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

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Ralph Loura, former SVP and CIO, Lumentum Lumentum That move soon led to a job running a data center and increasingly more senior roles, including stints as CIO at Symbol Technologies, Clorox, and HP’s Enterprise Group. NTT i 3 ), a research and development center; and CIO and CTO of Magellan Health.

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We’re all becoming software CIOs — a role Red Hat CIO Jim Palermo knows well

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Whether you sell cars, candy, consulting, or construction, software is moving to the center of your business. Your products and services rely on software and data for nearly everything from product development to aftermarket support. Clearly, the leadership team at Starbucks had the foresight to hire a software company CIO.

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Fundaments is the First Cloud Solutions and Services Provider in the Netherlands to Achieve the VMware Sovereign Cloud Distinction

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Fundaments, A VMware Cloud Verified partner operating from seven data centers located throughout the Netherlands, and a team of more than 50 vetted and experienced experts – all of whom are Dutch nationals – is growing rapidly. Our customers can consult with one of our engineers within minutes on any day and at any time,” he says.

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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

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I take what I learned in the scriptwriting seminar about passion and the narrative arc into every meeting I attend,” one chief technology officer said. The consulting giant said it was buying the 29-person, London-based company to help clients articulate and activate their vision and change strategies.

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How Pick n Pay’s migration to the cloud is paying off

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We didn’t want to invest in a data center that would commit us to another five-year depreciation cycle. Eamonn O’Neill, Lemongrass Consulting CTO, explained the rationale: “We typically see potential cost savings of between 45% and 75% resulting from this strategy. CIO, Cloud Management, IT Leadership billion ($5.3

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8 pressing needs for CIOs in 2024

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“With a focus on automation for customer service and telesales functions, we’re looking at intelligent automation solutions that can help improve customer engagement and self-help capabilities,” says Chris Pendergast, the company’s SVP and CTO.

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9 tips for achieving IT service delivery excellence

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Standardize processes and understand LOB needs Effective IT service delivery begins by creating and standardizing processes and documentation, says Patrick Cannon, field CTO at data center and cloud services firm US Signal. Your leadership team should behave like a Scrum team, enabling end-to-end delivery and support.”