What successful AI centers of excellence actually do: Lessons from real enterprise implementations

Most articles about AI Centers of Excellence (CoEs) focus heavily on organizational structures, steering committees and high-level governance models.  They explain why enterprises need an AI CoE, but they rarely address the far more difficult challenge of how successful organizations operationalize AI at enterprise scale.  In practice, many of these discussions remain theoretical, emphasizing aspirational…

Where IT leaders find strength and opportunity in the age of AI

With vision comes perspective, and over a distinguished career, IT and digital transformation leader Niraj Bhatt has held may titles, and earned three consecutive CIO 100 awards since 2023. As a storied advisor for startups and Fortune 500 companies, helping them navigate the unpredictability and fluidity of AI, Bhatt knows how emerging tech is rapidly…

4 RPA lessons that still hold true in the AI boom

Enterprises of all sizes in all industries are rapidly deploying generative and agentic AI to automate processes. But the efforts aren’t always panning out. Some reasons are new and unique to this technology. But others are related to issues we should’ve been prepared for because we saw them during the age of RPA. And in…

The IT leadership rules have changed: 3 things you need to architect now

Here is the statistic that should frame every IT leadership conversation this year. In CIO.com’s 2026 State of the CIO, fewer than one in five leaders say their AI initiatives have met or exceeded business goals. After three years of investment, that is not the number anyone expected. And the window to fix it is…

Nvidia’s half-trillion-dollar AI investment fund could impact enterprise chip pricing, availability

In an attempt to facilitate the buildout of AI infrastructure over time, Nvidia and six financial partners said they are creating a fund of more than $500 billion of third-party capital.  The impact of such a cash infusion on enterprise AI is uncertain, but analysts fear that it could both further increase enterprise AI infrastructure…

Server prices to rise by up to 87% at OVHcloud

OVH is increasing the prices of its servers, some by as much as 87%, for both new and existing customers, blaming AI’s insatiable demand driving the rising cost of the RAM and storage it uses in its data centers. The European cloud operator specializes in low-cost bare metal and public cloud offerings. CIOs will be…

What CIOs must get right before AI can scale

AI is reshaping operations faster than organizations can keep up. Technology leaders — from chief data officers to CIOs and CTOs — are under pressure to get the fundamentals right. That means building the data infrastructure AI requires, preparing workforces for roles that are changing in real time, and scaling AI in ways that are…

OpenAI targets heavy users with premium ChatGPT Business seats

OpenAI is introducing a higher-priced “Premium” tier for its ChatGPT Business offering, allowing enterprises to assign higher-capacity access to select users alongside standard licences – a move analysts said is about enterprise AI vendors redesigning pricing to capture more value from high-intensity workloads. The company said the new tier provides “5x more usage than Standard”…

Don’t automate bad workflows: Why AI should begin with redesign

Artificial intelligence has quickly become one of the biggest priorities in the executive suite. Organizations are investing heavily in new capabilities, employees are experimenting with AI every day, and technology leaders are under pressure to identify opportunities that improve productivity and reduce costs. In many organizations, the first question is, “What can we automate?” It…

7 mistakes IT leaders make when deploying AI agents

CIOs are under pressure to deploy more AI agents and demonstrate their business value. But a “move fast and break things” approach can lead to rogue AI agents, AI debt, business impacts, and compliance issues. Avoiding mistakes starts with a strong plan and foundational practices. CIOs must have a process to evaluate an AI agent’s…