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The blueprint for innovation: 3 ways regulatory readiness is a competitive advantage

The smartest brands don't wait for regulations to catch up — they build trust, resilience and compliance into every new innovation.

By Saurabh Joshi

31 Jul 20267 mins

GovernmentInnovationLaws and Regulations

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How CaixaBank drives partner and customer relationships through AI

The Spanish multinational financial services company integrates AI, data analysis, and human oversight to universally transform the digital experience.

By Nuria Cordón

30 Jul 2026 7 mins

BankingDigital TransformationFinancial Services Industry

Oracle simplifies migrating legacy databases off IBM mainframes with support for EBCDIC

Consultants say the functionality looks strong and it should be effective, but at the possible price of trading one vendor lock-in for another.

By Evan Schuman

29 Jul 2026 6 mins

MainframesOracle DatabaseRelational Databases

Control is the feature: The real AI risk is the lawyer you told not to use it

The biggest legal AI risk isn't the technology — it's uncontrolled use. Firms need governance, transparency and lawyers who understand the tools.

By Brad Harmon

29 Jul 2026 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceBusiness OperationsLegal

Snowflake launches AI agent governance layer to track activity, control costs

New Cortex AI Gateway provides runtime oversight of AI agents, giving enterprises visibility into actions, resource usage, and token consumption across models and tools.

By Anirban Ghoshal

29 Jul 2026 3 mins

Artificial IntelligenceData GovernanceData Management

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

30 Jul 2026 4 mins

Digital TransformationIT Leadership

Forward-deployed engineering in the age of agentic AI: From vibe coding to governed autonomy

Great AI isn't just smart — it's well-engineered. Forward-deployed engineering helps turn AI demos into trusted, real-world workflows.

By Magesh Kasthuri

29 Jul 2026 15 mins

Artificial IntelligenceEnterprise ArchitectureLibraries and Frameworks

From AI and the cloud to digital transformation, leadership, and the future of work, tech leaders and practitioners are making CIOs’ social feeds rich with strategic insights. Here’s who you should follow, according to your peers.

By Linda Rosencrance

29 Jul 2026 7 mins

CIOMedia and Entertainment IndustryStreaming Media

Exploring Abbott’s mission-led AI strategy

Sabina Ewing, CIO of the multinational healthcare company, speaks about 10 years of AI in patient care, the principles that ground innovation, and why conviction is the CIO’s most important asset.

By Martha Heller

29 Jul 2026 5 mins

CIO Leadership LiveEventsHealthcare Industry

Business transformation needs a true economic approach, not guesswork

Cutting costs isn't enough. The best transformations focus on the real value processes create, not just how efficiently they run.

By Douglas Laney

29 Jul 2026 8 mins

Business OperationsBusiness Process ManagementDigital Transformation

When it comes to AI, bigger isn’t always better

Enterprise AI needs accuracy, not just scale. Smaller, specialized models may be the key to building trusted, reliable AI systems.

By Stephen Edginton

28 Jul 2026 7 mins

Artificial IntelligenceEnterprise ArchitectureIT Strategy

Earnings from SAP, ServiceNow, and IBM challenge the SaaSpocalypse narrative

Enterprise customers continue to back core platforms, though rising spending on AI infrastructure is beginning to influence purchasing decisions and consumption models.

By Gyana Swain

28 Jul 2026 5 mins

Cloud ComputingEnterprise ApplicationsSaaS

When satellites become AI agents, space data centers become the next AI frontier

The next AI infrastructure race may not happen on Earth. It could happen in orbit, where satellites become intelligent computing platforms.

By Floyd DCosta

28 Jul 2026 11 mins

Aerospace and Defense IndustryManufacturing IndustryMarkets

You're calling the same AI API thousands of times: Why redundant requests are driving hidden AI costs

Your AI isn't too expensive. It's doing the same work over and over—and quietly draining your technology budget.

By Richard Ewing

28 Jul 2026 10 mins

APIsArtificial IntelligenceEnterprise Architecture

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Spotlight: Setting the 2026 IT agenda

Articles Buyer’s Guide

Our annual State of the CIO Survey, now in its 25th year, highlights the ongoing evolution of the CIO role from IT operator to strategic business leader. The data is brought to life in conversations with IT leaders about their experience shaping enterprise strategy, enabling business growth, and leading cultural change. State of the CIO illuminates key areas of business and technology investment and this focus provides an ideal opportunity for sponsors to align with the opportunities highlighted by the research.

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[In the post-pandemic era], the competitive landscape will be reshaped and markets, competitors and value propositions will differ from those before the pandemic.

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Umesh Moolchandani

CIO, Bin Dasmal Group