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For deep due diligence, minimize disruption to maximize success

TechCrunch

Most founders are so laser-focused on convincing investors to invest that they don’t fully consider the due diligence process that comes after. When it comes to due diligence, investors can vary enormously in their approach. If you’re satisfied, move ahead.

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Why CIOs back API governance to avoid tech sprawl

CIO

Most companies have transitioned to become more software-centric, and with this transformation, application programming interfaces (APIs) have proliferated. As such, he views API governance as the lever by which this value is assessed and refined.

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Doing Diligence Well In Venture Investing: Going Back To The Future

Crunchbase News

By Nicolas Sauvage Due diligence has made a comeback. On an average deal, VCs would spend 118 hours on due diligence and call 10 references. The assumption was often that someone else had already done the diligence. With that, high-quality diligence has returned, and it is both art and a science.

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Skills the Irish Government CIO uses to advance digital transformation

CIO

So when he started working on the first digital strategy for the Irish Government, he went for a collegiate-based approach to encourage a shared vision of cross-department co-operation and teamwork. Legislating for data sharing Lowry considers the 2019 Data Sharing Governance Act his biggest achievement as CIO. It’s fully transparent.”

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Open Source & Open Standards: Navigating the Intricacies of a Symbiotic Partnership

Speaker: Guy Martin, Executive Director of OASIS Open

Our worldwide society has continued to operate and thrive due to foundational technologies like the Internet. In the early days of technology, the building blocks of strong open standards combined with open source code that implemented these standards set the stage for breakthrough innovations. Live and On-Demand Masterclass.

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Governance and Fighting the Curse of Complexity

CIO

The road other is paved with disciplined IT and business governance. For overall business application and processes, you could look to Software AG’s webMethods or Oracle’s WebLogic Application Server or other approaches from TIBCO, IBM, Open Text and others. There are two routes up that mountain.

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What is GRC? The rising importance of governance, risk, and compliance

CIO

The need to manage risk, adhere to regulations, and establish processes to govern those tasks has been part of running an organization as long as there have been businesses to run. Furthermore, the State of Risk & Compliance Report, from GRC software maker NAVEX, found that 20% described their programs as early stage. What is GRC?