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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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Selling the C-suite on preemptive IT investments

CIO

But disaster recovery is just one example of projects that are of an important and preemptive nature that CIOs want to fund but find de-prioritized when it comes to budget approval. Others include preparation for zero-day attacks, almost anything having to do with data stewardship, as well as IT training and social engineering audits.

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10 digital transformation roadblocks — and 5 tips for overcoming them

CIO

Transformation efforts can be derailed for any number of reasons, but there are several common themes as to why digital initiatives fall short — and most revolve around leadership. IT leaders must work with business leadership to help establish a clear understanding of digital transformation goals and a practical roadmap for achieving them.

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Do You Set Zero-Based Goals for Yourself?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Use this common budgeting technique to set goals that are more relevant and actionable. When you’re setting goals, you can borrow a technique from a common budgeting process called zero-based budgeting. Every dollar you’re going to spend in the budget is justified.

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Need for Increased Training — Strained Budgets Strain Enterprise IT Teams

DevOps.com

As enterprises have increasingly embraced cloud, hybrid IT environments and DevOps methodologies, many of the old siloes associated with IT departments have crumbled—while demand for training and skills that reflect new technology requirements have risen considerably.

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Microsoft invests €3.2 billion in AI and the cloud in Germany

CIO

The company also wants to train more than 1.2 Microsoft’s education offensive When it comes to digital training, Microsoft is relying on its partner network. In order to achieve its goal of training more than 1.2 Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, IT Training , Microsoft Microsoft will invest €3.2

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Ingesan embraces a new way to approach HRM with AI

CIO

As Empath-IA took shape, Ingesan allocated 5% of the innovation budget to implement it and to explore other opportunities — an investment already with measurable ROI. Artificial Intelligence, CIO, Digital Transformation, Generative AI, Human Resources, IT Leadership, ROI and Metrics