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Spotlight report: IT careers in the AI era

AI is not only changing the world at large, it’s radically changing the professional worlds of all IT workers—from developers and SOC analysts, to helpdesk staff, I&O teams, enterprise architects, and CIOs. What new skills and knowledge will you need to thrive in the age of AI? What new roles are emerging to support your organization’s AI efforts and IT strategy? In this special report, you’ll learn how to capture the opportunities for growth and innovation that AI affords and find success as you take your own career in a new direction.

By CIO staff

Sep 1, 20251 min

Artificial IntelligenceCareersGenerative AI

Are you ready for the era of AI-powered, self-service IT?

AI makes it easier than ever for employees to do tech-heavy work on their own — but companies still need guardrails to stay safe.

By Eamonn O'Neill

Oct 1, 20256 mins

Artificial IntelligenceIT SkillsStaff Management

In order to last, should CIOs adopt AI-first?

By Maria Korolov

Oct 1, 202510 mins

BudgetingCIOICT Partners

The invisible CIO: When doing it right is no longer enough

By Alberto Bellé

Oct 1, 20256 mins

Business IT AlignmentCareersIT Strategy

What are you doing with all those AI productivity gains?

By Jan Burian

Sep 30, 20255 mins

Generative AIIT Training Staff Management

What world-class IT looks like in the gen AI era

By Isaac Sacolick

Sep 30, 202510 mins

Business IT AlignmentGenerative AIIT Skills

How coaching and mentorship are rewiring cyber leadership

By Maman Ibrahim

Sep 29, 20257 mins

CareersMentoringStaff Management

From ‘grunt work’ to growth: The agentic economy's impact on your talent pipeline

By Ritu Jyoti

Sep 29, 20256 mins

HiringHuman ResourcesIT Training

Too few leaders are trained in emotional intelligence, and it shows

By Darren Kanthal

Sep 29, 20257 mins

CareersIT LeadershipStaff Management

7 standout CIO skills every company wants

By John Edwards

Sep 29, 20257 mins

CIOCareersIT Skills

Articles

Increasing digital footprints demand improved reporting tools

Among the many expanding responsibilities of the CIO, compliance and CX are becoming strategic imperatives. So the ways to monitor and evaluate digital assets need to measure up.

By Martin De Saulles

Sep 29, 2025 5 mins

CIOComplianceGenerative AI

From naval officer to tech executive: Lessons in reinventing leadership

Reinvention is the defining skill for today’s CIOs, turning pressure, change and disruption into opportunities for leadership growth.

By Marios Fakiolas

Sep 26, 2025 8 mins

CareersIT LeadershipStaff Management

What makes Korean Air’s IT fly

Korean Air’s IT is like the invisible engine that keeps its aircraft in the sky. From reservations to air traffic communications, every service runs on tech systems operating behind the scenes. Here, CIO Heejung Choi details how the nation’s flagship carrier manages this vast ecosystem.

By 이지현

Sep 26, 2025 10 mins

CIODigital TransformationTravel and Hospitality Industry

The H-1B visa: Facts, requirements, processes

The H-1B visa allows US employers to hire foreign professionals to work in the US when qualified Americans cannot be found. Here are the requirements, processes, and latest changes to this program.

By Bart Perkins, Sarah K. White, Sharon Florentine

Sep 25, 2025 18 mins

H-1B VisasStaff ManagementTechnology Industry

My first 10,000 days in cybersecurity

From campus chaos to platformization: A CSO’s 10,000-day reflection.

By Haider Pasha, Chief Security Officer, EMEA & LATAM, Palo Alto Networks

Sep 18, 2025 6 mins

CSO and CISO

What is an automation engineer? A growing role to address IT automation

IT automation engineers help develop, test, and implement technologies aimed at automating business, IT, and development processes — a growing business imperative.

By Sarah K. White

Sep 25, 2025 9 mins

DevopsITSMStaff Management

What private-sector CIOs can learn from their municipal counterparts

Unlike corporate CIOs who answer to shareholders, city tech leaders are judged daily by citizens who rely on dependable and helpful services.

By Pat Brans

Sep 24, 2025 10 mins

CIOGovernment ITIT Governance

Demand for junior developers softens as AI takes over

While coding jobs won’t go away, many IT experts see the job transforming into more of an oversight role.

By Grant Gross

Sep 24, 2025 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCareersHiring

Proposed H-1B changes could redefine global talent acquisition

DHS issues a notice that would favor higher skilled and higher paid applicants as part of proposed system overhaul.

By Paul Barker

Sep 23, 2025 5 mins

CareersH-1B VisasRegulation

The new org chart: Unlocking value with AI-native roles in the agentic era

Your organizational chart is a blueprint for value creation. But is it built for the age of agentic automation?

By Ritu Jyoti

Sep 22, 2025 9 mins

Artificial IntelligenceRolesStaff Management

IT leaders see 18% reduction in IT workforces within 2 years

Automation and AI are cited as contributing to a projected drop in IT payroll, but shifts in IT talent sourcing strategies toward greater flexibility may be playing a much larger role.

By Evan Schuman

Sep 22, 2025 5 mins

CareersHiringIT Skills

IT operations career paths in the age of AI

Forget the old IT ladder — AI is speeding up careers for those ready to adapt, blending tech know-how with strategy and people skills.

By Sean Heuer

Sep 18, 2025 7 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCareersStaff Management

35 essential book recommendations by and for IT leaders

From discovering the spiritual side of leadership, to unlocking a productive team, to understanding and explaining AI, IT leaders share the books that got them thinking and thriving.

By Christina Wood

Sep 18, 2025 26 mins

CareersIT Leadership