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The fake IT worker problem CIOs can’t ignore

Fake IT workers are using AI to fabricate resumes, defeat interviews, and secure remote access to corporate systems. It will take a coordinated effort to combat this growing problem.

By Rosalyn Page

May 5, 202611 mins

HiringIdentity and Access ManagementRisk Management

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ServiceNow continues its AI transformation with an integrated experience

At its Knowledge conference, the company unveiled the Otto AI assistant, more agentic specialists, and autonomy everywhere.

By Lynn Greiner

May 5, 2026 5 mins

Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AIServiceNow

Oracle will patch more often to counter AI cybersecurity threat

Oracle will follow SAP, Microsoft and other software vendors in issuing security patches monthly — but a week later than everyone else.

By Peter Sayer

May 5, 2026 2 mins

Application SecurityOracle DatabaseRelational Databases

The immutable mountain: Understanding distributed ledgers through the lens of alpine climbing

Climbing a mountain in a whiteout is a lot like managing a global supply chain; you need decentralized "rope teams" and shared data to survive when things get messy.

By Jason Brady

May 5, 2026 10 mins

Business OperationsIT LeadershipSupply Chain

When the CEO leads the AI initiative

AI isn't just a tech project; it’s a leadership shift where the CEO rallies the troops and the CIO keeps the strategy grounded in what’s actually achievable.

By Irving Wladawsky-Berger

May 5, 2026 7 mins

Artificial IntelligenceIT Leadership

How to Launch Your AI Projects from Pilot to Production – and Ensure Success

IT leaders can take an active role in improving how many AI projects get fully off the ground.

By Isaac Sacolick

Nov 7, 2022 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceData ScienceMachine Learning

Vibe coding goes enterprise: What you need to know about AI-driven legacy modernization

Vibe coding in the enterprise is a recipe for a hangover; if you use AI to generate code without first extracting the specs, you’re just automating technical debt.

By Dotun Opasina

May 5, 2026 10 mins

DeveloperDevelopment ApproachesDevelopment Tools

Cloud modernization is advancing. Utilization isn’t

Cloud tech is getting way more advanced, but we’re still over-provisioning like crazy. Buying better tools hasn't actually fixed our habit of wasting resources.

By Divyakumar Savla

May 5, 2026 10 mins

Cloud ManagementCloud-NativeKubernetes and Containers

Why the SaaSpocalypse story you're hearing is missing the most dangerous part

SaaS isn't just being disrupted by AI; it's trapped between collapsing valuations and massive debt, making white-collar layoffs a financial inevitability.

By Andrew Filev

May 5, 2026 8 mins

IT StrategyMarketsTechnology Industry

What is data analytics? Transforming data into better decisions

Data analytics is a discipline focused on extracting insights from data, including the analysis, collection, organization, and storage of data, as well as the tools and techniques to do so.

By Thor Olavsrud

May 5, 2026 8 mins

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceData Science

Microsoft, Google push AI agent governance into enterprise IT mainstream

The companies are giving admins more ways to control AI agents, but the harder problem for enterprises may be governing agents that operate beyond native platform boundaries.

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

May 5, 2026 5 mins

Artificial IntelligenceIT GovernanceIT Leadership

Your data left the building. Did anyone notice?

AI will not fail in the enterprise because it is not powerful enough, but because organizations cannot answer a basic question: Where does their data actually go?

By Ahmed Abdelhedi

May 5, 2026 12 mins

Artificial IntelligenceData ManagementGenerative AI

CISOs step up to the security workforce challenge

Keith Turpin, CISO of The Friedkin Group, and Juan Gomez-Sanchez, VP or cyber resilience at McLane Company, share advice for CISOs on how to rethink their security programs amid the ongoing talent squeeze.

By Rosalyn Page

May 5, 2026 6 mins

HiringIT Skills and TrainingSecurity Practices

IBM unveils its blueprint to help enterprises run AI at the core of their business

The ‘AI Operating Model’ is built on the integration of data, agents, automation and hybrid; IBM says it represents a shift that changes how a business operates.

By Lynn Greiner

May 5, 2026 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceEnterprise Applications

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