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35 essential book recommendations by and for IT leaders

From discovering the spiritual side of leadership, to unlocking a productive team, to understanding and explaining AI, IT leaders share the books that got them thinking and thriving.

By Christina Wood

Sep 18, 202526 mins

CareersIT Leadership

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IT operations career paths in the age of AI

Forget the old IT ladder — AI is speeding up careers for those ready to adapt, blending tech know-how with strategy and people skills.

By Sean Heuer

Sep 18, 2025 7 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCareersStaff Management

Agentic AI helps AUM Biotech punch above its weight

The small biotechnology startup is leveraging Salesforce Agentforce and AI agents to help it stay on top of leads, and support customers round the clock and around the world.

By Thor Olavsrud

Sep 18, 2025 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceScience IndustryStartups

The talent blueprint for getting AI agents to production

Cool demos aren’t enough — your team needs ML chops and context skills to actually get AI agents into production.

By Alex Salazar

Sep 18, 2025 13 mins

Artificial IntelligenceIT LeadershipStaff Management

The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of the year (so far)

2025 is seeing strong acquisition activity among enterprise technology vendors, with AI a key consideration.

By Peter Sayer

Sep 17, 2025 11 mins

Mergers and AcquisitionsTechnology Industry

2025 CIO Hall of Fame honorees

Meet the CIOs enshrined in the CIO Hall of Fame — from the Class of 1997 to the Class of 2025.

By CIO US Events

Mar 25, 2025 12 mins

CIOCIO 100Technology Industry

SAP: Latest news and insights

Here’s what you need to know about the enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor’s latest product and company news.

By CIO staff

Sep 17, 2025 22 mins

ERP SystemsSAPTechnology Industry

Workday buys Sana to address the ‘era of superintelligence for work’

By acquiring the Swedish artificial intelligence company and integrating its technology into its existing people management software, Workday aims to "create the work experience of the future," a scenario of human employees empowered as never before by AI agents.

By Esther Macías and Anirban Ghoshal

Sep 17, 2025 5 mins

Mergers and AcquisitionsMicrosoftWorkday

SAP user group calls for licensing clarity

The German-speaking SAP user group’s annual conference focuses on navigating the challenges of cloud migration despite convoluted SAP licensing policies.

By Lynn Greiner

Sep 17, 2025 5 mins

Cloud ComputingSAPSoftware Licensing

How software architects and project managers can leverage agentic AI

AI agents aren’t just for coding — now they’re helping architects and project managers vibe faster with smarter designs and plans.

By Derek Ashmore

Sep 17, 2025 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceDeveloperEnterprise Architecture

Quantum computing is coming for your data. Here’s how to stay secure

Your encryption is already obsolete. Quantum will crack it — unless you move now to post-quantum security.

By Ed Fox

Sep 17, 2025 5 mins

Data and Information SecurityEncryptionQuantum Computing

Why human-in-the-loop is the only path to trustworthy AI in CPG R&D

The future of food reformulation and the crisis no one talks about.

By Kumar Srivastava

Sep 17, 2025 9 mins

Artificial IntelligenceManufacturing IndustryRegulation

How International is building AI into a 200-year-old culture of transformation

Chief digital and information officer Robert Oh discusses the truck and engine manufacturer’s four-pillar digital strategy, 2030 vision for a digital enabled business, and driving stakeholder engagement across the $11 billion business.

By Martha Heller

Sep 17, 2025 7 mins

Automotive IndustryCIODigital Transformation

Microsoft and Workday collaborate to manage agentic AI workers

With an ID from Microsoft and a records in Workday, AI agents will be able to securely interoperate with each other and with their human coworkers.

By Lynn Greiner

Sep 16, 2025 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceMicrosoftWorkday

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Spotlight: IT careers in the AI era

Articles Buyer’s Guide

AI is not only changing the world at large, it’s radically changing the professional worlds of all IT workers – from developers and SOC analysts, to helpdesk staff, I&O teams, enterprise architects, and CIOs. What new skills and knowledge will you need to thrive in the age of AI? What new roles are emerging to support your organization’s AI efforts and IT strategy? In this special report, you’ll learn how to capture the opportunities for growth and innovation that AI affords and find success as you take your own career in a new direction.

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