Intelligent CIO North America Issue 59 | Page 3

CONTENTS

Providing Unparalleled Technology Intelligence
ISSUE 59
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NEWS: Latest news round-up from across North America
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE: The latest whitepapers from
Starline and Schneider Electric
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TRENDING: Fewer than 1 in 3 workers think their
company has cracked the code on AI
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INFOGRAPHIC: Logicalis 2025 CIO Report: CIOs say
security systems not delivering value for money and too
complex to manage
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PROJECT LATEST: Updates from New Jersey, New York, California and Florida

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EDITOR’ S QUESTION: What will be the lasting value of LLMs beyond the AI hype cycle?
TALKING BUSINESS: Partnering to overcome the

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skills gap in cloud computing
FEATURE: Ninety-seven per cent of US CIOs have edge AI on their roadmap as enterprise investments soar

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CIO OPINION: The splintering language model market holds opportunity for forward-thinking CIOs
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COUNTRY FOCUS: GCI selects Ericsson to deploy and operate new 5G Core network
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FEATURE: AI as a catalyst for digital transformation
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CASE STUDY: Sharper university marketing starts with smarter asset management
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CASE STUDY: IBM Quantum Starling, expected to be first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer
COVER STORY

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INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
INDUSTRY WATCH: Genesys signs its second – largest Genesys Cloud deal in history with Fortune 100
technology company
TECH TALK: Agentic AI is a sea change for business – but needs event-driven thinking to unlock its full potential

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GET TO KNOW: Susan Odle, CEO, StorMagic
FINAL WORD: Mastering SaaS contract management: Five key strategies for IT leaders
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