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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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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

CIO

Technical skills topped the list but also crucial are key leadership and culture capabilities such as change management, strategy building, and business relationship management, as well as critical business skills such as cost, product, and vendor management, as shown in the graphic below. And that is the rub.

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Managed Services: Everything You Need to Know

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After all, IT infrastructure is the backbone of any organization, big or small. It involves finding the right talent and regularly investing in tools and services to deliver and manage IT services. MSPs remotely monitor and manage a company’s IT infrastructure, usually for a monthly subscription fee. to reach $150.4

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CIOs step up to fill plus-size leadership roles

CIO

Jonnala stepped in as CIO at network infrastructure provider CommScope two years ago after more than a dozen years spent at the company in various roles leading business and technology transformation. With that added role under his belt, Strickland was soon tapped for other plus-roles along with a direct report structure to the CEO.