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The rise of the chief transformation officer

CIO Business Intelligence

Yet unlike his peers, Wiedenbeck’s dual roles — the top technology executive as well as the transformation lead at Ameritas — are often at odds. As chief technology officer, Wiedenbeck is driving automation and IT modernization to reduce complexity and technical debt.

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Learn from IT Thought Leaders at FutureIT D.C.

CIO Business Intelligence

Forward-thinking businesses are realizing the role of the CIO in using technology to achieve business outcomes – especially in today’s uncertain economic times. Addressing security needs in the age of ransomware, Evan Wolff, a partner at the law firm Crowell & Moring, will talk about the legalities of responding to data breaches.

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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

CIO Business Intelligence

I take what I learned in the scriptwriting seminar about passion and the narrative arc into every meeting I attend,” one chief technology officer said. The consulting giant said it was buying the 29-person, London-based company to help clients articulate and activate their vision and change strategies.

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The year’s top 10 enterprise AI trends — so far

CIO Business Intelligence

AI is now a board-level priority Last year, AI consisted of point solutions and niche applications that used ML to predict behaviors, find patterns, and spot anomalies in carefully curated data sets. AI and change management Change management has long been instrumental to the success of AI projects.

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Going 100% SaaS

CTOvision

I was first introduced to SaaS (then ASP) in January 2000 when I joined Brassring, a rollup of 9 small companies in the Recruitment space, as its first CTO. Within a few months of joining Brassring, I realized that this was the how Enterprise technology will be delivered in the future. Key Evaluation Criteria - Service.

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What is a chief digital officer? A digital strategist and evangelist in chief

CIO Business Intelligence

The chief digital officer role. Chief digital officers oversee the adoption of digital technologies across an organization, transforming business strategy using technology and data, and evangelizing how people, processes, and technology can enable that digital vision.

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Building digital fluency in the C-suite and beyond

CIO Business Intelligence

We get consistent investment year over year,’’ says Yao Morin, CTO of global commercial estate company JLL. Digital-first and data/AI are the two key pillars of TIAA’s business strategy and a core part of its broad tech transformation. The payoff can be significant. “We Leadership “puts their money where their mouth is.”

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