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6 best practices for better vendor management

CIO Business Intelligence

And how well an IT leader deals with and orchestrates vendor relationships can mean the difference between a well-organized and efficient IT operation and a mess that costs an organization millions of dollars without delivering positive results. Here are several key tips for making the most of vendor relationships.

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Why Ruby Life CISO George Al Koura puts people first

CIO Business Intelligence

On team building: My approach has been to lean on my network, to scout, develop and capture talent by creating my own social pipeline. C-Suite, CIO, IT Leadership, Relationship Building, Vendor Management It’s a committed collaboration partner with a stake in seeing us succeed, and not simply in making their quarterly quotas.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Technical skills topped the list but also crucial are key leadership and culture capabilities such as change management, strategy building, and business relationship management, as well as critical business skills such as cost, product, and vendor management, as shown in the graphic below.

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Is Business-IT Alignment a Paradox? From Alignment to Engagement

Future of CIO

Some leading companies already move beyond the IT/business alignment stage, well jump into IT engagement era --more adapt to today's cloud/social/ mobile ecosystem, to brand IT less as a utility, more as a differentiator. IT continues to grow in importance to organizations, both operationally and as a competitive advantage.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

In his new role, Ramamoorthy will lead technology and digital transformation for the bank, as well as be responsible for modern technologies such as APIs, AI and machine learning, and business intelligence. He also co-founded social media startup Stillwater in 2016, prior to which he was the VP of engineering at Ezetap.

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The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of the year

CIO Business Intelligence

NetApp added some new functionality to its portfolio of cloud management tools in late February with the acquisition of Fylamynt, a young low-code cloud ops automation company. SaaS vendor management platform Vendr is buying SaaS management platform vendor Blissfully. TrueCommerce acquires DiCentral.

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12 strategic tips CIOs can learn from tech vendor CTOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Hiring socially and culturally diverse teams brings varied perspectives, experiences, and problem-solving approaches, fostering creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. Robust vendor management, risk analysis, and a proactive security culture are essential when going through a third party, he says.

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