InformationWeek, Friday, October 24th, 2025
When A Provider's Lights Go Out, How Can CIOs Keep Operations Going?
In the wake of the AWS outage, CIOs must grapple with balancing redundancy and risk. Resilience is not a simple calculation.
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Vol 331 · Issue 4
CxO — Archive · Vol 331 Issue 4
18 articles that week
CIO, Friday, October 24th, 2025
What CIOs Can Learn At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
With a focus on AI, leaders from Alphabet, Anthropic, Meta, Microsoft, and more will share key strategies, technical playbooks, and lessons learned.
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CIO, Friday, October 24th, 2025
The More Corporate It Leaders, The Greater The Need To Coexist
CTO, CISO, CDO, CAIO - the number of senior roles aligned with the CIO is growing. CIOs in SMEs still consolidate responsibilities, but in larger businesses, the separation of roles is more defined, putting greater responsibility on CIOs to orchestrate collaboration so objectives and quality of services combine to fulfil business value.
more → CIO, Friday, October 24th, 2025
The Hot Issues For CIOs At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
CIOs attending TechCrunch Disrupt can gain hands-on insights into AI deployment, data infrastructure, and exec-driven branding.
more → The Hacker News, Friday, October 24th, 2025
The Cybersecurity Perception Gap: Why Executives And Practitioners See Risk Differently
Does your organization suffer from a cybersecurity perception gap? Findings from the Bitdefender 2025 Cybersecurity Assessment suggest the answer is probably "yes" - and many leaders may not even realize it.
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Security Boulevard, Friday, October 24th, 2025
Cybersecurity Accountability: Why CISOs Must Share Ownership Across The Enterprise
The sharing of ownership is more secure within the company. There are still standards set by the CISO and the core program being executed, but business owners, product team, IT, data stewards, legal, procurement, and finance each have well defined responsibilities.
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CIO, Friday, October 24th, 2025
CIOs, Be Ready For Agentic AI - Or Be Out Of A Job
Agentic AI won't wait for IT. CIOs who guide it with smart guardrails will thrive - those who don't might be left behind.
more → SC Media, Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Fortune 500 Firms Add Deputy CISOs As Security Teams Expand
About 40% of Fortune 500 companies were noted by a new IANS Research and Artico Search report to have created deputy chief information security officer roles or equivalent positions to strengthen leadership within their cybersecurity operations, according to Cybersecurity Dive.
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CIO, Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
CIOs Will Be On The Hook For Business-Led AI Failures
AI experimentation that bypasses IT leadership can underestimate the technical demands of success, leaving CIOs to clean up the mess. Better to align and collaborate from the start.
more → VentureBeat, Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
'AI Is Tearing Companies Apart': Writer AI CEO Slams Fortune 500 Leaders For Mismanaging Tech
May Habib, co-founder and CEO of Writer AI, delivered one of the bluntest assessments of corporate AI failures at the TED AI conference on Tuesday, revealing that nearly half of Fortune 500 executives believe artificial intelligence is actively damaging their organizations - and placing the blame squarely on leadership's shoulders.
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Gartner, Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
Gartner Forecasts Worldwide It Spending To Grow 9.8% In 2026, Exceeding $6 Trillion For The First Time
Worldwide IT spending is expected to total $6.08 trillion in 2026, an increase of 9.8% from 2025, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company.
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Security Boulevard, Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
Cybersecurity Awareness Month Is For Security Leaders, Too
Think you know all there is to know about cybersecurity? Guess again. Shadow AI is challenging security leaders with many of the same issues raised by other 'shadow' technologies. Only this time, it's evolving at breakneck speed.
more → CIODive, Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
5 CIO Trends To Watch In 2026: Gartner
IT executives will guide companies through the rollout of multiagent systems, AI-first development and purpose-built computing, the analyst firm expects.
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NEXTGOV/FCW, Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
Hard Lessons: A CIO's Playbook For Consolidation
Agencies are under increasing pressure to reorganize their operations. But done well, consolidation can bring economies of scale, better alignment and more agility.
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Security Brief, Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
Gartner Reveals Strategic Tech Trends Set To Redefine 2026
Gartner has revealed its list of top strategic technology trends that organisations should plan for in 2026, highlighting advancements in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud sovereignty, and data verification.
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InformationWeek, Monday, October 20th, 2025
Gartner: Disillusionment Around AI Presents a 'Hero Moment' for CIOs
Successfully incorporating AI into an organization to not only improve productivity but also deliver ROI is a tall order for CIOs -- and it's a mission that could be the most rewarding in their career, according to Gartner.
more → CIODIVE, Monday, October 20th, 2025
Climbing Costs, Skills Loss And Other AI Warnings For CIOs
Amid seismic change for IT leaders, enterprises need to curate survival kits to mitigate reliability and cost challenges, Gartner analysts said.
more → CIO, Monday, October 20th, 2025
7 IT Wins To Deliver Before The Year Ends
From AI foundations to improved customer experiences, CIOs are pushing vital 2025 projects across the finish line - and setting up their companies for further success in the year ahead.
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