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5 things CIOs must do as sovereignty becomes a design constraint

As the global landscape becomes more fragmented, CIOs are redefining sourcing, architecture, and control.

By Pat Brans

Jun 17, 20269 mins

C-SuiteCIOCloud Management

Recent news & fresh reads

From RAG to ontology: Databricks bets on context as the key to trusted AI agents

Genie Ontology aims to unify business definitions across systems, but analysts say data quality and governance will make or break adoption.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jun 17, 2026 7 mins

Artificial IntelligenceData GovernanceData Management

Flash pricing — the elephant in the room for enterprise storage

The all-flash storage dream is dead. AI datasets and supply chain chaos have shattered the pricing myth, proving that you still need cheap HDDs to scale.

By Ken Claffey

Jun 17, 2026 4 mins

Enterprise StorageFlash StorageTechnology Industry

Who owns the control plane? Google Cloud Next 2026 and the real contest in agentic AI

The AI race isn’t about models anymore — it’s about who controls the data context. To avoid massive vendor lock-in, you need to own your system's ontology.

By Dion Eusepi

Jun 17, 2026 13 mins

Enterprise ArchitectureGoogle Cloud NextGoogle Cloud Platform

Microsoft says you don’t need another email security tool; experts say, not so fast

New benchmark claims Microsoft Defender catches nearly all malicious email on its own, with integrated third-party tools improving detections by less than 1%, but security experts say these numbers may oversimplify the real risk.

By Taryn Plumb

Jun 16, 2026 6 mins

Communications SecurityEmail SecurityMicrosoft

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

SpaceX’s planned $60 billion deal for Cursor raises questions for CIOs

Analysts differ on the likely impact, some arguing that the deal gives Cursor the compute expansion it needs, while others worry that Cursor’s trustworthiness could be threatened.

By Evan Schuman

Jun 16, 2026 7 mins

Artificial IntelligenceDevelopment ToolsMergers and Acquisitions

AI found 2,000 vulnerabilities in 7 weeks. We've patched almost none of them

AI is finding and exploiting security bugs so fast that our usual patching and defense methods just can't keep up anymore.

By Hal Lonas

Jun 16, 2026 6 mins

Identity and Access ManagementSecurity SoftwareThreat and Vulnerability Management

Beyond the ERP system: The autonomous value chain

No amount of continuous improvement can save legacy ERP systems that rely on humans acting as middleware to shuffle data and spreadsheets.

By Jason Brady

Jun 16, 2026 9 mins

Enterprise ApplicationsIT LeadershipProcess Improvement

A personal journey to the next era of 10X

We're moving past simple AI coding into a world where anyone can turn an idea into an app just by describing it conversationally.

By Burley Kawasaki

Jun 16, 2026 8 mins

Artificial IntelligenceEmerging TechnologyInnovation

Anthropic’s new privacy policy offers US consumers a way around the Fable ban

A policy provision for scanning customers’ identity documents could enable Anthropic to distinguish between foreign and domestic users of its most powerful AI model.

By Peter Sayer

Jun 16, 2026 3 mins

Artificial IntelligenceGovernmentLaws and Regulations

PE value creation now depends on technology capability

Tech is no longer just the plumbing for businesses; private equity firms now look at digital capability and AI to directly drive value and boost exit prices.

By Rebecca Fox

Jun 16, 2026 9 mins

IT StrategyMarketsTechnology Industry

Salesforce buying agentic AI firm Fin for $3.6 billion

Analysts debate whether the deal, slated to close by early next year, will accelerate the Salesforce product timeline or just confuse it.

By Evan Schuman

Jun 15, 2026 7 mins

Artificial IntelligenceMergers and AcquisitionsSalesforce

Next CIO Awards announces inaugural US honorees recognizing the rising generation of IT leaders

CIO.com celebrates 14 emerging IT executives for innovation, leadership, and business impact.

By CIO staff

Jun 15, 2026 3 mins

CIO 100Digital Leader AwardEvents

Enterprise Spotlight: Rethinking cloud strategy in the age of AI

Digital Edition

Cloud computing has reached a crossroads. The high cost and data sensitivity of AI workloads are raising the appeal of private clouds, even as neoclouds and sovereign clouds shake up the cloud provider landscape. Download the June 2026 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight and learn how to navigate the latest cloud strategy developments.

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