CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As enterprise CIOs seek to find the ideal balance between the cloud and on-prem for their IT workloads, they may find themselves dealing with surprises they did not anticipate — ones where the promise of the cloud, and cloud vendors, fall short versus the realities of enterprise IT. That’s where the contract comes into play.

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Enterprise Enterprise Strategy Cloud 122

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 2, 2024

Organizations are racing to modernize their legacy technology, architecture, infrastructure, and databases. Modernization often revolves around cloud migration. Before committing to a migration strategy, organizations must identify the best approach for their business requirements. Cloud Computing, Manufacturing Industry

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic led many organizations to further adopt public clouds, and geopolitical conflicts have demonstrated the importance and need for sovereign clouds. As the nature of the cloud evolves, so does the strategy in which organizations must approach these challenges.

Strategy 136

Strategy Cloud Vmware Applications 136

Forrester IT

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This is in addition to my existing coverage of Technical Debt and Enterprise Architecture. In terms of my interests in these areas: Now that organizations understand what use cases work best in the public cloud, I am interested […]

Data Center 409

Data Center Data Architecture Enterprise 409

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Cloud costs remain a key concern for IT leaders, who find themselves nearing a crossroads where expenditures for core workloads will need containment to free up spend for innovation. 1 barrier to moving forward in the cloud. Cloud costs continue to be a top concern for CIOs,” says Dave McCarthy, analyst at IDC.

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Strategy Cloud CTO Hire Fractional CTO 134

Information Week

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Enterprises increasingly rely on a hybrid cloud strategy to deliver scalability, flexibility, configurability, and control. But for many, cloud spend is wasted money. Here’s how to reap the full benefits.

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Architecture Cloud How To Strategy 150

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Enterprise architecture definition Enterprise architecture (EA) is the practice of analyzing, designing, planning, and implementing enterprise analysis to successfully execute on business strategies. Another main priority with EA is agility and ensuring that your EA strategy has a strong focus on agility and agile adoption.

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Architecture Enterprise Enterprise Agile 126

Information Week

JULY 7, 2020

Here are three steps IT teams can take to create a strategy for a unified IT architecture as they deal with surges in cloud adoption and greater demands for cloud services.

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Architecture Cloud Strategy 156

CTOvision

APRIL 15, 2020

This online discussion will provide insights into how data architectures can be improved in the age of hybrid cloud computing. On Thursday April 23 at 2pm Eastern/11am Pacific, I’ll be participating in a webinar I hope you will find of interest.

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Cloud Data Strategy Agile 239

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 9, 2022

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.

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Cloud Strategy Fractional CTO Data Center 145

Forrester IT

JULY 17, 2023

It’s been a great decade and a half for the cloud. In my latest report, The Future Of Cloud, I lay it all out. In a nutshell, cloud is destined […] Every tech executive I speak with wants to know what’s next — and not just in the next couple of years but the next decade.

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Cloud Report Architecture Strategy 364

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 7, 2023

Moving workloads to the cloud is a big undertaking that can include unexpected challenges, delays, and increased costs for many organizations. It all comes down to customer passion,” says Chris Swadish, hybrid cloud business leader for Softchoice. That’s why the right technology partner is essential.

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Strategy Cloud Vmware Disaster Recovery 84

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 5, 2023

At Choice Hotels , cloud is a tool to help the hospitality giant achieve corporate goals. Kirkland will describe key points on how cloud is enabling business value, including its sustainability initiatives, at CIO’s Future of Cloud & Data Summit , taking place virtually on April 12. said CIO Brian Kirkland.

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Strategy Cloud Data Hotels 88

TM Forum

AUGUST 12, 2022

This means it can be difficult to marry microservice architectures that underpin clouds to the operations and performance needs of telecoms infrastructure. As it turns out, orchestration may not provide the complete answer to governing cloud and telecoms complexity together. Figuring resource allocation.

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Architecture Network CTO Resources 130

TM Forum

APRIL 19, 2022

Liberty Latin America (LLA) has made its mark with an aggressive acquisition strategy meant to position the company as the leading integrated mobility and broadband provider in the Caribbean and Latin American region. Read this report to understand: Why LLA’s acquisition strategy depends on its new approach to BSS.

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Cloud Devops Architecture Web Services 147

TM Forum

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Eva Ulicevic, Director of Architecture, Strategy and Analytics at Telefonica Germany, discusses cultural change, partnership and training as the CSP creates a highly modular, cloud-native, and digital BSS.

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Cloud Architecture Training Strategy 133

Forrester IT

APRIL 26, 2024

Almost every CRM vendor has an industry CRM strategy. These solutions speed transition to the cloud; they let IT focus on brand differentiation instead of commoditized industry functionality; and they drive better CRM adoption for the front office. Forrester defines Industry CRM as: Cloud […]

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Industry Strategy Cloud Architecture 217

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 11, 2023

A modern bank must have an agile, open, and intelligent systems architecture to deliver the digital services today’s consumers want. These organizations have two choices: They can modernize their architecture and develop the technology they need in-house or collaborate with fintechs to do it for them.

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Cloud Microsoft Financial Banking 129

Forrester IT

AUGUST 3, 2022

Cloud carbon footprint calculation and optimization is a critical part of an organization’s overall sustainability strategy. Forrester’s technology sustainability framework highlights the importance of addressing cloud and technology architecture for reducing the overall scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions in any industry.

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Architecture Cloud Strategy Industry 195

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Today, many organizations are embracing the power of the public cloud by shifting their workloads to them. A recent study shows that 98% of IT leaders 1 have adopted a public cloud infrastructure. It is estimated by the end of 2023, 31% of organizations expect to run 75% of their workloads 2 in the cloud. 8 Complexity.

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Cloud Architecture IBM Security 133

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 16, 2022

Against a backdrop of disruptive global events and fast-moving technology change, a cloud-first approach to enterprise applications is increasingly critical. Companies that not only survived but thrived amidst the myriad business challenges show why cloud-first application deployment is a critical component of a retooled IT strategy.

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Applications Enterprise Enterprise Strategy 138

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Every enterprise needs a data strategy that clearly defines the technologies, processes, people, and rules needed to safely and securely manage its information assets and practices. Here’s a quick rundown of seven major trends that will likely reshape your organization’s current data strategy in the days and months ahead.

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Strategy Trends Enterprise Enterprise 145

The Accidental Successful CIO

APRIL 28, 2021

CIOs need to prepare to switch cloud providers from the start Image Credit: Damien Pollet. As more and more CIOs move their company’s IT infrastructure into the cloud, the importance of the cloud is becoming more and more important. Design Your Cloud Strategy For Both Flexibility And Portability.

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Cloud Open Source Architecture Applications 179

Forrester IT

MARCH 2, 2023

This blog outlines Forrester’s existing Security & Risk research to help organizations navigate, manage, and prepare their organizations for the implications of the National Cybersecurity Strategy.

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Strategy Research Security Government 195

TM Forum

AUGUST 26, 2021

and former CIO for cloud and cybersecurity with a tier 1 global CSP. Architects follow carefully defined principles and tend to pursue digital transformation with an API-first, systems and process alignment strategy that takes time. “In my opinion, the correct approach is a combination of both strategies,” says Reis.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Once enterprises commit to running business-critical applications in the cloud, they rarely move to another provider. The cost of migrating is simply too high, says Sid Nag, VP of cloud services and technology at Gartner. But doing this requires planning ahead early on, before moving an application to the cloud the first time.

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Cloud Applications Architecture Strategy 123

TM Forum

OCTOBER 12, 2022

African mobile operator MTC Namibia is reducing technical debt and enabling growth with a greenfield, cloud-native approach to transforming operational support systems (OSS). MTC Namibia is tackling technical debt and preparing for growth by moving operational and business support systems (OSS/BSS) to the cloud. Monica Nehemia.

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Cloud Architecture Hardware System 130

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 22, 2023

After marked increase in cloud adoption through the pandemic, enterprises are facing new challenges, namely around the security, maintenance, and management of cloud infrastructure. According to the Foundry report, 78% of organizations say that, in response to cloud investments made by the organization, they have added new roles.

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Cloud Company Devops Disaster Recovery 126

TM Forum

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

You will learn: The early stages of transformation - initial hurdles, key decisions and winning buy-in strategies. What the new architecture looks like versus the old and the key advantages and returns achieved. Recommendations on how to tackle key challenges, avoid pitfalls and navigate to BSS transformation success.

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Cloud Architecture Strategy How To 130

TM Forum

AUGUST 9, 2021

Modern IT paradigms such as cloud-native systems, DevOps methodologies and modular microservice architectures are essential for forming new lines of business and creating operational agility. Join this webinar to review: The evolution of BSS architectures for success and building new service models.

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Strategy Devops Architecture Agile 130

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing, today’s leading enterprises are seeking ways to optimize their operations and enhance their security measures. Cloud costs and security are two critical aspects that every organization must carefully manage, and they are more closely intertwined than you might think.

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Cloud Security Resources Policies 128

Forrester IT

APRIL 14, 2020

I spoke recently with the head of strategy and architecture of a large distributor of industrial products about his company’s implementation of Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM) Cloud and how its flexibility had enabled them to adjust their distribution network to cope with COVID-19 disruption.

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Retail Oracle Applications Architecture 321

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 26, 2024

One need only look within Ford’s executive ranks to see the technology talent driving its digital future: Doug Field, Ford’s chief electric vehicle (EV) and digital systems officer, and Rob Bedicheck, executive director of platform architecture, were both recruited from Apple.

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Business Transformation Cloud Software Software 117

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2022

A vast majority of enterprises globally are overspending in the cloud, according to a new HashiCorp-Forrester report. Another 37% of respondents also listed manual containerization as a contributor to overspending in the cloud. The report showed that a majority of enterprises surveyed were already using multicloud infrastructures.

Enterprise 124

Enterprise Enterprise Report Cloud 124

TM Forum

OCTOBER 6, 2021

As communication service providers (CSPs) migrate to the cloud they are evaluating which applications to move to a cloud-native environment. Taking stock: Where are you on your cloud journey and how to take the next step?'. She stressed that the strategy was not about “lift and shift” but based on the business case.

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Cloud Applications Architecture Devops 130

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 2, 2023

To fully capitalize on the cloud’s scalability and flexibility, most enterprises go beyond a simple lift-and-shift approach, instead injecting them with cloud-native capabilities — a strategy that sounds simple but can quickly prove complex. After all, as with many seemingly easy tasks, the devil is in the details.

Cloud 96

Cloud Fractional CTO Architecture Applications 96

Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

This is a natural next step in Hyland’s recent rejuvenation strategy. Both vendors were named as “Leaders” in The Forrester Wave™: ECM Content Platforms, Q3 2019 (subscription req’d). Hyland’s investments over the last year include the […].

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