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Vendor management: The key to productive partnerships

CIO

What is vendor management? Vendor management helps organizations take third-party vendor relationships from a passive business transaction to a proactive collaborative partnership. While working with IT vendors can help ease the burden on IT, it also raises concerns, especially around data, risk, and security.

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Automating compliance in software delivery

CircleCI

Software development teams face a large and growing number of obstacles: shifting design requirements, organizational blockers, tight deadlines, complicated tech stacks and software supply chains. Compliance requirements can add significant overhead to an organization. Examples of software compliance requirements.

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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.” D ue diligence pays off. Dun & Bradstreet’s Manos recommends regular check-ins where key goals, metrics, and objectives are reviewed. Double down on vendor management.

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10 highest-paying IT jobs

CIO

There’s an ever-growing need for technical pros who can handle the rapid pace of technology, ensuring businesses keep up with industry standards, compliance regulations, and emerging or disruptive technologies. They’re required to work closely with upper management, executives, and key stakeholders to identify business needs and requirements.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

CIO

Many organizations are due to revisit their cloud strategies, as their businesses have changed and vendor offerings have matured,” says Brian Alletto, technology director at digital services consultancy West Monroe. Organizations also need nontechnical skills such as cloud financial management and cloud optimization, Nathan says.

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Beyond Transactions: Nurturing Vendor Relationships with the Power of Self-service Portal

Newgen Software

Your restaurant relies on various suppliers (vendors) to provide fresh ingredients, including vegetables, fruits, meat, and spices, to curate delicious delicacies for your customers. The Self-service Vendor Portal Advantage: Why You Should Implement One?

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From Hype to Hope: Key Lessons on AI in Security, Innersource, and the Evolving Threat Landscape

Coveros

No review of 2023 would be complete without mentioning the explosion of AI into the public eye, like ChatGPT and Copilot. How it happened: The exact attack vector remains unclear, but experts speculate social engineering or a software vulnerability could be responsible. The company estimated total damages at $356 million.