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Liberis CTO Georgina Owens on the power of mentoring and apprenticeships

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CIO: How has your career evolved to becoming an IT director/CIO/CTO? This is how I found myself in the technology industry and my route has since been fairly traditional, as I progressed through development, architecture, project management and then into leadership roles.

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2023 CIO Hall of Fame inductees on building a successful IT leadership career

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For example, he took on the CTO role at Rodan + Fields because he “liked the appeal of being part of the product.” Srini Koushik, EVP and CTO, Rackspace Technology Rackspace Technology Koushik credits all his past positions for preparing him for where he is now and the AI role specifically. Second, be intentional.

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How the ‘diversity hire’ accusation and other barriers remain for Black women in tech

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I work like no tomorrow,” says a project manager, working in financial services. A senior technology executive says she was once ignored by a vendor in a sales pitch, despite being the most senior executive in the room and having the final sign-off on budget. Lomi Aschwanden, ISV principal partner manager at Salesforce.

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Our book “Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture” is published!

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Before joining Thoughtworks, Neal was the chief technology officer at the DSW Group Ltd., Rene Weiss – Software Architect, Consultant & CTO at FINABRO. Rene Weiss is a CTO at Finabro. He is a trainer for software architecture seminars and coaches teams in various software architecture topics.

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11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

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These ‘small’ expenditures can add up to a significant sum,” says Vineet Arora, CTO at IT services firm WinWire. Most users are only aware of a fraction of the technology at their disposal, and they might mistakenly think they need access or budget for a new tool when they already have those capabilities.”

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Product manager salary: Pay range factors, tips for making more

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We dove into publicly available information and talked to a number of product managers and those who hire, supervise, and mentor them in order to get a sense of what you can expect in this job market — and how you can improve your prospects and your compensation if you’re working in this field. Do product managers make good money?

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Full Steam Ahead: CIO Kopal Raj of WABTEC on staying ‘on-track’ with AI, IoT and sustainability goals

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Since I was adept at project management, I was asked to head the IT department for one of the small subsidiaries of TATA organization. Initially, I was naïve about the infrastructure space, but was fortunate to have a great mentor. Ultimately, we are as much a technology company as we are a locomotive company.