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TechCrunch+ roundup: Technical due diligence, web3’s promise, how to hire well

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Then again, I’m not a developer, so I didn’t truly appreciate the value of mobile gaming, GPS and cloud storage until they’d achieved product-market fit and were integrated into my smartphone. 8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence.

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7 sins of digital transformation

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By focusing on technology, CIOs can deliver transitionary results, such as improving infrastructure agility by migrating to the cloud or improving user experiences by upgrading legacy systems to SaaS. There’s often ambition to address all or most problems, but that can leave the system user behind.

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Savvy CIOs step up to support business hypergrowth

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Acceleration plans also included fast-tracking the evaluation and implementation of new technologies, such as AI to enhance robotic process automation (RPA) and optical character recognition (OCR), as well as delivering new cloud-based data storage and analytics systems. “We There, the No. It’s rigor and commitment to the strategy.

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SAP 2024 outlook: 5 predictions for customers

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As such, customers should prepare their organizations to undertake an extensive, holistic evaluation of RISE from a technical, operational, financial, and commercial perspective. Additional evidence of SAP’s intention is their highly controversial choice to only offer their next generation AI and sustainability solutions via RISE and GROW.

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2023 CIO Hall of Fame inductees on building a successful IT leadership career

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To achieve that, Loura recognized the need to give up time performing the technical work he loved to do more of that decision-making. Koushik’s prior roles include technical ones at IBM; an entrepreneurial role as CEO and president of the former NTT Innovation Institute Inc. ( She is now CIO of the Federal Reserve System.

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Meet the 50 CISOs to Watch in 2024

Lacework

Recognizing the increasing challenges yet often underappreciated role of these professionals, we launched the 50 CISOs to Watch initiative last year to celebrate the CISOs demonstrating outstanding technical and leadership qualities. With expertise in secure digital systems and transformative leadership at Mars Inc.,

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

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Plan for cost savings up front Cost optimization starts with defining desired business outcomes and architecting a cost-effective solution right from the start, says Jevin Jensen, research VP, Intelligent CloudOps Market at IDC. Know what’s the bigger win for them and what’s on their roadmap,” he advises. Then there’s housekeeping.

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