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Welcome to a new chapter for TechTarget
TechTarget’s relaunch is more than a new look. With expanded reporting, deeper analysis, and clearer coverage across enterprise IT, we’re helping technology leaders understand what matters and what to do next.
By Nick Martin • Oct. 27, 2026 -
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Welcome to TechTarget CIO
From emerging technologies to shifting business priorities, TechTarget CIO covers the challenges, decisions and consequences shaping enterprise IT.
By Michaela Goss , James Alan Miller • Oct. 27, 2026 -
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AI cost controls lag as CFOs’ influence grows, Deloitte finds
CFOs are taking a bigger role in AI investments, but spending controls aren't keeping pace. Deloitte found 53% still review AI usage costs after the fact.
By Tim Murphy • Oct. 23, 2026 -
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Why CIOs and CHROs should be forming strategic partnerships
Previously unlikely bedfellows, CIOs and CHROs are starting to realize how AI's impact on workforce management is turning HR into a strategic IT partner.
By Harriet Jamieson • Oct. 23, 2026 -
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Contact center AI isn’t making the work disappear
Is your contact center AI going to be a concierge or a bouncer? That's the decision to make before you turn it on, said ICMI co-founder Brad Cleveland.
By Don Fluckinger • Oct. 23, 2026 -
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Gartner unveils top technology trends at Gartner IT Symposium
Gartner unveils its top 10 strategic technology trends for 2027, including large quantitative models, AI agent identity and wetware as a service.
By Amanda Hetler • Oct. 22, 2026 -
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Reality complicates CIOs’ big AI observability plans
What happens when an AI agent does something nobody intended? New Omdia research puts CIOs' observability plans under the microscope.
By James Alan Miller • Oct. 22, 2026 -
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Salesforce bets $5.66B on Braze to sharpen Marketing Cloud
Salesforce wants Braze's real-time engagement tech to strengthen Marketing Cloud. Analysts see the logic, but integration and customer migration will be the test.
By Don Fluckinger • Oct. 21, 2026 -
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CIOs walk AI tightrope as CEOs demand innovation
AI adoption carries risks, but moving too slowly does, too. Business leaders explain where CIOs should accelerate and where they should be cautious.
By Tim Murphy • Oct. 21, 2026 -
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Fearing AI replacement? Here’s what IT leaders think
AI is increasing demand for tech talent, not replacing it. IT leaders discuss reskilling, role evolution and new opportunities created alongside automation.
By Sarah Amsler • Oct. 20, 2026 -
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OpenText wants to orchestrate its own AI, not run the whole show
OpenText is saying out loud what other vendors might be afraid to say: It wants to orchestrate AI within its own products, not become the enterprise-wide orchestrator.
By Don Fluckinger • Oct. 20, 2026 -
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AI agents turn enterprise access into an ongoing decision
Workplace agents, identity lifecycle controls and recent AI failures show why enterprise access can no longer be treated as a one-time approval.
By James Alan Miller • Oct. 20, 2026 -
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Video
The fall guy: CIOs get blamed for AI errors
In this episode of Tech News this Week, Paige Gross discusses the CIO's responsibility for AI errors, the recent uptick in chief AI officer roles and missteps in AI governance.
By Kate Murray • Oct. 19, 2026 -
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Opinion
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.
By Simon Ratcliffe • Oct. 19, 2026 -
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Opinion
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.
By Chris Gilmour, CTO at Axians UK • Oct. 19, 2026 -
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The AI happy path is easy, but enterprise reality isn’t
David Linthicum says the AI happy path ends where enterprise reality begins. CIOs must design for messy data, exceptions and failure before production.
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AI can find IT problems faster, but fixing them is another matter
AI tools can be bossy and prescriptive. They are getting better at telling us what's wrong and how to fix it, but CIOs must decide who authorizes changes and verifies results.
By James Alan Miller • Oct. 19, 2026 -
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What the H-1B crackdown means for the future of AI tech talent
Enterprise IT leaders face potential challenges in the wake of President Trump's recent policy changes regarding the H-1B work visa. Is the future of your tech workforce at stake?
By Sean Kerner • Oct. 16, 2026 -
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Expert Advice
Digital sovereignty vs. data sovereignty: Key differences
Here's how digital sovereignty contrasts with data sovereignty, as well as a framework CIOs can use to evaluate sovereignty risk.
By Damon Garn • Oct. 16, 2026 -
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CEOs press CIOs to rethink IT’s role in the AI era
CEOs want CIOs to take a bigger role in business strategy as AI adoption grows. Eight executives share what they need most from their IT leaders in the AI era.
By Tim Murphy • Oct. 16, 2026 -
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Customer service faces a new customer: Personal AI agents
Bots are filling carts, seeking service and getting banned by Amazon. Customer service has a strange new customer.
By Don Fluckinger • Oct. 16, 2026 -
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Project teams get new names, but the money stays put
A former Verizon VP and other executives explain why product operating models stall when funding and decision rights don't change -- and what CIOs can do about it.
By Pam Baker • Oct. 15, 2026 -
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AI agents are changing the math on software spending
As vendors mix seats with credits, actions and consumption-based charges, CIOs face new questions about how to compare, forecast and fund software costs.
By Liz Hughes • Oct. 15, 2026 -
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Survey finds why 84% of enterprises are adopting AgenticOps
Cisco's Joe Vaccaro explains how AgenticOps is reshaping NetOps, as a new survey finds 84% of IT leaders expect an AI-led model within 12 months.
By Carrie Pallardy • Oct. 14, 2026 -
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Infotech launches CIO Analytics platform, acquires Zluri
Infotech makes its first acquisition to expand CIO Analytics. The platform uses AI and updated IT data so CIOs can spend less time explaining their environments to analysts.
By Tim Murphy • Oct. 14, 2026
