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Oracle may cut tens of thousands of jobs to keep its AI buildout alive. The scale of the financial pressure is staggering.
Read Gyana Swain’s reporting on what CIOs need to know now.
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#CIOOnlinenews #EnterpriseFinance #AIInfrastructure
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January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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The rush to adopt AI is blinding CIOs to a simple truth: your systems must be sound first.
See Shree Amujala’s playbook for responsible AI adoption.
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#FoundryExpert #ITStrategy #AIReadiness
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January 30, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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The next decade belongs to CIOs who design intelligence, not infrastructure.
Karthik Chakkarapani explains how intent-driven work will reshape the enterprise.
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#FoundryExpert #DigitalTransformation #AILeadership
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January 30, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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The job cuts would free up $8 billion to $10 billion in cash flow, TD Cowen said in a research report seen by CIO. Oracle is also weighing a sale of its health-care software unit, Cerner, which it acquired for $28.3 billion in 2022. www.cio.com/article/4125...
Oracle may slash up to 30,000 jobs to fund AI data-center expansion as US banks retreat
Oracle is considering workforce cuts and selling Cerner to alleviate financial pressure, warns investment bank TD Cowen.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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AI coding hype promises speed, but elite engineers are hitting real friction.
See Chengyu Zhang’s analysis before you make your next AI investment.
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#FoundryExpert #DeveloperVelocity #AIFailureModes
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January 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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AI adoption is stalling in most organizations, yet IT ops teams are already using it daily to cut real work time. Dotun Opasina explains why they are the pattern CIOs must follow.

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#FoundryExpert #AIAdoption #ITLeadership
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January 29, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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CIOs are facing a tough truth. The best résumés often fail in AI-driven environments. Aditi Batheja reveals what leaders should look for instead.

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#FoundryExpert #FutureOfWork #TechCareers
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January 29, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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Like most areas of business, data management strategies, techniques, and technologies are in constant flux. Here’s a look the current trends in data management, including what’s in and what’s out. www.cio.com/article/4117...
Data management trends: What’s in, what’s out
Top-notch data operations are essential for enhanced decision-making, operational efficiency, and fueling AI. Here’s how IT leaders are evolving their data management strategies to make the most of th...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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AI autoscaling should save money. Sunil Gentyala shows how attackers can flip it into a cash burn and uptime killer if the model is left exposed.
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#FoundryExpert #CloudSecurity #AIAttacks
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January 28, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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When AI turns codebases into Rube Goldberg machines, repair becomes impossible. Mike Wilkes says enterprises are losing foundational skills at the worst time.
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#FoundryExpert #EngineeringExcellence #AIImpact
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January 28, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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Manual analysis cannot keep pace with today’s sprawling tech stacks. Kashif Syed details why AI has become the new requirement for precision in M&A.

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#FoundryExpert #DigitalTransformation #MALeadership
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January 28, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Developers love AI assistants. CIOs love the productivity. But speed without structure invites hidden risk. Rodrigo Madanes explains what’s at stake.

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#FoundryExpert #SoftwareEngineering #AIPolicy
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January 28, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Drowning in CVE alerts? Chainguard’s John Osborne breaks down why rebuilding open source components from source can cut noise and boost trust in your supply chain.

Thanks to John and the Chainguard team for appearing on DEMO!
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January 28, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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Cancer care is shifting rapidly as AI and theranostics are transforming how doctors diagnose and treat the disease. Keith Shaw speaks with Douglas Meijer and Dr. Brandon Mancini about the technology driving this new era.

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#TodayinTech
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January 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Andy Markus, the company’s chief data and AI officer, says full commitment to agentic AI is the key to move AI from the information economy into the action economy. “There’s not a single person across AT&T that’s not impacted by this,” Markus says.

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AT&T is all-in on agentic AI
The telecom giant sees AI agents as the key to unlock value for its business and customers.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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If you are waiting for regulatory clarity, you are already behind. The leaders in 2026 will govern first and adapt later.
Arti Deshpande, Robert Stines and Mike Vaughan explain why delay is dangerous.

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#FoundryExpert
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January 27, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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AI cannot modernize the mainframe if developers lack confidence and skills. The gaps are already slowing enterprise progress.
Richard Baird shows why mainframe teams need an AI‑ready skill set now.

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#FoundryExpert
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January 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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A single bug can stall operations and expose hidden costs leaders never planned for.
Oreoluwa Adesanya explains why code quality should sit on every C‑suite agenda.

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January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Everyone is deploying AI. Few are making improving decisions. That gap is where competitive advantage is born.
James Calvert explains what CIOs must fix in 2026.

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#FoundryExpert #EnterpriseAI #CIOInsights
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January 27, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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Long-term planning alone cannot keep up anymore. Execution speed now defines strategy.

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#FoundryExpert #AgileEnterprise #CIOLeadership
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January 23, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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If your CDIO strategy stops at cloud and AI, it’s incomplete.

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#FoundryExpert #LeadershipStrategy #TechAndTalent
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January 23, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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If inventory accuracy still requires shutdowns, your ERP assumptions are failing you.

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#FoundryExpert #DigitalManufacturing #SupplyChainTech
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January 23, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Work from office or else? IT leaders may be underestimating the fallout.
Mandates are accelerating but experts warn they risk top talent, morale, and results.
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#CIOOnlineNews #FutureOfWork #ITLeadership
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January 23, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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What happens when AI meets distribution at national scale?
CIO Tim Walter breaks it down with Lucas Mearian from Foundry’s CIO100 Symposium. From RFP automation to demand forecasting, this is AI with impact.
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#CIOLeadershipLive #CIOInsights
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January 23, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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With talent markets tight and high-potential employee retention on the line, building a successful career development strategy can be a difference maker for IT organizations. But like many strategic moves, it is more complicated than it appears on the surface. www.cio.com/article/4121...
The secret to a successful IT career development strategy
Building a career development strategy in your organization retains talent and boosts productivity. And it starts with one simple act.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:49 PM