Jeff Schumacher, CEO of artificial intelligence (AI) software company NAX Group, told the World Economic Forum: “To truly realize the promise of AI, businesses must not only adopt it, but also operationalize it.” Schumacher and others believe AI can help companies make data-driven decisions by automating key parts of the strategic planning process. “This process…
AI is a leadership opportunity for CIOs. Why? The technology has the potential to disrupt and benefit your organization, and CIOs are well-positioned to support the board, prepare the organization for it, and lead the business into the age of AI. “Everything starts with the board, who are asking, ‘How can we anticipate the unexpected…
Having a Plan B is table stakes for any IT team. Rather than wait for a storm to hit, IT professionals map out options and build strategies to ensure business continuity. This may involve embracing redundancies or testing new tools for future operations. Following Broadcom’s late 2023 acquisition of VMware, numerous changes prompted customers and…
Artificial Intelligence (AI), a term once relegated to science fiction, is now driving an unprecedented revolution in business technology. From nimble start-ups to global powerhouses, businesses are hailing AI as the next frontier of digital transformation. Nutanix commissioned U.K. research firm Vanson Bourne to survey 650 global IT, DevOps, and Platform Engineering decision-makers on their…
Steering the ship as a CIO, the question often arises: “What exactly does a CIO do?” The truth is there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. Today’s CIOs must be as dynamic and adaptable as the technologies they champion, navigating through an era of remarkable change within the digital landscape. My experience at Nutanix thus far has been…
News accounts that raise the possibility of increased prices, lack of innovation, and reduced support from a critical IT vendor suggest risks that CIOs and other C-level executives (CXOs) simply cannot ignore. Yet these are the risks that many VMware customers are grappling with in the wake of the Broadcom acquisition, often resulting in a…
Historically, data center virtualization pioneer VMware was seen as a technology leader, but recent business changes have stirred consternation since its acquisition by Broadcom in late 2023. New product bundling and pricing, reseller program adjustments, divestments, and unforeseen changes are driving CIOs and IT providers to reassess their strategies and technologies. “It’s going to change…
Few CIOs would have imagined how radically their infrastructures would change over the last 10 years — and the speed of change is only accelerating. To keep up, IT must be able to rapidly design and deliver application architectures that not only meet the business needs of the company but also meet data recovery and…
Customer experience (CX) technologies are reaching new levels of innovation, enabling businesses to create deeper customer connections and new pathways to business growth. This innovation is transforming the modern contact center into dynamic Experience Centers, capable of enhancing customer interactions across text, email, chat, and voice channels – through enhanced automation, analytics, and of course,…
The CIO’s job has never been simple, but modern IT challenges are becoming more and more complex and unwieldy by the day. Exponential data growth has confounded IT’s ability to affordably and securely manage it all. At the same time, employees, partners, customers, and other stakeholders need constant access to IT resources from many devices…