CIO

MAY 6, 2024

Look for insight on what will be easier to prioritize, fund, resource, and get meaningful executive sponsorship.” And, on the flip side, it’s just as important to be mindful of team chemistry and take action when there’s a problem, says Srini Kadiyala, CTO of OvalEdge. Bad hires happen, and sometimes, promotions don’t work out.

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CIO

JANUARY 11, 2023

As technology projects, budgets, and staffing grew over the past few years, the focus was on speed to market to maximize opportunity, says Troy Gibson, CIO services leader at business and IT advisory firm Centric Consulting. The challenge is finding ways to achieve these goals in an era of constricted budgets.

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CIO

DECEMBER 29, 2023

“With a focus on automation for customer service and telesales functions, we’re looking at intelligent automation solutions that can help improve customer engagement and self-help capabilities,” says Chris Pendergast, the company’s SVP and CTO.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The value of addressing cybersecurity issues through ongoing discussions is getting corporate alignment on effective and robust strategies, says Roger Albrecht, co-lead of the cybersecurity unit at technology research and advisory firm ISG. Do we address cyber scenarios to the extent that we should? Planning is critical, Folk says.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

“Very often, IT teams don’t consider other, non-IT, activities that can affect their user base and their ability to collaborate,” says Seth Lively, US digital lead at IT consulting firm PA Consulting. It’s about not drowning first, then using whatever additional time and resources IT has to meet other requirements,” he explains.

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CIO

DECEMBER 12, 2022

By Andy Nallappan, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Software Business Operations, Broadcom Software The information technology that enables scientific and commercial breakthroughs, from precision medicine to digital transformation, demonstrates tech’s boundless potential to improve our world.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In the digital transformation era, IT success is no longer defined by meeting a go-live date or keeping within a budget. Change management is not something that can be haphazardly addressed toward the end of a transformation-type initiative,” says Matt Mead, CTO at technology modernization firm SPR.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Software consultant Andrew Drach’s two companies Callentis and Solwey demonstrate his entrepreneurial skills, but his clients also value his educational background, as we learned through TechCrunch’s survey to identify the best software consultants for startups. Why did you choose the boutique consultancy model?

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CIO

MARCH 26, 2024

For the more specialized IT needs, there just aren’t enough people to meet the demand,” says Michael Manos, CTO of Dun & Bradstreet. But CIOs are also working with niche consultancies and startups for skills in areas such as cybersecurity, AI, cloud, analytics, and DevOps. Seek cultural affinity and ethical alignment.

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CIO

JANUARY 11, 2024

We are giving our budget and proposed projects more scrutiny to invest in areas that have clear attribution toward generated increased revenue, more efficiencies, lower costs, and improved workplace experiences,” Srivastava says. We believe that smart technology still holds the biggest promise to improve our client’s operations,” he says.

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CIO

AUGUST 2, 2023

Modernize with purpose Before you begin, it’s essential to tie any app modernization project to the business need that is being addressed, says Aparna Sharma, a managing partner for hybrid cloud services at IBM Consulting. Select the strategy that best aligns with your goals, timeline, and resources,” Csonka advises.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Organizations don’t want fractional allocation — people rolling on to a project and rolling off,” he explains. Establishing technology and business owners also drives collaboration. Gary Jeter, EVP & CTO, Trust One. Jamie Holcombe Jr., CIO, USPTO.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2022

Dana Linnet is president and CEO of The Summit Group DC, an independent strategic advisory consultancy in Washington, D.C. specializing in defense, space and emerging technologies. government official and contracting officer, defense executive and VP/GM for a Silicon Valley tech startup. Dana Linnet. Contributor. Gaps remain.

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CIO

JANUARY 4, 2024

“Readiness is determined by the ability to experiment, and the ability to scale what works — building this capacity is critical to be future-ready,” says Siim Sikkut, former government CIO of Estonia, who’s now managing partner at IT consultancy Digital Nation. And then mainstreaming into your business the stuff that proves valuable.”

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CIO

MAY 20, 2024

“Events like the UnitedHealthcare attack drives conversations around cybersecurity and whether companies are putting enough resources into their own security programs,” he says. And CIOs said the need for security improvements is the top driver of IT budget increases.

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CIO

JANUARY 2, 2024

As Lee Boelens, CIO of workforce solutions provider GDH, says: “IT is more than a department; it is an important resource that should be woven into each of the other departments.” Chris Bowers,CIO of Boston Consulting Group, puts it this way: “In 2024, we’re going to go after generative AI very aggressively. We’re piloting, PoC-ing.

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CIO

MARCH 15, 2023

And if the initiative misses its goal, or runs over budget, the CIO’s job may be at stake. The goal isn’t to restructure with nothing remaining from what was valuable and meaningful,” says Andrew Sinclair, a managing director in consulting firm Accenture’s technology strategy and advisory practice.

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CIO

APRIL 20, 2023

So the CIO, the technologies they deploy, and the partnerships they form are essential to the future of a more environmentally sustainable way of doing business. Key to this is a greater understanding of business operations and their production of CO2, or use of unsustainable practices and resources.

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CIO

OCTOBER 4, 2022

But for Kapil Mehrotra, group CTO at National Collateral Management Services (NCMS), high turnover presented an opportunity to cut costs of the IT department, streamline its operations, and find a long-term solution to the perpetual skills scarcity problem. Hiring resources at ever- increasing salaries is not a sustainable solution.

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CIO

MARCH 16, 2023

Organizations are facing a shortage of resources and talent, so we need automation to be our ally to automate mundane, repetitive, and low-value tasks so that our talent can work on more impactful projects.” Srivastava says companies will automate low-skill tasks to reduce mental load and save time. “We

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CIO

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Such rivals can prevent you from receiving sufficient budget, successfully implementing vital business initiatives, and steering your organization in the right direction. Does their business area need to make long overdue tech-based changes, but they’re unwilling to invest the necessary time or resources?

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Mobilunity

MAY 20, 2023

Success Stories of Women in Tech Successful businesses lead by example by valuing women CTO, developers, and team leaders. For example, you can get creative solutions with the professional software consulting services women provide. They also work on the implementation of new technologies.

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CIO

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Such rivals can prevent you from receiving sufficient budget, successfully implementing vital business initiatives, and steering your organization in the right direction. Does their business area need to make long overdue tech-based changes, but they’re unwilling to invest the necessary time or resources?

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The Accidental Successful CIO

APRIL 14, 2021

The real measure of the person in the CIO position’s importance is their influence, not their budget or their team size. They are comfortable with their budgets being owned elsewhere and are advocates of open sharing over centralized control. Gaining Expertise In Technology. What All Of This Means For You.

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CIO

JULY 13, 2023

As Seth Dobbs, CTO at Bounteous, explains, “We do creative work. This is true for every technology company and, increasingly, for nontechnology companies seeking to implement technical solutions. “IT leaders should expect increased competition in many talent pools and that the cost of IT talent will continue to rise.”

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Tenable

JANUARY 31, 2024

A wide array of cloud-based infrastructure and business systems is currently in use at most organizations, including virtual machines and containers as well as customer relationship management (CRM) and human resources management systems.

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Erik Bernhardsson

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

If that customer switches their $1M/year budget to Snowflake, then about $400k 7 goes back to AWS, making AWS about $200k in gross profits. I spent six years as a CTO and moving from one cloud to another isn't something I even remotely considered. Let's say a customer is spending $1M/year on Redshift. That seems kind of bad for AWS?

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Atomic Spin

JANUARY 7, 2019

So how much should you budget for a custom software project? Some companies keep throwing money at the project without any budget at all. Other companies focus on making their budget as small as possible. No matter who you work with, the process below can help you put together a responsible budget for your project.

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Honeycomb

MAY 3, 2024

.” Solution In Fender’s search for a new solution, Michael looked at Datadog and others, but experienced a breakthrough while attending a conference where Charity Majors, CTO at Honeycomb, discussed the evolution of observability with a modern approach. Book a consultation with our sales team. Interested in learning more?

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Mobilunity

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

” This phrase describes problems like the absence of a CTO from the beginning, a lack of co-founders, or a team of inexperienced freelancers. Moreover, with offshore hiring, you can equip your startup with a CTO — the must-have role according to ex-founders of failed tech companies. Will it be a web app?

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Apiumhub

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Teams won’t have to spend limited financial and personnel resources building secure infrastructures. Customers will be delivered with true security issues free software.” – Eldad Assis, DevOps Architect at the CTO office at JFrog. – Lars Rossen, chief technology officer, Micro Focus.

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Trigent

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Automation technology supplier Emerson for instance, witnessed a surge in the use of sensors combined with edge gateways when manual on-site inspection became difficult. The right cloud migration strategy based on a thorough assessment of your needs and resources can be a good starting point. Create a robust cloud migration strategy.

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GreenBar

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Compared to a permanent hire, advantages of contracting out your software development include on-demand resources; minimal overhead costs (benefits, equity, etc.); and flexibility in matching the scope of your resources to your project, making it easier to adjust your “team” as your needs change. Version 1.1,

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The Daily WTF

AUGUST 30, 2020

The project was launched with the code name "Cold Stone", with Glenn as new CTO. New "business critical" systems were discovered under every rock, and every department in the company had a moment of, "Why weren't we consulted on this plan? " The expanding scope required expanding resources.

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Capgemini

MARCH 5, 2020

It requires fewer resources and better utilizes technology. We worked to secure buy-in amongst executive stakeholders to ensure that DevOps included front-line, procurement, budget-setting, financial governance, and security audits. Director/Principal Consultant. Senior Manager/Managing Consultant. Job Title *.

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Praxent

APRIL 22, 2020

Adding IT resources might help — but finding developers who work with the code your system is built with is getting harder and harder. If you were unhappy with your house, you might consult a builder to figure out how to fix it. Failure to deliver on time can cost a company millions — and a CIO or CTO their job. Sound familiar?

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d2iq

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The overall process needs to be managed, the data and model need to be tracked, and there are of course generic components, such as resource management, configuration management, and automation. The K9s CEO states to the executive team that she wants to increase online sales by a 10% without changing marketing strategy or budget.

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