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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

Collaboration with external partners allows enterprises to enhance their IT prowess, drive innovation, and bridge skill gaps more effectively amid a swiftly evolving digital landscape,” says Arpita Dwivedi, practice director at Everest Group. Staff augmentation and outsourcing are nothing new.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

CIO

It’s no secret that having the right capabilities is essential to digital success, but given the dynamic nature of digital business, these capabilities go beyond technical know-how. The market is tight, but we are not short of people with technical skills; people who can develop, build infrastructure, and understand the cloud,” says Fox.

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How to succeed as a fractional CIO

CIO

A fractional CIO is typically an experienced IT leader who is external to the enterprise yet acts as an accountable leader and extension of the executive team, says Dave Hartman, president of IT management consulting firm Hartman Executive Advisors. “A What types of organizations hire fractional CIOs?

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

CIO

We implement automation solutions to generate recommendations to the development teams, who are our users, and we implement savings plans for most accounts — especially for the hyperscalers,” he says. The solution lies in making those teams understand they’re getting involved in innovation, not just a cost-cutting exercise.

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12 strategic tips CIOs can learn from tech vendor CTOs

CIO

CIOs are increasingly doing more software development and technology-focused work as part of their digital transformations, making the adage “every company is a software company” more of a truism with each digital wave. Adopt agile and DevOps methodologies to enhance the speed of development and deployment,’’ Kowsari says.