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The innovation tax audit: Is your R&D actually just OpEx?

I recently audited a tech org that claimed 50% of its budget was innovation. The reality? 80% was maintenance (OpEx) masquerading as growth.

Apr 16, 2026 8 mins
Budgeting IT Leadership Innovation
interview

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.

Apr 16, 2026 11 mins
Digital Transformation Innovation Media and Entertainment Industry
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10 ways to accelerate digital transformation

From establishing an ‘innovation engine’ to building a cross-functional governance entity, IT leaders offer several strategies to help their peers expedite transformative IT initiatives in the AI era.

Apr 6, 2026 12 mins
Digital Transformation Innovation Project Management
case study

Little Caesars thinks big with AI

How the multinational pizza chain’s IT team is using AI and a marathon mindset to bolster an empire without losing sight of its Hot-N-Ready roots.

Apr 6, 2026 5 mins
C-Suite CIO Digital Transformation
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Robots, digital materials and holographic conversations: How HP is transforming work

Discover how innovation remains core to HP’s DNA, with HP Dimension with Google Beam, Z-Captis and HP SitePrint.

May 7, 2025 4 mins
Innovation
opinion

The ‘consultant trap’: Why the best ideas for your business don’t come from the outside

Stop hiring expensive consultants and start listening to your team. Your employees are a goldmine of DIY solutions that actually work and save you money.

Mar 31, 2026 6 mins
IT Leadership Innovation Staff Management
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How to rescue failing AI initiatives

Most AI projects stumble due to faults in the organization, not the models themselves. Leaders need to know when to fix and refocus an initiative internally, or when to kill it.

Mar 25, 2026 10 mins
C-Suite CIO Employee Experience
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10 things keeping IT leaders up at night

The CIO’s rise to prominence has led to high-profile responsibilities that — when coupled with the pace of technology and business change — bring more stress to the role than ever before.

Mar 23, 2026 11 mins
Budgeting IT Strategy Innovation
opinion

6 innovation curves are rewriting enterprise IT strategy

IT strategy is shifting from one-off updates to managing six overlapping waves, like digital workforces and virtual simulations, that all need to work together.

Mar 20, 2026 8 mins
IT Leadership IT Strategy Innovation
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Regrets set in for CIOs who deployed AI too soon

Many IT leaders are being asked to defend AI results they can’t explain, leading to some disappointment over vendor and platform choices.

Mar 13, 2026 6 mins
Artificial Intelligence IT Strategy Innovation