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The skills and traits of elite CTOs

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Chief technology officers are key players in the enterprise C-suite, oftentimes working in collaboration with CIOs at the forefront of new and innovative technologies. They are among the most important hires organizations are making today due to the business value that successful technology deployments can bring.

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Walnut wants to crack open flexibility for healthcare bills

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Healthcare insurance, if you’re lucky to have it, only covers a subset of conditions in the United States. So for the uninsured and insured alike, innovative ways of managing big bills are in high demand — especially as uncertainty remains around how COVID-19 and long-haul symptoms will be handled by patients and payers.

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10 ways to improve IT performance (without killing morale)

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Every IT leader wants to create a fast, efficient, and innovative IT organization. Prioritize transparency Prioritizing transparent communication is necessary to maintain positive team morale, says Chip Kleinheksel, global SAP CTO at business consulting firm Deloitte.

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Practical advice to optimize savings with cloud migrations

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Host Isaac Sacolick ( @nyike ) was joined by a bevy of consultants and practitioners who had no shortage of advice on the topic. Among those chat participants suggested: Will the senior consultants you sent on the sales call be doing the technical work or will you substitute cheaper, more junior consultants?

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Extra Crunch roundup: EU insurtech, 30 years of ‘Crossing the Chasm,’ embedded finance’s endgame

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According to Brittain, EU startups in this sector are “still at the very early stages of innovation,” having only shown “a fraction of what’s possible” in a market that is “as large as banking.” Health clouds are set to play a key role in healthcare innovation. Image Credits: Natali_Mis / Getty Images. How do we do it?

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Ceiling breakers: Women IT execs shake up the status quo

CIO

Koinig studied user experience and user interface design at the Vienna University of Technology, earning a doctorate. Following that, she started working as an IT consultant and business advisor, work that she says illustrated the vast potential for IT to make a difference. “I She retired from that position in 2020.

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Better, faster decisions: Why businesses thrive on real-time data

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But poor data quality, siloed data, entrenched processes, and cultural resistance often present roadblocks to using data to speed up decision making and innovation. Nichol ( @PeterBNichol ), Chief Technology Officer at OROCA Innovations. Customers have too many options.

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