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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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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

Such partnerships include long-standing ones such as business consultancies to advise on transformation efforts, software vendors with expertise in vertical or horizontal solutions, system integrators to help design and implement multi-vendor tech stacks, and managed service providers to run and optimize targeted IT domains.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

CIO

Cloud costs will often — and rapidly — become large line items on budgets. Many organizations are due to revisit their cloud strategies, as their businesses have changed and vendor offerings have matured,” says Brian Alletto, technology director at digital services consultancy West Monroe. There are other risks, too.

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The Six Pillars of Effective Security Operations

Palo Alto Networks

Governance: How are we going to manage what we are doing? Budget: What will it cost to do this? Metrics: How will we know it is working effectively? At what interval will these interfaces be reviewed and updated? . How often will the processes need to be reviewed and updated? Planning: How are we going to do it?

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Cloud Leaders Sound Off on Key Challenges

Tenable

Too many identities, systems and cooks in the kitchen cloud an already complex mandate. And, managing who has access to these systems poses a significant challenge.

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Fleet Management Software: Key Functions, Solutions, and Innovations

Altexsoft

Fleet telematics is the system that supports the exchange of information between vehicles in the fleet and central locations. The routing module of FMS uses the data collected via a telematics device to provide a fleet manager with real-time updates on vehicle location, miles traveled, and status updates from anywhere. Asset tracking.

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Supply chain management software, operations, processes, and roles

Altexsoft

For example, both are involved in: Forecasting prices , overseeing budgeting, planning and auditing. Cost management (estimating, controlling, optimizing, and reducing operating costs). The system sends standard electronic pre-purchased questionnaires (PPQ) and requests for quotation (RFQ) to potential vendors.