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What is programmatic advertising and how does it work?

Programmatic advertising is a data-driven method that automates the process of buying and selling digital advertisements.

By Alexander Gillis • Oct. 15, 2024

For Sharp HealthCare, cloud technology comes with autonomy

Sharp HealthCare's cloud strategy spans public, private and SaaS platforms to reduce vendor dependency and emphasizes knowledge transfer with its deployment partner.

By John Moore • Oct. 11, 2024

DOJ focuses on AI in search, weighs Google breakup

While the DOJ assesses remedies for Google's illegal control over online search, it's also heavily focused on AI and the future.

By Makenzie Holland • Oct. 9, 2024

What is a PMO (project management office)?

A project management office (PMO) is a group, agency or department that defines and maintains the standards of project management for a company.

By Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Esther Shein • Oct. 9, 2024

Generative AI energy consumption grows, but ROI role unclear

The energy costs of generative AI aren't front and center in enterprises' financial calculations. But industry consultants believe IT leaders should consider the power aspect.

By John Moore • Sept. 30, 2024

California bill veto might push Congress to act on AI

California Governor Gavin Newsom took issue with SB 1047's broad regulation of AI systems without addressing specific concerns such as deployment in high-risk environments.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 30, 2024

8 KPIs to reduce technical debt

To ensure an IT project's long-term success, stakeholders should keep track of certain KPIs to ensure technical debt is as low as possible. Learn more.

By Eric St-Jean • Sept. 26, 2024

What are leadership skills?

Leadership skills are the strengths and abilities individuals demonstrate that help to oversee processes, guide initiatives and steer their employees toward the achievement of goals.

By Emily McLaughlin, Kinza Yasar • Sept. 25, 2024

What is a decision support system (DSS)?

A decision support system (DSS) is a computer program used to improve a company's decision-making capabilities.

By Alexander Gillis • Sept. 25, 2024

Proposed ban on connected vehicle tech from China too broad

The U.S. Commerce Department's proposal to ban software and hardware for connected vehicles imported from China or Russia might face enforcement issues down the road.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 24, 2024

Fears grow about big tech guiding U.S. AI policy

Apple joined a list of big tech companies voluntarily committing to responsible AI. But without regulation, there is no legal requirement for companies to meet those commitments.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 23, 2024

What is an entrepreneur (entrepreneurship)?

An entrepreneur is an individual who identifies a need in the marketplace and works to fulfill it.

By Scott Robinson , Mary Pratt • Sept. 20, 2024

8 largest IT outages in history

IT outages can be caused by cyberattacks, hardware failure, natural disasters and human error. Learn about some of the biggest outages here.

By Grant Hatchimonji • Sept. 19, 2024

What is an IT service catalog?

An IT service catalog is a list of information technology resources and offerings available from the IT service provider within an organization.

By Katie Terrell Hanna, Mary Pratt, Linda Tucci • Sept. 18, 2024

Former OpenAI associates fear AGI, lack of U.S. AI policy

Since the U.S. lacks an overarching AI policy, insiders worry that existing AI harms aren't being addressed and that artificial general intelligence could increase risks.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 17, 2024

Explainable AI systems build trust, mitigate regulatory risk

Explainable AI will look different depending on whether a business is using a predictive, generative or agentic AI system.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 17, 2024

What is a startup accelerator?

A startup accelerator, sometimes referred to as a seed accelerator, is a business program that supports early-stage, growth-driven companies through education, mentorship and financing.

By Katie Terrell Hanna, Corinne Bernstein • Sept. 17, 2024

Analysts make 4 technology predictions for 2025

While agentic AI might excite CIOs as the next iteration of AI within business workflows, it will pose challenges for businesses, Forrester Research analysts say.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 13, 2024

What is a software license?

A software license is a document that provides legally binding guidelines for the use and distribution of software.

By Rachel Lebeaux, Rahul Awati, Ben Lutkevich • Sept. 12, 2024

Generative AI pushes CIOs to adapt strategy, find use cases

A strong AI strategy will help CIOs pick AI use cases and shed projects that aren't feasible at the moment.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 11, 2024

Agentic AI will revolutionize business processes

As AI evolves, Forrester Research analysts believe agentic AI and automating complex business processes will be the next step forward for businesses.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 10, 2024

AI transparency: What is it and why do we need it?

As AI adoption has increased, the concept of AI transparency has broadened in scope and grown in importance. Learn what it means for enterprise AI teams.

By George Lawton • Sept. 10, 2024

U.S. begins rulemaking for AI developers on riskiest models

The federal government has proposed a rule outlining cybersecurity and developmental reporting requirements for both AI developers and cloud providers.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 9, 2024

What is SaaS sprawl?

SaaS sprawl is the uncontrolled use of software-as-a-service applications within an organization.

By Ava DePasquale • Sept. 9, 2024

What is data storytelling?

Data storytelling is the process of translating complex data analyses into understandable terms to inform a business decision or action.

By Nicole Laskowski, Alexander Gillis, Paul Kirvan • Sept. 9, 2024