From fraud detection to portfolio management: How financial CIOs are piloting agentic AI

The financial services industry is on the cusp of a transformative shift with the emergence of agentic artificial intelligence (AI). Unlike generative AI, AI agents don’t require prompts or human direction to perform tasks. Instead, these agents are capable of autonomous reasoning, planning, and decision-making. Agentic AI can take initiative, collaborate with other systems, and…

Oracle supercharges AI Agent Studio to rival Microsoft, Google, and Salesforce

Oracle has supercharged its AI Agent Studio with features such as agent-to-agent collaboration, multi-LLM orchestration, and enterprise-grade governance, as it tries to position its platform as a serious contender in the AI automation race. The updates, which include governance, observability, and extensibility features, transform AI Agent Studio from just a “catch-up act to an enterprise-grade…

AI is changing the CIO role: Manager, coach, referee and … therapist?

Artificial intelligence has moved beyond experimentation in manufacturing. Predictive maintenance, demand forecasting, real-time supply chain visibility and AI-enabled workforce planning are no longer distant possibilities — they are operational realities. Executives across the sector are energized by the potential for efficiency, resilience and competitive advantage. Yet there is a paradox at the heart of AI…

Metrics that matter: Redefining API ROI for CIOs

In 2025, boards are asking harder questions about technology investments. They want to know: How are APIs driving growth? Where do they reduce risk? What is the measurable financial upside? Too often, CIOs respond with metrics like the number of APIs deployed or average latency. These are technical indicators, not business outcomes. And when CIOs…

10 outsourcing strategy questions every IT leader must answer

The business rationale for outsourcing has expanded beyond cost savings, as today’s outsourcing relationships often also must drive innovation, agility, and resilience. That’s why many CIOs are working to establish more strategic partnerships with their outsourcing vendors. “The challenges businesses face today aren’t just about doing more. They’re about doing things differently,” says Mike Manos,…

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퀘스트는 이번 등록을 통해 공공기관과 공기업이 보다 손쉽게 코어스토어를 도입해 데이터 보호 환경을 강화하고, IT 비용을 절감할 수 있을 것으로 기대했다. 퀘스트에 따르면, 코어스토어는 중복제거 기술을 기반으로 스토리지 효율화를 구현해 최대 95%의 저장 공간 절감, 백업 속도 향상, 멀티클라우드 환경 지원 등의 기능을 제공한다. 이러한 특성은 공공기관이 직면한 데이터 증가와 보안 위협에 대응하고, 안정적인 디지털…

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2025년 7월 18일, 일본 반도체 산업에 중요한 한 걸음이 기록됐다. 최첨단 반도체의 양산을 목표로 하는 라피더스(Rapidus)가 홋카이도 치토세시에 위치한 제조 거점 IIM-1에서 2나노미터(nm) 세대 GAA(Gate-All-Around) 트랜지스터 시제품 제작에 성공했다고 발표했다. 이번 성과는 단순한 기술 개발을 넘어, 일본의 경제 안보와 산업 경쟁력 강화라는 국가적 과제를 상징하는 의미를 가진다. 라피더스는 2022년 도요타자동차, 소니그룹, NTT 등 주요 기업의…