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🌍 The global cloud landscape is fracturing. How can CIOs navigate an efficient path through the fragments? Geopolitical tensions, data sovereignty mandates, and shifting regulatory frameworks are reshaping how enterprises architect and manage cloud environments. The “one-cloud-fits-all” era is giving way to region-specific strategies that must balance global scale with local compliance. InformationWeek’s latest feature from Chris Tozzi examines how CIOs are adapting to this complex reality and what it means for the future of enterprise cloud strategy. 👉 Read more: “The Fractured Cloud: How CIOs Can Navigate Geopolitical and Regulatory Complexity” 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ePqRmua6 #CIO #CloudStrategy #ITLeadership #GlobalIT #DataSovereignty #DigitalTransformation

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This week's news analysis column by Madeleine Streets looks at the recent wave of mass layoffs -- and the repercussions for CIOs when AI is named as the key motivator. 🧠 Are these layoffs a signal to CIOs at large about the current state of AI strategy? 🔐 Should IT leaders be trying to secure the jobs in their department, or is that a recipe for stagnancy? ⏰ What happens when CIOs are put on a time crunch to deliver ROI on AI? This column explores those questions, with insights from Wendy Turner-Williams, David Linthicum, Ramesh Dontha, and Dr. Lisa Palmer. Read the full piece at the link below: "When AI is the Reason for Mass Layoffs, How Must CIOs Respond?" 🔗 https://lnkd.in/esfUyWwp

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💡 How do CIOs prove business value — not just deliver IT results? In the first installment of the new InformationWeek series, Ask the Experts, contributor Lisa Morgan, CeM, J.D. talks with seasoned CIOs about the metrics, storytelling, and alignment strategies that turn IT outcomes into measurable business impact. Their insights reveal how today’s tech leaders bridge the gap between operations and outcomes, and make the case for IT as a true driver of growth. 👉 Read the full article: “Ask the Expert: How CIOs Prove Business Value” 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eC5ZEKUi #CIO #ITLeadership #DigitalTransformation #BusinessValue #AskTheExperts

🤖 Can your organization prove its AI is trustworthy? Ethical scorecards are emerging as a key tool for CIOs and tech leaders, helping assess bias, transparency, and accountability in AI systems. In his latest feature, Richard Pallardy explores how these frameworks can strengthen trust, compliance, and governance across the enterprise. 👉 Read more: “How Ethical Scorecards Help Build Trust in AI Systems” 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e5QMsycp #AI #EthicalAI #AIGovernance #CIO #TechLeadership

💼 CIOs are rethinking what makes a great hire. As AI and automation reshape IT, technical skills alone are no longer sufficient, reports Joao-Pierre Ruth. Today’s CIOs want talent that can bring critical thinking, adaptability, data literacy, and security awareness to their operations. It's these qualities that drive innovation in fast-changing environments. Discover how IT leaders are redefining the hiring playbook in the article below: 👉 “Recruitment Class: What CIOs Want in Potential New Hires” 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gt-xxVSZ #CIO #TechHiring #ITLeadership #FutureOfWork #TalentStrategy

In this week's ⚡ Big Tech News story ⚡ Madeleine Streets explores what happens when the cloud goes dark at a major service provider. How do CIOs keep ahead of disruption, without sliding into technical debt? 💡 Post-AWS outage on Monday, tech leaders were all discussing redundancy. But there's a bigger question here: 🧠 What is the right balance of redundancy and risk? How can CIOs calculate sustainable resilience? Read the full article below, including insights from Corey Beck, Chris Hutchins, Tiago Azevedo, and Jonathan Brown. https://bit.ly/3WoNQ6v

What do CIOs and tech leaders have in common with a centuries-old practice of artisans in Japan? In my latest column for InformationWeek, I write about "kintsugi,” where artisans restore broken pottery by sealing the cracks with lacquer dusted in gold. For technology leaders, this offers an important lesson in converting stressors into strength.    In the age of #AI, it means defining #resilience as about more than adapting, it’s about reinventing. Yet our research shows only a third (36%) of CIOs and CTOs feel prepared to respond to change.    For those looking to the next era of growth, here are four principles every leader should consider: 1) Make technology your foundation. Move beyond patchwork systems toward agile, future-ready platforms that evolve with your business. 2) Consider how consumer behavior is shifting toward AI. Consumers are becoming more open to using gen AI for purchase recommendations, and AI-powered analytics can help business teams make faster calls to keep margins intact. 3) Invest in your people. Equip employees with the tools they need to thrive alongside AI and create a more resilient workforce. 4) Reconfigure operations for autonomy. Empower intelligent systems and agentic AI to take on processes and decisions — freeing people to focus on higher-value work.   At Accenture, we see these shifts every day. Resilience is no longer just about recovering from disruption but rather using it as an opportunity to move faster, smarter and with purpose. It's about using change as a catalyst for #reinvention and mending with gold.    Read along for more, I welcome your take: https://lnkd.in/gjeayK7Y