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From IT Steward to Strategic Visionary: The Evolving Role of the CIO

Futurum’s CIO Insights focuses on the evolving role of CIOs as strategic leaders in today’s technology-driven landscape. CIOs are no longer IT stewards but key drivers of innovation, business transformation, and AI integration. They face challenges like scaling AI, managing hybrid cloud environments, and ensuring security amidst growing cyber threats. Futurum provides actionable insights on aligning AI strategies with business goals, optimizing IT ecosystems, and future-proofing technology stacks. Key 2024 issues include balancing public-private cloud transitions, leveraging AI for differentiation, and fostering cybersecurity resilience. Futurum’s research offers strategic guidance to help CIOs effectively lead innovation and navigate digital complexities.

When working on strategy, product, marketing, and sales initiatives, consider intelligence from our expert analysts – planned deliverables for 2025 include:

  • Quarterly CIO Insight surveys (4 per year)
  • Monthly CIO Pulse Reports (12 per year)
  • Private vs. Public: Shifting Workloads Redefine the Cloud Narrative (updated once per year)
  • Enterprise AI Strategy for the CIO: What’s Working (updated once per year)
  • CIO as Innovation Leader: The State of the Role (updated once per year)
  • Inquiry Sessions (ongoing) – one-on-one time with our expert analysts to explore your challenges and opportunities

The Latest Insights On Digital Leadership & CIO

Impact of AI & Cybersecurity on Tech Giants — A Recap from The CIO Pulse Report

Impact of AI & Cybersecurity on Tech Giants — A Recap from The CIO Pulse Report

Dion Hinchcliffe, VP of CIO Practice at The Futurum Group, explores critical industry trends for CIOs, focusing on AI infrastructure, [...]
Navigating AI's Challenges and Opportunities – A Recap from The CIO Pulse Report

Navigating AI’s Challenges and Opportunities – A Recap from The CIO Pulse Report

Dion Hinchcliffe, VP of CIO Practice at The Futurum Group, shares insights on the AI industry's current state, exploring the [...]
Futurum Predicts Revenue for Enterprise Applications Vendors in State of the Market Report Enterprise Software (Core Business Apps), 2024

Futurum Predicts Revenue for Enterprise Applications Vendors in State of the Market Report: Enterprise Software (Core Business Apps), 2024

The need for scalable, cloud-based enterprise applications has grown rapidly, driven by the demand for integrated platforms that unify different [...]
CIO Pulse Recap: NVIDIA Q2 2024 Earnings Driven by AI Growth

NVIDIA and the Enterprise Tech Landscape: Navigating Growth, Challenges, and the Future of AI—A Recap from The CIO Pulse Report #4

Dion Hinchcliffe, VP of CIO Practice at The Futurum Group, shares insights into NVIDIA’s Q2 2024 earnings, challenges with its [...]
CIO Pulse Report - Explores Five Critical Decisions and Strategies Shaping the Future of Enterprise Technology

CIO Pulse Report – Explores Five Critical Decisions and Strategies Shaping the Future of Enterprise Technology

Dion Hinchcliffe, Vice President and Practice Lead, CIO at The Futurum Group shares his insights on transformative advancements across the [...]

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CIOs Consolidate Platform Spending as AI Moves From Pilot to Revenue Engine
December 16, 2025

CIOs Consolidate Platform Spending as AI Moves From Pilot to Revenue Engine

Dion Hinchcliffe, Practice Lead for Digital Leadership & CIO at Futurum, analyzes new survey data showing CIOs consolidating platform spend as AI shifts from pilot projects to revenue-driving enterprise infrastructure....
From Cloud Confidence to Cloud Control: Why Only 7% of CIOs Feel Fully Dialed In and How Vendors Can Close the Gap
September 3, 2025

From Cloud Confidence to Cloud Control: Why Only 7% of CIOs Feel Fully Dialed In and How Vendors Can Close the Gap

Dion Hinchcliffe, VP and Principal Analyst at Futurum, explores why only 7% of CIOs feel fully confident in their cloud strategies and how FinOps-first vendor approaches can help close the...
July 28, 2025

AI Goes Fully Operational, Cloud Strategy Splits, and Platform Cuts Begin: New Global CIO Survey Reveals 2025’s Defining IT Shifts

Futurum’s Dion Hinchcliffe, VP & Practice Lead, Digital Leadership & CIO, shares key insights and highlights from Futurum’s latest Global CIO Survey, which reveals a decisive new chapter in enterprise...
Enterprise AI Strategy and the CIO: What’s Happening in 2025
June 17, 2025

Enterprise AI Strategy and the CIO: What’s Happening in 2025

Dion Hinchcliffe, VP and Practice Lead at Futurum, shares his insights on how CIOs are maturing their AI strategies in 2025 to prioritize scalable success, financial efficiency, and partner ecosystem...
The Rise of Agentic AI The Leading Solutions Transforming Enterprise Workflows in 2025
March 7, 2025

The Rise of Agentic AI: The Leading Solutions Transforming Enterprise Workflows in 2025

Dion Hinchcliffe and Nick Patience at The Futurum Group present the first comprehensive market overview of enterprise agentic AI, evaluating the strengths and trade-offs of commercial and DIY AI automation...
Futurum and Kearney Reveal CEOs’ Readiness for AI Transformation in Landmark Study
January 21, 2025

Futurum and Kearney Reveal CEOs’ Readiness for AI Transformation in Landmark Study

Dion Hinchcliffe, Vice President of CIO Practice; Daniel Newman, CEO; and Tiffani Bova, Chief Strategy and Research Officer of the Futurum Group and Ben Smith, Partner & Global Lead, Digital...

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