Info-Tech in the News

Brian Jackson, Principal Research Director, says that Meta’s absence from the new AI standards group highlights deep fragmentation in how vendors approach safety and interoperability. He urges CIOs to track which standards gain traction so they can plan for long-term compatibility.

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Technical Counselor Erik Avakian warns that exposed GitHub Action secrets provide attackers with a direct path into cloud environments. He encourages security teams to rotate tokens immediately, enforce least privilege, and monitor for misuse as automated pipelines expand risk.

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Advisory Fellow Scott Bickley believes IBM’s move to acquire Confluent reflects a race to control real-time data flows that power automation. He encourages CIOs to examine integration costs and long-term lock-in as streaming data becomes a core enterprise dependency.

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Brian Jackson, Principal Research Director, highlights that AI’s biggest gains come from reducing the cognitive load on workers, not flashy automation. He encourages CIOs to target use cases that remove friction in decision-making and improve the quality of everyday work.

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Research Director Frank Trovato argues that disaster recovery often fails because plans rely on assumptions that have never been tested under real conditions. He advises IT leaders to run frequent, high-pressure rehearsals and validate every dependency before a crisis hits.

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Advisory Fellow Scott Bickley notes that the federal software reform bill marks a major push to tighten oversight of licensing, spend, and vendor risk. He recommends that CIOs prepare for deeper audits, stronger inventory controls, and clearer accountability across software portfolios.

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Brian Jackson, Principal Research Director, says OpenAI’s lead on reasoning benchmarks reflects real progress but also highlights gaps between synthetic tests and enterprise performance. He urges CIOs to validate reasoning claims against their own data and workflows before scaling use.

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Yaz Palanichamy, Senior Advisory Analyst, says declining employee trust at SAP shows how restructuring without clear communication can damage culture and performance. He urges leaders to be transparent about intent, timelines, and impact so teams stay aligned through change.

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Advisory Fellow Scott Bickley states that the AI market correction shows enterprises are pulling back from hype and demanding clearer ROI and sustainable pricing. He urges CIOs to reassess vendor contracts, validate use cases, and slow rollouts until value is proven.

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