Le aziende nutrono molte aspettative nei confronti dei loro CIO: conoscenza approfondita del business, capacità di ottenere risultati finanziari concreti e di lavorare in maniera agile, competenze nel gestire il cambiamento e nel collaborare attivamente con i leader aziendali per spiegare l’IT in modo semplice. Si tratta di una posizione di livello elevato che richiede un ampio spettro di competenze. Una volta ho spinto un mio collega CFO a dire: “Sono felice che sia lei il CIO. Io non riuscirei mai a soddisfare tutte queste diverse aspettative”. Allora come oggi, essere Chief Information Of ..read more

As the world becomes increasingly reliant on technology and driven by data, the excitement about artificial intelligence (AI) solutions continues to skyrocket. Corporate boardrooms are abuzz with discussions about exploring the possibilities of AI, and massive amounts of capital are being funneled into building AI infrastructure. Companies such Nvidia, Corestreet, and OpenAI are experiencing exponential revenue growth – and valuations, driven by this immense interest. However, one can’t help but wonder: how long can this frenzy continue? The saying goes, “The market can remain irrational lon ..read more

In the age of big data, where information is generated at an unprecedented rate, the ability to integrate and manage diverse data sources has become a critical business imperative. Traditional data integration methods are often cumbersome, time-consuming, and unable to keep up with the rapidly evolving data landscape. Of late, innovative data integration tools are revolutionising how organisations approach data management, unlocking new opportunities for growth, efficiency, and strategic decision-making by leveraging technical advancements in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Na ..read more

As Tommy Lasorda said, “There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.” He could have been talking about the current state of IT leadership. Foundry’s 23rd annual State of the CIO survey found that leading change has become a clear mandate as organizations prepare for the next chapter, where the convergence of data, analytics, and emerging AI technologies wholly transform the business. To help you prepare for your next chapter, join your peers at FutureIT Boston on May 14, 2024, at Fenway Park. The program foc ..read more

Alex Gay, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Adobe Document Cloud  Most business today can be described as MORE—more technology, more meetings, more projects, more data, and more documents. Coupled with the increasing expectations to do more with less, it’s a lot for knowledge workers to handle. In fact, according to MIT Sloan, 80 percent of knowledge workers experience information overload and it’s impacting productivity. Adobe’s Future of Digital Work survey reported that knowledge workers waste nearly a full day (8.2 hours) a week just looking for information they need to do ..read more

The European Union’s AI Act, a regulation aiming to ensure AI is human-centric and trustworthy, is one step away from becoming reality. The document is expected to be published in the Official Journal at the beginning of June, and will come into effect 20 days after. This regulation, poised to be the world’s first comprehensive law for AI, is designed to maintain a balance between encouraging technological advancement and protecting the rights of European consumers. “We are regulating as little as possible and as much as needed, with proportionate measures for AI models,” says Commissioner f ..read more

Automic is the largest listed registry provider in Australia, with an integrated cloud-native platform that manages listed registry, funds, employee share plans, and investor analytics. In addition to its technology solution, it has a range of professional services that covers company secretaries, investor and media relations, employees, environment, and social governance, among others. On the IT front, group CIO Marcelo Dantas and his team look after technology across the entire business, which includes product engineering, service, security and infrastructure. So by virtue of such complexi ..read more

En los próximos tres años, y bajo el contexto de los Planes de Digitalización, los CIO del sector público juegan un papel fundamental como arquitectos de la transformación digital que tiene como principales desafíos impulsar la modernización, fomentando un crecimiento sostenible, y lo más importante, la mejora continua del servicio al ciudadano. En este contexto, gracias a los avances de la computación en la nube y la inteligencia artificial, los Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) emergen como una herramienta poderosa, un lenguaje común, capaz de transformar la gest ..read more

Digital transformation remains top of mind worldwide. According to Foundry’s State of the CIO 2024 study, technology leaders will be focused on driving digital innovation, redesigning processes, and modernising infrastructure and apps in the next three years in order to stay ahead. At the same time, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming recognised as a keystone for future growth. Foundry’s 2024 CIO Tech Priorities study found 70% of organizations are actively researching or piloting AI-enabled technologies, while 21% have it already in use or are even upgrading and refining their ..read more

Last month I had the opportunity to provide a comprehensive update on our new Broadcom Advantage Partner Program for VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) partners, and since that time, the response from our partner community has been tremendous. Many VCSP Pinnacle Partners have announced their expanded relationship with Broadcom, and hundreds of our partners have signed up for the Broadcom Advantage Program Premier and Registered tiers. Now, change has been constant since the acquisition closed, but we are working closely with our partners and customers through this time of business transfor ..read more