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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

CIO

According to The State of the CIO Survey,24% of CIOs view “reinventing infrastructure/applications to meet new requirements” as a challenge holding IT back. Cybersecurity Another significant challenge: Addressing security threats, which was cited by 43% of CIOs responding to the State of the CIO survey. 1 challenge listed.

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11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

CIO

Companies taking a multicloud approach can experience ballooning OpEx numbers, says Barrett Schrader, managing director of the technology consulting group at Protiviti: “Organizations can take advantage of volume discounts with reduced complexity. Several methods can help IT leaders scour for value leakage in IT services deals.

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8 pressing needs for CIOs in 2024

CIO

“With a focus on automation for customer service and telesales functions, we’re looking at intelligent automation solutions that can help improve customer engagement and self-help capabilities,” says Chris Pendergast, the company’s SVP and CTO.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

CIO

Be strategic with reserve pricing Reserve pricing for cloud services can reduce resource usage costs by as much as 70%, says David McKee, who in his role as fractional CTO, tech founder, and digital twins thought leader at Counterpoint Technologies acts as a part-time CTO for nine companies in the US and Europe.

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Appetiser’s co-founders discuss building client relationships and getting to MVP

TechCrunch

Appetiser ‘s site lists three factors for app success: Technology, marketing and design. And while the Australian agency was recommended to TechCrunch via our our survey to identify software development partners for startups , it could just have well have come through our survey to recommend growth marketers, which you can answer here.

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What is enterprise architecture? A framework for transformation

CIO

Enterprise architecture definition Enterprise architecture (EA) is the practice of analyzing, designing, planning, and implementing enterprise analysis to successfully execute on business strategies. Enterprise architects often go on to work as a CTO, software engineering or development director, or CIO. It’s designed for the U.S.

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The year’s top 10 enterprise AI trends — so far

CIO

ML was used for sentiment analysis, and to scan documents, classify images, transcribe recordings, and other specific functions. The world has flipped since 2022,” says David McCurdy, chief enterprise architect and CTO at Insight. Business process automation AI has long played a role in RPA, albeit a small one.