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6 best practices for better vendor management

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And how well an IT leader deals with and orchestrates vendor relationships can mean the difference between a well-organized and efficient IT operation and a mess that costs an organization millions of dollars without delivering positive results. Here are several key tips for making the most of vendor relationships.

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10 hottest IT jobs for salary growth in 2023

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There’s a strong need for workers with expertise in helping companies make sense of data, launch cloud strategies, build applications, and improve the overall user experience. As companies vie for talented tech workers to meet skills gaps in their organizations, the demand for certain tech roles has increased.

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8 strategies for accelerating IT modernization

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Recent research found that application modernization took an average of 16 months. And with infrastructure and application modernization cited as key reasons for CIOs’ budget increases this year, according to the 2024 State of the CIO Survey, that pace is not fast enough. It’s important to recognize that motion is not always progress.

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10 highest-paying IT jobs

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The demand for specialized skills has boosted salaries in cybersecurity, data, engineering, development, and program management. 1. IT management It’s no surprise that IT executive positions earn some of the highest average salaries, with Dice reporting an average yearly salary of $164,814 in 2022 — an 8.4%

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3 key roles for driving digital success

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Product and delivery leaders: Agents of change While there are many ways to charter a program and define leadership responsibilities, I recommend leading transformation initiatives with these two key roles. CIOs should look to revitalize their program management offices (PMOs) from top-down compliance drivers to bottom-up service providers.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

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This may include who owns the workload; its dependencies on other applications; who authored it or what vendors are involved; security, governance, compliance, and data requirements; and special integration or location requirements. Importantly, you should also indicate the goal for the workload (e.g.,

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How CIOs reinterpret their role through AI

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The fact that the site or application is technically performing adequately isn’t enough because despite the good performance of the site, sales or the result of a promotion aren’t as expected,” says Deligia. The vendor provides the platforms to manage the web channel and applications, as well as the developers,” says Ridulfo.