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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

Enterprise CIOs have always been at a disadvantage competing with tech firms for skilled IT pros, but accelerated transformation efforts and an AI gold rush have significantly intensified the talent war, prompting CIOs to increasingly turn to outside firms for help. D ue diligence pays off.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

CIO

Optimizing cloud investments requires close collaboration with the rest of the business to understand current and future needs, building effective FinOps teams, partnering with providers, and ongoing monitoring of key performance metrics. We need hard metrics because we’re running 800 instances of cloud computers.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

CIO

Many organizations are due to revisit their cloud strategies, as their businesses have changed and vendor offerings have matured,” says Brian Alletto, technology director at digital services consultancy West Monroe. It’s essential to align cloud strategy with other existing technology strategies (e.g.,

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The Six Pillars of Effective Security Operations

Palo Alto Networks

Governance: How are we going to manage what we are doing? Metrics: How will we know it is working effectively? We describe each of these interactions as “interfaces,” and these should be defined so expectations between groups are clearly stated. At what interval will these interfaces be reviewed and updated? .

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Don’t Let Strategic Debt Suffocate Your Organization

GreenBar

What had started as a technology gap analysis had turned into more of a venting session about the growing pains he was seeing in his organization. They were smart, successful managers focused on operating their business day-to-day. . For example, a marketing person is responsible for technical issues (or vice versa).

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Just Exactly What Should A CIO Do During Their First 100 Days?

The Accidental Successful CIO

Hitting the ground running can be key to establishing themselves at a new firm and laying out a path to success so that the company can realize the importance of information technology. As the new CIO you need to realize that in IT, you are often paying for technology that you are not using or paying too much for what you have.

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Fleet Management Software: Key Functions, Solutions, and Innovations

Altexsoft

Businesses involved in transporting cargo require more complex solutions: Maintenance scheduling, registration, tracking, driver management, and operation costs are only the tip of the iceberg. Thousands of private fleets take steps to become more efficient every day by embracing fleet management technologies. proper routing).