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11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

CIO

IT leaders have always needed to exercise fiscal responsibility while meeting business demands for technology. The net result is that some organizations’ technology debts are growing faster than anything else and robbing them of their budgets and ability to innovate.” But it’s not the only one.

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Building digital fluency in the C-suite and beyond

CIO

More frequently, IT leaders are seeing the value of educating their peers and stakeholders as a win-win for increasing buy-in and budget for digital initiatives. We’re investing a significant amount of time, resources, and budget to ensure we remain competitive in the digital age.” Rizwan, CIO of Z2C Ltd.,

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

CIO

No IT organization wants to get caught short on processing or storage resources that could negatively affect operations, or have to suddenly add resources that exceed the budget. In this way, you can take advantage of the cloud’s agile, on-demand approach with unlimited capacity without breaking the budget.

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Today’s best CIOs are strategy wranglers

CIO

Just this past year another strategy must-have arrived to upend nearly every organization. Yet many organizations are sleepwalking into the future, allowing themselves to be propelled by inertial forces rather than strategic intent. Strategy today cannot be the top-down, C-suite exclusive exercise it has been in the past.

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Use chronological scenario planning to help your startup get through a potential recession

TechCrunch

” We have gone through this exercise enough that we have seen some patterns that might be helpful to others as they create their own plans. The sooner you embark on the exercise, the more your psychology can move from “fearful unknown” to “curious possibility” ?—? Updated organization plan.

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Transforming IT for digital success

CIO

As a result, most IT functions have seen budget increases, support for more staff, and higher involvement in shaping enterprise strategy , according to multiple reports. Organizations that enhance customer experience can boost sales by upwards of 7% and profitability between 1% and 2% , according to management consulting firm McKinsey.

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Is your organization prepared for cyberattacks? Here’s how to get ready.

Kaseya

It’s critical that businesses of every size are ready for cybersecurity trouble, but it can be a challenge to figure out how to prepare for it, especially for budget-conscious SMBs. Businesses should formalize a plan and run tabletop exercises to test their plan to ensure that they’ve covered everything.

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