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6 tips for making the most of a tight IT budget

CIO

IT leaders seeking to drive enterprise growth through technology investments are often saddled with budgets that make their tasks of increasing the top and bottom lines challenging. Despite an estimated increase to IT budgets of 5.1% Bob Cournoyer, senior director of data strategy, BI, and analytics at Richmond, Va.-based

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DIY cloud cost management: The strategic case for building your own tools

CIO

He and his teams tried a few off-the-shelf tools but were never satisfied with the support for linking a cloud resource to a line of business to determine ownership. And that’s all before considering the need to fuel new AI initiatives , which can push cloud costs up further.

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B2B Travel Platform For Corporate Travel Management

Altexsoft

Corporate travel managers must consider factors like travel policies, preferred vendors, traveler safety, budget constraints, and approval workflows. .” It has become an integral tool, ensuring the travelers’ comfort and the operations’ cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Legacy GDS limitations. Different booking flow.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Building Custom Retail Software

KitelyTech

It is created to take advantage of the unique characteristics and requirements of this sector and provide a more efficient and effective way to manage the operations than off-the-shelf software. The retail industry relies heavily on software for sales, both in selling products and processing sales. How to Create Custom Retail Software.

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Expat CIOs: IT leaders broaden horizons with global experiences

CIO

For others such as Brian Ferris, chief data, analytics, and technology officer at loyalty, marketing, and data analytics consulting firm Loyalty NZ, leading IT abroad was about “gaining huge value in seeing different issues and learning different ways of approaching problems, something that can’t be learnt out of a book.”

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What are The key Factors To Determine Whether To Build Or Buy Custom Software?

Sunflower Lab

But, it depends on various factors which will determine whether to build custom software or buy pre-built software (off-the-shelf software) from the market. Custom software allows a lot of flexibility when it comes to integration with existing systems but, is costly as compared to off-the-shelf software.

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Technology Consulting and Solutions: Types and Why It Matters

Openxcell

Recently, technology has transformed the business world to make it more successful. However, today’s market is seeing unprecedented growth in IT solutions. Data is readily available for modern organizations. With the latest technologies, creating increasingly complex networks of systems and technologies has become easier.