2024 Trends and CIO Strategic Focus Areas - Infrastructure Matters, Episode 24

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, hosts Camberley Bates, Steven Dickens and Krista Macomber summarize the key trends going into 2024 and what is top of mind for the CIOs. We highlight two critical CIO imperatives, staffing and security, what investments are being made and their importance in light of new technologies, such as AI.  We cover the challenges facing staffing, especially in light of AI engineering and Platform Engineering plus the continued support of hybrid IT environments. Security will continue to be a major concern, and expect continued investment in observability and AI technologies We will see investments in infrastructure with a focus on AI-driven operations and observability to address the growing complexity of managing various platforms. We cover the trends in data for AI and the need for effective data pipelines and data curation.  We discussed the impact of sustainability and if current requirements will have a role in infrastructure investments.  And finally we cover the latest in PCAI coming off the announcement from Intel AI Everywhere announcements.