State of the CIO in APAC
The 2026 State of the CIO research reveals that the CIO role in the APAC region is becoming elevated. These individuals are spending more time on improving IT operations/systems performance while working more closely with…
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Five ways marketers should respond to the newly ascendant CISO
The enterprise technology buying process has long been relatively predictable: Business stakeholders defined requirements, CIOs and IT leaders selected technology, and procurement finalized decisions. Security leaders were consulted mainly to validate risk and compliance, often late in the process. That’s all changing. Chief information security officers are no longer just gatekeepers, but increasingly central to [...]
State of the CIO in EMEA
In the EMEA region, the role of the CIO is evolving. According to the 2026 State of the CIO study, 85% are move involved in leading digital transformation initiatives. Supporting this, EMEA CIOs anticipate working…
State of the CIO in North America
According to the global 2026 State of the CIO study, 91% of organizations in North America expect their overall IT budget to either increase or stay the same this year. North American CIOs expect an…
CIOs strategize for AI-driven business
Key takeaways from the State of the CIO study, providing insights into the CIO's role, challenges, priorities, and initiatives for the upcoming year.
State of the CIO Study 2026
Foundry’s 25th annual State of the CIO research details how the role of the CIO continues to evolve and elevate in today’s business climate and defines the CIO agenda for 2026.
AI: It’s ROI Time
Foundry’s third annual AI Priorities Study, was conducted to gain an understanding of how organizations are leveraging artifical intelligence, specifically looking at their investment and implementation levels, use cases, measures of success and challenges.
How Gen Z is rewriting the rules of IT buying
Meet Molly. She’s 25 years old and works as a systems administrator at a bank. Molly doesn’t have any buying authority yet, but she’s just been asked to join a committee to recommend how the…
Customer Engagement Study
In its 12th year, Foundry’s annual Customer Engagement Study was conducted with the objective of understanding the various types of content consumed throughout the purchase process for major technology products and services. This research also…
Driving engagement and trust with today’s IT buyers
Based on Foundry’s 12th annual Customer Engagement Study, this white paper provides insight into the content types and vendor engagement preferences of IT decision-makers (ITDMs). This global research of 676 ITDMs is a valuable resource…
8 tips for engaging tech buyers in an AI-saturated world
Technology buyers are not short on information. They’re drowning in it. The volume of material available to IT decision-makers has never been higher. Yet paradoxically, finding content that is clear and credible, remains a persistent…