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What is GRC? The rising importance of governance, risk, and compliance

CIO

As a result, managing risks and ensuring compliance to rules and regulations along with the governing mechanisms that guide and guard the organization on its mission have morphed from siloed duties to a collective discipline called GRC. What is GRC? GRC is overarching.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower CTO

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. Can you provide specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, and what the system will do for them? Who are the customers?

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Which software consultants do startups love to work with?

TechCrunch

Outsourcing engineering has become more common in recent years, so we’re starting a new initiative to profile the software consultants who startups love to work with the most. But first, here are some of the reviews we’re already getting from the new survey. Consultant: Appetiser Apps. Consultant: Aloa.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

I even got this particular section framed and hung up at our office: Your mission Let's say you were employed as a CTO behind the front lines and you wanted to destroy productivity for as long as you can without getting caught. Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Blame the previous CTO.

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Learnsoft bags first external financing to expand its corporate upskilling platform

TechCrunch

It’s no surprise, then, that the market for learning management systems — the software that delivers training programs to workers — is expected to top $38 billion by 2027. Founded in 1987 by Brian Wachsberger, Learnsoft started out as a consulting business that sold onsite tech certification training.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

For the more specialized IT needs, there just aren’t enough people to meet the demand,” says Michael Manos, CTO of Dun & Bradstreet. However, this approach comes with its own sets of challenges such as compliance issues, misaligned workplace culture, and privacy concerns.” D ue diligence pays off.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO

“Organizations often get services and applications up and running without having put stewardship in place,” says Marc Johnson, CISO and senior advisor at Impact Advisors, a healthcare management consulting firm. They also need to establish clear privacy, regulatory compliance, and data governance policies.

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