CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2025

Last July, a routine update from cybersecurity software firm CrowdStrike sparked a global IT outage that brought companies to their knees, disrupting operations and amounting to an estimated $5 billion-plus in direct losses.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 12, 2025

We saw a large bump in usage and weve been working with the teams to understand their consumption and manage that, but Im not sure we have enough tools that provide the right level of insight to effectively manage consumption in that space yet. And among the tool sets available, a few trends stand out.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 3, 2024

CIOs and other executives identified familiar IT roles that will need to evolve to stay relevant, including traditional software development, network and database management, and application testing. Vaclav Vincalek, CTO and founder at 555vCTO, points to Google’s use of software-defined networking to interconnect its global data centers.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Acumatica has released a new “edition” of its cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) software tailored to the needs of mid-size professional services firms. trillion in 2024, according to The Business Research Company.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 23, 2024

But this past fall, the engineer retested a gen AI tool and found the accuracy of its outputs had significantly improved. While technology continues to evolve rapidly, the human side of adoption is just as critical if not more so in realizing value for the business, our employees, and our customers, he says.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 19, 2025

Major enterprise software vendors are also getting into the agent game. Software development and IT Cognition released Devin, billed as the worlds first AI software engineer, in March last year. But there are already some jobs specifically in the software development lifecycle poised to be aided by AI agents.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

According to experts and other survey findings, in addition to sales and marketing, other top use cases include productivity, software development, and customer service. This is a use case thats been rolled out widely, he says, though not all tools are available to all employees. All of those measurements have increased, he adds.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2025

Meanwhile, many enterprise employees turn to unauthorized apps and software to do their jobs, the study says. In many cases, employees download new apps because approved software is difficult to use or doesnt have the capabilities they need to get their work done, he says. Some organizations are too strict, however, Gfesser adds.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The mother lode of meltdowns A faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike in mid-July caused about 8.5 CrowdStrike blamed a hole in its software testing tool for the flaw in a sensor configuration update released to Windows systemson July 19. The fallout after the outage was swift but continues even today.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Vendors are adding gen AI across the board to enterprise software products, and AI developers havent been idle this year either. In 2025, those use cases will see massive adoption, especially if the AI technology is integrated into the software platforms that companies are already using, making it very simple to adopt.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 25, 2025

Even modest investments in database tooling and paying down some data management debt can relieve database administrators of the tedium of manual updates or reactive monitoring, says Graham McMillan, CTO of Redgate. AI debt that will require significant rework Gen AI tools and capabilities are introducing new sources of technical debt.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

AI coding agents are poised to take over a large chunk of software development in coming years, but the change will come with intellectual property legal risk, some lawyers say. The same thing could happen with software code, even though companies don’t typically share their source code, he says. How was the AI trained?

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 13, 2025

Gen AI-related job listings were particularly common in roles such as data scientists and data engineers, and in software development. We need individuals who can apply gen AI with an industry sector specific and functional perspective, focusing on solving business problems rather than merely adopting a tool or technology-first approach.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 29, 2024

A member of your organization’s security team reads about a new kind of security tool and brings it to the CISO’s attention, who decides that it’s a good investment. The CISO sees a new kind of security threat that requires a different security tool. A colleague recommends a security tool she says is indispensable.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The survey points to a fundamental misunderstanding among many business leaders regarding the data work needed to deploy most AI tools, says John Armstrong, CTO of Worldly, a supply chain sustainability data insights platform. Gen AI uses huge amounts of energy compared to some other AI tools, he notes.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

About two-thirds of CEOs say they’re concerned their IT tools are out-of-date or close to the end of their lives, according to Kyndryl’s survey of 3,200 business and IT executives. In tech, every tool, software, or system eventually becomes outdated,” he adds.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Large suite of tools VMware is hard to replace in part because the vendor has created a broad suite of virtualization-related tools that few competitors can match, Warrilow says. Many of those tools are now bundled together in the new vSphere product line. Broadcoms infrastructure software revenue grew 41% to $5.8

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Rather than view this situation as a hindrance, it can be framed as an opportunity to reassess the value of existing tools, with an eye toward potentially squeezing more value out of them prior to modernizing them. A first step, Rasmussen says, is ensuring that existing tools are delivering maximum value.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2024

As many as 56% of IT workers 1 say the help desk ticket volume is up, according to a recent survey by software vendor Ivanti. The reasons include more software deployments, network reliability problems, security incidents/outages, and a rise in remote working. Equip the team with the necessary training to work with AI tools.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 8, 2024

For many stakeholders, there is plenty to love about open source software. The age-old question: How secure is open source software? Let’s begin by discussing a fundamental issue: whether open source software is actually any less (or more) secure than closed-source code. See figure below.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Instead, were witnessing a maturation of the industry, shifting towards more sustainable business models and a focus on profitability. The rapid advancement of AI has led some to predict the end of software as we know it. This approach allows businesses to build custom applications by assembling pre-built, modular components.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Forrester predicts 50% of businesses will enable the self-service help desk as the first contact touchpoint in 2025, noting that improvements such as digital employee experience-driven automated endpoint troubleshooting and enterprise service management formalizing workflows are expanding what self-service can do.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 10, 2024

FinOps, which was first created to maximise the use of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) models, is currently broadening its scope to include Software as a Service (SaaS). FinOps procedures and ITAM tools should work together to guarantee ongoing SaaS license management and monitoring.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2024

in 2025, but software spending — four times larger than the data center segment — will grow by 14% next year, to $1.24 The software spending increases will be driven by several factors, including price increases, expanding license bases, and some AI investments , says John Lovelock, distinguished vice president analyst at Gartner.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Beyond breaking down silos, modern data architectures need to provide interfaces that make it easy for users to consume data using tools fit for their jobs. A container orchestration system, such as open-source Kubernetes, is often used to automate software deployment, scaling, and management. Choose the right tools and technologies.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

There’s little question businesses are ready to reap the rewards of AI. Gartner projects that spending on AI software will grow to $297.9 In particular, spending on generative AI will surge from 8% of all AI software spending in 2023 to 35% by 2027, Gartner predicts. in the same timeframe.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In many cases, using an LLM for simple AI tasks, such as transcribing and translating, can be expensive when cheaper tools are available, LeHong said during a recent webcast. Hidden costs and price hikes Deploying AI takes a different approach than other technologies, adds Sumit Johar, CIO at finance software vendor BlackLine.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In the case of Open AIs voice cloning tool , Voice Engine, just 15 seconds of audio is sufficient. Yet, most contact centers lack effective tools to differentiate between fraudsters and real customers. Yet at the end of the day, processes are only as effective as the tools they use.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

We had high turnover, not so much in the IT part, but in software development and engineering operating units, so innovations in human resource management started from here.” The software also allows Begear to act proactively whereby CV analyses help to understand which experts are most in demand.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 23, 2025

The team, primarily composed of data and software engineers, has become adept at manipulating massive cloud data stores. Roku uses a case management tool to show savings by effort level, helping engineers prioritize cost-saving actions. Automated reporting and forecasting tools help engineers make informed decisions.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Tip 3: Securing and Monitoring the Network Small businesses often overlook network security, leaving them vulnerable to attacks. INE Security advises businesses to secure their network by using firewalls, encrypting data, and regularly updating security software. Many cyber attacks exploit vulnerabilities in outdated software.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Outdated software applications are creating roadblocks to AI adoption at many organizations, with limited data retention capabilities a central culprit, IT experts say. Moreover, the cost of maintaining outdated software, with a shrinking number of software engineers familiar with the apps, can be expensive, he says.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 6, 2025

The excitement has faded so much that the IT analyst firm may not release another hype cycle chart for blockchain, says Adrian Leow, vice president in Gartners applications and software engineering leaders group. It hasnt yet delivered practical benefits at scale, says Salome Mikadze, co-founder at software development firm Movadex.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 21, 2025

As we navigate the complexities of our interconnected world, its becoming increasingly clear that AI is not just a tool, but a force thats reshaping the very nature of cybersecurity. Gone are the days when simple firewalls and antivirus software could keep our digital assets safe. The cybersecurity world has changed dramatically.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 31, 2024

You wouldnt hire someone who doesnt know how to write code to develop your software, so why would you expect a project manager or business analyst to drive change management? Change management is a specialized discipline, just like business analysis, user experience development, or business analysis.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 15, 2025

3] Looking ahead, GenAI promises a quantum leap in how we develop software, democratising development and bridging the skill gaps that hold back growth. The Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) will be redefined and various job roles will merge into a unified, frictionless workbench of expert creation.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

As a CIO, its likely that this year, your IT team is moving quickly from evaluating and deploying discrete third-party AI software packages, to integrating custom AI agents throughout your client-facing and internal business applications for even further automation and productivity.

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