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July 2026
ICT Today
July 2026
Vol. 47, No. 3 · 7 articles · 1h 11m of reading
V47
1
Message from the Board Chair
FROM THE BOARD CHAIR
Members
William "Bill" Foy
Artificial Intelligence
Data Centers
Network Infrastructure
Professional Development
Project Management
Standards & Compliance
2 min
2
Strengthening ICT Supply Chains: Standards, Security, and Workforce Sustainability
COVER ARTICLE
Members
Mike Regan
AI-driven workloads are accelerating global data center buildout and increasing ICT supply chain complexity, distribution, and security risks. Structured management systems are helping systematically assess risk, validate supplier practices, and embed cybersecurity into procurement and upstream processes.
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Data Centers
ICT Industry
Professional Development
Project Management
Standards & Compliance
10 min
3
Beyond Equipment Lead Times: Strengthening ICT Supply Chain Resilience in Healthcare
Feature
Members
Ron Leger
Recently, discussions around ICT supply chain challenges have focused on material shortages, longer lead times, and delayed equipment deliveries. As healthcare and smart building technologies continue to evolve, improving ICT supply chain resilience requires more than simply managing equipment procurement.
Network Infrastructure
14 min
4
AI in Project Management: Friend, Foe, or Tool?
Feature
Members
Denise L. Pappas
Not long ago, AI in the workplace was largely a subject for conference keynotes and technology forecasts. Today, it is quietly reshaping how schedules are built, how risks are flagged, and how decisions are made, all within our projects.
Artificial Intelligence
Network Operations
Project Management
10 min
5
Workforce Readiness Is the Next ICT Challenge
Feature
Members
Ed Solis
Over the past 25 years, the ICT industry has undergone a remarkable transformation, driven by advances in networking, computing, automation, and digital infrastructure. As technology has evolved, so too have the skills, responsibilities, and opportunities for the professionals who design, install, and manage the systems that power the connected world.
Artificial Intelligence
Data Centers
Professional Development
Standards & Compliance
8 min
6
Smart Security, Smarter Infrastructure: How AI-Driven Security Is Delivering Business Intelligence
Feature
Members
Heather Randolph
*For decades, security systems operated on a simple premise: watch, record, and review. Cameras captured footage that was only examined after something went wrong. The system was inherently reactive, and that limitation was accepted as the nature of the work, but a new era is upon us.*
Artificial Intelligence
Data Centers
Edge Computing
Network Infrastructure
Network Performance
Physical Security
14 min
7
Engineering Out Complexity: How Pre-Terminated Cabling and Ergonomic Connectivity Help Address the ICT Field Labor Shortage
Feature
Members
Michael Wang, Eunah Jeong
The ICT infrastructure sector is navigating a convergence of two structural challenges that, individually, would be manageable but together are reshaping how industry practitioners approach network design and deployment.
Artificial Intelligence
Data Centers
Network Infrastructure
Standards & Compliance
Structured Cabling
13 min