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Software vendors offer AI sales boost for retail at NRF show

CIO

If software vendors have their way, the answer is likely to involve more artificial intelligence. Sales statistics Two recent surveys concur that only a tiny minority of retailers have no plans to implement AI today.

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

CIO

According to IDC’s July 2023 Future Enterprise Resiliency & Spending (FERS) survey of 856 senior IT and business managers in large enterprises, the IT line items most affected, in addition to rising tech salaries, include SaaS and PaaS costs. And you have to partner with your vendors.” Here’s how.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

CIO

Digital transformation is indeed a cornerstone of business strategy today, as 89% of enterprises see digital business as core to their growth, according to Gartner’s Board of Directors 2023 Survey. This ability to understand customer feedback beyond periodic surveys is going to be a critical skill going forward.”

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8 strategies for accelerating IT modernization

CIO

And with infrastructure and application modernization cited as key reasons for CIOs’ budget increases this year, according to the 2024 State of the CIO Survey, that pace is not fast enough. Recent research found that application modernization took an average of 16 months. Luckily, there are ways to slash the timelines on those projects.

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NZ losing out on opportunity to outsource

CIO

One hundred NZ organisations were surveyed, and the report found that most companies are not outsourcing, which came as a surprise to Oshri and his team. IT Skills, Outsourcing, Vendor Management, Vendors and Providers Only 30% are engaging in sourcing and the vast majority of them are engaging in local sourcing.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

CIO

We also use Microsoft Power BI, a customer experience platform to survey customers, and we review support tickets to determine where any problems may lie,” he says. “We CIO, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Management, IT Leadership, Relationship Building, Vendor Management, Vendors and Providers

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Software Spend and the 80/20 Rule

Ivanti

Gartner analyst Stephen White writes that 80% of companies surveyed report that between 1 and 49% of their licensed software is “shelfware.” In an average month, an organization may spend 40 hours or more per SaaS vendor managing usage, overall spend, and contract renewals.