CIO First Look
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April 01, 2025
Remember when developers reigned supreme? The market for software coding goes soft
While many companies are still hiring programmers, demand has fallen off as AI and ML experts canât be hired fast enough, spurring some developers to rethink their roles.
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Why AI is disrupting IT sourcing, procurement
Host Keith Shaw talks with Marci Maddox, vice president of research and content for IDCâs Tech Buyer Digital Platform, about the ways in which artificial intelligence is shaking up the IT sourcing and procurement process for large companies. With agentic AI on the way and concerns around trust, accuracy and risk, how will AI be able to prove itself as a way to improve the procurement process?
In turbulent political times, IT can be a difference maker
With many organizations experiencing political and macroeconomic whiplash, CIOs can serve as a much-needed oasis of calm and consistency â especially if their motives and methods are right.
Siemens and Accenture launch joint business group to transform manufacturing
The newly founded Accenture Siemens Business Group will develop software-defined products and processes for engineering and manufacturing firms, including an emphasis on agentic AI.
SymphonyAI optimizes IT service management through genAI integration
By integrating generative AI and predictive tools into its IT service management offering, SymphonyAI allows companies to launch services quickly, boost productivity and get answers to employees more efficiently. Tim Lawes, senior sales director at SymphonyAI, demonstrates some key features and popular use cases for the enterprise ITSM/ITAM platform.
12 ways to accelerate digital transformation
Disruptive forces dictate the need for speed when it comes to key digital initiatives. Hereâs how IT leaders are overhauling strategies and processes to streamline IT for quicker success.
DEI rollbacks: Where top tech vendors stand
Three months into the Trump administrationâs sweeping executive orders to scale back DEI initiatives, hereâs where the tech industry currently stands on promoting broader representation.
