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IT leaders chafe as VMware costs skyrocket under Broadcom

The acquisition triggered “major changes to VMware strategy, product, pricing, licensing and sales,” Gartner analyst Andrew Lerner said. “It’s a lot for customers to take on."

By Matt Ashare • Updated June 10, 2024

Best Buy balances tech and staff investments to boost customer experience

The retailer expects AI-powered review filters, personalized app home screens and dedicated staff in certain departments to improve shopping experiences.

By Bryan Wassel • June 5, 2024

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Hybrid work

Companies must have digital solutions in place to enable collaboration, connectivity and communication.

By Tvphc staff

Security concerns mount as businesses deploy AI coding tools

Organizations are deploying the technology without enough protocols to ensure safe, secure use.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 4, 2024

Most businesses lack a clear AI adoption roadmap: McKinsey

Usage has doubled among businesses in the last year, but CIOs still have a laundry list of to-do’s to prepare the tech foundation and governance structure.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 3, 2024

Security chiefs under pressure from boards to downplay cyber risk: study

Research from Trend Micro shows tension between CISOs and senior enterprise leadership. Many security leaders say they're perceived as nags.

By David Jones • June 3, 2024

UK regulators sound the alarm on cloud vendor lock-in

Egress fees, licensing practices and discount policies keep enterprises from switching providers and hinder multicloud adoption, the Competition and Markets Authority found.

By Matt Ashare • May 31, 2024

Why is the gender pay gap widening in STEM?

STEM is among the worst fields grappling with a stubborn problems, according to a a study conducted by Adzuna.

By Jen A. Miller • May 31, 2024

Enterprises will go all-in on AI PCs by 2026, Gartner predicts

AI chip revenue is already on the rise ahead of the computing shift and will grow 33% year over year in 2024, according to the firm.

By Roberto Torres • May 29, 2024

Cyberattacks are good for security vendors, and business is booming

More secure enterprise technology could stem the tide of cyberattacks, but digital threats are ever present.

By Matt Kapko • May 29, 2024

CIOs tap citizen developers for IT and operational efficiencies

All employees can be technologists when provided the right set of tools. But companies are gauging how much autonomy to give them.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Updated May 30, 2024

Microsoft president set to testify before Congress on ‘security shortcomings’

After the tech giant asked for more time, Brad Smith will now testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 13.

By Matt Kapko • May 24, 2024

Ballooning AI budgets expected to face ROI pressure

Corporate AI expenditures will likely come under increased scrutiny in earnings calls, Gartner’s Frances Karamouzis said.

By Alexei Alexis • May 23, 2024

Tech chiefs grapple with the latest driver of shadow IT

Emerging software capabilities like generative AI challenge leaders to weigh the risks of adoption against the needs of the enterprise.

By Matt Ashare • May 22, 2024

16 tech providers agree to nail down AI safety curbs

The Frontier AI Safety Commitments unveiled Tuesday in Seoul outline a series of voluntary steps to mitigate risk associated with AI systems.

By Roberto Torres • May 21, 2024

AI could perform more than half of HR assistant tasks by 2032, report says

Companies will overhaul their business and operating models as AI adoption grows over the next three years, according to a Cognizant report.

By Carolyn Crist • May 21, 2024

What’s the cost of the IT skills gap? IDC says $5.5 trillion by 2026

AI coding and workforce training capabilities could trim as much as $1 trillion from the losses by 2027, according to IDC researcher Gina Smith.

By Matt Ashare • May 17, 2024

Enterprises struggle to show the value of AI projects

While existing applications are placing generative AI within reach for the average business, many are finding it difficult to craft mature AI strategies, Gartner found.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 17, 2024

Palo Alto Networks signs broad enterprise cybersecurity partnership with IBM

The enterprise security giant will capitalize on a platform consolidation strategy as IBM concedes on transition to cloud security.

By David Jones • May 17, 2024

AI raises CIO cyber anxieties

Using third-party generative AI products without the proper controls exposes existing security gaps, McKinsey and Company Partner Jan Shelly Brown said Tuesday at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.

By Matt Ashare • May 16, 2024

4 CIO styles to boost business performance

Aligning leadership skills to an organization’s needs can accelerate results and build trust with key stakeholders.

By Fiona Mark • May 16, 2024

Technology executives extol the virtues of ‘old-school’ AI

“One of our jobs as CIOs is not to get so swept up in generative AI that we don’t make use of all the tools that are available to us,” Mathematica CIO Akira Bell said, speaking Tuesday at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.

By Matt Ashare • May 15, 2024

Most Gen Z tech workers say they’d consider new career opportunities

With high dissatisfaction rates, young tech workers pointed to career development as a vital aspect of engagement and retention in a recent survey.

By Carolyn Crist • May 15, 2024

Meta to shut down Workplace platform, underscoring AI focus

Facebook's parent company will wind down the tool by 2026, giving customers the option to migrate to Zoom's Workvivo platform.

By Roberto Torres • May 14, 2024

White House wants to hold the software sector accountable for security

Federal officials are taking steps toward a long-stated goal of shifting the security burden from technology users to the companies that build it.

By David Jones • May 13, 2024

Only one-third of firms deploy safeguards against generative AI threats, report finds

Generative AI gives attackers an edge over cyber defenders, according to a survey of security experts.

By Jim Tyson • May 13, 2024