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9 ways IT leaders can impact sustainability initiatives

CIO Business Intelligence

Many CIOs don’t know where to start,” says Brian Kirkland, CIO at Choice Hotels and founding board member for SustainableIT.org, a nonprofit launched to help create frameworks and standards around sustainability. CIO Wetmur is taking things a step further at Morgan Stanley with a more sustainable approach to application development.

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Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft CVP joins Builder.ai as president; Moonbeam hires Seattle marketing vet

GeekWire

Photo) — Vahé Torossian , a longtime former corporate vice president at Microsoft , joined software development startup Builder.ai Most recently Torossian was a CVP in the Business Applications group at Microsoft. Vahé Torossian. as president and chief partner officer. London-based Builder.ai “Today I join Builder.ai

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Tech Moves: Flying Fish adds principal; Tanium names new CEO; and more

GeekWire

That consumer interest provides extra momentum to a field with a growing talent base and will yield new applications that will be met with broader market acceptance, she said. Streetman most recently served as CEO of Allvue Systems, an investment management software development company. ai and Allworth Financial. .

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Salesforce certification guide: Roles, paths, exams, cost, training, requirements

CIO Business Intelligence

The most performant CRM system today, Salesforce is a core technology for digital business, and its associated applications and ecosystem help make it in a leading platform for those seeking a lucrative IT career. Prerequisites include earning Salesforce Application Architect certification (see above).

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CIOs Start To Take Action On Solving The Diversity Issue

The Accidental Successful CIO

All of the normal things related to importance of information technology are there: securing the company’s networks, introducing new applications, educating users about security, etc. Every CIO should launch a task force focused on recruiting and developing diverse talent. CIOs can’t forget about women.

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GeekWire Podcast: Seattle region’s new tech giant; ‘Slackforce’ analysis; AWS re:Invent takeaways

GeekWire

Joining us on this episode is Matt McIlwain , managing director at Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group , offering his commentary on the implications of these developments for the region, and for the world of cloud and enterprise technology.

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CDH Users: If you have done impactful things with data please share how what and why

CTOvision

The goal of this program is to recognize organizations running CDH for the applications you’ve built using Hadoop, and for the impact your project is having on the organization, business, and/or society at large. GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT, & NGO. That’s precisely what the annual Data Impact Awards, presented by Cloudera, are for.