CIO First Look
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February 08, 2025
10 skills and traits of successful digital leaders
Digital leaders must balance business acumen with a deep understanding of ever-changing technologies â and possess the unique blend of abilities necessary to lead, transform, and innovate.
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In this issue, we explore the emerging field of agentic AI, which brings more autonomy to IT-managed systems â with both promise and peril.
CIOs are bullish on AI agents. IT employees? Not so much.
ITâs opinion on the promise of agentic AI is divided, with leaders seeing agents as core to business operations in the near future and IT pros â who will deploy them â much more skeptical.
Honeywell transforms with gen AI
With a data strategy fully in place, the multinational conglomerate now seeks to streamline end-to-end processes and reduce employee admin tasks with gen AI.
Will the end of Windows 10 accelerate CIO interest in AI PCs?
The potential cloud savings and security proposition of local AI could have appeal, but CIOs warn of lock-in and lack of incremental improvements, instead advising a trial fleet before diving in.
Under increasing pressure, how can CIOs convince CFOs to invest in AI?
AI projects offer immense potential for business, but selecting the right ones to implement can be tricky, especially given the lack of reliable benchmarks for measuring ROI.
