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6 strategies for CIOs to effectively manage shadow AI

Actionable guidance from leading CIOs and experts to balance innovation and data protection in the age of AI.

By Linda Rosencrance

Nov 28, 20259 mins

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Spotlight: Making the most of multicloud

For IT leaders navigating multicloud environments, success depends on strategic alignment across business units, robust governance frameworks, and proactive security postures. While multicloud offers agility and vendor flexibility, it also introduces challenges in visibility, compliance, and developer productivity. In this special report, you’ll learn how to take advantage of the benefits of using multiple clouds, avoid common pitfalls, and ensure that multicloud is worth the investment.

By CIO staff

Nov 28, 2025 1 min

Cloud ComputingEnterprise Buyer’s GuidesMulticloud

Anthropic highlights productivity gains from use of Claude

But it admits that the estimates may overstate gains to some degree, and the estimated scope, cost, and time saving depend on the user’s occupation.

By Maxwell Cooter

Nov 28, 2025 4 mins

BusinessEnterpriseGenerative AI

ServiceNow is in talks to buy identity security firm Veza for over $1 billion: report

The deal would give customers unified control over AI agents and the data they access.

By Gyana Swain

Nov 27, 2025 5 mins

Enterprise ApplicationsMergers and AcquisitionsSecurity

New software pricing metrics will force CIOs to change negotiating tactics

Fueled by workforce reductions, which are in turn driven by AI, vendors are abandoning per-seat pricing and moving to charging by consumption and/or agent interactions.

By Evan Schuman

Nov 26, 2025 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceEnterprise ApplicationsSoftware Licensing

2025 CIO Hall of Fame honorees

Meet the CIOs enshrined in the CIO Hall of Fame — from the Class of 1997 to the Class of 2025.

By CIO US Events

Mar 25, 2025 12 mins

CIOCIO 100Technology Industry

10 benefits of an optimized third-party IT services portfolio

Discover how such a game plan can unlock cost savings, improve agility, and align your organization’s IT strategy with broader business goals.

By Greg Hall

Nov 26, 2025 7 mins

CIOIT StrategyManaged IT Services

The rise of agentic commerce: When AI becomes the shopper

AI shopping agents are quietly redefining how consumers buy and how companies sell. CIOs who prepare now will shape the next era of digital commerce.

By Nick Colisto

Nov 25, 2025 8 mins

E-commerce ServicesMarketsRetail Industry

Why trust is the new currency in the agentic era — and what it's worth

Enterprise trust must evolve to meet the unique security challenges of autonomous AI agents.

By Dave Wright

Nov 25, 2025 7 mins

Access ControlIdentity and Access ManagementZero Trust

The hidden costs of premature scale — and how to avoid them

Growing too fast breaks more than servers, so the trick is knowing your real metrics, fixing your data and scaling only when your product’s actually ready.

By Sergey Khaletsky

Nov 25, 2025 10 mins

BudgetBudgetingROI and Metrics

What is a chatbot? The rise, risks, and impact of generative AI

From ELIZA to ChatGPT, learn how chatbots are reshaping customer service and IT – and discover guardrails you need for adoption.

By Maria Korolov

Nov 25, 2025 10 mins

Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningNatural Language Processing

Unlocking the talents of neurodivergent IT pros

Neurodivergent professionals can bring fresh ideas and highly focused productivity to IT teams. Implementing accommodations, awareness training, and a culture for disclosure can help ensure these individuals and their teammates thrive at work.

By Sarah White

Nov 25, 2025 8 mins

Diversity and InclusionEmployee ExperienceIT Management

The death of the static API: How AI-native microservices will rewrite integration itself

APIs are about to think for themselves, shifting integration from rigid rules to smart, adaptive systems that learn what your business needs in real time.

By Serge Tkach

Nov 24, 2025 8 mins

APIsArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

Guardrails and governance: A CIO's blueprint for responsible generative and agentic AI

To keep genAI and agentic systems safe and useful, CIOs need real guardrails, tight data control and clear audit trails — not just policies on paper.

By Ritu Jyoti

Nov 24, 2025 8 mins

Data GovernanceData and Information SecurityGenerative AI

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Spotlight: AI in Enterprise

Articles Buyer’s Guide

Agentic AI burst onto the scene with its promises of streamlining operations and accelerating productivity. But what’s real and what’s hype when it comes to deploying agentic AI? This Special Report examines the state of agentic AI, the challenges organizations are facing in deploying it, and the lessons learned from the success stories. Explore what’s actually happening now with agentic AI and what the near future holds.

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