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Rackspace’s CTO takes a broad view of sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

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. By choosing them, enterprises are almost adopting net zero by proxy,” Koushik says.

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Tech Moves: Microsoft’s Brad Anderson jumps to Qualtrics in wave of pre-IPO hires; Elena Donio joins Databricks board; Hiya, Esper add startup vets

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” Other executive hires announced by Qualtrics include: • Stephanie Barton as managing director of the EMEA region. Former Microsoft Dynamics 365 CTO Sri Srinivasan joined Redwood, Calif.-based Seattle event technology startup eventcore hired Chris Emerson as VP of sales and marketing. She was most recently a VP at VMware.

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The 4 most overhyped technologies in IT

CIO Business Intelligence

No one denies its transformative potential, but digital leaders say a majority of people seem to think generative AI, which Gartner recently placed at the peak of inflated expectations in its 2023 hype cycle , has more capabilities than it does — at least at this time. Consider some recent survey findings.

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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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Startup of the Year: Vote for the hottest up-and-coming company at the GeekWire Awards

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On May 20 we will announce the winners live at the virtual GeekWire Awards , presented by Wave Business. Create your own user feedback survey. Ozette co-founders Dr. Ali Ansary, CEO (left), and Greg Finak, CTO. Community voting, which closes on April 30, will be factored in with feedback from more than 20 judges. Common Room.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO Business Intelligence

This includes spending on strengthening cybersecurity (35%), improving customer service (32%) and improving data analytics for real-time business intelligence and customer insight (30%). This applies to his IT group as well, specifically, in using AI to automate the review of customer contracts, Nardecchia says.

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Securing data and talent top Indian CIOs’ concerns for FY2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Cybersecurity will continue to be a top priority for Indian CIOs in the year ahead, according to a recent survey of technology executives by Gartner: 64% of Indian CIOs surveyed said they will increase their spending on security-related technologies in 2022, higher than the global average of 57%. CIO’s top concern: cybersecurity.