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Tuesday’s Briefing · October 21

CIO, Friday, October 17th, 2025

AI Pushes CIOs To Redefine IT Roles For The Future

From software engineering to customer service, AI is altering how IT work gets done. IT leaders must emphasize training, mentorship, and transparency to ensure their talent remains and transforms. more →

AI Pushes CIOs To Redefine IT Roles For The Future

InformationWeek, Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

Here's What CIOs Told Me They Need To Learn About AI

I asked my CIO contacts for some quick email input on the urgent AI topics they need to learn about. Their response? Let's meet on Zoom to talk it out. Here are their candid insights on the complexity, risks, and rewards of AI. more →

Here's What CIOs Told Me They Need To Learn About AI

Security Boulevard, Monday, October 13th, 2025

Security Misconfigurations: The Future Disaster That's Staring You In The Face

Sometimes the biggest cybersecurity weaknesses are the ones that hide in plain sight, where nobody bothers to look for them. One of the most underestimated and dangerous is the humble IP conditional access policy that network security teams use to limit network access to certain IP address ranges. more →

Security Misconfigurations: The Future Disaster That's Staring You In The Face

Security Boulevard, Thursday, October 16th, 2025

The Impact Of AI On Authentication

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just a buzzword; it's a transformative force reshaping industries and redefining how we interact with technology. One of the most significant areas where AI is making its presence felt is in the realm of authentication. more →

The Impact Of AI On Authentication

Upcoming Event · Wed, Sep 30 · 11:00am

The Gartner 2026 CEO Technology Agenda: How AI Drives Growth, Leadership Moves Beyond the CIO

This webinar explores what CEOs expect AI to deliver across technology, finance, HR, operations, and other functions, where confidence gaps remain, and how success is being measured. Attendees will gain practical insights into how CxOs can translate AI investments into business outcomes, operate in a distributed leadership model, and meet rising CEO expectations. more →

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The Gartner 2026 CEO Technology Agenda: How AI Drives Growth, Leadership Moves Beyond the CIO (Sept. 30th)

Tech Field Day, Friday, October 17th, 2025

The Evolution Of Cloud At Cloud Field Day 24

We're excited to see the future and evolution of Cloud as Cloud Field Day returns to San Francisco on October 22nd and 23rd. You can tune in and watch live on the Tech Field Day website, on LinkedIn, or on our sister site Techstrong TV. more →

The Evolution Of Cloud At Cloud Field Day 24

Tech Field Day, Monday, October 13th, 2025

Bringing Agentic AI Applications To Market With Brad Shimmin Of The Futurum Group

From the very first episode of this podcast back in 2020, we've been focused on practical applications for AI technology, and we're starting to see these come to market with agentic tools. This episode of Utilizing Tech features Brad Shimmin, VP and Practice Lead for Data and Analytics at The Futurum Group discussing the ways AI is gaining autonomy with hosts Frederic Van Haren of HighFens and Stephen Foskett, organizer of AI Field Day. more →

Bringing Agentic AI Applications To Market With Brad Shimmin Of The Futurum Group

Contact Center Pipeline, Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

The Case For Voice IVR

For your customers, working their way through your voice, mobile, and web services to find what they are looking for is cognitively a lot like asking for directions. You know where you want to go, but you are at the mercy of another individual to get you there. more →

The Case For Voice IVR

CrowdStrike, Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

Windows 10 End Of Support: How To Stay Protected

Today marks a significant milestone in the technology landscape. As of October 14, 2025, Microsoft has officially ended support for non-LTSC releases of Windows 10, concluding one of the most widely adopted operating systems in history. more →

Windows 10 End Of Support: How To Stay Protected

Upcoming Event · Tue, Sep 22 · 1:00pm

Trustworthy AI in the Cloud: Observability as a Control System

This session explores why observability is emerging as a foundational capability for trustworthy AI. Rather than focusing solely on infrastructure health, modern observability provides the transparency and context needed to understand how AI systems behave, why they produce specific outcomes, and whether they continue to perform as intended over time. more →

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Trustworthy AI in the Cloud: Observability as a Control System (Sept. 22nd)

IBM, Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

Introducing CUGA: The Enterprise-Ready Configurable Generalist Agent

Imagine you've built an AI agent that performs beautifully in sandbox demos. But once it hits production, things unravel - it misuses tools, skips critical steps, and fails silently when faced with real-world complexity. Debugging becomes a nightmare, and scaling across domains feels like reinventing the wheel every time. more →

Introducing CUGA: The Enterprise-Ready Configurable Generalist Agent

Microsoft, Monday, October 13th, 2025

Microsoft AI Announces First Image Generator Created In-House

Microsoft AI just announced its first text-to-image generator, MAI-Image-1, designed and developed in-house. The tech giant, which recently announced its first in-house Microsoft AI models, called the new image generator 'the next step on our journey.' more →

Microsoft AI Announces First Image Generator Created In-House

RSA, Monday, October 13th, 2025

The Case For Identity-Centric Risk Reduction

In today's cybersecurity landscape, identity is the new perimeter-and it's also the new battleground. As organizations expand their digital footprint across cloud environments, hybrid infrastructures, and remote workforces, the challenge of managing who has access to what has never been more critical. more →

The Case For Identity-Centric Risk Reduction