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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

CIO Business Intelligence

Be strategic with reserve pricing Reserve pricing for cloud services can reduce resource usage costs by as much as 70%, says David McKee, who in his role as fractional CTO, tech founder, and digital twins thought leader at Counterpoint Technologies acts as a part-time CTO for nine companies in the US and Europe.

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Many CIOs are better equipped to combat rising IT costs. Are you?

CIO Business Intelligence

But despite such challenges, CIOs say they’re meeting them head on. McKee, tech founder and digital twins thought leader at Counterpoint Technologies, acts as a part-time CTO for nine companies in the US and Europe. IT organizations can save substantial amounts on SaaS contracts by lowering service levels, CIOs say.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO Business Intelligence

For the more specialized IT needs, there just aren’t enough people to meet the demand,” says Michael Manos, CTO of Dun & Bradstreet. World Insurance’s Corrigan advises asking what skillsets, certifications, and personality types they look for when hiring. Double down on vendor management.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

He has assisted the top management in planning IT strategies and leveraging technologies for rationalizing manpower, enhancing organizational productivity, and improving the efficiency of operations. Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. Web Werks India hires Kamal Goel as director of IT. February 2022. Kamal Goel Web Werks.

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Weighing risk and reward with gen AI vendor selection

CIO Business Intelligence

Megan Amdahl, SVP of partner alliances and operations at Insight, an Arizona-based solution integrator, says her company evaluates generative AI vendors both for internal use and on behalf of its clients. Insight has a partner contract management team that looks closely at vendor agreements. “If

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7 challenges facing CIOs and IT leaders in 2020

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The most obvious answer is pay a premium for the best talent, or hire consultants with modern skills. How can you address the skills gap if you can’t afford to hire a bunch of new employees? They talked about meeting business needs quickly. It helps CIOs and IT leaders meet business demands with their existing resources.

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12 strategic tips CIOs can learn from tech vendor CTOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Regardless of the nature of the projects and deliverables, or whether customers are internal or external to the organization, CTOs and now CIOs recognize they must provide continuous value if they are to stay relevant, says Phil Purdy, acting CTO of Australian-based IMRnext. People perceive it as the enemy of thoughtful planning.

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