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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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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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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

Chandegara has over 20 years’ experience in managing IT and communication systems. 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.

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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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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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The year’s top 10 enterprise AI trends — so far

CIO Business Intelligence

In July, New York City started enforcing new rules about the use of AI in hiring decisions. This is the largest change management project in history,” says Greenstein. Embedded AI Embedding AI into enterprise systems that employees were already using was a trend before gen AI came along. Gen AI took a few months.

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7 challenges facing CIOs and IT leaders in 2020

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

One major challenge for CIOs is attracting and retaining new talent,” says Vijay Kurkal, Chief Operating Officer at Resolve Systems. 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?