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The AI contract gaps the Google-Pentagon deal just made visible
13+ hour, 16+ min ago (1297+ words) Enterprise agreements with AI vendors are often more about intent signaling than material enforcement, leaving CIOs without the governance they need. None of these issues are unique to defense. What the Google'Do D relationship illustrates is how quickly they surface…...
Non-human identity sprawl is agentic AI's real risk
13+ hour, 36+ min ago (684+ words) AI agents are moving into production while security and governance lag. Identity is key to securing agents, with purpose-bound permissions, clear ownership and continuous review. Enterprises have long depended on non-human identities such as service accounts, API keys, OAuth tokens…...
When to kill an AI project: CIOs on the red flags
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1052+ words) Given how often AI pilots fail to deliver, we asked two CIOs: What is the specific red flag that tells you an AI pilot has become a sunk cost and needs to be killed? Not all AI projects will be…...
Who controls the fix? Colorado's repair fight tests CIO power
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1364+ words) A Colorado bill targeting 'right to repair' laws could shift control back to vendors, limiting CIO authority over their own infrastructure. The rationale is familiar: restrict access to sensitive equipment to reduce security risk. Supporters of the proposal argue that…...
The hidden high cost of training AI on AI
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (1017+ words) When companies train AI on AI-generated content, model performance degrades with every cycle. The bill for that mistake is already coming due. For many organizations, the AI transformation they invested in is now actively cannibalizing the AI future they are…...
Fin Ops: Helpful tool, or a cloud control placebo for CIOs?
3+ week, 6+ day ago (336+ words) Cloud Fin Ops continues to gain traction among CIOs who need to maximize cloud value. The need to manage rising cloud costs can drive CIOs to adopt Fin Ops practices, which require close collaboration among finance, engineering and business teams....
As Microsoft expands Copilot, CIOs face a new AI security gap
4+ week, 13+ hour ago (1306+ words) With AI now embedded across the user interface, enterprise security models are being quietly bypassed at the interaction layer. Individually, these announcements look like incremental product updates. Taken together, they signal a more meaningful shift. Today's AI is not confined…...
Why build vs. buy doesn't fit modern IT systems
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (867+ words) Hybrid engineering has emerged to meet modern business conditions where systems must adapt to ongoing change. Early explorers often traveled with maps that were beautifully illustrated, yet deeply misleading. Coastlines drifted, rivers wandered and entire regions existed in only the…...
Why AI scaling is so hard -- and what CIOs say works
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1841+ words) Three CIOs detail how they're moving AI beyond pilots. Find out what's helping their efforts gain traction, and what to avoid. Despite the billions that enterprises are pouring into Gen AI projects, 95% of companies get no measurable return. That statistic…...
How IT leaders build a culture for what comes next
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (693+ words) Thriving with AI requires more than tools -- it's about leadership, upskilling and strategy. A CIO shares how to build a future-ready, innovation-driven culture. Institutions today are racing to deploy AI, automate tasks and modernize systems. There's good reason. We've only…...