Isaac Sacolick

Announcing StarCIO's AI Strategy & Governance Workshops - 15 Advisories to select from & evolve your roadmap. We guide the leadership team on a pragmatic AI vision, define clear guardrails, and establish a responsible path to value. starcio.com/starcio-workshop… #AI #CIO

"Resiliency in orchestration is refusing to hardwire a workflow to one vendor's model. If your platform can swap models without rearchitecting anything, you're resilient to model deprecation and pricing changes." #AIagents #CIO infoworld.com/article/424070…

Avoid pure consumption metrics for AI adoption: training completions, license usage, on-time go-live. They're not telling you people are doing anything meaningful. They only show that people are using the thing. #AI #CIO youtube.com/watch?v=kVuWrcYM…

"It's the worst time for companies, but it's the best time for adversaries. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's - all in a 30-day period. They take advantage of skeleton crews. The holiday period is their Christmas." #CISO #AI drive.starcio.com/podcast/fi…

90% are actively preparing for evolving AI regulations. One step: achieve AIUC-1 certifications for AI agents that access proprietary data or require controls auditors must review. #AIgovernance #AI drive.starcio.com/2026/10/go…

I needed AI help removing two horizontal lines in an MS Word doc. The help directions didn't work. * MS Copilot - Thought for about 30 seconds. Couldn't do it. Responded with the directions. * Claude succeeded in removing them, but only after running 10 scripts. Geez.

"Human augmentation agents help leaders review data and plan, but not implement decisions autonomously." Where's the line between augment, orchestrate, automate? Coffee With Digital Trailblazers, Friday 11am ET. #AIagents linkedin.com/events/75103809…

RT For C-level roles - especially CIO and CAIO - the differentiator is adaptability backed by evidence. Show critical thinking. "Your job is to translate diverse experience into the context of the company interviewing you." #CIO #AI #Leadership @Star_CIO drive.starcio.com/podcast/ge…

"Most teams log an agent's final answer and call it done. What you actually need is the decision trail with every handoff included. That's the only way an incident review at 500 agents doesn't turn into guesswork." #AI #CISO infoworld.com/article/424070…

Crushed. Patrick Stewart RIP.

RT "We don't buy a Ferrari to go to the grocery store. Right-size the infrastructure accordingly and plan for the slow and gradual growth that's necessary to truly support an investment in AI that will give us return." #AI #Infrastructure @Star_CIO drive.starcio.com/podcast/ai…

AI adoption is high (60%), but only 22% use GenAI daily and 14% say it changes how work gets done. Only 36% strongly agree their manager supports their team's use. If managers aren't modeling it, adoption stalls. #ChangeManagement youtube.com/watch?v=kVuWrcYM…

"Remain calm at all times. Build the discipline into your team. Panic is not an option. When anxieties drive people up a wall, take a deep breath, stay calm, and deal with whatever inevitably happens." #Leadership #CIO drive.starcio.com/podcast/fi…

I hope you can join me at tomorrow's discussion - AI Agent Strategy: Human Augmentation vs In-The-Middle, vs Agentic? linkedin.com/events/75103809… #AI

87% of teams burn hours re-verifying context for AI agents. AI governance must support data-quality metrics and tools for data stewards - especially for unstructured data, where the problem is largest. #AI #DataQuality drive.starcio.com/2026/10/go…

"Autopilot agents aren't fully autonomous. They handle tasks a recruiter or auditor regularly performs." The middle ground is where most enterprise agents will live. Coffee With Digital Trailblazers, Friday 11am ET. #AIagents linkedin.com/events/75103809…

"If there's one capability driving both adoption and resiliency, it's governance built into execution, not bolted on. Policy enforced and audit trails captured the moment an agent acts, not reconstructed after a break." #AIgovernance #CIO infoworld.com/article/424070…

RT Q1 2026: CIOs were challenged to deploy more AI capabilities to production and demonstrate ROI. Six months later, some organizations have thousands of AI agents, now focused on orchestration, governance, AgenticOps, and tokenomics. #AI #CIO @Star_CIO drive.starcio.com/2026/10/tr…

Transformation can't just mean efficiencies. It has to mean growth. IKEA built a 1.3 billion euro business line from a contact center chatbot. That's the outcome AI pilots should aim at - not productivity gains that never move EBIT. #AI #CIO youtube.com/watch?v=kVuWrcYM…

RT Leaders must seek three building blocks - platforms, partners, and learning programs - that deliver broad AI capabilities all employees can learn and adopt easily. #CIO #AI @Star_CIO drive.starcio.com/2026/09/ac…

"Lead with truth, not a victory lap. Celebrate the measurable wins. Own the disappointments and explain what you learned. Stakeholders will forgive a setback more than a spin. Credibility is always your best investment." #Leadership #CIO drive.starcio.com/podcast/fi…