Digital Transformation

8 IT modernization traps CIOs must avoid

As IT leaders work to modernize their infrastructure for AI and resilience, the biggest risks are often the ones hiding in plain sight.

By Rosalyn Page

May 25, 20269 mins

Digital TransformationEnterprise ArchitectureIT Strategy

How Stanford Healthcare prescribes AI to streamline the clinician and patient experience

By Carl Friedmann

May 13, 20268 mins

C-SuiteCIOHealthcare Industry

The skill that separates strategists from operators in the AI era

By Zac Engler

May 11, 20268 mins

Digital TransformationIT Leadership

Articles

Your operating model is the real legacy system

Your tech stack might be brand new, but if your decision-making is stuck in the past, you’re just running a high-speed engine with the emergency brake engaged.

By Matt Rider

May 11, 2026 6 mins

Digital TransformationIT LeadershipIT Management

Why a modern data foundation takes more than a new platform

A new platform won't fix your data problems if your business logic is a mess; you need to clean up your data definitions before you switch tech.

By Thai Vong

May 7, 2026 9 mins

Data ArchitectureData QualityDigital Transformation

How UKG puts AI to work for frontline employees

Prakash Kota, CIO of the multinational tech company, speaks about why frontline workers are the most important yet most overlooked beneficiaries of AI, and what the company is doing to change that.

By Martha Heller

May 6, 2026 7 mins

C-SuiteCIODigital Transformation

How NOV is moving from FOMO to calculated scaling

Alex Philips, CIO of the oil and gas multinational, discusses transitioning from gen AI anguish to industrial-grade scaling.

By Zeus Kerravala

Apr 30, 2026 5 mins

CIOEnergy IndustryMining, Oil, and Gas

The VMware deadline that could reshape your IT strategy

With VMware Cloud Foundation 9 migration mandated by 2027, IT leaders face compressed timelines, cost pressures, and a chance to modernize on their own terms.

By Joan Goodchild

Apr 20, 2026 4 mins

Digital TransformationIT Leadership

Incentive drift: Why transformation fails even when everything looks green

The patterns that show how organizations structurally separate authority from accountability.

By Mehdi Kadaoui

Apr 29, 2026 12 mins

Digital TransformationIT Leadership

CIOs bring AI transformation home to IT workflows

Seasoned at driving change across the enterprise, savvy IT leaders are turning their process improvement chops and AI acumen inward to overhaul an often-overlooked area of operations: IT itself.

By Mary K. Pratt

Apr 27, 2026 11 mins

Artificial IntelligenceDigital TransformationIT Strategy

IT reskilling: the pressing CIO imperative

IT executives, academics, and recruiters all agree that when done correctly, continuous training is invaluable in the tech sector. But as change accelerates, adapting requires new knowledge and strategies to maintain a competitive stride.

By Raquel C. Pico

Apr 24, 2026 6 mins

C-SuiteCIODiversity and Inclusion

Smart factories are here — but is your team ready to use them?

Manufacturers must align their digital transformation with workforce reskilling to move from traditional production to AI-driven smart factory environments.

By Vinod Bhat

Apr 23, 2026 7 mins

Digital TransformationIT Skills and TrainingManufacturing Industry

The changing face of IT: From operator to orchestrator

IT isn't just about keeping the lights on anymore. Today’s leaders need to stop selling "tech" and start selling "outcomes," using things like citizen development and AI to drive actual business margin.

By Nitin Sethi

Apr 22, 2026 7 mins

CareersDigital TransformationRoles

Most companies are stuck on AI chat

Only a quarter of US organizations have moved beyond GPT-style bots to integrate AI into processes or workflows. Even fewer have centralized AI platforms.

By Grant Gross

Apr 17, 2026 6 mins

ChatbotsDigital TransformationIT Strategy

CIO Sanjay Shringarpure invites you to reimagine the event experience

The Freeman Company’s technology chief is a seasoned industry transformationist with his sights now set on leveraging technology and AI to reinvent how you experience in-person and digital events.

By Dan Roberts

Apr 16, 2026 11 mins

Digital TransformationInnovationMedia and Entertainment Industry

CIOs are caught between employee AI fatigue and leadership expectations

As technology rapidly evolves, boards are pressuring leaders to quickly deploy AI and deliver results, but at the risk of frustrating and burning out their employees.

By Shefali Kapadia

Apr 15, 2026 7 mins

BurnoutC-SuiteCIO