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CIOs take aim at SaaS sprawl

CIO

According to IDC SaaS Path research from 2023 , 67% of businesses with more than 1,000 employees have employed a SaaS management platform, says IDC analyst Frank Della Rosa — a market category that includes a broad array of options, such as Productiv, Zylo, Flexera One, Blissfully, Torii, BetterCloud, Zluri, Apptio, and LeanIX, among many others.

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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. data, security, development, architecture) as well. If the answer is no,” Upchurch says, “you may just be renting someone else’s data center.”

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

In addition to AI and machine learning, data science, cybersecurity, and other hard-to-find skills , IT leaders are also looking for outside help to accelerate the adoption of DevOps or product-/program-based operating models. “We, The complexity escalates when dealing with advanced skills like AI or data science,” says Asnani.

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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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Key Software Asset Management Tools and Benefits

Apiumhub

Cost Optimization: By providing insights into software usage and license compliance, software asset management tools enable organizations to optimize their software spending. This may involve reallocating licenses, negotiating better licensing agreements, or identifying opportunities to consolidate software vendors.

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Cooperation and Collaborative Partnerships are Key to Protect Businesses

Palo Alto Networks

With a cybersecurity landscape dominated by fragmented security vendors and tools, businesses struggle to protect themselves. I t takes a collaborative approach across cybersecurity vendors, managed security service providers (MSSP) and organizations to take up the global cyber threat challenge.

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Infinidat Is Purchasing’s Best Friend, and NOT Just for an Amazing ROI!

Infinidat

In situations where Infinidat is allowed to compete against AFAs (All Flash Arrays) for their business, the savings can grow to 50% or more on a $/PB basis, and that does not include the savings associated with simplified infrastructure design, staff productivity improvements, or savings in vendor management costs.

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