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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

The numbers are higher from Foundry’s 2023 State of CIO survey , which finds that 91% of CIOs expect their tech budgets to either increase or stay the same in 2023. Enterprise communications services saw slow but steady 1.6% The unified communications market’s meager 1.6% growth in 2022, according to Gartner.

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Cloud ROI: Getting innovation economics right with FinOps

CIO

Nearly 85% of CIOs say despite increasing IT budgets they are under pressure to stretch budgets further than ever before—with a focus on technical debt and cloud costs. Gartner estimates that 70% of overspending is common in the cloud, with 67% saying they aren’t seeing the expected value from the cloud.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Clubhouse UX teardown, YC Demo Day favorites, proptech VC survey, more

TechCrunch

But TechCrunch reporters spend a lot of time talking with startups, hearing pitches and telling their stories; if you’re curious about which companies stood out from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day, read on. Discord’s reported $10B exit; Compass and Intermedia Cloud Communications set IPO price ranges.

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Cloud cost optimization: Don’t rely on vendor dashboards to get the job done

CIO

This issue spans the entire cloud arena: cloud infrastructure, software applications, and unified communications applications. Without a strategic cloud cost optimization framework like FinOps , the heavy lifting of analysis, insight, and the necessary follow-up actions fall on you to fuel improvements in expense and asset management.

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Cloud cost management: Strategies to save in 2024

CIO

As 2024 unfolds, businesses need to ground their costs and direct budgets towards future opportunities. Plus, they understand call detail records and find the root cause of any overage fees on your unified communications bill. Intense market competition is bringing compelling offerings at new price points.

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Cloud cost optimization: Don’t rely on vendor dashboards to get the job done

CIO

This issue spans the entire cloud arena: cloud infrastructure, software applications, and unified communications applications. Without a strategic cloud cost optimization framework like FinOps , the heavy lifting of analysis, insight, and the necessary follow-up actions fall on you to fuel improvements in expense and asset management.

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Managing an Online Travel Agency: How Back Office System of an OTA Works

Altexsoft

Accounting – payment processing and reporting. Analytics – metrics and reports about business, customers, and employees. Both customer and employee data can then be used by the Business Intelligence module in creating insightful reports. Communicating with customers. Unified communication software.

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