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6 best practices for better vendor management

CIO

And how well an IT leader deals with and orchestrates vendor relationships can mean the difference between a well-organized and efficient IT operation and a mess that costs an organization millions of dollars without delivering positive results. Here are several key tips for making the most of vendor relationships.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

Enterprise CIOs have always been at a disadvantage competing with tech firms for skilled IT pros, but accelerated transformation efforts and an AI gold rush have significantly intensified the talent war, prompting CIOs to increasingly turn to outside firms for help. D ue diligence pays off.

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3 key roles for driving digital success

CIO

This is a question I am asked often by IT leaders who prefer slowing down the pace of transformation and technology innovation. But digital transformation remains a vital endeavor for today’s enterprise as it is about evolving the business and operating model and not just about modernizing technologies.

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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. It’s essential to align cloud strategy with other existing technology strategies (e.g.,

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Thoughts on organizing architecture

Xebia

Looking at the current technological and organizational paradigm, we can only recognize the world is massively different from 10 or 20 years ago. Gone are the days of making well-thought documents who are reviewed and tested by colleagues in the organization. Do you have the capabilities and time to guide the technical decisions?

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Thoughts on organizing architecture

Xebia

Looking at the current technological and organizational paradigm, we can only recognize the world is massively different from 10 or 20 years ago. Gone are the days of making well-thought documents who are reviewed and tested by colleagues in the organization. Do you have the capabilities and time to guide the technical decisions?

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Outsourced IT: Is It Right for Your Company?

Kaseya

Onshoring is when you outsource to a service vendor residing in another city within your country. This approach to outsourcing eliminates the issues resulting from foreign taxation policies and cultural differences. You don’t need to spend time and money on training in-house technicians to make them more technically sound.

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