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Whether your technology is new or old, lifecycle management is key

CIO

Does your organization see technology infrastructure as a commodity or as a strategic business enabler? The answer will shape your approach to infrastructure: you can keep legacy infrastructure going as long as you can, or you can pursue the cutting edge of technology. Legacy technology also affects sustainability.

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Capitalizing on technology budgets: A CIO’s story

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While traditional approaches to bridging the profitability gap, like layoffs and budget cuts, can harm company culture, an innovative and practical alternative is capitalizing on technology budgets. However, it’s important to remember that headcount and budget cuts are not the only strategies to streamline costs.

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Topi raises $45M to power hardware subscriptions for B2B merchants

TechCrunch

A new company is looking to do for B2B hardware sales what a growing number of companies have been doing in the consumer sphere, by making it easier for businesses to pay for equipment in instalments through rentals and subscriptions. Hardware-as-a-service. million in funding to do something similar for B2B transactions.

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The strategy behind becoming a manufacturing superpower

CIO

The world of manufacturing is undergoing a quiet revolution: the integration of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT). For decades, businesses have focused on IT development, while OT has trailed decades behind in technological advancement. Liu Chao, CEO of Huawei’s Manufacturing and Large Enterprise BU.

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Bild takes in funding to share, collaborate on hardware designs in the cloud

TechCrunch

When Pradyut Paul was a hardware engineering program manager at Apple, he saw firsthand the challenges of building and sharing hardware products using antiquated tools like email and spreadsheets. It has converted some of the early customers to paying customers, but is still figuring out pricing strategies, Paul said.

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Humane, a stealthy hardware and software startup co-founded by an ex-Apple designer and engineer, raises $100M

TechCrunch

Humane , which has ambitions to build a new class of consumer devices and technologies that stem from “a genuine collaboration of design and engineering” that will represent “the next shift between humans and computing”, has raised $100 million. 5 consumer hardware VCs share their 2021 investment strategies.

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CIOs sharpen tech strategies to support hybrid work

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In its Future of Work predictions for 2023 , IDC called hybrid work “a mainstay for our global future work landscape,” adding that “hybrid work will drive new technology solutions across functions and industries alike.” The same goes for any hardware (e.g., laptops) being used.

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