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

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But strategically important digital transformations should be protected “because they set you up over time and create more flexibility and adaptability,” says Andrew Blau, MD and US leader, eminence and insights, at Deloitte Consulting. They ended up bringing most of those people back, at consulting rates, for six months.”

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How a cloud-first enterprise application strategy boosts speed and scale for your business

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Cloud-first applications support a manageable OpEx cost model, metered like a utility, as opposed to requiring significant upfront capital investments in infrastructure and software licenses. This type of functionality and scale can be a game-changer for mission-critical applications such as SAP. More data-driven insights.

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3 tough decisions for IT leaders to achieve a successful digital transformation

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Similarly, Kapil Pal, CTO at iEnergizer, a global BPO solutions provider, had to take some tough calls while heading IT at United Breweries (UB), one of India’s best known liquor companies. He also leveraged Heineken’s global contracts. “We We leveraged lower cost licensing because of our global contracts,” he adds.

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Examining the fallout of APAC tech skills shortages

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Some of the hardest roles to fill include security, and development and data professionals. For Gangavarapu, technology procurement specialists and modern software product experts are also hard to find. This often leads to non-compliance and millions of dollars in penalties, or people getting stuck in contracts with no exit.

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Big Data: The Hadoop Business Case

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In the text below, I examine an on-premise Hadoop ecosystem as a general purpose Big Data solution in relation to alternative commercial purpose-built storage technologies (-e.g. Oracle, Teradata, IBM, SAP, Microsoft, EMC, etc). It may be difficult to determine the exact point at which you should leverage one over the other.

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Generative AI copilots: What’s hype and where to drive results

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CIOs must also partner with CISOs, legal, human resources, and business leaders to build awareness of policies and develop a generative AI risk management strategy. The ambiguity of what’s working today and which users will benefit is driving some CIOs to ask whether adding Copilot licenses to Microsoft 365 is worth the price.

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The latest on Web 2.0 in Australia: Showcasing the best - Trends in the Living Networks

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Sponsors and partners include BEA Systems , KPMG , Australian Venture Capital Assocation , Australian Information Industry Association , Department of State and Regional Development , Australian Interactive Media Industry Assocation , Smart Internet Technology CRC , and Innovation Bay. standards development.

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