Speeding along the changes

Karen Forte, chief information officer at Allianz Ireland, has seen the development of IT from simple office automation to today’s cloud and AI-centric world. Staying on top of both the trends and the core technology is key to a successful career in technology, she tells Jason Walsh

Karen Forte, chief information officer at Allianz Ireland

Twice in the last two decades the technology world has lost its head with a relentless focus on startups, often with questionable business models, but the backbone of technology remains. That is not to say it never changes; it does, and frequently, with technologies and techniques superseded.

Karen Forte, chief information officer at Allianz Ireland, has seen these changes, with a background that goes back to before information technology was recognised as a ...