Virtual Reality (VR) is no longer just a futuristic gadget for gamers. For CIOs and IT leaders in media and entertainment, the key is to invest selectively in semi-immersive VR live streaming to boost engagement and broaden viewership, without getting lost in the fully immersive rabbit hole just yet.
Cloud outages do not have to grind operations to a halt. CIOs should proactively architect for failure by embracing multi-cloud, hybrid cloud, or multi-region deployments and redundant alert channels to ensure resilience when cloud outages occur.
AI agents should no longer be a future consideration; they should be piloted today. These agents can autonomously analyze, decide, and act, learning from data and using tools like APIs. In cybersecurity, they boost analyst capacity, speed up response, and reduce SOC workload. Given their ability to autonomously triage threats, execute playbooks, and accelerate detection and response, CIOs and CISOs should evaluate where AI agents can complement their existing SOC functions, particularly in alert overload and phishing defense.
Sparsity is an AI model compression technique that can trim model size by 50% with a minimal decrease in performance. CIOs should task their teams with testing sparse models to reduce cloud costs and accelerate inference, especially if edge deployment is on the roadmap.
Fitness trackers are becoming ubiquitous in health insurance strategies, offering potential for healthier clients and reduced payouts. Senior IT leaders must prioritize data security and clear communication to ensure these tools benefit both their business and their customers.
Egress fees may be getting a makeover, but your data’s freedom dance isn’t quite complete yet. IT decision makers should not rely on fee removal alone; instead, they need a savvy strategy to manage partial migrations and multi-cloud architectures without unexpected charges.
