CIOs to Accelerate Digital Business Transformation in 2021
Information Week
JANUARY 29, 2021
With 2020 in the rearview mirror, finally, CIOs are looking at bigger budgets and an acceleration in their digital transformations.
Webinar: Digital Business Transformation Accelerators
Forrester IT
MARCH 5, 2019
Almost every technology consulting firm, and many others besides, claims to be able to help your business transform into a digital business. Many examples of “transformation” highlight […].
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Airtel connects India with 100Tbps submarine cable
Network World
MARCH 28, 2025
The infrastructure is expected to reduce overall network communication costs, creating a more economical environment for international business communications. Small and medium enterprises in sectors like information technology, financial services, e-commerce, and digital content creation stand to benefit most from these improvements.
Ford’s high-tech business transformation, fueled by cloud
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 26, 2024
In this way, Ford’s API strategy, fueled by the cloud, has expanded Ford Pro’ value proposition for its larger commercial customer segment, making Ford a cloud software vendor in its own right.
McDermott data innovations fuel business transformation
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 23, 2022
“Suppose we’re looking at a large shipment from Italy, and you’re looking at supply chain dependencies, the data predicts there may be a spike there,” Dave says, adding that this information is very valuable to McDermott’s customers.
Is your EA just IT? Unlocking the value of enterprise architecture
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 6, 2025
A structured, phased approach that ensures each stage delivers measurable business benefits. From support function to strategic asset: The EA benefit ladder To maximize impact, EA must shift from an IT support function to a core driver of business transformation. Ensure EA insights inform investment decisions.
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Hallmarks of High Data Maturity
Information Week
AUGUST 19, 2021
Data maturity is synonymous with business transformation. By understanding your data maturity in four areas, you can pursue it alongside enterprise goals.
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Generac powers business transformation with data, AI
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 17, 2023
PowerInsights appears to be having an impact, though Dickson was reluctant to share specific financial information about its contribution to the bottom line. Also vital has been the fact that the IT team under his leadership reports directly to the CEO , Dickson notes. Still, when Dickson joined in August 2020, Generac was a $2.2 billion.
Digital Transformation? Who Has Time for That?
Information Week
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
With all the pressures on chief technology officers, the question comes up about how IT and teams can underpin business transformation and keep the lights on with managing the existing systems used to run the company.
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Top Trends in Data Lakes
Information Week
AUGUST 24, 2020
The reality is data lakes are on the very edge of business transformation efforts and dramatic change. Does it seem too early for data lakes to have trends?
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Reduce and Reimagine: How CIOs Can Transform IT Spend
Information Week
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Reducing inefficiencies in operating processes is not just a financial imperative, but an opportunity to increase value and drive business transformation.
Digital transformation 2025: What’s in, what’s out
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 7, 2025
Some argue gen AIs emergence has rendered digital transformation pass. AI transformation is the term for them. Others suggest everything should be called business transformation or just transformation for short. What terminology should you use?
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TBM helps CIOs translate tech spending to business outcomes
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 10, 2025
The US Army adopted TBM practices about five years ago in its financial management and contract processes, says Katie McAteer, chief of strategic business transformation and optimization there. We use the framework to make informed invest and divest decisions.
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Advancing Business Transformation
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Find more information on this partnership on Business Wire. As a part of this relationship, Booz Allen will also serve as a platinum sponsor and speaker at various Open Enterprise Hadoop Roadshows in 2016. Related articles. Explore Data Science - self-paced online learning (kdnuggets.com).
CompTIA unveils AI Essentials training resource
Network World
JANUARY 30, 2025
And 86% of more than 1,000 global employers surveyed in 2024 for the World Economic Forums Future of Jobs Report pointed to AI and information processing systems as a technology trend driving business transformation.
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Act Now to Reap Automation Benefits Later
Information Week
JANUARY 3, 2019
Forward-thinking enterprises are delivering business and infrastructure optimization with intelligent automation and looking now to business transformation.
AI’s Achilles heel: Securing the next revolution
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled systems are driving a new era of business transformation, revolutionizing industries through prescriptive analytics, personalized customer experiences and process automation. Drivers Organizations across industries are using AI to drive business innovation and operational efficiency.
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25 enterprise tech predictions and goals for 2025, from APAC CIOs
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Here are 25 key predictions and goals from CIOs across the region, helping businesses stay ahead in an era of unprecedented change. src="[link] alt="alex chi" loading="lazy" width="400px"> Alex Chi Chief Information Digital Officer (S P Setia) In 2025, AI will transform into everyday AI affordable, utility-based, and accessible to all.
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The ‘Great IT Rebrand’: Restructuring IT for business success
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
But Florida-based Brown & Brown Insurance put old-school conventions to the test when it joined a growing cadre of leading organizations remodeling IT to reflect the pervasive role of technology in business transformation. In fact, 36% of CSOs or CISOs now report to the CEO, according to the 2024 State of the CIO research.
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Stop navigating the cloud, and start shaping it
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
However, silos can develop, and units may not share information or collaborate effectively, hindering the overall efficiency of the FinOps strategy. Cloud Power Play strategy The Cloud Power Play strategy involves leveraging cloud technologies to gain a competitive advantage and drive business transformation. Cons: Investment.
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The 8 new rules of IT leadership — and what they replace
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 3, 2025
Old rule: Serve the business New rule: Lead together with the business CIOs have seen their image morph from back-office techie to order-taker to supplier/service provider. That partner role requires a new way of leading, McGrath says, one where the CIO and the rest of the business are in step together.
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Spring Cleaning the Tech Stack
Information Week
APRIL 27, 2023
Business transformation typically requires new or better technology and is forcing companies to regularly evaluate and clean their technology stacks with an eye toward nimbleness.
Transformation transformed: How Generative AI has completely changed the way businesses think about innovation
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 8, 2024
Overhauling the old-school business transformation roadmap To understand how this radical change is happening, it’s important to first understand how business transformation used to work. For the past 10-15 years, business transformation initiatives have been the sole mandate of the technology team.
12 ways to accelerate digital transformation
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 31, 2025
Drop digital The term digital transformation cropped up more than a decade ago, and it has dominated business and technology agendas ever since. Transformation is transformation, says Lightman, author of a forthcoming book on the subject. They free up people so they have more time to invest in innovating.
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20 powerful women shaping the networking industry
Network World
MARCH 25, 2025
Fun fact: Upon joining Oracle, Evans established a mentoring circle of high-performing female leaders and said in an Oracle blog post : Were having these honest conversations here at Oracle, and Im using that information to initiate discussion with my peers along the lines of sponsorship, advocacy, and action to develop and retain great talent.
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The future of data: A 5-pillar approach to modern data management
CIO Business Intelligence
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Poor-quality data is as detrimental as a pipeline outage, and perhaps more, as it can lead to bad decisions and provide harmful information to customers. It also needs to champion the democratization of data by ensuring the data catalog contains meaningful, reliable information and is coupled with proper access controls.
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2025 CIO Awards New Zealand: Nominations now open
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 11, 2025
The lineup is rounded out with Business Transformation through Digital and IT, Community Tech Champions, and Best ICT Team Culture & Inclusion. Those interested in submitting nominations can find additional information and entry forms on the CIO Awards website.
11 surefire ways to fail with AI
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 17, 2025
Treat it as a tech project instead of a business transformation, Pallath says. Focusing on both what worked and what barriers still exist will be vital to informing future efforts and guiding where to put resources to address potentially long-lead-time problems like policy or hiring, he says.
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How BRP Fueled Its Digital Planning Engine in the Cloud
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
With it, you can store all production information in a single repository for a single version of the truth , and implement cloud-based solutions for accessing and using the data for its S&OP process. IBM Consulting has been a strategic partner to BRP and co-created the vision to guide the digital business transformation journey.
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10 ways to kill your IT culture
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Resorting to micromanagement or command-and-control “Micromanagement is one of the fastest ways to destroy IT culture,” says Jay Ferro, EVP and chief information, technology, and product officer at Clario. Below are 10 other ways to IT leaders damage their IT culture — and how to avoid it.
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Building a Data-First Culture: Beyond Data Collection
Eric D. Brown
DECEMBER 16, 2024
When I asked what insights they’d gained from this information, he was silent for a minute and said, “I’m not real sure, honestly.” ” He had the data but wasn’t using it to make better decisions or improve his business. These are legitimate, valuable reasons to gather information.
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FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs
Forrester IT
APRIL 29, 2019
A Tech-Driven Transformation Payoff In The Face Of Food Quality Issues Chipotle is in the midst of a food quality turnaround and a digital business transformation payoff.
To ensure AI success, map your value streams, says Neudesic
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Australian organisations are not moving as quickly as their counterparts in preparing for and fully adopting AI for business transformation. Research from IBM indicates that only 15% of global businesses have established themselves as leaders in AI implementation, while the majority remain in early experimental phases.
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6 IT leadership organizations CIOs should consider joining
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 1, 2024
MIT Center for Information Systems Research The MIT Center for Information Systems Research (MIT CISR) operates as a research center in Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We work directly with technology leaders, executives, and boards to develop our research insights.”
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Generative AI won’t automate your way to business model innovation
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 21, 2023
She compared AI to the purpose of art, which made me think differently about the role then of AI and creativity in business transformation. The same can be said for digital and business transformation. It’s really up to you to define what the future of business looks like, how it works, and where it can go.
JLR revs up AI and intelligent automation initiatives
CIO Business Intelligence
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Anthony Battle is leaning heavily on AI and IA — artificial intelligence and intelligent automation — to deliver digital transformation at luxury auto maker Jaguar Land Rover. Battle joined JLR as group chief digital and information officer in February 2022, after a long career managing IT for a succession of oil companies.
Twinings tech chief stirs up the IT department
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
As the chief business transformation and technology officer at Twinings Ovaltine (TwO), some might imagine Sandeep Seeripat’s role to be the epitome of what a senior technology executive should be, with a remit beyond IT operations, an authoritative voice in the boardroom and a reporting line straight to the CEO.
The strategy behind becoming a manufacturing superpower
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The world of manufacturing is undergoing a quiet revolution: the integration of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT). When it faces a challenge in its own digital transformation, it takes lessons from itself on how to increase operational efficiency while ensuring quality.
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Enhancing customer care through deep machine learning at Travelers
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
On business transformation: We perform around our current business and want to meet to be able to deliver results. re thinking about the transformation of the business because opportunities are endless as you start to marry data, technology, and analytics. more than 3,000 of themâ??that But at the same time, weâ??re
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12 formas de acelerar la transformación digital
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 31, 2025
Pero Ari Lightman, profesor de la Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy de Carnegie Mellon, afirma que es hora de dejar de lado ese trmino, y la mentalidad que genera, y reconocer en su lugar que el objetivo es la transformacin directa. El informe 2024 State of Agile de Digital.ai
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10 ways to accelerate digital transformation
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Cain, who started as CIO for North America at Schneider Electric after serving nearly a decade as the company’s business transformation VP, says his IT department adopted the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) , brought in agile coaches to work with teams, and had workers earn agile certifications “so we don’t just think but act in agile terms.”
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Saudi Arabia’s SBM publishes blueprint for AI success
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
The kingdoms exemplary focus on emerging technologies Saudi Arabia has been ranked 5th out of 134 countries worldwide for its governments promotion of emerging technologiesa reflection of the kingdoms strong and forward-thinking technology vision. However, assessing organizational readiness for enterprise-wide AI implementation is crucial.
What transformational leaders too often overlook
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 28, 2022
High-performing CIOs know that digital mastery depends on a strong foundation of rock-solid infrastructure, information security, enterprise data management, and sound IT governance. But for all the emphasis on cutting-edge technology for business transformation, IT infrastructure too often gets short shrift.
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CIOs step up to fill plus-size leadership roles
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 23, 2023
John Hill, SVP and chief digital information officer, MSC Industrial Supply MSC Industrial Supply “It was that broad set of experiences that was attractive for MSC,” he says. “I Given the importance of technology across operations, we’re seeing more of a push to have someone with a technical perspective pick up other responsibilities.”
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