AI/ML at scale: The next horizon for PPG’s data strategy

Jeff Lipniskis describes his role at PPG as having line-of-business IT responsibilities. As global director information technology, architectural coatings & Latin America, he reports to the corporate CIO and has accountability for IT globally in the company’s architectural coatings business, leads IT for its protective and marine coatings, and has oversight for IT within the…

Top Middle East tech conferences for 2022

Regional IT events United States Africa Australia India Southeast Asia Global security events All IDC Middle East events CIO Middle East has compiled a list with some of the most important and exciting technology events in the region, curated especially for IT leaders working in private enterprise and public administrations. This list will be updated…

Top African tech conferences and events for 2022

Regional IT events United States Australia India Middle East Southeast Asia Global security events All IDC Africa events While it can be difficult to sort through all the technology events now occurring in Africa, CIO Africa’s curated list of conferences includes the top events that professional IT executives in sub-Saharan Africa should know about.   As…

Top 7 challenges IT leaders will face in 2022

The hurdles IT leaders will face in 2022 at first glance seem familiar: finding and retaining top talent, bolstering security, and creating friendly and robust remote work environments. But the ongoing pandemic has heightened these challenges.  The skills gap has been exacerbated by the Great Resignation. Support for distributed teams, once a business priority, is…

A CIO’s Wish List in 2022

By Ravi Naik, CIO & Executive Vice President of Storage Services at Seagate Technology Considerable challenges with data access and mobility, along with finding reasonably priced storage acquisition for log streaming—and associated analytics—ultimately undermine business value. Furthermore, increasingly complex cloud architectures are forcing CIOs to rethink scalability. As they enter the new year, IT organizations…

Broadcom Software Accelerates Innovation and Growth

By Andy Nallappan, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Software Business Operations, Broadcom Software Today’s leading multinational companies face a daunting task: deliver powerful customer experiences, accelerate growth through new services, optimize for efficiency, and keep everything protected. Oftentimes the teams leading these initiatives are disconnected from one another. With the imperative of transforming how…