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Model Context Protocol is going stateless to make scaling simpler

The updated protocol will simplify how enterprises deploy and scale MCP-based AI applications in the cloud, but developers relying on deprecated capabilities will need to plan for architectural changes over the coming year.

By Anirban Ghoshal

24 Jul 20265 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingDevelopment Tools

Getting a grip on shadow tokens and AI blowouts

By Apu Pavithran

24 Jul 20267 mins

Artificial IntelligenceBudgetingDevelopment Tools

Atos launches sovereign cloud service to power comeback

By Maxwell Cooter

24 Jul 20262 mins

Cloud Computing

Why I changed how I pitch AI: It’s no longer about saving money, but managing tokens and adoption

By Enrique Camacho

24 Jul 20268 mins

Artificial IntelligenceDigital TransformationIT Strategy

Google CEO distracts from Gemini 3.5 Pro delay with talk of Gemini 4 and monthly releases

By Anirban Ghoshal

23 Jul 20263 mins

Artificial IntelligenceGoogleVendors and Providers

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OpenAI Presence raises new questions about enterprise automation and jobs

OpenAI says Presence resolved 75% of inbound support issues in its own deployment, but analysts say fragmented enterprise systems could limit automation, with slower hiring more likely than immediate job cuts.

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

23 Jul 2026 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence

How to navigate the AI talent wars

In managing this novel type of IT talent gap, balancing protection with velocity is key.

By Francis Brero

23 Jul 2026 6 mins

HiringIT Skills and TrainingTechnology Industry

The new value architecture of the AI-native SaaS era

As AI transforms SaaS, software success is shifting from seat-based access to credit-centric metrics that track actual work performed.

By Malinda Gentry and Harvind Raman

23 Jul 2026 9 mins

BudgetingPricingSaaS

Stop asking AI nicely: Here’s how to get work-ready results every time

Advanced prompting techniques like Chain-of-Thought and ReAct transform basic AI into reliable, enterprise-ready systems.

By Archana Choudhary

23 Jul 2026 5 mins

Artificial IntelligenceEnterprise Applications

Events and Awards UK: New for 2023

By Romy Tuin

11 Jan 2023

CIOCIO 100

7 CRM trends for 2026: AI brings decisive action to customer workflows

Agentic AI continues to accelerate the evolution of customer relationship management (CRM) into a more decisive, action-oriented solution, with subsequent workforce, budgeting, and business process impacts CIOs must account for.

By Neal Weinberg

23 Jul 2026 9 mins

CRM SystemsIT StrategyTechnology Industry

Principles every enterprise must test before the attack arrives

True cyber resilience requires independent backups, board-aligned recovery plans and stress-testing for total, destructive blackout scenarios.

By Tony Colon

23 Jul 2026 7 mins

Business ContinuityData and Information SecuritySecurity

Smaller, smarter, safer: How to build agentic AI on the right foundation

At the CIO 100 Leadership Live New York event last week, Zoho’s head of sales and account management walked through lessons the software provider has learned about deploying effective agentic AI.

By Thor Olavsrud

23 Jul 2026 8 mins

CIO 100CIO Leadership LiveDigital Transformation

AI success requires a full-stack CIO

Today’s IT leaders must be masters of everything from the boardroom to the command line to help reinvent their organizations with AI. Former Colonial Pipeline CIO Afshean Talasaz knows how.

By Dan Roberts

23 Jul 2026 10 mins

CIODigital TransformationIT Strategy

Sovereign AI has become the public-sector CIO's control problem

As governments embed AI into services, sovereignty shifts from training native models to public CIO control over data, vendor dependency, audits and continuity.

By Collin Hogue-Spears

23 Jul 2026 8 mins

GovernmentGovernment ITMarkets

Monday.com cuts 20% of its workforce to restructure for the AI era

The company says the move isn't about margins, but about creating a flatter organization built around AI agents, autonomous teams, and deeper customer engagement.

By Taryn Plumb

23 Jul 2026 7 mins

Artificial IntelligenceSoftware ProvidersTechnology Industry

Oracle’s July update fixes ten 10.0 vulnerabilities in Fusion Middleware

The record number of fixes in this quarter’s Critical Patch Update cover 32 product families.

By Gyana Swain

22 Jul 2026 6 mins

DatabasesOracle DatabaseRelational Databases

Oracle expands Cloud@Customer with new database service for mid-sized workloads

Base Database Cloud@Customer could help regulated enterprises modernize databases and deploy AI closer to sensitive data, although its appeal is likely to remain strongest among existing Oracle customers, analysts say.

By Anirban Ghoshal

22 Jul 2026 5 mins

Cloud ComputingDatabasesHybrid Cloud

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Spotlight: Setting the 2026 IT agenda

Articles Buyer’s Guide

Our annual State of the CIO Survey, now in its 25th year, highlights the ongoing evolution of the CIO role from IT operator to strategic business leader. The data is brought to life in conversations with IT leaders about their experience shaping enterprise strategy, enabling business growth, and leading cultural change. State of the CIO illuminates key areas of business and technology investment and this focus provides an ideal opportunity for sponsors to align with the opportunities highlighted by the research.

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The thing I want to get right over the next three years is that cultural shift. If I deliver nothing else other than the organisation understanding the potential of digital, then I’ll be super happy.

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