTO at Axians UK • Oct. 19, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
AI tokens got cheaper, but the deployment bill didn’t
Falling token prices are lowering AI prices. But as enterprises shift from chatbot questions to multi-step, agent-enabled workflows, costs can skyrocket unless managed properly.
Eugina Jordan • Oct. 14, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Exception handling in AI: The silent killer of enterprise deployments
David Linthicum • Oct. 12, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
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Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Omnissa One 2026: What stood out for the agentic end-user era
Highlights from Omnissa's annual event included a hosted MCP server, an AI governance tool, a virtual desktop agent, the Cloud PC DaaS platform -- plus a new CEO appointment.
Gabe Knuth • Oct. 1, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
AI safety is a board decision -- and they need to start making it
AI poses serious risks to people and the systems they depend on. The executives who build and buy AI hold the controls. Boards and CEOs must use them and accept the cost.
Jeff Christian, founder and CEO of Christian & Timbers • Sept. 30, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
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Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Human skills beat technical virtuosity every time
As AI transforms IT, human skills are becoming a strategic advantage. CIOs who lead with empathy, communication, adaptability and trust can drive change and engage teams at scale.
Sarah Amsler • Sept. 28, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Enterprise AI got better, but the ROI didn’t
A year after MIT Project NANDA exposed the 'GenAI Divide,' adoption and AI capability have surged. Enterprise-level financial impact has not.
Eugina Jordan • Sept. 25, 2026 -
Don Fluckinger/TechTarget
More Salesforce ICE protests at Dreamforce; buyers remain unmoved
At Dreamforce, Silicon Valley reality distortion is hard to miss as Salesforce celebrates nonprofits and NGOs inside while protesters outside demand it cut ICE ties.
Don Fluckinger • Sept. 22, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
AI slowdown: Do we really need it?
Don't stop AI development, but slow deployment. The risks lie in lax regulations and human misuse, showing the need for appropriate security controls, testing and human oversight.
Nihad Hassan • Sept. 22, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
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Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
AI ate the first rung of the technology career ladder
As AI automates routine tasks in tech careers, it could deprive junior professionals of learning opportunities. And it may create a workforce that lacks experience and expertise.
Simon Ratcliffe • Sept. 18, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
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Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Private AI: Not a fix for enterprise AI issues
Private AI infrastructure secures data but doesn't solve enterprise issues. CIOs must build an orchestration layer that handles state, authorization and execution logic separately.
Eugina Jordan • Sept. 15, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
CIOs need to start accounting for AI carbon footprint
CIOs must proactively track and account for their AI-driven carbon footprint as AI's growing energy demand increases the difficulty of measuring per-prompt energy output.
Simon Ratcliffe • Sept. 11, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Stop blaming AI for layoffs
Companies claim AI is replacing workers, but the reality is different. AI is a convenient excuse for layoffs driven by pandemic over-hiring and the need to fund AI infrastructure.
Sarah Amsler • Aug. 27, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
A $5.29M risk: Are you ready for today’s phishing attacks?
What cost me a week could cost your company millions. Here's why you need systems, not just vigilance, to protect against phishing.
Sarah Amsler • Aug. 12, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Rethink the AI stack: Why lean open architecture is the answer
The real value is your data, and it's time to stop shipping it across public APIs.
Eugina Jordan • Aug. 3, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
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Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Over 600 CVEs: Mythos’ effect on vulnerability and patch management
Microsoft's July Patch Tuesday broke records by addressing over 600 CVEs. What does this reveal about the effect that AI models have on vulnerability and patch management?
Gabe Knuth • July 23, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Cross-category governance is the next software challenge
As software work crosses ERP, HR, CX, collaboration and EUC systems, governance must follow the data, workflows and outcomes.
James Alan Miller • July 15, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Enterprise software is harder to manage by category
Enterprise software categories still matter, but more work, data and risk now move between them. Strategy must account for the blur.
James Alan Miller • July 10, 2026 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Why your IT metrics are burning out your team
Measuring IT success through speed and volume alone burns out staff and masks underlying issues. Focus on understanding the human impact of your processes and fix what's broken.
Sarah Amsler • July 8, 2026
