<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/insights/posts/how_cios_can_drive_innovation_without_replacing_core_systems.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><title>How CIOs Can Drive Innovation Without Replacing Core Systems</title><description>This research suggests that CIOs can drive faster, lower-risk innovation by layering targeted digital tools around stable enterprise systems rather than replacing them outright.</description><pubDate>04/28/2026</pubDate><image><img src="https://walton.uark.edu/insights/posts/images/driveinnovation_913x485_72dpi.jpg" alt="A person in a suit stands on a podium, pointing at floating digital screens with graphs and data, conveying a sense of technology and analysis."/></image><author>Varun Grover</author><tags><tag>isys</tag><tag>research</tag><tag>topfeatured</tag></tags></item>