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Tech Moves: F5 adds CTO and HR chief; Adaptive names CFO; Techstars Seattle leaders depart

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Schramm comes from Google, where she spent nearly a decade in various human resources leadership roles, most recently as vice president of people strategy. Adaptive previously hired Goldman Sachs to explore “strategic alternatives” for the businesses. The company’s stock was down more than 9% on Wednesday.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

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Organizations can’t afford to mess up their data strategies, because too much is at stake in the digital economy. Unfortunately, the road to data strategy success is fraught with challenges, so CIOs and other technology leaders need to plan and execute carefully. Here are some data strategy mistakes IT leaders would be wise to avoid.

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Amazon vet Dorothy Li joins trucking startup Convoy as CTO, says company is at ‘inflection point’

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Last August the company hired former Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom as president and COO. Goodale was previously CTO; he will transition to a new role overseeing the company’s carrier marketplace. .” ” Convoy employs around 1,000 people and plans to hire throughout the year. He is based in Seattle.

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Tech Moves: Xbox hires Seattle gaming vet Kim Swift; Frontdoor adds Amazon Fashion leader; more

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. — Tony Bacos , former vice president and CTO of Amazon Fashion, has been hired at Frontdoor as the company’s first senior vice president and chief digital officer. Bacos will be responsible for the company’s digital execution and strategy. Memphis, Tenn.-based based Frontdoor is a provider of home service plans.

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What is a CTO? The exec who sets tech strategy

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What is a CTO? The chief technology officer (CTO) is the senior executive who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities, and challenges within an organization. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO do? Years ago, the CTO most often led the infrastructure function.

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Tech Moves: Former Amazon VP Brad Porter joins Scale AI as CTO; UW names new Communication Leadership director; and more

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Brad Porter, who was until recently the Amazon Robotics leader, will become Scale AI’s first CTO. “I’m joining Alex Wang and the team at Scale as CTO to help bring this vision to reality.” “In many ways, this is the unsexy part of AI,” Porter writes. Scale AI Photo). Scale AI Photo).

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9 tips for recruiting high-end IT talent

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Recruiting and hiring high-end IT talent is among the most challenging tasks IT leaders face today. The IT skills shortage is critical, with CIOs losing talented employees faster than they can hire them,” said Mbula Schoen, senior director analyst at Gartner, in a recent Q&A. “IT CIOs, and their recruiting teams, are well aware.