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How to succeed as a fractional CIO

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Fractional CIOs are frequently tapped by small to midsize organizations that may not be able to afford the expense of a full-time CIO, says Randy Trzeciak, director of the masters of science information security policy and management program at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College. What is a virtual CIO versus a fractional CIO?

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

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Workloads with unpredictable demand such as mobile apps or websites may belong in public cloud, whereas efficient, virtualized, steady-state applications with predictable usage may not benefit from migration. Organizations also need nontechnical skills such as cloud financial management and cloud optimization, Nathan says.

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IT leaders rethink the people part of business continuity

CIO Business Intelligence

Once the company confirmed people were safe, Orlandini says Insight went to work on getting them hotspots and setting up virtual desktop infrastructure so they could work. “It did take us longer than 48 hours to make sure we had everybody, but we got in touch with the overwhelming majority within those first two days.”.