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Cengage Group CTO Jim Chilton on the P&L difference

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Jim Chilton is an award-winning CIO who serves as the chief technology officer of Cengage Group, an innovative disruptor in the edtech space. As a business and technology executive, Chilton leverages his unique experiences to drive innovation and optimize technology throughout the company.

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Our startup’s first hire was a fractional Head of Remote

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Yann Leretaille is the co-founder and CTO of Wingback , a SaaS growth infrastructure company. It might seem counterintuitive, but the first person on board at Wingback was a Fractional Head of Remote — and it was the best decision we made. Contributor. Share on Twitter. The very first hire at our SaaS startup was (surprise!)

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IBM doubles down on hybrid cloud with $6.4B HashiCorp acquisition

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Since IBM’s software business has been on the rise in recent times and its consulting business is not doing that great, this (HashiCorp’s acquisition) makes a right fit there,” said Techarc’s chief analyst and founder, Faisal Kawoosa. This is where IBM can gain an edge with HashiCorp’s capabilities and potential customers,” he added.

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Healthcare organizations must create a strong data foundation to fully benefit from generative AI

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However, the effort to build, train, and evaluate this modeling is only a small fraction of what is needed to reap the vast benefits of generative AI technology. Next is governance; the rules, policies, and processes to ensure data quality and integrity. Consider the iceberg analogy.

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What is a CTO? The exec who sets tech strategy

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What is a CTO? The chief technology officer (CTO) is the senior executive who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities, and challenges within an organization. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO do? Years ago, the CTO most often led the infrastructure function.

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Transforming IT for digital success

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One way they’re doing that is by reimagining the IT function, say management consultants, executive advisors, and CIOs themselves. This reinvention goes beyond the adoption of cloud, agile development principles, and cutting-edge technologies. Strategies to transform IT for digital success include the following.

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The new CIO mandate: Selling AI to employees

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Just under half of those surveyed said they want their employers to offer training on AI-powered devices, and 46% want employers to create guidelines and policies about the use of AI-powered devices. Employee training on AI is essential, says Sam Ferrise, CTO at Trinetix, a tech consulting firm.