Will 2026 Be the Year of Data Center Restructuring?
Edge computing is accelerating, prompting a shift from centralized data centers to distributed micro data centers at the edge. Grand View Research forecasts the U.S. edge‑computing market to hit $327.79 billion by 2033, growing at a 33 % CAGR. This restructuring creates challenges around IoT standardization, container consistency, and zero‑trust security, with zero‑trust spending expected to reach $4.18 billion by 2030. Enterprises must adopt new asset deployment and governance models to manage an amorphous, multi‑cloud, edge‑spanning infrastructure.
InformationWeek Podcast: Reengineering Your Supply Chain to Be Resilient
InformationWeek’s March 3 2026 podcast examined how companies can reengineer supply chains for resilience using AI and emerging technologies. CTO Lee Rossey of SimSpace and Zimana Analytics CEO Pierre DeBois discussed predictive analytics, digital twins, and strategic automation as key tools. They highlighted...
InformationWeek Podcast: Reengineering Your Supply Chain to Be Resilient
The InformationWeek podcast episode focuses on re‑engineering supply‑chain resilience for data‑center operators and cyber‑security firms. Host Xiao Pierre Ruth interviews Lee Rossi, CTO of Simspace, and Pierre Deoce, CEO of Zimmana Analytics, to explore how organizations can safeguard operations against...
Kill Your ITIL: Why CIOs Are Abandoning Traditional Service Management
CIOs are moving away from the traditional ITIL framework as its ticket‑centric processes hinder rapid software delivery. Leaders cite the need to eliminate decision‑making latency, replacing legacy service desks with AI‑driven orchestration layers that automatically resolve routine issues. The shift...
How Boston Is Transforming Its Outdated 311 System
Boston is overhauling its legacy 311 non‑emergency service platform, replacing the 2008 CRM with a cloud‑based, low‑code solution from Creatio and implementation partner Keen360. The new system already tracks informational calls, which represent over half of request volume, and aims...
How AI Can Build Organizational Agility
Enterprise leaders facing 2026 economic uncertainty are turning to AI to boost organizational agility. Personiv’s 2025 Executive Outlook Pulse Survey shows 76% of public firms and 45% of private firms already use AI, especially in finance functions like payroll and...
State of AI: Widely Used for Planning -- Drives the Business at Just 25% of Firms
AI adoption remains uneven, with only a quarter of surveyed firms naming AI as a primary driver of business strategy by the end of 2025, though that share more than doubled from early 2025. Fifty‑five percent say AI influences strategic...
From Pilot Purgatory to Productive Failure: Fixing AI's Broken Learning Loop
AI pilots frequently stall between proof‑of‑concept and production, often due to outdated quarterly KPIs, governance vacuums, and slow feedback loops. Executives argue that linear metrics clash with AI’s dynamic nature, causing drift and delayed corrective action. To close the gap,...
Simplified Security Vs. Concentrated Risk: What CIOs Should Learn From Google’s Wiz Deal
The European Commission has given unconditional approval to Google’s $32 billion acquisition of cloud‑security specialist Wiz, clearing the final regulatory hurdle for the sector’s largest deal. The purchase signals a broader industry move toward embedding security directly into hyperscaler infrastructure and...
Industrial AI: Essential Strategies for Transformation
Claudio Fayad outlines three core strategies for industrial AI adoption: modernize legacy automation without halting production, fuse IT and OT functions to create a unified data pipeline, and implement a robust data‑fabric to centralize real‑time information. By layering AI on...