6 Data Risks CIOs Should Be Paranoid About
CIO, Tuesday, July 8th, 2025
From misclassified data to AI use without adequate quality assurance, IT leaders looking to make the most of data-driven decision-making have lots to worry about.
CIOs are under pressure to deliver predictive analytics and transform the workforce with AI agents. But investments in data governance, data operations, and data security - which have always been important - have all too frequently taken a backseat to business-driven initiatives, leaving AI success today in limbo.
To address this gap and ensure the data supply chain receives enough top-level attention, CIOs have hired or partnered with chief data officers, entrusting them to address the data debt, automate data pipelines, and transform to a proactive data governance model focusing on health metrics, data quality, and data model interoperability.