CIO

MARCH 15, 2023

And if the initiative misses its goal, or runs over budget, the CIO’s job may be at stake. Restructuring can create uncertainty and stress in an organization, and it shouldn’t be used lightly or regularly, Sinclair explains. He notes that IT organizations can usually work through almost any problem as long as the parties grow together.

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CIO

APRIL 25, 2024

Here’s a look at why you might want to roll your own cloud cost solution, what makes a successful DIY approach, and how some leading organizations have already done so. He and his teams tried a few off-the-shelf tools but were never satisfied with the support for linking a cloud resource to a line of business to determine ownership.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In the age of digital transformation, the CIO’s role is increasingly central to business, focused on driving growth and establishing a new digital culture across the organization. The dialogue with the board and with human resources is fruitful, and the managers are receptive, which greatly facilitates the digital strategy.”

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CIO

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Cloud costs and security are two critical aspects that every organization must carefully manage, and they are more closely intertwined than you might think. Recent VMware research reveals that 95% of organizations believe multi-cloud architectures are critical for business success. Ultimately, security tools alone are not enough.

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CIO

JANUARY 2, 2024

There are myriad systems kept on life support in every enterprise because companies delay replacing them, resulting in downtime and the continual need for time-consuming fixes, which consume resources and continue to build technical debt. Here’s where CIOs can rethink their approach to the long-term benefit of their organizations.

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CIO

JANUARY 10, 2024

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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CIO

MAY 1, 2024

First she allows greater efficiency in process management by automating repetitive and administrative tasks, thus freeing up time and resources that can be reallocated to more strategic and value-added activities. Artificial Intelligence, CIO, Digital Transformation, Generative AI, Human Resources, IT Leadership, ROI and Metrics

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CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Each phase intersects with any of 10 knowledge areas, which include: integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communication, risk procurement, and stakeholder management. Time management: Plan and develop schedules and activities, estimate resources and timelines. Costs management: Estimate costs, determine budgets.

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Perficient

MARCH 28, 2024

Implementing TOGAF in your organization can bring many benefits, from better alignment of IT with business goals to improved architecture development. This blog explores the benefits of implementing TOGAF and how it can positively impact your organization.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

So if you are seeking to lead transformational change at your organization, it’s worth knowing the 10 most common reasons why digital transformation fails and what you as an IT leader can learn from those failures. Lack of talent Talent is the only differentiating factor an organization has.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Despite national news about increased costs, economic uncertainty, and more reports of technology firm layoffs, respondents indicated that they were planning to spend more IT budget in 2023, not less. One contributing factor to managed services’ ongoing growth as a percentage of IT budgets is finding and keeping the right IT talent.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This is key; if there are no skills efforts should be made to ensure that people are trained, or additional skilled resources are recruited. The last question has to do with resources; Are security budgets adequate to cater for the various security solutions required? What should organizations do if they are hacked?

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CIO

APRIL 1, 2024

However such fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) can make it harder for IT to secure the necessary budget and resources to build services. As an IT leader, you’re in a unique position to help your organization avoid such malaise. And always, always keep a human in the loop to maintain organizational guardrails.

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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. It starts with establishing a clear set of agreed upon initiatives and outcomes for the organization,” he says.

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CIO

JANUARY 12, 2024

This is key; if there are no skills efforts should be made to ensure that people are trained, or additional skilled resources are recruited. The last question has to do with resources; Are security budgets adequate to cater for the various security solutions required?

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CIO

DECEMBER 15, 2023

To understand exactly how IT priorities have changed, Zendesk conducted a global survey of 1,200 IT leaders and found that half of those surveyed said their teams are under pressure to deliver more with fewer resources. Sensitive, personal data about customers is highly regulated, so organizations need to take control.

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Kaseya

OCTOBER 12, 2021

What Is IT Budgeting? IT budgeting is the process of allocating money to be spent on an organization’s IT systems and services. It includes budgeting for all technologies and projects across all departments within the organization. Why Is IT Budgeting Important? How Often Should IT Budgeting Take Place?

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TechSoup

JUNE 7, 2023

Some changes are happening in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) donation program, increasing the credits available to some organizations. If you are a larger organization, and have found that the $1,000 in credits does not quite cover the infrastructure or cloud support you need, then this announcement is for you.

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CIO

APRIL 10, 2024

A quick explainer: In AI inferencing , organizations take a LLM that is pretrained to recognize relationships in large datasets and generate new content based on input, such as text or images. Similarly, organizations may benefit from help refining their inferencing outputs with context-specific information.

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Tenable

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A SANS Institute survey found that budgets for ICS/OT security have shrunk, and advises on how to do more with less. Essentially, budgets are down in just about every category we analyzed,” the SANS Institute report reads. To further pressure the targeted organization to pay the demanded ransom. And much more! in 2022 to 21.8%

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CIO

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Generative AI continues to dominate IT projects for many organizations, with two thirds of business leaders telling a Harris Poll they’ve already deployed generative AI tools internally, and IDC predicting spend on gen AI will more than double in 2024. But the usual laundry list of priorities for IT hasn’t gone away.

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CIO

JUNE 26, 2023

They are accountable for the entire project scope , the project team and resources, the project budget, and the success or failure of the project. They must also plan, define, and develop schedules and activities, as well as estimate the resources necessary to complete the project, determining each activity’s estimated duration.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

Create a process that is structured, organized and repeatable, where you have clear lanes and clear coverage areas for the interviewers. Before staffing up, Evans said founders and hiring managers should first develop a process that can scale as the team grows. “I’ve

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

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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Palo Alto Networks

OCTOBER 19, 2021

A recent Deloitte and National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) study found five cybersecurity barriers working against state and local government organizations’ ability to improve their security posture. Lack of Sufficient Cybersecurity Budget. According to the study, only 36% of U.S. Cybersecurity Barriers.

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Perficient

MARCH 21, 2023

Being a global digital consultancy with technology specialization in just about any IT vertical, we at Perficient work with some of the world’s largest organizations to help grow their brand and business. So, you might ask yourself what is resource augmentation, and can this truly be an effective hiring model for me?

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CIO

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Today, it is not enough just to innovate within one’s own vertical; to truly exploit the power of GenAI to transform workflows and drive competitive advantage, CIOs need to look outside their own organizations to get the scale, domain expertise, and speed required to develop fully integrated solutions.

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CIO

AUGUST 7, 2023

They’re finding ways to work that maximize resources, including time, money, and manpower. Incorporating automation reduces the workloads of IT professionals, improves data usability for C-Suite execs, and streamlines overall workflows across the organization. DevOps and automation are tools to get there.

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Gorilla Logic

JULY 31, 2023

This is why, in order to deliver and survive the ever-changing environment of the tech industry, it is necessary to have an understanding of the importance and impact of having efficient resource management. What is resource management?

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CIO

MARCH 26, 2024

There’s absolutely an overarching trend we’re witnessing of organizations entering into more strategic partnership agreements to ensure access to critical talent and expertise,” says Greg Sarafin, global alliance and ecosystem leader at EY. But finding the niche, high-demand skills needed to drive specific projects can be challenging.

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Cherry Work

MAY 2, 2024

A few procedures in the world of business operations may not make news, but their influence on the success of organizations is clear. Understanding Invoice Management Invoice management involves the receipt, approval, and payment of invoices within an organization. One such example is invoice management.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

To be sure, enterprise cloud budgets continue to increase, with IT decision-makers reporting that 31% of their overall technology budget will go toward cloud computing and two-thirds expecting their cloud budget to increase in the next 12 months, according to the Foundry Cloud Computing Study 2023.

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Accenture

JULY 10, 2019

For all the ink that is spilled calling to revolutionize things like annual budgeting cycles or performance management, these were once very effective innovations. Simply put, without them we wouldn’t be where we are today: needing to revise them to help organizations perform even better so they don’t fall prey to disruption.

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CIO

MARCH 18, 2024

Compliance with DORA will require full adherence to five critical areas of focus outlined in the regulation: ICT risk management : This guidance establishes a standard framework for what organizations should do in response to an ICT security incident.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

OCTOBER 12, 2022

What steps can a CIO take in order to avoid spending their budget buying technology that will just end up going to waste? Currently everyone’s seeing CIOs causing digital acceleration, but very few organizations are tracking what they’re getting in terms of business outcomes. This could result in a big budget drain.

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CIO

OCTOBER 17, 2023

At this early stage in the gen AI race, there’s no clear leader, but all the players are pouring resources into the fray. Most recently the company launched gen AI-based services aimed at healthcare and life science organizations. and continue to encourage that customer to move more resources to their cloud.

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CIO

JUNE 20, 2023

For respondents anticipating an HPC budget reduction, the goal is to reallocate dollars to sustainability initiatives. Dollars are moving to purchasing new energy-efficient hardware or devoting resources to optimization efforts or changing where HPC workloads are run.

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