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Spotlight report: IT careers in the AI era

AI is not only changing the world at large, it’s radically changing the professional worlds of all IT workers—from developers and SOC analysts, to helpdesk staff, I&O teams, enterprise architects, and CIOs. What new skills and knowledge will you need to thrive in the age of AI? What new roles are emerging to support your organization’s AI efforts and IT strategy? In this special report, you’ll learn how to capture the opportunities for growth and innovation that AI affords and find success as you take your own career in a new direction.

By CIO staff

1 Sep 20251 min

Artificial IntelligenceCareersGenerative AI

How AI helps the US Senate Federal Credit Union better manage risk

As the USSFCU scaled, technical debt became a problem. There were also clear gaps in the organization’s defenses. CIO Mark Fournier shares how they got issues under control.

By Joanne Carew

31 Jul 20265 mins

BankingCIOFinancial Services Industry

The gen AI helping Aetna review millions of medical records

By Thor Olavsrud

31 Jul 20265 mins

CIOCIO 100Electronic Health Records

By Linda Rosencrance

29 Jul 20267 mins

CIOMedia and Entertainment IndustryStreaming Media

The data scientist is dead — long live the data science conductor

By Lasse Schmidt

28 Jul 20267 mins

AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceData Science

AI sovereignty through diversification

By Martin De Saulles

27 Jul 20265 mins

CIOGovernmentLaws and Regulations

What is a business analyst? A key role for business-IT efficiency

By Sarah K. White

24 Jul 20267 mins

BusinessEnterpriseMarkets

How to navigate the AI talent wars

By Francis Brero

23 Jul 20266 mins

HiringIT Skills and TrainingTechnology Industry

AI success requires a full-stack CIO

By Dan Roberts

23 Jul 202610 mins

CIODigital TransformationIT Strategy

Leadership bottlenecks slow AI adoption

By Maria Korolov

22 Jul 20269 mins

C-SuiteCIOIT Strategy

Articles

From outsourcing to ownership: How we brought development in-house without breaking delivery

Bringing your tech stack in-house is more than a coding project; it aligns your engineering culture with your business goals and slashes operating costs by 30%.

By Oleksandr Kondratiuk

22 Jul 2026 9 mins

DeveloperHiringOutsourcing

4 recs for CIOs to optimize AI budgets and improve sustainability

For CIOs to get the most out of token consumption and reduce emissions, driving efficiencies within AI applications and data centers should be a priority.

By Nicholas D. Evans

22 Jul 2026 7 mins

BudgetingBusiness IT AlignmentCIO

SAP developers face education debt, user group warns

Anyone modernizing SAP systems must also invest in the continuing education of their developers. Otherwise, according to German SAP user group DSAG, there is a risk of technical debt, higher project costs, and greater dependence on external service providers.

By Manfred Bremmer

21 Jul 2026 4 mins

DeveloperERP SystemsRoles

Finding the right balance between autonomy and scale

Paul Krebs, former CIO and chief transformation officer at Koch Industries, explains how CIOs can balance autonomy and scale by centralizing where it creates leverage, and decentralizing for value.

By Michael Bertha

20 Jul 2026 9 mins

C-SuiteCIODigital Transformation

Huawei Dr Wen Tong: Do 6G right rather than haste

By Huawei

21 Oct 2024 4 mins

Careers

How to add XLAs to your outsourcing contract

Adding experience level agreements to an outsourcing contract isn’t as simple as it sounds, but successful programs start small, establish a baseline, and mature over time.

By Greg Hall

17 Jul 2026 8 mins

CIOManaged IT ServicesManaged Service Providers

Why your ERP training program is failing your employees

And why building internal expertise is the real fix.

By Michele Doverspike

16 Jul 2026 8 mins

ERP SystemsEnterprise ApplicationsIT Skills and Training

What next-generation IT leadership looks like

CIO Hall of Famer Jane Connell weighs in on the curiosity, credibility, and human connection necessary to succeed as an IT leader in the volatile business and technology landscape ahead.

By Dan Roberts

16 Jul 2026 13 mins

C-SuiteCIOCareers

IT leaders prioritize addressing AI skill concerns

Despite the ongoing talent gap, tech hiring is back on the upswing, and IT leaders are redoubling efforts to focus on AI skills by investing in internal training programs to upskill workers.

By Sarah White

16 Jul 2026 3 mins

Artificial IntelligenceHiringIT Skills and Training

5 ways for CIOs to avoid AI bill shock

The next FinOps challenge isn’t just tracking AI spend, but understanding which workflows create it, how agents amplify it, and whether the business value justifies the cost.

By Pat Brans

15 Jul 2026 9 mins

C-SuiteCIOFinance and Accounting Systems

Senior executives abuse shadow AI twice as much as regular employees do

Nearly two-thirds of senior decision-makers say they use unauthorized AI tools despite the risks, putting IT and security leaders in a difficult position.

By Grant Gross

15 Jul 2026 6 mins

C-SuiteData and Information SecurityIT Governance

How do you go from junior to staff engineer when AI writes the code?

AI might write the code now, but becoming a senior engineer is still about learning how to handle ambiguity and refusing to let bots think for you.

By Ankit Jain

14 Jul 2026 10 mins

EngineerIT Skills and TrainingMentoring

IT hiring sees a boost as software development jobs slowly bounce back

The tech job market has experienced a tumultuous few years, but recent data shows IT job postings are growing, especially outside the tech industry and for software developers.

By Sarah White

13 Jul 2026 3 mins

CareersHiringIT Jobs