CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 19, 2025

Throughout late 2024, Microsoft continued to expand its agentic offerings with purpose-built agents for specific use cases. Then in November, the company revealed its Azure AI Agent Service, a fully-managed service that lets enterprises build, deploy and scale agents quickly. And thats just the beginning.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 7, 2025

Transformational CIOs continuously invest in their operating model by developing product management, design thinking, agile, DevOps, change management, and data-driven practices. CIOs must also drive knowledge management, training, and change management programs to help employees adapt to AI-enabled workflows.

Digital Transformation 143

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 23, 2024

The global market for managed services will rise in 2024 due to organizations’ IT spending surge and larger investments in managed services deals involving AI and cloud computing, according to market intelligence firm IDC. The research firm predicted that managed services deal size in 2024 will be larger than that of 2023.

Management 123

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 5, 2025

According to a recent survey by Foundry , nearly all respondents (97%) reported that their organization is impacted by digital friction, defined as the unnecessary effort an employee must exert to use data or technology for work. Managed, on the other hand, it can boost operations, efficiency, and resiliency.

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David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

MAY 14, 2025

The primary benefits of data governance are improved data quality, accuracy of reporting and business intelligence, operational efficiency and enhanced regulatory compliance. More than 4 in 5 participants in our Data Governance Benchmark Research reported that governing AI and ML is important or very important.

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Analytics Vidhya

JULY 23, 2022

Cloud Adoption for Data and Analytics According to a Gartner report, by 2024, 70% of enterprises will use cloud and cloud-based AI infrastructure to operationalize AI, thereby significantly shifting the data gravity to the cloud. This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In a survey of 451 senior technology executives conducted by Gartner in mid-2024, a striking 57% of CIOs reported being tasked with leading AI strategies. While some of the surveyed employees in the US, the UK, Australia, India, and China reported saving an average of 3.6

Enterprise 141

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The analyst reports tell CIOs that generative AI should occupy the top slot on their digital transformation priorities in the coming year. Moreover, the CEOs and boards that CIOs report to don’t want to be left behind by generative AI, and many employees want to experiment with the latest generative AI capabilities in their workflows.

Digital Transformation 143

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2024

That means organizations are lacking a viable, accessible knowledge base that can be leveraged, says Alan Taylor, director of product management for Ivanti – and who managed enterprise help desks in the late 90s and early 2000s. “We How AI can help AI can improve many help desk tasks. High quality data is essential for effective AI.

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AWS Big Data

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

AWS re:Invent 2024, the flagship annual conference, took place December 26, 2024, in Las Vegas, bringing together thousands of cloud enthusiasts, innovators, and industry leaders from around the globe.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 30, 2024

Our CIO Tech Priorities 2024 survey found that the majority of respondents chose SaaS applications over in-house deployments for project management. The report also highlights how generative AI is transforming the self-service experience, driving ticket deflection rates of about 53%. Geography also plays an important role.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Dreamforce 2024, which debuted in 2003, kicks off on Tuesday in San Francisco, featuring more than 1,200 keynotes, sessions, and workshops. In the leadup to Dreamforce, check out popular related Salesforce coverage below and be sure to follow this page next week for news from Dreamforce 2024. billion in cash.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Gartner’s top predictions for 2025 are as follows: Through 2026, 20% of organizations will use AI to flatten their organizational structure, eliminating more than half of current middle management positions. Impactful AI insights will at first seem like a minority report that doesn’t reflect the majority view of board members,” said Plummer.

Enterprise 135

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David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Infor offers applications for enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, customer relationship management and human capital management, among others. Use cases are proliferating, including tasks or managing details that outwardly seem trivial but result in a substantial gain in productivity and improved performance.

Finance 130

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Noting that companies pursued bold experiments in 2024 driven by generative AI and other emerging technologies, the research and advisory firm predicts a pivot to realizing value. In addition, despite billions of dollars invested in AI infrastructure and generative AI in 2023, only 20% of businesses reported earnings benefits from AI in 2024.”

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 8, 2024

Gain stronger control over data Jae Evans, global CIO and executive vice president at Oracle, is planning to prioritize data control in 2024, and CIOs across industries would be wise to follow suit. “As Doing so requires a robust data management strategy. The following 10 priorities should be at the top of your list.

Cost-Benefit 142

Cost-Benefit Digital Transformation Optimization Measurement 142

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Forrester predicted 20% of VMware customers would leave in 2024 , “exhausted by significant price hikes, degrading support, and mandatory subscription.” Many are reframing how to manage infrastructure, especially as demand for AI and cloud-native innovation escalates,” Carter said. I’ll call it a bake-off: May the best person win.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Indeed, as IDC reported in a earlier this year, the U.S. AI and GenAI Regulatory Landscape, IDC, July 2024). China follows the EU, with additional focus on national security In March 2024 the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) published a draft Artificial Intelligence Law, and a translated version became available in early May.

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KDnuggets

AUGUST 31, 2023

These are my predictions based on my personal experiences, recent research and reports from leading platforms.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 15, 2025

Nine of 10 CIOs surveyed by Gartner late last year expressed concerns that managing AI costs was limiting their ability to get value from AI. If you look at 23 and 2024 you had a lot of budget increases, you had a bunch of layoffs over the last couple of years, and not something thats sustainable.

Sales 130

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The most pressing responsibilities for CIOs in 2024 will include security, cost containment, and cultivating a data-first mindset.” Here, we detail those and others that comprise eight of the top priorities for CIOs in 2024. Among the various strategies at our disposal, automation stands out as a pivotal solution,” she says. “In

Cost-Benefit 139

Cost-Benefit Digital Transformation Consulting Strategy 139

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 14, 2025

According to IDCs July 2024 CIO Sentiment Survey , 26% of CIOs identify recruiting, retaining, and upskilling talent as their biggest challenge to success. A staggering 21% of organizations report a severe shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals, with another 30% finding it difficult to find suitable candidates.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

IDC’s Sustainability Readiness Index Survey (August 2024) found that 32% of businesses have created strategic road maps, while 26% have begun embedding sustainability into their operations and 20% say that sustainability has become the “new normal.” There is no denying that environmental sustainability is top of mind for many companies today.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 9, 2024

According to NTT DATAs Global GenAI Report , 97% of CEOs expect a material impact from the technology and 99% of respondents are planning more GenAI investment, even though only 43% of the C-suite strongly agree their existing solutions are meeting expectations. [1] NTT DATAs Global GenAI Report now. [1] Partnerships.

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Technology Insurance Interactive Reporting 98

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In a damning audit report , Grant Thornton has exposed how the project implementation turned into a cautionary tale of project mismanagement, highlighting critical failures in governance, technical oversight, and vendor management that continue to impact the councils core operations. Cost overruns and delays: where did it go wrong?

Reporting 90

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 30, 2025

AI agents topped Forresters 2024 trend list, and Salesforce expects one billion in use by the end of fiscal year 2026. UIPaths 2025 Agentic AI Report surveyed US IT execs from companies with $1 billion or more in revenue and found that 93% are highly interested in agentic AI for their business.

IT 139

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 25, 2024

In these customer engagements over recent months, I’ve seen some emerging trends that are poised to have a big impact on enterprises in 2024. As you navigate the year ahead, here are my top five trends in project and portfolio management (PPM) and strategic portfolio management (SPM) to consider.

Digital Transformation 132

Digital Transformation Strategy Software Management 132

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 10, 2024

According to AI at Wartons report on navigating gen AIs early years, 72% of enterprises predict gen AI budget growth over the next 12 months but slower increases over the next two to five years. In IT service management, AI-driven knowledge graphs provide issue diagnosis and proactive resolution, decreasing downtime.

Sales 143

Sales Metrics Data-driven Unstructured Data 143

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 30, 2024

In this context, the promises of genAI can be enticing, particularly in IT service management (ITSM). Our State of the CIO 2024 1 survey further underscores the importance of AI. The report also notes the importance of discerning AI solutions, reminding CIOs not to be swept away by the allure of superficial AI solutions.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Generative AI will soon be everywhere — including in Salesforce’s Net Zero Cloud environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting tool. Net Zero Cloud uses data held within the Salesforce platform to help enterprises report on their carbon footprint and manage other social and governance metrics.

Reporting 128

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The power of AI operations (AIOps) and ServiceOps, including BMC Helix Discovery , can transform how you optimize IT operations (ITOps), change management, and service delivery. The companys more recent adoption of BMC ServiceOps has transformed change management processes and IT services management (ITSM) success for his organization.

IT 98

IT Insurance Cost-Benefit Optimization 98

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 15, 2024

As many organizations shift services from in-house datacenters to external cloud services, the potential for reduced power consumption and reduced carbon emissions presents an opportunity to report improvements in ESG. An MIT report determined that the carbon footprint for all datacenters globally, about 0.3%

Reporting 111

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 5, 2024

One Identity named Hot Company: Privileged Access Management (PAM) in 12th Cyber Defense Magazines Annual InfoSec Awards during CyberDefenseCon 2024. We are deeply honored to be recognized amongst the winners of the 12th annual Cyber Defense Awards at CyberDefenseCon 2024, said Mark Logan, CEO of One Identity. Ackerman Jr.

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datapine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

2020 will be the year of data quality management and data discovery: clean and secure data combined with a simple and powerful presentation. 1) Data Quality Management (DQM). A survey conducted by the Business Application Research Center stated the data quality management as the most important trend in 2020.

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Business Intelligence Analytics Prescriptive Analytics Data Quality 361

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

One of the firm’s recent reports, “Political Risks of 2024,” for instance, highlights AI’s capacity for misinformation and disinformation in electoral politics, something every client must weather to navigate their business through uncertainty, especially given the possibility of “electoral violence.”

IT 122

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 10, 2024

In Europe, this attitude has become law, with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) mandating that companies disclose its Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) efforts in annual reports, based on European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).

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Timo Elliott

DECEMBER 10, 2024

One of the sessions I sat in at UKISUG Connect 2024 covered a real-world example of data management using a solution from Bluestonex Consulting , based on the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). Introducing Maextro: The Solution Enter Maextro, an SAP-certified data management and governance solution developed by Bluestonex.

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