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CTO Dwayne Allen on delivering transcendent business impact

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Equipped with experiences across a range of industries, a healthy dose of self-awareness, and a passion for learning and people, Allen is redefining the art of the possible as a strategic and innovative CTO. Over time I have also begun to participate in some aspects of our strategy. But guess what? You’re not ‘just IT.’

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How Trainline’s CTO stays on track with professional development

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Few would swap sunny San Francisco and the innovation of Silicon Valley for a train ticketing company serving disgruntled UK commuters, but try telling that to Trainline CTO, Milena Nikolic. There’s a reported international expansion on the horizon, government contracts to win and a new CDO, hired from Meta, now reporting into Nikolic. “I

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The secrets of successful cloud-first strategies

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Today’s cloud strategies revolve around two distinct poles: the “lift and shift” approach, in which applications and associated data are moved to the cloud without being redesigned; and the “cloud-first” approach, in which applications are developed or redesigned specifically for the cloud. Change the organizational mindset.

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Fed Tech Roundup January 15

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NASA Awards Contract for Simulation, Aircraft Services. NASA Awards International Space Station Cargo Transport Contracts. USDA ramps up cloud service strategy - GCN.com. USDA ramps up cloud service strategy - GCN.com. GAO sends back a Defense Health Agency contract for a second opinion.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

CIO Business Intelligence

FinOps is part of the equation, but from a CIO perspective, you need a top-down view that starts with the strategy before you talk about the components of it,” McMasters says. In this way, you can take advantage of the cloud’s agile, on-demand approach with unlimited capacity without breaking the budget. That helps me plan.”

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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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When asked which challenges most often force IT to redirect time and focus away from strategy and innovation tasks, CIOs most commonly cited staff and skills shortages, changing business conditions, and addressing security threats. Upskilling takes time, and contracted workers aren’t usually as close to the business as employees.

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Fed Tech News Roundup

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role in DOD's IT strategy - FedScoop FedScoop (Today) - FedScoopBig data's $1.6B How one company is embracing agile Washington Technology (Today) - CivicActions harnesses open agile software development in its bid for the GSA's 18F agile blanket purchase agreement. Big data's $1.6B sv1ambo / Flickr). This is a 1965.

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