Times of uncertainty, stress and competing pressures make it easy to become resistant to the smallest changes or new ideas. More than 46% of board members surveyed, expressed concerns about long-term uncertainty and another 39% voiced worries about the potential for global or regional recession. To help themselves and those who they lead through difficult times, leaders in all industries, including government, must become verbal diplomats. Joi...

The scope and complexity of generative AI (GenAI) projects vary significantly, as do the maturity and ability of organizations to effectively address the broad set of potential requirements. The GenAI project focus approach provides leaders with a framework for understanding and prioritizing their GenAI projects. Join this complimentary Gartner leadership webinar as Gartner experts delve into how to prioritize GenAI projects based on your matu...

General-purpose AI models work well for broad horizontal use cases but are impractical for higher-value enterprise use cases that require industry-specific data and domain expertise. As the market for GenAI solutions matures and vertical solutions tailored to specific industry needs are developed, selecting the most suitable vendor and solution becomes crucial. Comparing industry requirements against technical and large-language-model foundati...

Contemporary patterns for security protection do not seem fully applicable to modern realities, including public cloud computing, digital democratization, AI adoption and radical outsourcing. While Gartner identified a number of new success patterns, it will take several years to fully establish best practices for continuously evolving digital environments. As key enablers of digital business, chief information security officers (CISOs) and se...

Generative AI (GenAI) has the potential to revolutionize industries. As enterprises expand their GenAI initiatives, they are recognizing that the cost of developing and deploying these models can be significant as use cases scale and expand. Join this complimentary Gartner leadership webinar as a Gartner expert explores the top best practices for optimizing GenAI costs. By implementing these best practices, organizations can maximize the retur...

In today’s interconnected and rapidly evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity resilience underscores the critical importance of adapting and fortifying your business defenses against an array of cyberthreats. As our reliance on technology deepens, organizations and cybersecurity leaders must navigate a complex and ever-changing environment where cyberattacks can range from sophisticated state-sponsored intrusions to opportunistic malwa...

Economic and societal disruptions have become a constant challenge for marketers, yet new tech disruptions now provide an energizing force. AI is turbocharging transformation, turning tech from an enabler powering an efficient marketing machine into a disruptor. Successful CMOs lean into disruption. They embrace their role as transformation leaders, enabling their teams to achieve greater effectiveness and efficiency. Those who adopt a blende...

The economic headwinds affecting enterprises make it easy for executive leaders to delay innovation. However, leaders with the courage to innovate have typically come out ahead and understand the importance of innovation - education, learning, creativity, and exploration. Innovation leaders need a foundation that can align with business goals and deliver business outcomes using a more robust series of measurements. Join this complimentary Gart...

CIOs and IT leaders routinely make a “business case” to secure funding for technology initiatives. Yet, many provider technology projects lose their stakeholder value during execution. To maintain alignment with stakeholder expectations, CIOs should adopt an outside-in strategy, focusing deeply on understanding stakeholder value propositions. In this complimentary Gartner IT webinar, we will look at examples of the five fundamental...

CEOs and boards of directors want more technology delivery to happen directly in business areas. To enable this shift, CIOs must boost their engagement with other CxOs and revisit the mission and structure of their IT organizations. Join this complimentary webinar as a panel of Gartner experts explore why CIOs must increase CxO engagement to change the way technology projects are funded and find new ways to communicate the business value of IT...