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Infrastructure is critical again: Here's what it means for every CIO

I have spent the better part of three decades advising CIOs of multinational corporations and public sector organizations with some of the world's most complex enterprise technology environments. I have watched enterprises navigate the internet era, the cloud era and the mobility era. Each wave changed how IT leaders think about infrastructure, but what's happening right now is different - more consequential, and more urgent than anything I've seen before.

July 1, 2026
Global

Technology Solutions

Keeping your network running isn't enough anymore

Most managed network services are designed to support business operations by keeping your infrastructure steady - always available and compliant with SLAs.

July 1, 2026
Global

Network

Banking looks beyond pilot projects to turn AI into business impact

Are you leading or lagging in AI? It's a complicated question, and in banking and financial services, the answer is beginning to determine real competitive advantage.

July 1, 2026
Global

Data & Artificial Intelligence

Why insurers' AI ambitions are exposing the cloud execution gap

AI makes it possible for insurance claims adjusters to instantly access every relevant policy detail. Fraud analysts can spot suspicious patterns in real time, and customers can receive personalized answers to complex questions about their cover in seconds rather than days.

July 1, 2026
Global

Cloud

Enterprise WAN: Your applications are finally calling the shots

In all your time running a WAN, how much of it have you truly controlled - not just managed or configured?

June 26, 2026
Global

Technology Solutions

8 ways to improve your enterprise knowledge strategy for AI

When your AI initiatives, whether copilots or more advanced agentic systems, fail to make a business impact, it's easy to assume there's a problem with your data - especially when you've invested heavily in data lakes, platforms, warehouses and dashboards.

June 18, 2026
Global

Data & Artificial Intelligence

Building agile supply chains in a volatile world: 5 key learnings

Does it feel like your operations team is doing nothing but firefighting? Delayed shipments because of port disruptions, spiking costs thanks to inflation, key suppliers suddenly going offline due to new regulations - all while your customers demand faster delivery and full transparency.

June 16, 2026
Global

Data & Artificial Intelligence Innovation Technology Solutions

DeFi 2.0: The Next Wave of Decentralized Financial Products

DeFi tools are now ready for the institutional and corporate world. What is missing is not technology, but the middle layer that translates decentralized innovation into the language of corporate governance, institutional custody, and regulatory compliance.

June 5, 2026
Global

Banking and Financial Services

Retail media: The $100 billion growth engine retailers can't afford to ignore

On the surface, your local store hasn't changed much: the same aisles, the same shelves and the same products stacked in familiar ways. But look a little closer, and some key differences emerge.

June 3, 2026
Global

Data & Artificial Intelligence Cloud Innovation Technology Solutions

From software-defined to AI-native: Automotive's next operating model

Over the past several years, most original equipment manufacturers and suppliers have explored AI through pilot projects, proofs of concept and isolated use cases. That phase is largely complete. The question is now whether leaders in the automotive industry are applying AI in ways that change how the business actually runs.

June 2, 2026
Global

Data & Artificial Intelligence

Why slow AI adoption is more expensive in manufacturing

In some industries, you can afford to test at the edges, and it can be best practice. In manufacturing, you can't, and it isn't.

June 1, 2026
Global

Data & Artificial Intelligence

Your network is now at the center of the AI conversation

Your AI pilot works perfectly: The model performs as expected, and the business case makes sense. So, you decide to scale it up throughout your organization - and that's when things start to unravel. Latency creeps in, data transfers slow to a crawl and your security team sounds the alarm.

May 26, 2026
Global

Network