The year 2040 may sound distant. But it’s closer than we think – nearer to us than Bitcoin’s launch. By then, the global economy is projected to double to $221 trillion in GDP. This represents a huge opportunity for ambitious UK and European businesses. Yet for CIOs, the greatest risk isn’t ambition – it’s stagnation,…
Technological change is accelerating faster than ever. It once took the Internet over a decade to reshape businesses. Today, breakthroughs such as ChatGPT reach millions in weeks. Across the globe, AI is transforming businesses – driving innovation, reshaping engagement and enhancing efficiency. For CIOs, these shifts put greater demand on infrastructure. Yet while many UK…
Over the last decade, Europe’s enterprises have adopted transformative technologies to meet changing business and regulatory demands. First came the shift to the cloud, with flexible computing power, massive data crunching and cutting-edge applications that made businesses nimbler and more productive. Now, AI is driving a new phase of innovation. Yet one core part of…
Technology is no longer just an enabler of business; it drives the business. From growth and efficiency to product innovation and market expansion, technology is now a crucial differentiator and a foundation of competitiveness. It elevates the role of the CIO to a strategic one. They must keep operations secure and efficient while also shaping…
“Retail is detail” has long been an industry catchphrase. Its insight is that consumers notice small elements of their shopping experience, and these moments often decide whether a purchase happens. Today, most industries must deliver outstanding customer experiences (CX) as they operate and sell online. Whether it’s a financial services firm providing insurance, a manufacturing…
La estadounidense Anthropic, la compañía de inteligencia artificial fundada en 2021 por los hermanos Dario y Daniela Amodei y otros exempleados de OpenAI, acaba de sumar un nuevo gran cliente, que utilizará su tecnología de IA generativa tanto internamente como para dar servicio externo. Se trata de la consultora tecnológica Cognizant, que informa en un…
I’ve spent most of this year talking to CIOs who’ve made serious investments in AI, be it intelligent copilots, automation agents or workflow assistants. Almost every one of them tells the same story: they see a burst of early success and then it plateaus or, worse, tanks. AI can summarize, predict and automate like never…
Legacy mainframes remain one of the most underestimated parts of the enterprise architecture of large-scale organizations. Every second, they process thousands of transactions, store data and handle operations. And there are still many businesses, from data-critical industries as well, that ignore the importance of mainframe modernization. As a result, outdated system design and technologies lead…
SAP’s TechEd conference this week offered a few surprises, but its focus, predictably, could be spelled in two letters: AI. Artificial intelligence was everywhere, as the more than 2,800 in-person delegates and the 20,000-plus online attendees quickly discovered. However, the technology was woven into the various components in ways ranging from the expected to the…
People, Processes & Cybersecurity Summit 2025 arrancó con la intervención del experto en ciberseguridad, transformación digital y gestión del cambio Gurps Khaira, que relató cómo dirigir proyectos de ciberseguridad complejos y de alto impacto. Aprovechando su presencia en el evento, CIO ESPAÑA charló con él sobre su visión del actual escenario empresarial, marcado por el…