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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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15 worthwhile conferences for women in tech

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But according to data from a survey from Women Tech Network , women earn around $15,000 less per year than their male counterparts, with an average annual salary of $60,828 for women compared to $85,000 for men. WiCyS is a nonprofit organization that offers memberships, scholarships, and networking opportunities to women working in security.

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

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Despite the pressing need, CIOs say it is difficult to find qualified experts, especially in advanced areas like AI/ML and cybersecurity, the survey found. It’s made our BI department a lot more effective, not only in managing the IT side, but they’re able to effectively speak to business users in a language they understand,” Hsiao says.

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How IT nurtures a work-life balance at Baptcare

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We also have a quarterly survey, which is an important tool to help get a feeling of staff engagement and sentiment. This has been critical to help identify our biggest vulnerabilities and risk areas, and drive that cyber security roadmap. This also helps create that greater sense of engagement and fulfilment.

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Rackspace’s CTO takes a broad view of sustainability

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Srini Koushik has been passionate about the environment for 35 years and now, as a board member of the nonprofit SustainableIT.org and CTO of cloud services provider Rackspace Technology, he wants to help enterprises achieve sustainability in the cloud.

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Dynamic talent sourcing gains traction for filling skills needs

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Businesses need their tech organizations to be adaptive to changing dynamics, and able to rapidly deploy new or different capabilities in order to meet customer demands,” says Forrester analyst Fiona Mark. The Forrester Business and Technology Services Survey 2022 predicts 44% of leaders expect to increase their use of freelancers in 2023.

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State of the CIO, 2024: Change makers in the business spotlight

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Nimesh Mehta, SVP and chief information and strategy officer, National Life Group National Life Group The 2024 State of CIO research clearly depicts a more prominent, business-centric role for IT leadership. Either way, respondents to this year’s survey are expecting obstacles in their path.

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