Brian Watson

Brian Watson has been collaborating with CIOs for nearly two decades as a writer/author and advisor. He is the co-author of Confessions of a Successful CIO: How the Best CIOs Solve Their Toughest Business Challenges (Wiley).

Articles by Brian Watson

5 steps to help CIOs land a board seat

The path to board roles is opening for IT leaders, but the leap requires far more than technical expertise.

By Brian Watson

Oct 21, 2025 6 mins

C-Suite CIO IT Skills and Training

How to win allies and influence boards

By Brian Watson

Jul 30, 2025 6 mins

C-Suite CIO Careers

The reality check every CIO needs before seeking a board seat

By Brian Watson

May 7, 2025 6 mins

C-Suite CIO CIO 100

CEO Steve Bandrowczak’s playbook for CIO success today

The longtime CIO, now driving a reinvention of Xerox, emphasizes three critical capabilities CIOs must harness to steer their companies through their own evolutions.

By Brian Watson

May 2, 2024 5 mins

Business IT Alignment CIO IT Leadership

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Dreamforce 2024: Latest news and insights

By Dan Muse and CIO staff

Oct 22, 20257 mins

Salesforce.comVendors and Providers

Zero Trust founder on containment: A better way to stop ransomware and shadow IT

By Paul Desmond

Oct 22, 20254 mins

Access ControlIdentity and Access ManagementZero Trust

How using Zero Trust and security graphs helps address compliance mandates

By Paul Desmond

Oct 22, 20254 mins

Access ControlIdentity and Access ManagementZero Trust

Hyland CTO Tim McIntire on AI-powered content intelligence

Oct 15, 202520 mins

CIO Leadership Live

Why hackers are now targeting VPNs and routers | What IT Leaders Want, Ep. 12

Oct 7, 202540 mins

Cloud SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity

Episode 2: Unlocking the Value

By Kathleen Hall

Oct 6, 202513 mins

How Vertesia’s AI Assistant puts enterprise agents safely into every employee’s hands

Oct 22, 202516 mins

Artificial IntelligenceEnterpriseGenerative AI

Accelerating enterprise-grade AI development with Vellum's Workflow SDK

Oct 15, 20259 mins

Artificial IntelligenceChatbotsNo Code and Low Code

Hyland CTO Tim McIntire on AI-powered content intelligence

Oct 15, 202520 mins

CIO Leadership Live

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