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The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) brings technical and business acumen to organization to align technology-related decisions with the company's future. Most times they are responsible for recommending a company's overall technology direction.
On the technical front, the CTO is responsible for setting the technology innovation trends and determining how this is applied to the business. They are also responsible for being a liaison and a two-way link between research, innovation teams, and development teams. On the business front, the CTO is responsible for applying technology macro trends to meet regulatory requirements, achieve operational efficiency, create new innovation models, and identify the new risks that are created by adding these new technologies to the mix. They also make recommendations to the C-suite, CIO in particular, on where in IT enterprises should invest in the future..
The CTO is responsible for spearheading and evangelizing the company's technology strategy to C-suite, employees, board, partners, and investors.
Google Cloud Next 2024 has come and gone, but the buzz around Google's ambitious AI-driven security strategy is just getting started. With the unveiling of Gemini 1.5 Pro and a slew of new security features, Google is making a bold play to revolutionize the cybersecurity landscape. But what does this mean for customers, partners, and the industry at large?
Two questions have haunted me for two decades: first, can we really address security without addressing networks? Second, are observability and security like oil and water? We are seeing a convergence of network, security, and observability—fueled by AI.
Enterprises need to focus on data lakehouse strategies in 2024 to properly take advantage of generative AI; model architecture will be critical to managing large and small models; fine tuning is more difficult than you'd think; and CXOs were weary of database vendors glomming on to genAI hype.
Generative AI and automation will mean low-code coding platforms will become strategic for enterprise transformation efforts. By 2025, Constellation Research estimates more than two-thirds of enterprises will have a standardized low-code tool in house.
The supply chain management company has spent about $1 billion on three acquisitions since the fourth quarter of 2023.
During Nvidia GTC 2024, Cornel Amariei, CEO of .Lumen walked through a headset for the visually impaired that will scale better than a guide dog using sensors and AI technologies that are used in cars.