Hardware & Infrastructure

- CIOs brace for higher memory costs in 2027 amid global IT spend hike “As much as CIOs are worried about the cost of AI today, it’s not going to be this low again,” said John-David Lovelock, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner. By Makenzie Holland • Oct. 21, 2026

- AI billing spikes threaten businesses with operational strain More than half of businesses are failing to control AI costs amid the agentic rush, according to a report from Splunk. By Makenzie Holland • Oct. 20, 2026

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Column Tech Bytes: ServiceNow looks to boost AI agent control This installment also looks at Workday’s autopilot agents, Broadcom’s hypervisor security offering and how Microsoft is positioning its Azure Maia chips. By Makenzie Holland • Oct. 15, 2026

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Sponsored by Leviton Network Solutions Getting AI-ready: AI’s impact on data center subsystems Learn how AI changes the data center, and how to address challenges for a seamless implementation. Oct. 12, 2026

- PC shipments dropped sharply in Q3 as rising costs hurt demand Higher costs are forcing IT leaders to hold back on purchases while supply chain shortages are pushing vendors to continue raising prices, according to Omdia. By Makenzie Holland • Oct. 9, 2026

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Column Tech Bytes: IBM, SAP band together to tackle cloud migration Plus, Atlassian debuted a forward deployed engineering program to help enterprises expedite AI deployment. By Makenzie Holland • Oct. 9, 2026

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Sponsored by Intel [Podcast] Exploring The Intelligent Endpoint Discover how AI-powered PCs, Intel AMT, and Kyndryl’s managed services are reshaping endpoint management to create a smarter, more secure, and resilient workplace. By CIO Dive's studioID • Oct. 8, 2026

- AI platform sprawl undermines enterprise ROI CIOs can play a larger role in advocating for an AI standard, leading to improved consistency and less complexity, said Scott Zoldi, chief analytics officer at FICO. By Makenzie Holland • Oct. 7, 2026

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Sponsored by Qumulo The infrastructure gamble you can’t afford to get wrong Flash up 400%, drives sold out through 2026. Why scarcity is permanent and how to plan around it. Oct. 5, 2026

- IBM adds deployment options to agentic platform Bob The company rolled out a self-hosted deployment capability for AI software development as vendors move to address governance concerns. By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 30, 2026

- Nvidia bakes agent governance into infrastructure layer The Nvidia Open Agent Safety Platform aims to control agents but is unlikely to give enterprises full oversight, analysts told CIO Dive. By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 28, 2026

- Capital One’s agentic AI strategy hinges on data, platform-first mindset Proper data context and guardrails are key to deploying AI agents at scale, said Rashmi Shetty, VP of enterprise AI at Capital One. By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 28, 2026

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Sponsored by Qumulo The next AI challenge isn’t speed. It’s continuity. Continuity, not speed, is AI infrastructure's next challenge. Can your agent pick up where it left off? Sept. 28, 2026

- McDonald’s plans $8.5B push to deploy tech, modernize operations The 10-year investment roadmap includes scaling the company's AI-enabled ordering system, ArchIQ. By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 23, 2026

- 1 in 4 agents run unmonitored, giving way to operational risk AI adoption is obscuring system visibility, putting the spotlight on observability tools, according to a New Relic report. By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 22, 2026

- Global AI spend will nearly double in 2026 due to infrastructure demand For CIOs, investing in AI isn’t always intentional as the technology becomes embedded across products and features, according to a Gartner analyst. By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 16, 2026

- Salesforce launches AIforce to harness agentic architecture The connective layer links the CRM company's data, workflows and governance to third-party AI interfaces. By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 15, 2026

- CIOs struggle to link token spend to business outcomes Only one out of every five dollars of enterprise token spend can be tied to tangible results, according to Accenture data. By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 14, 2026

- Chewy eyes $50M in annual cost savings with AI The pet supplies retailer is deploying AI tools in customer care, pharmacy and vet services to bolster productivity as it sets its sights on agentic capabilities. By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 11, 2026

- Broadcom targets infrastructure complexity in automation play VMware AI Factory lets enterprises pick preferred hardware and AI models, marking the latest vendor move to ease compute challenges. By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 10, 2026

- Sysco targets $500M in AI-driven cost savings The food distributor is modernizing routing software and enhancing inventory forecasting to help cut costs over the next three fiscal years. By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 9, 2026

- Nvidia’s $12.9B Hugging Face deal could benefit enterprises The chipmaker’s acquisition could eventually bring additional security resources and model evaluation tools to the platform, according to experts. By Paige Gross • Sept. 3, 2026

- Data center market faces all-time low vacancies despite record-breaking construction Power capacity available for lease fell to 1.4% in the first half of 2026, even as under-construction capacity surged 25%, according to CBRE. By Nidhi Sharma • Sept. 3, 2026

- AI adoption helps sustain confidence in the mainframe Companies are enlisting agents to help manage the platform amid ongoing modernization, according to BMC’s annual survey. By Paige Gross • Sept. 1, 2026

- Nvidia warns of supply bottlenecks into 2028 Despite ongoing memory supply challenges, the company’s data center revenue catapulted to $89 billion in Q2 2027. By Makenzie Holland • Aug. 27, 2026