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6 signs an IT manager is struggling β€” and how to help

CIO

β€œIT middle managers play a critical role, and companies often neglect and underinvest in them,” says Dan Roberts, host of the Tech Whisperers Podcast and author of Confessions of a Successful CIO. Tech leaders say relationship building is the key. Focus on small daily improvements and foster open communication with the team.”

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8 ways to detect (and reject) terrible IT consulting advice

CIO

You want advice from a team that can get invested enough to challenge your ideas or suggest alternative paths.” Remember, too, that poor decisions based on bad advice will inevitably lead to lost time. Following poor advice can lead to detrimental outcomes, including wasted time, lost resources, and missed opportunities.

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Technical Recruitment Survey Report 2024

Mobilunity

As today’s tech-based industries expand and develop at a rapid pace, recruiting the best technical talent – and retaining them – is a critical element in a business’s continued success. Will they overperform in their interview but underperform in the role itself? Are Technical Hires Providing the Expected Value?

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Technical Recruitment Survey Report 2024

Mobilunity

As today’s tech-based industries expand and develop at a rapid pace, recruiting the best technical talent – and retaining them – is a critical element in a business’s continued success. Will they overperform in their interview but underperform in the role itself? Are Technical Hires Providing the Expected Value?

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Code analysis tool AppMap wants to become Google Maps for developers

TechCrunch

The 10/10-rated Log4Shell flaw in Log4j, an open source logging software that’s found practically everywhere, from online games to enterprise software and cloud data centers, claimed numerous victims from Adobe and Cloudflare to Twitter and Minecraft due to its ubiquitous presence.

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How the new AI executive order stacks up: B-

CIO

As other recent technology waves have taught us, developments will simply come too fast for such an approach and will be driven by the speed of private industry. It is a very powerful technology, and while it is not inherently good or bad, given its sheer power, guardrails must be put into place. AI must be regulated.

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Top 9 challenges IT leaders will face in 2023

CIO

Now that organizations have returned to a new (somewhat) normal, CIOs appear to be focused on getting back to basics β€” and untangling tech debt incurred in making it through the past few years. Recruiting, retainment, and yes, adoption of lead-edge technology, are back on the radar of IT leaders. How do we get the talent we need?