SAP to acquire data lakehouse vendor Dremio

SAP on Monday announced plans to acquire Dremio, which bills itself as an agentic lakehouse company, for an unspecified price. The move is complicated by similar offerings from existing SAP partners Snowflake and Databricks, but analysts point to key differences with Dremio, especially in its ability to work with data while it sits in the…

White House weighs pre-release reviews for high-risk AI models

The Trump administration is in early discussions about whether advanced AI models should be vetted before public release, according to reporting from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Axios. The conversations center on systems capable of facilitating cyberattacks, particularly models that could help users identify and exploit software vulnerabilities. Officials are considering…

Antonio Cobos, nuevo CIO de Andersen en España

Andersen Iberia acaba de fichar como director de sistemas de información (CIO) a Antonio Cobos, en los últimos casi siete años director de Tecnología de la constructora OHLA Group. Cobos cuenta con una amplia experiencia en tecnología; además de ser el responsable de la función tecnológica corporativa de la citada multinacional, donde lideró la estabilización…

‘AI is more efficient’ is not enough reason to lay off staff, says Chinese court

Enterprises cannot terminate employees solely to replace them with artificial intelligence, a court in China has ruled, complicating how enterprises seek to justify automation-driven layoffs. The case involved an employee whose role was partly automated, leading to a significant pay cut and their eventual dismissal after they refused reassignment, the court document said. “The termination…

Measuring AI-enabled success: 3 KPIs CIOs should track

AI represents a fundamental shift in how organizations work and innovate. It demands an equally fundamental shift in how CIOs approach governance. Forward-looking leaders are moving beyond traditional gatekeeping by creating “paved roads”: secure, pre-approved pathways that embed security controls, automated data protections, and real-time monitoring directly into AI workflows so teams can innovate rapidly…

The CIO remit: Treat GenAI as a mission-critical enterprise app

Generative AI has crossed an important threshold. The vast majority (96%) of enterprise IT leaders report that they view GenAI as a strategic priority, on par with mission-critical systems such as ERP and CRM. The technology is no longer confined to isolated pilots; organizations are already embedding GenAI into core enterprise workflows, software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms,…

Agentic AI is rewiring the SDLC

The next wave of AI in software development goes beyond better code generation: agents are starting to take accountability throughout planning, design, build, test, release and operations. In the teams I work with, this is already changing team dynamics, leadership priorities and what CIOs must do to maintain quality, security and control.   The biggest…