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8 ways IT can help supercharge your sales team

CIO

But aligning with sales leaders on transformative technology initiatives takes more than just rolling out their tech of choice. One mistake IT leaders make is allowing a communications gap to exist, leaving the sales team with inadequate or ill-suited technological solutions,” he says.

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15 ways to grow as an IT leader in 2024

CIO

The technology landscape isn’t the only element evolving within the IT department, nor are rank-and-file staffers the only IT professionals expected to upskill. Di Maria says having a group of trusted advisors can help CIOs — or any professional — identify and correct deficits as well as hone and build up strengths.

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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

CIO

I take what I learned in the scriptwriting seminar about passion and the narrative arc into every meeting I attend,” one chief technology officer said. In one, he mocked up a cover of the Financial Times , showing the company’s stock soaring and praising its technologically enabled innovations. Everybody loves a good story,” he says.

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Women IT leaders on their climb to the top

CIO

Inspiring an interest in tech To foster more women in leadership positions in the tech industry, there needs to be an early focus on showing girls and young women that technology is a viable potential career path, says Lorissa Horton, senior vice president and chief product officer for Webex at Cisco. Tamecka McKay, CIO, City of Ft.

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Why generic marketing approaches don’t work on software developers

TechCrunch

“Most of the technical content published misses the mark with developers. The book title is a call to these marketers to treat their technical audience differently. I hope the book helps anyone who wants to reach developers directly in an authentic way. Why did you write a book titled “Developer Marketing Does Not Exist”?

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Congratulations to WBA on 20 Years of Wi-Fi Innovation

CableLabs

The project resulted in useful data for reporting on Wi-Fi technologies such as Passpoint, OpenRoaming and Wi-Fi 5/6/6E. These focus areas support the development of technologies and services that will improve customer experiences and business opportunities.

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5 Reasons Why NIS2 Directive Preparation Should Start Now, Part Two: Implementation Takes Time

Ivanti

So, in this post, I’ll walk you through how to resolve your weakest security issues before the NIS2 Directive deadline hits by addressing these three key areas: Inform management about your cybersecurity gaps Correctly implementing new organisation and technical security measures Find time to train all of your employees 1.