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CIO.com @cio.com · 28/09/2026

Building the next generation of tech leaders requires more than hiring. Michael Bertha examines how Billy-Joe Lafortune and Girls Talk Tech are creating sustained pathways into STEM careers. Read more: spr.ly/63321BGUNIt #FoundryExpert #FutureOfWork

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CIO.com @cio.com · 18/09/2026

The promise of agentic AI is speed. The risk is drift. Dave Wright explains why governance must evolve from reviewing decisions to monitoring behavior at scale. Read more: spr.ly/63323BGXV9U #FoundryExpert #ArtificialIntelligence

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CIO.com @cio.com · 16/09/2026

The biggest AI workforce risk may not be job displacement. It may be losing the entry-level experience that develops future experts and leaders. Rebecca Fox explains why it matters now. Read more: spr.ly/63323BGrkxH #FoundryExpert #AI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 16/09/2026

Everyone is talking about Voice AI. Fewer are talking about latency, call quality, and telephony readiness. Jon Arnold explains why infrastructure decisions will determine CX outcomes. Read more: spr.ly/63329BGrk1L #FoundryExpert #AI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 14/09/2026

The biggest M&A risk may not be the deal itself. It’s choosing the wrong integration model. Andrew Corsaro breaks down three common scenarios and what CIOs should prioritize. Read more: spr.ly/63329BGufcN #FoundryExpert #CIO

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CIO.com @cio.com · 14/09/2026

Organizations have focused on what employees put into AI. Jess J Montgomery says it's time to focus on what AI interactions leave behind. Read why governance must extend across the entire AI lifecycle: spr.ly/63325BGu40B #FoundryExpert #AI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 10/09/2026

The AI race is shifting from compute to capability. Joe Bertolami argues that talent, culture, and execution are becoming stronger differentiators than massive infrastructure spend. Read more: spr.ly/63324BGz6UQ #FoundryExpert #AILeadership

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CIO.com @cio.com · 09/09/2026

AI agents don't hesitate when they're wrong. They execute. Naren Gangavarapu argues that line-of-business managers now oversee both human and AI employees. Read the CIO perspective: spr.ly/63328BGJXP4 #FoundryExpert #AgenticAI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 08/09/2026

The EU AI Act is creating a new reporting clock for organizations using AI. Allan Dabre explores what CIOs need to know before an AI-related harm becomes a regulatory issue. Read: spr.ly/63323BGHY7b #FoundryExpert #RiskManagement

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CIO.com @cio.com · 08/09/2026

The next AI battle isn't model performance alone. Daniel Herrington says enterprises need agent harnesses that deliver control, auditability, and scale. Dive in: spr.ly/63326BGHcz6 #FoundryExpert #EnterpriseAI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 04/09/2026

As AI becomes embedded in operations, the stakes change. Thai Vong examines when an AI initiative has truly earned the right to scale: spr.ly/63320BGBpqe #FoundryExpert #EnterpriseAI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 03/09/2026

The biggest AI agent challenge may not be building them. It’s keeping them secure and running when things fail. Watch Mark Fussell of Diagrid demonstrate Catalyst with Keith Shaw on DEMO: spr.ly/63326BG6r0q #DEMO #AgenticAI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 31/08/2026

Many teams optimize Kubernetes for peak demand and never scale back down. Keith Shaw and DevZero CEO Debo Ray discuss a different approach. Watch the DEMO episode: spr.ly/63328B1fsiQ #DEMO #FinOps

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CIO.com @cio.com · 04/08/2026

The AI model race won't slow down. Enterprise strategy can't depend on picking a single winner. Ian Fischer and Shumeet Baluja explain why abstraction, portability, and flexibility matter now. spr.ly/63320BEhXw8 #FoundryExpert #EnterpriseAI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 03/08/2026

Many organizations are measuring what AI can do. Fewer are asking what work humans should focus on next. Trevor Schulze explores the distinction. Read: spr.ly/63326BE7D3I #FoundryExpert #Leadership

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CIO.com @cio.com · 03/08/2026

Enterprise AI programs are generating more metrics than ever. Pete Johnson explains why metrics alone won't secure long-term investment. Read: spr.ly/63327BE78yZ #FoundryExpert #CIO

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CIO.com @cio.com · 31/07/2026

The cost of regulatory lag is rising across every industry. Saurabh Joshi outlines how organizations can turn compliance readiness into an innovation advantage. Read now: spr.ly/63321BE2B9S #FoundryExpert #RiskManagement

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CIO.com @cio.com · 30/07/2026

AI's climate impact discussion often starts with models. Max Romanenko argues leaders should start with the data layer. Read: spr.ly/63329BE0I0D The biggest efficiency gains may happen before prompts ever reach an LLM. #FoundryExpert #SustainableIT

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CIO.com @cio.com · 29/07/2026

As organizations move beyond vibe coding, governance becomes the differentiator. Magesh Kasthuri examines how forward-deployed engineering enables responsible autonomy. Learn more: spr.ly/63329BELhV7 #FoundryExpert #DigitalTransformation

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CIO.com @cio.com · 28/07/2026

The next AI winners may not have better models. Steve Tout argues they'll have better systems for capturing, verifying, and compounding organizational intelligence. Read more: spr.ly/63321BEI29D #FoundryExpert #EnterpriseAI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 28/07/2026

Richard Ewing says many organizations are measuring AI costs the wrong way. Cost per request matters, but redundancy rate may reveal where margins disappear. Read the analysis: spr.ly/63324BEI2OO #FoundryExpert #ArtificialIntelligence

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CIO.com @cio.com · 27/07/2026

Keith Ferrazzi and Wendy Smith say most enterprises are focused on AI deployment while overlooking the bigger challenge: agent trust, identity, and governance across organizations. Learn why now: spr.ly/63329BEaiHd #FoundryExpert #EnterpriseArchitecture

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CIO.com @cio.com · 23/07/2026

Archana Choudhary has a blunt takeaway for AI leaders: stop asking AI nicely. Get practical frameworks for more reliable, auditable, enterprise-ready results: spr.ly/63325BESvGP #FoundryExpert #GenAI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 22/07/2026

Token caps are rising across enterprise AI programs. But are companies cutting waste or cutting value? Lexi Reese explores the hidden accounting challenge. Read: spr.ly/63322BEoeMn #FoundryExpert #DigitalTransformation

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CIO.com @cio.com · 21/07/2026

Here's a provocative take: consuming fewer AI tokens isn't necessarily winning. Rao Tadepalli explains why value creation matters more than efficiency alone. Read more: spr.ly/63322BElqDG #FoundryExpert #AIGovernance

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CIO.com @cio.com · 20/07/2026

Everyone is investing in AI. Too few are investing in the network behind it. Ed Fox explains why agentic AI demands real-time visibility, adaptability, and resilience across the enterprise. Learn more: spr.ly/63321BEczeh #FoundryExpert #AI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 20/07/2026

Everyone is talking about AI agents. Few are asking which kind they actually need. Bernard Aceituno outlines six architectures shaping enterprise AI today. See where conversational, autonomous, multi-agent, and HITL models fit: spr.ly/63329BEcKq7 #FoundryExpert #CIO

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CIO.com @cio.com · 17/07/2026

Here's the tension: CEOs want certainty on AI. CIOs often bring caution. Scott Smeester says that disconnect is sending executives elsewhere for answers. Read his perspective: spr.ly/63325BEdxhx #FoundryExpert #CIO

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CIO.com @cio.com · 17/07/2026

What happens when AI discovers weaknesses faster than humans can respond? Barry Baker outlines five actions CIOs can take to strengthen infrastructure before frontier-model threats escalate: spr.ly/63327BEdxJc #FoundryExpert #Security

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CIO.com @cio.com · 16/07/2026

What if the biggest test of your operating model isn't a cyberattack or outage, but a predictable event? Prakash Kota argues that if the World Cup disrupts your business, your data is too siloed for real-time decisions. Read more: spr.ly/63321BEbfYT #FoundryExpert #CIO

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CIO.com @cio.com · 16/07/2026

Every enterprise wants more visibility. But does more data actually create more clarity? Keith Shaw and Selector Systems Engineer Aravind Prabhakar examine how AI can connect signals across networks, infrastructure, and cloud environments. See the demo: spr.ly/63324BEbzrn #DEMO #AIOps

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CIO.com @cio.com · 15/07/2026

Are enterprises repeating the big data era's biggest mistake? Soham Mazumdar says that more information doesn't automatically lead to better AI outcomes. Read why reliability, trust, and context curation matter more than model access: spr.ly/63320BEksB2 #FoundryExpert #AI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 10/07/2026

Formula 1 teams don't win because they have the fastest engine. They win because every decision system works together. Karthik Chakkarapani sees a lesson for enterprise AI. Are you upgrading tools or redesigning work? Explore the blueprint: spr.ly/63326BEMf8q #FoundryExpert #EnterpriseAI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 09/07/2026

AI investment is soaring. Talent investment is not. Shane Shook warns that without stronger STEM pipelines, the US risks falling behind in the long-term AI productivity race. Get the full perspective: spr.ly/63325BEz8QU #FoundryExpert #FutureOfWork

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CIO.com @cio.com · 08/07/2026

Most cloud strategies were built around cost, scale, and control. Maman Ibrahim argues AI has already exposed their weaknesses. Quantum is exposing something deeper: decision-making itself. See why CIOs need better questions now: spr.ly/63324BEHHck #FoundryExpert #ITLeadership

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CIO.com @cio.com · 06/07/2026

AI is shrinking the time needed to access information. Nicholas Colisto says that makes a new bottleneck impossible to ignore: decision-making. Is your organization ready for AI-driven speed? Read the analysis: spr.ly/63326BEBqWu #FoundryExpert #DigitalTransformation

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CIO.com @cio.com · 02/07/2026

Are your AI gains real or just moving inefficiencies faster? Sara Magdalena Goldberger warns that automation often exposes fragmented processes instead of eliminating them. See what CIOs should address before scaling AI: spr.ly/63325BDNRCf #FoundryExpert #DigitalTransformation

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CIO.com @cio.com · 02/07/2026

CIO POV: Visibility isn't enough anymore. John Reuben says dashboards show status, but rarely show downstream impact across customers, operations, risk, and strategy. Explore why: spr.ly/63323BDN1n7 #FoundryExpert #ITLeadership

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CIO.com @cio.com · 01/07/2026

Enterprise AI is creating a new governance gap. Sunil Gentyala warns that autonomous agents operating at the API layer can bypass traditional monitoring entirely. Read why CIOs must rethink accountability before shadow agents become a blind spot: spr.ly/63329BDF3g7 #FoundryExpert

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CIO.com @cio.com · 01/07/2026

What if your AI strategy isn't the problem? Vipin Jain says many organizations are hitting roadblocks because AI workloads break traditional cloud assumptions. Read the analysis: spr.ly/63327BDFDW3 The real challenge may be deciding where workloads belong. #FoundryExpert #CloudComputing

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CIO.com @cio.com · 30/06/2026

Everyone wants AI outcomes. Few organizations rethink the foundation underneath them. Keith Linhart explores why transformation leaders must build for future AI needs without losing momentum today. Read more: spr.ly/63320BDLzMk #FoundryExpert #EnterpriseAI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 29/06/2026

Here's the tension: AI makes automation cheaper, but at scale it can be far more expensive. Raúl García Vega introduces a framework for understanding why "invisible" AI activity may be your biggest cost driver. Read the analysis: spr.ly/63322BDa3Ej #FoundryExpert #ArtificialIntelligence

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CIO.com @cio.com · 29/06/2026

For years, specialization was the default. AI is rewriting that playbook. Oleksandr Kondratiuk makes the case that engineers who understand both product and business context will define the next generation of high-performing teams. spr.ly/63325BDaJ9J #FoundryExpert #DigitalTransformation

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CIO.com @cio.com · 26/06/2026

John Wei’s take: Everyone has the same AI tools now. So why do some companies still pull ahead? Explore the strategy gap: spr.ly/63322BDWT6s Hint: It is not about buying more AI. #FoundryExpert #DigitalTransformation

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CIO.com @cio.com · 25/06/2026

You can leave hyperscalers. You can lower costs. Raul Leite says it still won’t fix what’s coming next. Read the full argument: spr.ly/63326BDYBIO The real risk sits in your dependencies. What’s your plan when AI finds everything? #FoundryExpert #ITStrategy

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CIO.com @cio.com · 24/06/2026

“Data-driven” is often a myth, says Shail Khiyara. Start here to rethink decision automation: spr.ly/63324BDg4Dy What if your best operators are quietly fixing broken data? #FoundryExpert #Data

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CIO.com @cio.com · 24/06/2026

Vikrant Kaulgud and Shruti Shalini: AI stacks are tightly co-engineered and hard to unwind. See why switching costs are rising: spr.ly/63323BDgFMV Is your AI strategy a bet on the wrong ecosystem? #FoundryExpert #AI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 24/06/2026

Can AI agents actually scale workflow automation across the enterprise? Keith Shaw sits down with Nintex SVP Suvrat Joshi. Tune in: spr.ly/63327BDgDXX The shift from rules-based to agent-driven workflows is here. What breaks first? #DEMO #DigitalTransformation

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CIO.com @cio.com · 23/06/2026

The Future CIO Is Already Here The CIO role is evolving. These 14 rising execs are already leading transformation, modernizing ops, and pushing AI strategy forward. What sets them apart? spr.ly/63328BDd5Ma #NextCIO #CIO100 #AI

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CIO.com @cio.com · 23/06/2026

Kash Mehdi highlights a new enterprise risk: AI-driven knowledge loss. Automation speeds execution, but erases context. How do you preserve institutional memory in AI-first systems? Read more: spr.ly/63321BDdBkl #FoundryExpert #DigitalTransformation

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