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The art of selling: IT budget approval made easier

CIO

Because as a young CIO, I was struggling with obtaining budget approvals for a range of IT initiatives. A majority of CIOs I speak with dread the budget approval process and breathe a welcome sigh of relief when annual budgeting comes to an end. And because of this, IT budgeters must have open ears.

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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% The year 2023 seems to be no different.

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4 hidden risks of your enterprise cloud strategy

CIO

As enterprise CIOs seek to find the ideal balance between the cloud and on-prem for their IT workloads, they may find themselves dealing with surprises they did not anticipate — ones where the promise of the cloud, and cloud vendors, fall short versus the realities of enterprise IT. That’s where the contract comes into play.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

Fifty-two percent of organizations plan to increase or maintain their IT spending this year, according to Enterprise Strategy Group. The numbers are higher from Foundry’s 2023 State of CIO survey , which finds that 91% of CIOs expect their tech budgets to either increase or stay the same in 2023. IDC is forecasting a 5.1%

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Enterprise companies and generative AI: Just looking?

TechCrunch

This week, I am diving deeper into what generative AI means, or doesn’t mean, for enterprise buyers. It was based on a report data point showing that automation had risen among enterprise budget priorities. Enterprise companies and generative AI: Just looking? Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here.

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Despite Downturn, Enterprise IT Budgets Remain Intact

DevOps.com

with at least 500 employees and an annual IT budget in excess of $5 million finds a surprising amount of resiliency at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The post Despite Downturn, Enterprise IT Budgets Remain Intact appeared first on DevOps.com. A survey of 137 IT operations leaders at companies in the U.S

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IT budget shock: Global IT services firms continue to struggle

CIO

It’s essential to recognize that generative AI technology is still in its infancy when it comes to its application in enterprise-level scenarios, and realizing its potential in most use cases will require significant time. Nonetheless, there will be continued investment in enterprise security and cloud computing.

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