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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

However, this approach comes with its own sets of challenges such as compliance issues, misaligned workplace culture, and privacy concerns.” Jason Carolan, CIO of data center solutions provider Flexential, says deciding on the right model between full-services and staff augmentation is essential.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

CIO

IT leaders at the 60-year-old fleet management firm determined that cloud could support its rapid growth without the challenges of maintaining data centers. If the answer is no,” Upchurch says, “you may just be renting someone else’s data center.” How will we balance security, agility, and usability?

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Just Exactly What Should A CIO Do During Their First 100 Days?

The Accidental Successful CIO

This means that you’ll have to consider closing data centers and rationalizing staff. You can use the synergy targets as an opportunity to develop a vendor management capability in IT. Use this as an opportunity to teach your team about SLAs, vendor scorecards, and cost optimization.