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CIOs sharpen cloud cost strategies — just as gen AI spikes loom

CIO Business Intelligence

After being in cloud and leveraging it better, we are able to manage compute and storage better ourselves,” said the CIO, who notes that vendors are not cutting costs on licenses or capacity but are offering more guidance and tools. I strike this language from all my contracts.”

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

CIO Business Intelligence

No IT organization wants to get caught short on processing or storage resources that could negatively affect operations, or have to suddenly add resources that exceed the budget. Understand your licensing schemes and usage policies, which can be very complicated,” says McMasters.

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The 10 biggest funding rounds for Pacific Northwest startups in 2022

GeekWire

Venture capital investment in Pacific Northwest startups dropped 35% year-over-year in 2022. The top 10 funding rounds across the Pacific Northwest in 2022, listed below, highlight companies that were able to attract venture capital dollars despite rising interest rates and tumbling public tech stock valuations. TerraPower Photo).