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CIOs struggle to hire AI talent due to high demand and limited supply. The competition, known as the AI talent wars, drives up salaries and extends hiring timelines.
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CIOs face new threat: Relationship-based vendor coercion
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Sikich CIO Scott Sanders explains how the firm uses well-defined governance, security controls and a focus on business-driven use cases to scale generative AI.
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Build vs. buy AI: A CIO's decision matrix
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