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CIOs take aim at SaaS sprawl

CIO Business Intelligence

Years into strategies centered on adopting cloud point solutions, CIOs increasingly find themselves facing a bill past due: rationalizing, managing, and integrating an ever-expanding lineup of SaaS offerings — many of which they themselves didn’t bring into the organization’s cloud estate.

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Former Amazon exec inherits Microsoft’s complex cybersecurity legacy in quest to solve ‘one of the greatest challenges of our time’

GeekWire

“The next big challenge for our company and our industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogenous environments,” wrote Nadella in an internal memo announcing Bell’s position. It is a multi-cloud, multi-platform world,” Nadella said. Revenue vs. responsibility.

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3 certification tips for IT leaders looking to get ahead

CIO Business Intelligence

Typically, CIOs consider certifications as a means for training up IT staff on vital skills around key initiatives such as cybersecurity, data analytics, AI, or the cloud. This approach is similar to what several regulated or licensed professions require of their practitioners to ensure their skills remain current.

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