Cloud Costs, Cyberthreats Stall AI Gains for CIOs

Yamini Kalra • December 11, 2025

AI innovation advanced rapidly in 2025, but CIOs saw diminishing returns with rising cloud costs and cybersecurity risks. The expansion of AI-as-a-service offerings introduced complexity that many organizations were unprepared for, says Soyeb Barot, distinguished vice president analyst at Gartner.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Harmonizing EU's Expanding Cybersecurity Regulations

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Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Rethinking the CIO-CISO Dynamic in the Age of AI

Jennifer Lawinski • December 5, 2025

Organizations are beginning to reimagine how leadership roles should be structured, aligned and empowered as they grapple with regulatory pressures, the unpredictable nature of AI systems, and the need for operational resilience in an increasingly uncertain business climate.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

AI's Closed Loops Are Tightening - Can Startups Thrive?

Yamini Kalra • December 5, 2025

Microsoft, Nvidia and Anthropic just formed the latest closed-loop artificial intelligence partnership, tying cloud, hardware and models into a single circuit. While it signals consolidation at the top, founders say it's also creating a surprising tailwind for domain-focused AI startups.

Business Transformation

In 2026, Should Banks Aim Beyond AI?

Vijay Narayanan • December 4, 2025

The year 2026 is expected to mark a major shift in how the BFSI sector uses artificial intelligence. Generative AI will not only permeate customer journeys but also revamp internal operations, setting new benchmarks for speed, intelligence and operational efficiency.

Data Protection Bill

How Enterprises Can Navigate Privacy With Clarity

Sandhya Michu • December 3, 2025

Enterprises often misjudge the maturity of their personal data protection efforts, mistaking basic compliance measures for genuine protection. Effective data protection requires treating it as a business practice that drives trust, not merely a regulatory obligation.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Scaling AI From Copilots to Agentic Workflows

Brian Pereira • December 2, 2025

Organizations are adopting agentic artificial intelligence as the next phase of AI. Kim Basile, CIO of Kyndryl, explains how organizations can prepare teams to work with agentic AI, emphasizing culture, training and governance as the crucial drivers of AI readiness and adoption.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

AWS: Shifting From Cloud-Based Apps to an Agentic AI Cloud

Rahul Neel Mani • December 2, 2025

For two decades, AWS has been the undisputed leader in cloud computing, but listening to AWS CEO Matt Garman at the re:Invent 2025 conference, the future isn't in the infrastructure layer. Garman envisions a fundamental shift from applications in the cloud to a cloud of autonomous AI agents.

Cloud Computing

AWS Unveils Full-Stack Windows Modernization at re:Invent

Rahul Neel Mani • December 1, 2025

AWS announced major updates to its new AI-driven modernization platform, AWS Transform, to help enterprises reduce technical debt and speed up cloud adoption across mainframe, VMware, Windows and proprietary legacy workloads.

CXO / IT Leadership

How Healthcare CIOs Can Lead India's DPDP Compliance Journey

Sandhya Michu • December 1, 2025

Far from being a technology update, India's DPDP Rules, 2025, are emerging as an opportunity for healthcare organizations to build maturity, discipline and traceability into its patient data governance processes, says Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, CTO at Asia Healthcare Holdings.

CXO / IT Leadership

AI Is a Strategic Partner in the Modern Enterprise

Matthew Perry • November 28, 2025

AI adoption accelerated as enterprises sought tools that strengthened human productivity. Sherry Martin and John Whittaker of EY outline why AI operates as an assistant - not a replacement - and why organizations need to recalibrate workforce strategies to ensure confidence, trust and adoption.

CXO / IT Leadership

Are Organizations Overinvesting in an AI Bubble? Part 2

Brian Pereira • November 28, 2025

Despite spending on gen AI and the rapid adoption of agentic AI, most enterprises are still failing to achieve measurable ROI. Part 2 of this article outlines the strategic, operational and data challenges holding organizations back - and what leaders must do to turn AI investments into real value.

Events

AI-First Cybersecurity: A Biotech CISO's Measured Approach

Matthew Perry • November 28, 2025

AI is transforming cybersecurity workflows, from threat modeling to vulnerability prioritization, said Bill Chen, CISO at Natera, underlining the need for cautious implementation, especially in mission-critical sectors such as healthcare.

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

Ransomware Reshaping Cyber as National Security Priority

Akshaya Asokan • November 27, 2025

Ongoing, high-profile ransomware attacks against Britain and the United States have transformed cybersecurity into a national security priority, Anne Neuberger, the former White House deputy national security adviser for cyber, said at a Wednesday event in London.