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6 best practices for better vendor management

CIO

And how well an IT leader deals with and orchestrates vendor relationships can mean the difference between a well-organized and efficient IT operation and a mess that costs an organization millions of dollars without delivering positive results. Here are several key tips for making the most of vendor relationships.

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Many CIOs are better equipped to combat rising IT costs. Are you?

CIO

Rising software costs create headaches Another example is Ameritas Life Insurance, which has operations in the US, but the current 3.7% It might cost us $1,000 per day per developer to outsource,” he says. And then there’s the extra complexity and costs associated with managing remote teams.

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From Hype to Hope: Key Lessons on AI in Security, Innersource, and the Evolving Threat Landscape

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Result: Though the full scope remains unclear, the breach affected almost all Okta customers and highlighted the potential risks associated with third-party vendors managing sensitive data. 65% who use, or are planning to use, AI for software development said their organization hired or will hire new talent to manage AI implementation.

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Automating compliance in software delivery

CircleCI

Software development teams face a large and growing number of obstacles: shifting design requirements, organizational blockers, tight deadlines, complicated tech stacks and software supply chains. Examples of software compliance requirements. Comprehensive testing and change management.

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The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of the year

CIO

Perforce Software buys Puppet. Perforce Software, a privately held provider of software development tools, has agreed to buy the infrastructure automation software platform Puppet. Perforce already owns development tools such as Helix and the testing tools, including Perfecto and BlazeMeter.

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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. Moving to this mindset brings a lot to the table, even beyond software development, Porter adds. “It