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LA Public Defender CIO digitizes to divert people to programs, not prison

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So he was recruited to create a 20-year vision to establish a client-centered case management system to replace the “on-premise computer closets that was called a data center,” he says. Cox appreciates how invaluable the CIO’s vision and digital transformation has meant to the office’s mission.

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

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The latest piece in her reinvention story is Synchrony’s new Tech Apprenticeship for Artificial Intelligence, a full-time, 12-month program that balances on-the-job learning with instructor-led training, providing Chavarin with a pathway into one of the most coveted technology spaces despite her very nontraditional IT background.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

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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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5 ways CIOs will disappoint their CEOs in 2023

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Where the new system’s processes are as or more effective, the implementation team will create training programs to help everyone adapt. It is obsolete, meaning that you won’t be able to recruit the talent IT needs to support it, and that you’re never sure you’ll be able to run it on the platforms and infrastructure you can buy.

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PepsiCo transforms for the digital era

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Now halfway into its five-year digital transformation, PepsiCo has checked off many important boxes — including employee buy-in, Kanioura says, “because one way or another every associate in every plant, data center, data warehouse, and store are using a derivative of this transformation.”

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10 fastest growing US tech hubs for IT talent

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Dice defines a growing tech hub as a city with universities and colleges to recruit from, venture funding opportunities, a strong social scene for networking, and existing companies looking to hire talent. These 10 cities are the fastest growing tech hubs by salary, according to Dice.

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The 10 biggest issues IT faces today

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PwC’s 2022 Pulse Survey found that 43% are refining their IT strategy and operating model to be more agile, 35% are leveraging infrastructure investments to move from traditional data centers to cloud-based, and 28% are resetting enterprise architectures to be cloud-based. Fierce competition for talent.