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### 3 musts when recruiting vendors for AI

While 2025 seems to be the year when AI becomes business as usual, due diligence and vendor scrutiny are still paramount to finding what works best toward ROI, other business objectives, and board approval.

By Pat Brans

Mar 05, 20259 mins

CIOGenerative AIVendor Management

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### IT leaders brace for the AI agent management challenge

By Paula Rooney

Mar 04, 20258 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCloud ManagementIT Strategy

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### The 8 new rules of IT leadership — and what they replace

By Mary K. Pratt

Mar 03, 202510 mins

CIOIT Leadership

](https://www.cio.com/article/3829606/the-8-new-rules-of-it-leadership-and-what-they-replace.html)

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### The product operating model that’s driving transformation at Modivcare

By Martha Heller

Mar 05, 20256 mins

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](https://www.cio.com/article/3834755/the-product-operating-model-thats-driving-transformation-at-modivcare.html)

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### How CIOs can survive CEO tech envy

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Mar 04, 20255 mins

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### AI priorities: IT leaders emphasize productivity over innovation

By Grant Gross

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### Product-based IT: 6 key steps for making the switch

By Isaac Sacolick

Feb 27, 20259 mins

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### CIO hiring on the rise: How to land a top tech exec role in 2025

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Feb 25, 202510 mins

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### 6 reasons so many IT orgs fail to exceed expectations today

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Feb 24, 202510 mins

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### CIO Leadership Live with Kory Jeffrey, Principal and VP, Technology, Inovia

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Feb 20, 2025 29 mins

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### Ethics in action: Building trust through responsible AI development

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By Vipin Jain, Jim Wilt

Mar 05, 2025 14 mins

Development ApproachesGenerative AIIT Strategy

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### Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

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By Lucian Constantin

Mar 04, 2025 6 mins

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### Salesforce’s AgentExchange targets AI agent adoption, monetization

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### Deep tech disruption: How advanced technologies are transforming businesses

Deep technologies — once the domain of research labs — are now reshaping corporate strategies.

By Mark Shmulevich

Mar 04, 2025 9 mins

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### US Cybercom, CISA retreat in fight against Russian cyber threats: reports

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By Cynthia Brumfield

Mar 03, 2025 6 mins

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### How RTC and Black Wings support women in tech

Rewriting the Code’s Black Wings empowers Black women and helps break down barriers in tech by providing mentorship, networking, and professional development opportunities to members.

By Sarah White

Mar 03, 2025 7 mins

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### The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of the year (so far)

2025 is likely to see an uptick in acquisition activity among enterprise technology vendors, with AI a key consideration.

By Peter Sayer

Feb 28, 2025 11 mins

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### How to avoid the hidden costs of onboarding

The success of any organization hinges on its ability to attract and retain top talent, and onboarding is a critical step in the hiring process. Getting it wrong can mean valuable time, money, and promising talent lost.

By Aaron Painter

Feb 28, 2025 7 mins

BusinessEmployee Experience

](https://www.cio.com/article/3835929/how-to-avoid-the-hidden-costs-of-onboarding.html)

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### How company philosophy transcends tech at Cisco

CIO Fletcher Previn reveals his vision of a cultural roadmap for the multinational tech developer that accommodates AI regulations, internal tech projects, and a balance between legislation, innovation, and risk.

By Irene Iglesias Álvarez

Feb 28, 2025 6 mins

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### IDC launches TechMatch to help businesses select software vendors

The AI-enhanced tool provides self-service vendor evaluations backed by analyst input.

By Lynn Greiner

Feb 27, 2025 5 mins

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### Can AI live up to its promise?

The realm of artificial intelligence, long a source of imaginative tales, has transitioned into a robust and evolving discipline. It's emerging as a major catalyst for societal transformation.

By Jesús López Lobo, Javier del Ser Lorente

Feb 27, 2025 13 mins

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### How CIOs can help the future suck less than the present

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