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It may have faded into obscurity but by an order of magnitude, the outage last July caused by the cybersecurity vendor was the costliest in IT history. What have we learned to prevent something similar from happening again?

By Maria Korolov

Apr 02, 202510 mins

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By Grant Gross

Apr 01, 20257 mins

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Change isn’t inevitable — it’s how you adjust perceptions to successfully lead your company into the future.

By Laura Barnard

Mar 10, 2025 6 mins

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Here are some key considerations for CIOs based on findings from the annual Thinkers360 AI Trust Index, and responses from AI end users and AI providers.

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Tech leaders have to react and adapt to fluctuating economies impacted by an AI-driven world. And while some view such innovations as sources of turbulence, others see them as pathways to smoother sailing.

By Ronald White

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To build business value, leverage your company's data with AI

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Nov 04, 2024 5 mins

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How innovation workshops help to get smart about gen AI use cases

Use this approach to identify a consensus-based set of gen AI use cases that focus on both tactical and strategic opportunities for your implementation roadmap.

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Oct 29, 2024 6 mins

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Today’s boards are under increasing pressure to navigate their organizations through tumultuous times. Getting a clearer sense of the big picture, and the means to deliver it, can be a guiding, stabilizing, and accelerating force.

By Nicholas D. Evans

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CIOIT StrategyInnovation

4 steps to shift from outputs to outcomes

Companies often measure project success by the work completed on a timeline rather than by the value it delivers to the business. Teams may be busy checking off deliverables, staying on schedule, and meeting budgets. But a focus on outputs can obscure a more critical question: Are these projects truly advancing strategic goals?

By Laura Barnard

Sep 16, 2024 6 mins

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How you spend the first 30 days of your transformation program will greatly impact how it plays out long term.

By Ted Rogers

Jul 19, 2024 6 mins

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5 best practices to successfully implement gen AI

Implementing this checklist can help you realize the value of an effective gen AI strategy amid all the distraction, and foster a culture of strategic investment and innovation.

By Nicholas D. Evans

Jul 04, 2024 6 mins

CIOGenerative AIIT Strategy

Scaling gen AI right takes a certain kind of CIO. Are you one of them?

The buzz around gen AI is only getting louder. But for the amount of chatter and expectation, in practice, most companies have yet to capture its value.

By Megha Sinha and Stephen Xu

Jul 03, 2024 5 mins

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