Since the emergence of Industry 4.0 in 2011, manufacturing has undergone a digital transformation. Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) sensors now allow machines and assets to communicate seamlessly, while artificial intelligence has become a core business enabler. Cloud computing provides virtually limitless processing power and storage, and big data analytics has become essential for strategic…
In conversations I’ve had with CIOs over the past year, there’s been a noticeable shift in how NIS2 (Network and Information Security Directive 2) is being discussed. It used to be filed away as another regulatory hurdle to clear, but now it’s prompting CIOs and their teams to think a little deeper about how well…
As every CIO knows, AI success hinges on rock-solid data practices. But as CEOs and boards have emphasized digital transformations in recent years, funding for data management transformation efforts has been piecemeal at best. Now, with AI atop the CEO agenda, many CIOs find themselves in a bind, having to also overhaul data operations and…
Yet that is precisely how most organizations are deploying AI coding agents today. The prevailing narrative around “AI-powered development” frames these systems as productivity tools. Vibe-coding and agentic coding are considered something closer to a faster autocomplete or a more sophisticated IDE plugin. Flip the switch, the story goes, and suddenly your engineering organization becomes…
When the LIV Golf professional men’s golf tour launched in 2022 as a rival to the PGA Tour, it set out to capture a younger, global fan base. The international league’s four-day, 72-hole format competitions, featuring both individual and team components, boast a festival-like atmosphere, with concerts and other events geared toward younger audiences. “We…
Practically every company today is posting roles to hire an “AI engineer.” They’re likely assuming that an “AI engineer” can handle everything from product development to infrastructure to data integration. Most of the time, though, they’re going to be disappointed. That’s because assessing the competency of engineers has always been hard–and adding AI to the…