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In 2025, IT leaders rushed to embed generative AI, yet only 15% saw earnings uplift, prompting a strategic reset for 2026. Executives now pledge to balance AI deployment with human intelligence, tightening technical debt and refining human‑AI operating models. Resolutions span boosting emotional intelligence, clarifying accountability for AI agents, and leveraging IoT to anticipate customer needs. Across sectors, the focus shifts from sheer automation to purposeful, ROI‑driven initiatives that respect both profit and people.
In 2025 software engineers grappled with rapid AI integration, facing skill erosion, cost‑heavy LLM infrastructure, and rising burnout as delivery pressures intensified. Gartner analysts warn that overreliance on AI tools can stunt core engineering capabilities, making upskilling a critical priority....
ServiceNow announced a $7.75 billion cash acquisition of Armis, a leader in cyber‑physical security and exposure management. The deal will merge Armis’s real‑time asset intelligence with ServiceNow’s AI‑driven workflow platform, creating an end‑to‑end security solution. ServiceNow’s security and risk business, already...
EY’s U.S. AI Pulse Survey of 500 decision‑makers shows firms are channeling AI‑driven productivity gains into further automation, research and talent development rather than cutting jobs. Nearly half of respondents are expanding AI capabilities, while only 17% report AI‑related headcount...
Amazon Web Services introduced AWS Transform Composability, a platform enabling partners to create AI-driven agents that automate mainframe‑to‑cloud migrations. The solution lets service providers encode industry‑specific knowledge—such as COBOL insurance claims or government records—into reusable, containerized agents hosted in Elastic...
Enterprises are still wrestling with fragmented data definitions and hidden logic that lock them into costly vendor ecosystems, according to a new survey of 100 senior IT leaders. Strategy Software’s three‑part podcast series, "Unifying Intelligence," breaks down why data consistency...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a draft Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Profile for Artificial Intelligence, linking AI‑specific risks to the widely adopted CSF. The profile organizes guidance into three focus areas—secure, defend and thwart—to help firms protect...
Gartner’s 2025 report crowns Microsoft and Google as the dominant AI vendors for enterprises. Microsoft’s broad partner and platform ecosystem gives it an edge in enterprise‑wide AI, while Google’s integrated agentic AI stack positions it as the company to beat...
Red Hat announced the acquisition of London‑based Chatterbox Labs, a firm specializing in AI model testing and generative‑AI guardrails. The deal, terms undisclosed, integrates automated risk assessment, safety testing, and governance tools into Red Hat’s expanding AI portfolio. Red Hat...
A Rimini Street survey of 4,300 C‑suite executives found that 46 % of CIOs rank AI adoption and automation as their top priority for the next five years. Executives also cite cybersecurity, compliance, and cost optimization as near‑term goals. However, ROI...
Red Hat announced the acquisition of London‑based AI risk‑management firm Chatterbox Labs, aiming to strengthen its AI governance and security portfolio. The terms were not disclosed, but the deal adds model testing and generative AI guardrails to Red Hat’s enterprise...