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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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Foundry / CIO.com “Talent — or the lack of it — is a huge, huge issue, and when we look at the demographics, we don’t see that changing in the future,” says Chirajeet (CJ) Sengupta, managing partner at Everest Group, a global research firm. Tech debt and legacy tech Technical debt and legacy tech are both big speedbumps.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

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Equally telling is another statistic from that research: Just 35% of these enterprises have achieved their digital goals or are on track to do so. It’s no secret that having the right capabilities is essential to digital success, but given the dynamic nature of digital business, these capabilities go beyond technical know-how.

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7 ways to create a more IT-savvy C-suite

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According to Gill, recent research indicates that tech-savvy enterprise boards perform better than their less knowledgeable counterparts. Advise and collaborate. Then collaborate to develop an action plan,” advises Suneet Dua, products and technology chief growth officer at business advisory firm PwC. What do they care about?

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14 in-demand cloud roles companies are hiring for

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Following are the roles companies are most likely to have added to support their cloud investments, according to Foundry’s research. Cloud software engineer Cloud software engineers are tasked with developing and maintaining software applications that run on cloud platforms, ensuring they are built to be scalable, reliable, and agile.

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6 signs it’s time to restructure your IT organization

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Yet, as any IT leader knows, when technical infrastructure fails to meet enterprise needs, hampering productivity and innovation, it’s often time to rebuild from scratch. Everyone will need time to adjust,” she advises. “Be A complete rebuild can be disruptive, time-consuming, and risky. Full restructuring is a drastic move.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

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Plan for cost savings up front Cost optimization starts with defining desired business outcomes and architecting a cost-effective solution right from the start, says Jevin Jensen, research VP, Intelligent CloudOps Market at IDC. Whether agile should include FinOps or not is a matter of debate,” he says.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

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The 2022 State of the CIO research confirmed talent acquisition and retention strategies are a key issue for CIOs, cited by 38% of respondents, with cybersecurity skills, data science/analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in top demand. As senior people retire, we’ve taken a hit,” she says.