Every boardroom technology conversation seems to come back to the same question:

What is our AI strategy?

It is understandable. What was recently treated as an emerging capability is now appearing in board priorities, investment plans, and transformation roadmaps. Competitors are announcing new initiatives, vendors are embedding AI across their portfolios, and CIOs are under growing pressure to demonstrate where their organizations are moving.

But there is a difference between moving quickly and being ready to move.

Many enterprises are considering their next wave of technology investments while still contending with aging infrastructure, security gaps, operational inefficiencies, fragmented data, and years of accumulated complexity. Adding a new platform or capability to that environment does not resolve those issues. In many cases, it adds another system that must be integrated, secured, governed, monitored, and supported. Keep reading →

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Misreading the source of friction can push effective people out while leaving the underlying organizational problem untouched. The result can be a culture that rewards leaders who create less tension, even when that tension comes from challenging habits that hold the company back.

As routine tasks become automated, many of the day-to-day experiences that once helped employees develop judgment and confidence are disappearing. Mentoring is becoming an important way to close that gap.

Oracle reported record fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue of $19.3 billion, up 30% year over year, driven in large part by growth in cloud infrastructure. Cloud infrastructure revenue jumped 121% to $7.4 billion, while non-GAAP operating income increased 31% to $8.2 billion and non-GAAP EPS rose 30% to $1.92. Keep reading →