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Becoming a CTO

Puppies, Flowers, Rainbows and Kittens

They are a director of engineering at a midsize startup and just got their first headhunter inquiry for a CTO role. I realized that while there are some books on technology leadership careers, there aren’t many resources explaining the most senior levels. I’ve been a CTO for five and a half years.

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What is a CTO? The exec who sets tech strategy

CIO

What is a CTO? The chief technology officer (CTO) is the senior executive who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities, and challenges within an organization. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO do? Years ago, the CTO most often led the infrastructure function.

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Aligning security and business strategies

CIO

However, for another smaller group of CFOs, cybersecurity is viewed as an area to discover potential savings. Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, he spent 15 years in a variety of roles at Intel Security (McAfee), with his last position as the Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific.

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20 influential women in software development

Apiumhub

Moreover, Mala co-leads Delhi Java User Group and Women Who Code Delhi, she drives initiatives for diversity advocacy for Women in Technology. Leah is currently CTO of Breaker, which she co-founded with Erik Berlin in December 2016. She conducts workshops and lectures at leading institutions like IIT Delhi. LinkedIn. .

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Observe.ai raises $125M, adding Zoom as an investor, to supercharge the contact center market

TechCrunch

While there may still be some debate over whether customers, or indeed agents or businesses, want a lot of video engagement in calls, there are times when you might imagine that could be useful, such as in cases of technical support. Observe.ai One critical point in the approach that Observe.ai

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DoiT International Acquires ProdOps, a Cloud Services Company | ProdOps

ProdOps

DoiT International CEO Yoav Toussia-Cohen “Under the umbrella of DoiT, we will continue to serve our clients while also leveraging the breadth of the DoiT technology platform to reach even more customers with expertise,” said Evgeny Zislis, co-founder and chief technology officer, ProdOps. “We

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My Long, Winding Journey to “Software Developer”

Atomic Spin

From there, I moved to my first real job in the technology industry: technical support at one of the myriad local internet service providers springing up to take advantage of the beginning internet boom. It’s just that now, I’m traveling with a fantastic group of people I’m proud to have along on my journey.