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Managing cloud costs: Study says do this and you’ll spend 5X less

CIO Business Intelligence

A 2024 research study of 500 IT departments and cost management programs reveals the answer, and it all comes down to your approach. A different study indicates that 75% of companies wait at least 2-3 years to see real results from in-house programs. Can you guess what it is? How do service providers accelerate results?

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Seattle mayor wants city to test new safety tech that could curb gun violence, stolen vehicles

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Harrell released his 2024 budget proposal Tuesday that includes mid-biennium adjustments to the 2023-24 budget passed last year. The City uses two-year budget cycles and in odd years, such as 2023, it makes minor changes. Among Harrell’s proposals include a $1.8 Mayor Harrell is reinvesting $1.8

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Seattle scraps plans for controversial gunshot detection tech as it explores ways to curb crime

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“In receiving updated cost estimates and aligning more closely to the allocated budget, the implementation package for the first year of the pilot will only include CCTV and RTCC to remain within the authorized budget,” said Callie Craighead, a spokesperson with the mayor’s office.

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Pioneering study uses traffic cameras and AI to predict future, promising to save lives and money

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The study demonstrated a strong correlation between real-life crashes and the near misses detected from the deep neural network, validating the usefulness of the approach. The non-profit Together for Safer Roads paid for the study. It found overall traffic safety trends as well as identifying the most dangerous intersections.

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IDC: Pace of enterprise applications sales will increase next year

CIO Business Intelligence

last year to $306 million, according to a new IDC study, “Worldwide Enterprise Applications Software Forecast 2023-2027: Digital Era Brings Opportunity.” Cloud is taking an ever-larger proportion of IT departments’ budgets, and the picture is no different here. of a market worth $306 billion, the study said. through 2027.

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Grounding sky-high cloud costs: 3 hot tips

CIO Business Intelligence

Pay-as-you-go” models are touted as cost-efficient but strain budgets without financial oversight diving deep into service usage vs. actual business needs. The bottom line: CFOs and CIOs need fixed costs for easier budgeting and forecasting. Meanwhile, Shadow IT and unauthorized app purchases tend to crack hidden spending leaks.

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

CIO Business Intelligence

To be sure, enterprise cloud budgets continue to increase, with IT decision-makers reporting that 31% of their overall technology budget will go toward cloud computing and two-thirds expecting their cloud budget to increase in the next 12 months, according to the Foundry Cloud Computing Study 2023.

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