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CIOs go green, vet IT investments for sustainability

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The report, based on an annual survey of IT leaders, also found that 90% of CIOs prioritize partners and vendors based on their sustainability credentials — a huge change since the 2023 report , when 49% of CIOs looked at carbon output, sustainability, and energy efficiency when choosing new suppliers.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

CIO

IT leaders at the 60-year-old fleet management firm determined that cloud could support its rapid growth without the challenges of maintaining data centers. If the answer is no,” Upchurch says, “you may just be renting someone else’s data center.” How will we balance security, agility, and usability?

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Seek solutions now to remedy surging cloud costs

CIO

As a result, some companies are even considering reversing course, and bringing workloads from the cloud back to their own on-premises data centers. So for many companies, it’ll be a matter of increased vigilance to not let costs get out of hand as cloud usage increases.

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3 things CIOs can do to make gen AI synch with sustainability

CIO

“If you’re only buying inference services, ask them how they can account for all the upstream impact,” says Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne, a UK-headquartered company that provides data center solutions for enterprises and hyperscalers. Inference output takes a split second.

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Cooperation and Collaborative Partnerships are Key to Protect Businesses

Palo Alto Networks

I t takes a collaborative approach across cybersecurity vendors, managed security service providers (MSSP) and organizations to take up the global cyber threat challenge. Another example of cooperation in cybersecurity is Unit 42 , the Palo Alto Networks threat intelligence team. Cyber Threats Are a Global Challenge .

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CIOs step up to fill plus-size leadership roles

CIO

Jonnala stepped in as CIO at network infrastructure provider CommScope two years ago after more than a dozen years spent at the company in various roles leading business and technology transformation. With that added role under his belt, Strickland was soon tapped for other plus-roles along with a direct report structure to the CEO.

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Utilities, Strategic Investments, and the CIO

The Agile Manager

The proto-CIO is a strong technologist with vendor management and negotiating skills, with a steady-as-she-goes disposition. Also, the needs and priorities will change over time: to the CIO, the minutia of cyber-security are more important and the details of the data center less important today than they were a decade ago.