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Chief Technology Officer: Understanding the Main Tech Person In a Company

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Often considered a tech guru of the company or the smartest programmer in the room, the title of CTO alone indicates that the company is doing something big with technology. With this article, we’ll dip a toe into the field of the multiple responsibilities of an average CTO. The role of CTO.

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2014 Analyst Forum: Data Analytics and Ancestry.com

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Scott Sorensen , the Chief Technology Officer with Ancestry.com , delivered a keynote that examined issues relevant to analysts from throughout the community. ancestry CTO Scott Sorensen says [link] 's business is all about data and telling stories from that data #DataAnalytics.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

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With all the focus on recruiting more women to technology-related roles, there needs to be comparable emphasis on creative retention strategies to move the needle in any substantive way. “We Grace Brosnon, chief technology officer, City of Tacoma. Melanie Frank, vice president of cyber engineering, Capital One.

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Employment Hero gets $140M AUD Series E led by Insight Partners, grows valuation to $800M AUD

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Founded in Sydney in 2014, the company is now expanding into Southeast Asian and Western European markets. Co-founded by Ben Thompson, its chief executive officer, and chief technology officer Dave Tong, Employment Hero is used by 6,000 businesses, with a total of 250,000 employees.

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2014 Analyst Forum: Lessons Learned From The National Security Community

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In a panel on Lessons From and For the National Security Community, moderated by Dr. Erin Simpson , CEO of Caerus Associates, led a discussion with Dave Gauthier of the Analysis Directorate of NGA, Bob Jimenez , CTO at NRO, and Jason Thomas , the Manager of Innovation for the Government with Thomson Reuters.

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We’re all becoming software CIOs — a role Red Hat CIO Jim Palermo knows well

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In 2014, I interviewed Gerri Martin-Flickinger, then CIO of Adobe, on this topic. Martin-Flickinger, who, before Adobe, was CIO of McAfee and VeriSign, became CTO of Starbucks for many years. In addition to having a different perspective on product evaluations, software CIOs have deep experience recruiting full-stack engineers.

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Tech Trends in 2014: Actionable Insights For Your Career

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Intense School recently spoke with Tracy Lenzner, founder and chief executive officer of LenznerGroup , a New York-based executive search firm, about this very subject. Lenzner is a thought-leader in the enterprise security, technology risk, privacy, and compliance arenas. CTO Cyber Security' trillion from 2013?s

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