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How Pick n Pay’s migration to the cloud is paying off

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The company’s recent trading update confirmed it would accelerate growth opportunities, such as its online offerings, and develop serverless computing with AWS so the retailer is able to rapidly scale when needed, like over Christmas or Black Friday. That was really the catalyst.” billion ($5.3 That’s how I’d approach it.”

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

This includes spending on strengthening cybersecurity (35%), improving customer service (32%) and improving data analytics for real-time business intelligence and customer insight (30%). Cold: On-prem infrastructure As they did in 2022, many IT leaders are reducing investments in data centers and on-prem technologies. “We

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

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According to the 2023 State of the CIO , IT leaders are looking to shore up competencies in key areas such as cybersecurity (39%), application development (30%), data science/analytics (30%), and AI/machine learning (26%). From an individual’s perspective, it keeps careers interesting and helps people grow with the organization.

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3 things CIOs must do now to accurately hit net-zero targets

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Optimize internal technology Today, CIOs can influence everything from hardware procurement and the way developers write code for their company, to how IT gathers, processes, distributes and stores data—all of which impact a company’s carbon footprint.

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The AI continuum

CIO

Classical machine learning: Patterns, predictions, and decisions Classical machine learning is the proven backbone of pattern recognition, business intelligence, and rules-based decision-making; it produces explainable results. Downsides: Not generative; model behavior can be a black box; results can be challenging to explain.

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The Cost Paradox Of The Cloud

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Unexpected Cost Developments Cost is an important factor when migrating to the cloud. At first glance, developing software for the cloud and developing software for an on-premises environment may seem the same, but make no mistake – there are some crucial differences. The question is when to invest in business value.

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6 tips for making the most of a tight IT budget

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Of course, making this distinction can be challenging, and is a skill that can take time to develop, says Mittal, whose company is taking a tech-first, cloud-native approach to transforming loan servicing. “It For the freight transportation company, business intelligence (BI) is one area where IT can have a top-line impact. “We

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