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Forrester’s annual State Of B2B Events Survey is back! We invite all B2B event leaders and practitioners to participate and gain access to the latest B2B event market trends to help shape their event strategy over the next 12 months. Last Year’s Survey The 2024 iteration of the survey delivered a number of insights into the evolving event mix, priority focus areas, and approaches to event technology: Two-thirds of marketers faced flat or declining event budgets. While the event mix is now multiformat, small and hosted events were by far the fastest-growing event format type in 2024, followed by webinars. Better event measurement, maximizing the value of event data, and improving post-event attendee follow-up were the top three priorities. There were stark regional differences when it came to sustainability, with 79% of EMEA teams saying that this was a priority compared to just a third of North American teams. Only one in five organizations had integrated their primary event technology platform with their wider infrastructure, leading to data silos. 2025 Survey Overview While events continue to dominate marketing program spend in 2025, teams face an uncertain and challenging environment. Budgets remain under pressure, younger attendees want different experiences, and technology remains siloed. To thrive, teams must align event plans to business objectives and attendee needs and do a better job measuring event impact. The 2025 State Of B2B Events Survey will delve into key topics to help leaders understand the environment, including budgets, event mix planning, priority focus areas, and attitudes about AI. Confidentiality And Benefits Rest assured that all survey responses will be kept strictly confidential. The survey itself will take less than 15 minutes to complete, and all respondents will receive a complimentary copy of the Forrester reports, The Global State Of B2B Events, 2024: Marketers Continue To Ride A Wave Of Transformation and Reimagine B2B Events With AI. We will also share a summary of the findings when available in Q2. Join The Survey Your input is invaluable to us! If you’re involved in running B2B events, take the 2025 State Of B2B Events Survey before February 21. For any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Conrad Mills ([email protected]) or Hannah Jachim ([email protected]). source

00:00 Hi everyone, and thanks for joining us for the 2025 State of the CIO survey results. It’s actually the 24th year that we’ve done the state of the CIO survey, and it’s wonderful to have this opportunity for this exclusive discussion, which is presented by CIO.com and the IDC CIO Executive Council. I’m really happy today to be joined by my colleague, Zach Miller, who is executive director of the IDC CIO Executive Council, as well as two CEC member panelists, Devon Valencia, who’s CIO at CareSource and Satya Jayadev, who’s VP and CIO at Skyworks Solutions. So I want to hear a little bit from each of them to tell us a little bit about what they do and their background. So why don’t we start with you? Zach,Thank you, John. Pleasure to be here today. As John mentioned, I work with the CIO Executive Council, have the opportunity to work with folks like Devon and Satya and CIOs from across the United States and Canada and bring them together to be able to share best practices with one another, as well as work closely with our IDC analystsHere in the US, and really enjoy the opportunity I have to hear about all the innovation that’s occurring across the companies that we work with. Yeah, it’s a great position, enviable position, Satya, tell us about yourself. This is the Jeopardy part. We say, tell us about yourself.Nice to meet you all. I’m, you know, Satya Jayadev, I’m the CIO for Skyworks solutions. Skyworks is a high performance analog semiconductor organization.Whenever you hear about wireless connectivity or 5g we probably have a product in there.So we operate in many different industries. Our products are powering the wireless revolution, as we call it. It is, it is in the aerospacein in the cancer industry, in the infrastructure, all the way to the wearables market, wherever you see 5g or wireless connectivity. We have a product in there. Very good. Thanks, Satya and Devon. First. Congratulations, Devon, in Dayton, Ohio, Ohio State University national champions in the buckeyes in the first 12 game playoffs. That’s quite, quite a thing. So Devon, tell us about your role. Thanks, Chris, and thanks for having me. Similar to Satya, I’m the Chief Information Officer at care source. So care source is a $13 billion managed care organization. So what does that mean? That means we do health insurance,and we are located in Dayton, Ohio. We are fast growing. I joined care source about five years ago, going on six. We were in four states when I joined. We’re now in 14, and so fast growing and we serve predominantly government, business, meaning healthcare coverage that comes from state agencies and CMS so Medicaid, Medicare,marketplace plans and then veterans, families and such. So excited to be here and appreciate the CEC and all the research you all do to help us do our jobs. Great. Thanks. Thank you, Devon. So before we go into the questions for the panelists, I’m gonna be walking you through a few slides from the survey. Really, this is just to get you acquainted with it. If you’ve not had any experience with the state of the CIO survey. It’s a big survey. It’s over 1000 respondents. Heads of it, most of them have the CIO title, but there are a variety of other titles in there as well. The whole goal behind this research is to focus on how the role is changing. What are the priorities for CIOs today? What are some of the challenges they’re facing, and some of the technology projects and initiatives that are underway, and we’ll be talking about those things as we go throughout our presentation today. One of the nice things is we’re always asking in our surveys at Foundry [email protected] budgets, so over the next 12 months, what’s your expectation? And the good news in this research, as well as most of the research that we’re seeing recently, is budgets are going to be going up in the next 12 months, so that we can see that almost two thirds of the respondents said they expect their IT budget to increase in the next 12 months. And we asked folks Why, what’s driving those budget increases? And I won’t go through all that. I know that CEC members will be getting the full research results, but what I wanted to point out here is the number one answer is additional investments in AI and machine learning and other AI enriched products and services. So both internal AI initiatives as well as technology that’s being acquired that’s AI enriched. So that really is the first area where I wanted to spend a little bit.The time focusing on with the three of you I’d love to hear and Devon, let’s start with you on this. What is your current approach to AI, I mean, we’re hearing so much about it. Your organization has had a fair amount of experience with it, I know. But what’s the current approach? What are you hoping to achieve, and what kind of lessons have you learned along the way?Yeah, thanks for asking. So AI is obviously top of mind for everybody, for everyone’s C suite, for every organization, certainly our board of directors, I think for for us in technology, AI has been around for a very long time. We’ve been I mean, my organization, lots of organizations, been working with some version of AI, whether it’s bots or modeling or all sorts of things, for years and years, I think what we’re seeing is two things. One, it’s consumer oriented now, so that that average person can touch AI with generative AI and ChatGPT as an example, and so you’re seeing it more in the news. But I actually think we’re at a pivot point here, and we’re having a lot of conversations with our board of directors and our C suite that we’re kind of

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Cloudflare has integrated Content Credentials metadata into Cloudflare Images, the content delivery network firm announced on Feb. 3. First proposed in 2021 by the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), Content Credentials identify whether an image was AI-generated, modified with AI, or photographed. About 20% of internet properties use Cloudflare, Content Authenticity Initiative Community Manager Jen Tse pointed out in a blog post. “We now have cameras from hardware manufacturers, editing tools and software, and digital asset managers with Content Credentials baked into them,” said Will Allen, head of AI control, privacy, and media products at Cloudflare, in the blog post. “That last mile where it actually gets to the user across the web, whether they’re on their phone or on their browser—that was missing.” Allen was formerly a vice president at Adobe and helped establish the C2PA and the Content Authenticity Initiative. SEE: Could C2PA Cryptography be the Key to Fighting AI-Driven Misinformation? Cloudflare Images makes Content Credentials slightly easier to find Content Credentials can be attached to images at several stages of the process; some cameras can attach them to images automatically. However, content delivery networks like Cloudflare can transform the credentials by the time the image is displayed on a website. Tse calls Cloudflare’s adoption of the standard as a way to preserve information about an image’s provenance through the “last-mile delivery.” Previously, Content Credentials information could easily be lost if an image was transformed in any way, including changing the file type or resizing. Cloudflare provides a mechanism to preserve that information. SEE: Security researchers found AI company DeepSeek left access to some of its databases exposed to the public.  “Our service recognizes the Content Credentials that were attached to the file when it came in, before any transformations are applied,” Allen said. “Cloudflare Images users can simply toggle ‘Preserve Content Credentials’ and any embedded Content Credentials will be preserved.” Content Credentials can be viewed with Adobe’s Inspect tool or the C2PA command line tool. “We have SSL for website certificates and we have DKIM for e-mail,” Allen said. “Cryptographic verification of information is a cornerstone of the internet. It hadn’t existed for content, and now it does.” More about Innovation What’s next for Content Credentials on Cloudflare? Cloudflare is working on a variant of Content Credentials for video, Allen said. In addition, Allen invited Cloudflare customers and users to provide feedback and ideas about credentialling; he has received feedback that some customers want to move Content Credentials earlier in the image pipeline. Google and Adobe adopted Content Credentials last year In May 2024, Adobe opened Content Credentials and its generative AI Firefly to its bug bounty program. Google Search signed on to Content Credentials in September 2024, using the “about this image” menu and Google Lens. source

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More App Orchid, an AI company specializing in enterprise data analytics, has announced an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud that aims to help businesses more easily extract insights from their corporate data using natural language queries powered by Google’s Gemini AI models. The partnership centers on integrating App Orchid’s technology with Google Cloud’s Cortex Framework, which helps organizations manage data from systems like SAP and Salesforce. The combination allows business users to ask questions about their data in plain English and receive AI-generated analytics and insights. “For too long, organizations have struggled to get answers to business critical questions in a timely manner,” Wes Kapsa, chief revenue officer at App Orchid, said in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat. “With App Orchid and Google Cloud Cortex Framework, customers can get instant, timely and accurate insights.” Knowledge graphs and natural language: A new approach to enterprise data The company’s approach differs from competitors by using what it calls an “ontology-driven framework” that creates knowledge graphs of enterprise data. This allows AI models to better understand complex business information and relationships. “It’s really hard to teach a language model how to understand database data, because as a human, it’s hard for us to understand database data as well, Rehan Refai, VP of solutions at App Orchid, explained in an interview with VentureBeat. “What we’ve developed is a method where you can access cortex data using our product called Easy Answers.” According to Refai, the company’s text-to-SQL accuracy rate of 99.8% significantly outperforms competitors who achieve around 90% accuracy. The system also provides detailed explanations for how it arrives at answers — a critical feature for enterprises concerned about AI hallucinations. Breaking down data silos with AI-powered analytics The partnership represents a strategic expansion for App Orchid, which has historically focused on specific industry verticals like manufacturing and logistics. “This is our first endeavor in an offering that is more horizontal,” noted Kapsa. The collaboration comes as enterprises increasingly look to democratize access to their data while maintaining accuracy and trust. App Orchid claims its technology can reduce data preparation time by up to 85% compared to traditional methods. AI agents and predictive analytics: What’s next for enterprise data Looking ahead, App Orchid is developing new capabilities, including probabilistic ontologies that can predict likely outcomes, and integration with emerging AI agent architectures. “Agents are the next big thing with LLMs,” said Refai. “We are one of the top choices when it comes to if you want to have an agent that’s an LLM player that wants to understand structured data.” The Easy Answers application is available now on the Google Cloud Platform Marketplace. While financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed, it represents a significant validation of App Orchid’s approach to making enterprise data more accessible through AI. source

But Ezell also expects CIOs to now wade into the political arena. Political issues facing CIOs include cybersecurity, AI, cloud computing, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), he says. The Trump administration has moved to end DEI programs in the federal government. “The role of agency CIOs has changed dramatically in recent years,” the Ezell memo says. “No longer the station of impartial and apolitical technocrats, the modern agency CIO role demands policy-making and policy-determining capabilities across a range of controversial political topics.” Open to unqualified candidates One longtime government IT expert called the reclassification a terrible idea. Allowing CIOs to be political appointees opens the job to people who don’t understand US laws governing federal IT systems and to those who don’t have IT backgrounds, says John Weiler, CEO and CIO of the IT Acquisition Advisory Council, an organization created by Congress in 2007 to advise the US government on IT spending. source

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Delivering efficient and intuitive service management is not just a convenience, it’s a necessity. IT executives are seeking solutions that improve how employees interact with IT and enterprise services. From productivity tools to self-service capabilities, new AI-powered solutions promise to deliver better user experiences, boost productivity, and improve overall business outcomes. The evolution of service management Service management has come a long way from its roots in basic ticketing systems and manual processes. Employees often faced slow resolution times and limited access to information, which hindered productivity. Over time, advancements like knowledge bases, workflow automation, and primitive chatbots improved service delivery but fell short of meeting the demands of a modern, digital workforce. Generative AI changes everything. This technology enables conversational interfaces that provide employees with immediate access to information, recommended actions, and insights, without the need for tedious searches or long waits. Employees are now able to engage with IT systems naturally and efficiently, making service interactions faster and more productive. The future holds even greater potential. AI-powered solutions are evolving to anticipate employee needs, perform tasks autonomously, and deliver more personalized, human-like interactions. These advancements are reshaping the way organizations approach service management, setting a new standard for efficiency and satisfaction. Empowering employees with conversational AI One such solution, BMC HelixGPT Employee Navigator, uses agentic AI to transform how employees interact with IT and enterprise services. HelixGPT Employee Navigator combines cutting-edge technology with user-centric design to improve employee self-service experiences, increase agent productivity, and deliver better outcomes. Using natural language processing (NLP) and a conversational user interface (UI), BMC HelixGPT Employee Navigator enables employees to interact with enterprise service tools as easily as speaking with a colleague. The technology delivers: Enterprise-wide knowledge access: BMC HelixGPT consolidates information from diverse sources, including knowledge bases, internal platforms, and third-party tools. Whether an employee needs a concise summary of an HR policy in SharePoint or a VPN troubleshooting guide from the service desk, HelixGPT delivers accurate and actionable insights in seconds. Timely resolutions: The platform’s ability to interpret intent and provide precise answers speeds up request fulfillment, so employees can focus on high-value tasks rather than navigating support systems. Automated escalations: For unresolved queries, BMC HelixGPT facilitates targeted escalations with tickets automatically routed to appropriate teams, ensuring prompt and effective support. This transformative approach enhances productivity and fosters more self-service, reducing dependency and workload on IT and service desk teams. Revolutionizing agent productivity BMC HelixGPT also equips agents to resolve issues faster and more accurately with AI-driven tools such as: Comprehensive visibility: Through a shared ticket console, agents access a unified view of similar incidents, outage records, and relevant knowledge articles. This holistic perspective enables informed decision-making and efficient problem resolution. Agent assist functionality: HelixGPT summarizes conversations and compiles historical data, giving agents instant context for ongoing issues. This eliminates redundant data gathering and accelerates resolution times. Advanced root cause analysis: AI-powered tools analyze service models and incident patterns, offering suggestions for root causes and preventive measures. After incident resolution, HelixGPT generates relevant summaries and knowledge articles, further enhancing organizational learning. With these capabilities, agents spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time delivering exceptional support and working on more strategic initiatives. Driving organizational efficiency and satisfaction The benefits of BMC HelixGPT extend beyond individual interactions. By streamlining service management, enterprise support teams achieve operational efficiency while enhancing employee satisfaction, along with: Faster turnaround times: Self-service options and automated workflows reduce the time taken to resolve issues. Employees get the help they need when they need it, eliminating unnecessary delays. Cost savings: By minimizing the reliance on IT support and automating routine tasks, organizations can allocate resources more effectively. Improved employee experiences: A user-friendly interface and intuitive interactions create a positive impression, fostering trust and engagement among employees. Scalability across departments: BMC HelixGPT’s wide range of services caters to IT, human resources, finance, and beyond, ensuring all departments benefit from its transformative capabilities. The future of service management: Agentic AI multiplies human productivity The next phase in service management involves agentic AI agents that mimic human interactions. These agents will analyze user intent, draft solutions in real-time, and execute complex workflows autonomously. BMC envisions a future where these agents act as digital counterparts, offering the same expertise and reliability as a seasoned professional. Redefining enterprise IT possibilities BMC HelixGPT represents a shift in service management, combining conversational AI with powerful automation. By empowering employees and enhancing agent efficiency, it drives productivity and satisfaction across the enterprise. For IT executives seeking to future-proof their organizations, BMC HelixGPT offers a glimpse into the potential of agentic AI. The question is no longer whether enterprises should adopt AI-driven service management, but how quickly they can embrace this transformative technology. To see how BMC Helix can help you transform enterprise IT work with agentic AI, visit here for more information or contact BMC. source