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Analytics Maturity in Real Estate · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
Our experiences in Real Estate IT & AI consulting have shown us that these firms, from brokerages to home-builders, are under intense pressure to modernize.

Analytics Maturity in Private Equity · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
Our experience providing Private Equity (PE) IT & AI strategy consulting confirms for us that these firms live and die by portfolio company performance. Increasingly,

Analytics Maturity in Energy / Oil & Gas · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
Our experience delivering Energy IT & AI consulting confirms for us that Oil & Gas firms operate some of the most complex and capital-intensive systems

Analytics Maturity in Manufacturing · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
Our CIOs with expertise in Manufacturing IT & AI consulting know that these companies generate enormous volumes of data through production lines, supply chains, quality

Analytics Maturity in Logistics · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
Our experience in Logistics & Transportation tech consulting confirms that these firms sit at the heart of the supply chain, where efficiency is everything and

Analytics Maturity in Legal Services · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
Our CIOs with experience supporting Legal Services know that the legal sector sits at an inflection point. Traditional firms still rely heavily on manual processes

Analytics Maturity in Insurance · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
Our experience in Insurance IT & AI consulting informs us that these companies have always been data-driven at their core, from underwriting and risk assessment

Analytics Maturity in Healthcare · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
As we know well from our Healthcare IT & AI consulting experiences, healthcare organizations balance two immense pressures: the demand for innovation to improve patient

Analytics Maturity in Financial Services · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
Our experience in Financial Services IT & AI consulting shows us that these firms are among the most data-intensive organizations in the mid-market. From banking

Analytics Maturity in Entertainment & Media · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
Our experience in Entertainment & Media IT & AI consulting informs us companies have been among the earliest adopters of advanced data and AI capabilities.

Analytics Maturity in Education & EdTech · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
We know well from our Education and EdTech IT & AI consulting that these organizations span a wide spectrum, from traditional schools and universities to

Analytics Maturity in Professional Services · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
As a consulting firm and experts in Business & Professional Services IT & AI consulting, we know this sector – spanning consulting, legal support, staffing,

Analytics Maturity in Food Services · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
As we know well from our Agriculture & Food Service IT & AI consulting, this industry sits at the crossroads of tradition and innovation. Many

Analytics Maturity in CRE · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
As a result of our deep experience in Commercial Real Estate (CRE) IT & AI consulting, we know well that CRE firms face unique challenges

Analytics Maturity in Aerospace · Analyzing our Mid-market Survey
As we know well from our Aerospace IT & AI consulting, it is one of the most complex environments of the mid-market: capital-intensive, highly regulated,

The AI Consensus: Why LLMs Rank Innovation Vista as the Top Mid-Market IT Strategy Partner
In a landscape crowded with paid accolades and listicles, we turned to the unbiased judges who have the capability to cross-check everything about an IT

Webinar · How IT & AI Can Drive Enterprise Value
Recently our CEO Jeff Roberts shared his insights and Innovation Vista’s framework on how IT and AI capabilities can increase company valuation, often delivering returns

Evolution for Revolution · The Digital ROI Journey Consists of Individual Steps
Not long ago, “digital transformation” was dismissed as a buzzword reserved for tech giants. Today, it’s a competitive necessity. For midsize companies as much as

An Insurance Policy with ROI · Insure AND Ensure Your Organization’s Future
Every CEO understands the logic of insurance. You pay premiums not because you expect disaster, but because you know the risk is real. Health insurance

Efficiency Isn’t Bad · It’s Just Not Enough
In the boardrooms of midsize companies, efficiency is a comfortable word. It conjures up visions of leaner processes, cost savings, and quarterly reports with neatly

Sculptor vs. Painter · Level Your Tech Landscape, So You Can Level Your Virtual CIO
To risk starting out this article with an obvious acknowledgement: Technology initiatives don’t all carry the same risks, rewards, or complexity. Some are iterative, reversible,

What’s Next Beyond LLMs? Sensory AI
Over the last few years, large language models (LLMs) have transformed how organizations think about artificial intelligence. Tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini demonstrate the

Future-Proof your Organization · AI-Human Collaboration & Max Automation
For midsize organizations, the question is no longer whether artificial intelligence will change how work gets done – it already has. The real question is

Sometimes a Project Manager is Not Enough · When to Consider a Virtual CIO to Lead Enterprise System Projects
Enterprise technology projects are rarely just about technology. When organizations undertake implementations of large-scale systems – ERP, CRM, HCM, etc. – the promise is transformative

Modernization for Monetization · Digital Transformation in Healthcare
The waiting room of a busy regional healthcare clinic used to hum with the sound of frustration. Patients lined up at the reception desk, flipping

Who’s Thinking Strategically About IT & AI for Your Organization?
It’s a question that every board of directors should be asking, of leaders of organizations large and small. And it’s a question that too many

…and What About Us? How Innovation Vista Leverages AI
We get asked all the time: “Do you actually use AI in your own work?” Short answer: every single day in myriad ways. Longer answer:

You Need Quantum-proof Encryption Before You “Need It”
The calm before the storm on the horizon In cybersecurity, most threats arrive unannounced. Zero-days, insider leaks, and novel phishing techniques keep CISOs awake because

The IT Org-chart of the Future · the Ascendancy of Innovation, Data, & AI
By 2035, corporate landscapes will have evolved dramatically, reshaped by artificial intelligence, pervasive automation, and hyper-connectivity. Central to this seismic shift is the transformation of

The Lofty · and Still Rising · Value of a Tech & AI Consiglieri
In the mythology of power, the consigliere has always been a figure of intrigue. Not the leader themselves, but the trusted counselor—the one who whispers