Brianna Monsanto

Reporter, IT Brew

Brianna Monsanto is a reporter with IT Brew who covers cybersecurity, cloud computing, and IT strategy news. Prior to IT Brew, Brianna covered the wealth management industry for Financial Advisor IQ, a Financial Times Specialist brand. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Television, Radio and the Emerging Media from CUNY Brooklyn College and a Master of Arts in Journalism with a concentration in Business and Economic Reporting from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

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IT Strategy

IT leaders still find value in market intelligence in AI era

“Unless that data is somewhere on the internet, I don’t see how a model actually comes with the same level of insight unless it completely hallucinates it,” one expert says.

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IT Strategy

How Chili’s cooked up a network and tech revamp

The casual dining brand has been upgraded with new access points in stores and a more modern KDS.

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IT Strategy

What small IT teams can take from Walmart’s in-store tech playbook

Don’t be afraid to fail, says one expert.

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IT Strategy

The ‘tiny team’ era is here

But not every organization is a good candidate for smaller engineering teams.

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IT Strategy

Takeaways from Chili’s digital transformation initiative

Brinker International CIO: “We’re not chasing technology for the sake of technology.”

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IT Strategy

‘AI code apocalypse’ hasn’t hit engineers as hard as the industry may think

Contrary to popular belief, the software engineering industry hasn’t imploded due to the rise of AI automation.

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Meet the new trending C-suite role: the chief trust officer
IT Strategy

How to land an entry-level gig in today’s IT job market

One expert suggests junior talent shouldn’t overlook the basic job-seeker advice.

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Cybersecurity

Employees know about company AI policies, but break them anyway

Almost 50% of knowledge workers say they have knowingly breached a company AI policy.

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Cybersecurity

Momentum Cyber CEO: 2026 is the ‘year of the land grab’

2025 was a standout year for M&A activity. Will 2026 compare?

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Software

AI coding tools help write more lines of code, but not ship more software: study

Researchers blamed “human bottlenecks” for the lack of shipment increases.

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