CIO

JULY 15, 2022

We had five different forecast engines running in the company through various acquisitions,” says Lars Ewe, who inherited the thorny IT environment when he joined as CTO in February 2020. I am a firm believer in in-house resources. Jumping straight in and making a wrong decision can cost more in the long term.

Systems Review 167

Systems Review Fractional CTO System Development Team Review 167

CIO

JULY 18, 2024

This on-demand approach also vastly reduces the upfront costs of buying processors and scales up or down based on workload, notes Tom Richer, a former CIO and current CEO of CloudBench, a Google Partner and CIO consultancy. “To We’ve already seen the cost of AI really start to negatively impact cloud budgets,” he says. “In

Generative AI 204

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CIO

JANUARY 9, 2023

The need to grow smartly Gil Westrich’s company, ClearML, is benefiting from increased adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) technology. But the CTO and co-founder says that scaling to meet that demand presents its own challenges, which require self-reflection. How do we grow our business responsibly?”

Technical Review 218

Technical Review Fractional CTO CTO Weak Development Team 218

CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

CIOs and their IT teams have enjoyed a bump in power and prestige in recent years, as the C-suite has embraced continuous transformation, digital everything, and a host of emerging technologies — all enabled by IT. This reinvention goes beyond the adoption of cloud, agile development principles, and cutting-edge technologies.

Fractional CTO 206

Fractional CTO Agile Cloud Budget 206

CIO

OCTOBER 29, 2024

When addressed properly , application and platform modernization drives immense value and positions organizations ahead of their competition, says Anindeep Kar, a consultant with technology research and advisory firm ISG. The bad news, however, is that IT system modernization requires significant financial and time investments.

Systems Review 209

Systems Review Technical Advisors System Technical Review 209

CIO

JANUARY 11, 2023

As technology projects, budgets, and staffing grew over the past few years, the focus was on speed to market to maximize opportunity, says Troy Gibson, CIO services leader at business and IT advisory firm Centric Consulting. The challenge is finding ways to achieve these goals in an era of constricted budgets.

Fractional CTO 217

Fractional CTO Technical Advisors Artificial Inteligence Budget 217

CIO

JANUARY 10, 2024

No IT organization wants to get caught short on processing or storage resources that could negatively affect operations, or have to suddenly add resources that exceed the budget. In this way, you can take advantage of the cloud’s agile, on-demand approach with unlimited capacity without breaking the budget.

Cloud 187

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CIO

DECEMBER 29, 2023

“With a focus on automation for customer service and telesales functions, we’re looking at intelligent automation solutions that can help improve customer engagement and self-help capabilities,” says Chris Pendergast, the company’s SVP and CTO.

Security 209

Security Technical Review Generative AI Fractional CTO 209

CIO

DECEMBER 12, 2022

By Andy Nallappan, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Software Business Operations, Broadcom Software The information technology that enables scientific and commercial breakthroughs, from precision medicine to digital transformation, demonstrates tech’s boundless potential to improve our world.

Software Review 165

Software Review Fractional CTO Strategy Software 165

CIO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The value of addressing cybersecurity issues through ongoing discussions is getting corporate alignment on effective and robust strategies, says Roger Albrecht, co-lead of the cybersecurity unit at technology research and advisory firm ISG. Do we address cyber scenarios to the extent that we should? Planning is critical, Folk says.

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Weak Development Team Fractional CTO Systems Review Culture 213

Erik Bernhardsson

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

If that customer switches their $1M/year budget to Snowflake, then about $400k 7 goes back to AWS, making AWS about $200k in gross profits. I spent six years as a CTO and moving from one cloud to another isn't something I even remotely considered. Let's say a customer is spending $1M/year on Redshift. That seems kind of bad for AWS?

Cloud 351

Cloud AWS Weak Development Team Serverless 351

CIO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

CIOs have long recognized that IT expertise, resource, and effort is finite and has to be distributed. Employees need proof IT is meeting their needs Brian Shield, SVP and CTO of the Boston Red Sox, is very proactive asking his stakeholders, “Are we meeting your needs? Do you feel you have the tools required to do your job?”

Enterprise 190

Enterprise Fractional CTO Social Budget 190

CIO

MARCH 21, 2023

“A pragmatic and structured architectural approach when moving to the cloud is critical,” says William Peldzus, senior director and Center of Excellence head with enterprise consulting firm Capgemini Americas. You must ensure at the start of the project that you have a full, holistic cloud budget,” Matin advises. “For

Cloud 195

Cloud Technical Advisors Fractional CTO Weak Development Team 195

CIO

AUGUST 6, 2024

Therefore, always-lurking tech debt gets put on the backburner, says Daniel Saroff, group vice president for consulting and research at IDC. Tech debt is boring Company boards and CEOs are putting pressure on CIOs to find innovative uses for AI, and the need for better cybersecurity never goes way. It’s not a sexy subject,” he says.

Technical Advisors 212

Technical Advisors Hardware Fractional CTO Survey 212

CIO

MAY 6, 2024

Look for insight on what will be easier to prioritize, fund, resource, and get meaningful executive sponsorship.” And, on the flip side, it’s just as important to be mindful of team chemistry and take action when there’s a problem, says Srini Kadiyala, CTO of OvalEdge. Bad hires happen, and sometimes, promotions don’t work out.

Leadership 193

Leadership CTO Coach Weak Development Team Fractional CTO 193

CIO

JANUARY 11, 2024

We are giving our budget and proposed projects more scrutiny to invest in areas that have clear attribution toward generated increased revenue, more efficiencies, lower costs, and improved workplace experiences,” Srivastava says. We believe that smart technology still holds the biggest promise to improve our client’s operations,” he says.

Security 200

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CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Organizations don’t want fractional allocation — people rolling on to a project and rolling off,” he explains. Establishing technology and business owners also drives collaboration. Gary Jeter, EVP & CTO, Trust One. Jamie Holcombe Jr., CIO, USPTO.

UI/UX 174

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CIO

MARCH 26, 2024

For the more specialized IT needs, there just aren’t enough people to meet the demand,” says Michael Manos, CTO of Dun & Bradstreet. But CIOs are also working with niche consultancies and startups for skills in areas such as cybersecurity, AI, cloud, analytics, and DevOps. Seek cultural affinity and ethical alignment.

Technical Review 187

Technical Review Technical Advisors Development Team Review Artificial Inteligence 187

CIO

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Conversations and subscriptions A per-conversation model seems to be an emerging approach, says Sesh Iyer, managing director, senior partner, and North America regional chair at BCG X, Boston Consulting Groups IT building and designing group. That is until they see a spike and burn through half of their budget in a few weeks.

Budget 99

Budget Artificial Inteligence Fractional CTO Generative AI 99

CIO

AUGUST 2, 2023

Modernize with purpose Before you begin, it’s essential to tie any app modernization project to the business need that is being addressed, says Aparna Sharma, a managing partner for hybrid cloud services at IBM Consulting. Select the strategy that best aligns with your goals, timeline, and resources,” Csonka advises.

Cloud 148

Cloud Fractional CTO Microservices Software Review 148

CIO

MARCH 15, 2023

And if the initiative misses its goal, or runs over budget, the CIO’s job may be at stake. The goal isn’t to restructure with nothing remaining from what was valuable and meaningful,” says Andrew Sinclair, a managing director in consulting firm Accenture’s technology strategy and advisory practice.

Organization 164

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CIO

JANUARY 2, 2024

As Lee Boelens, CIO of workforce solutions provider GDH, says: “IT is more than a department; it is an important resource that should be woven into each of the other departments.” Chris Bowers,CIO of Boston Consulting Group, puts it this way: “In 2024, we’re going to go after generative AI very aggressively. We’re piloting, PoC-ing.

Generative AI 216

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Ultimately, companies will need to address challenges with ethics, bias, data inaccuracy, and more as this technology continues to advance and applications expand.” CIOs who want enterprise architects to act as sponsors should provide them with a budget and oversee the development of a charter for managing investment priorities.

Agile 218

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CIO

APRIL 20, 2023

So the CIO, the technologies they deploy, and the partnerships they form are essential to the future of a more environmentally sustainable way of doing business. Key to this is a greater understanding of business operations and their production of CO2, or use of unsustainable practices and resources.

Sustainability 158

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CIO

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Integration with other systems was difficult and it required a lot of specialized resources to make changes, such as business processes and validation during order entry and replenishment to branch offices, he says. Quite frankly, we didn’t have the internal resources to support an on-premise solution,” Shannon says.

Systems Review 197

Systems Review Technical Review System Analytics 197

CIO

OCTOBER 4, 2022

But for Kapil Mehrotra, group CTO at National Collateral Management Services (NCMS), high turnover presented an opportunity to cut costs of the IT department, streamline its operations, and find a long-term solution to the perpetual skills scarcity problem. Hiring resources at ever- increasing salaries is not a sustainable solution.

CTO Coach 144

CTO Coach Fractional CTO Recruiting Resources 144

CIO

MAY 20, 2024

“Events like the UnitedHealthcare attack drives conversations around cybersecurity and whether companies are putting enough resources into their own security programs,” he says. And CIOs said the need for security improvements is the top driver of IT budget increases.

Artificial Inteligence 213

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CIO

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Such rivals can prevent you from receiving sufficient budget, successfully implementing vital business initiatives, and steering your organization in the right direction. Does their business area need to make long overdue tech-based changes, but they’re unwilling to invest the necessary time or resources?

Fractional CTO 153

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CIO

MARCH 16, 2023

Organizations are facing a shortage of resources and talent, so we need automation to be our ally to automate mundane, repetitive, and low-value tasks so that our talent can work on more impactful projects.” Srivastava says companies will automate low-skill tasks to reduce mental load and save time. “We

Technical Review 179

Technical Review Software Review Fractional CTO Real Estate 179

CTOvision

MARCH 27, 2014

The CCSO serves as the process owner of all ongoing activities related to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Internet2 infrastructure resources, in compliance with Internet2 policies and legal and contractual requirements. Consults with service owners regarding their security risks and responsibility in minimizing those risks.

Technical Advisors 117

Technical Advisors Internet Technical Review CTO Coach 117

Apiumhub

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Teams won’t have to spend limited financial and personnel resources building secure infrastructures. Customers will be delivered with true security issues free software.” – Eldad Assis, DevOps Architect at the CTO office at JFrog. – Lars Rossen, chief technology officer, Micro Focus.

DevOps 123

DevOps Trends Software Review Fractional CTO 123

The Accidental Successful CIO

APRIL 14, 2021

The real measure of the person in the CIO position’s importance is their influence, not their budget or their team size. They are comfortable with their budgets being owned elsewhere and are advocates of open sharing over centralized control. Gaining Expertise In Technology. What All Of This Means For You.

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Fractional CTO Artificial Inteligence Artificial Intelligence Budget 98

CIO

AUGUST 14, 2024

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott compared the company’s Copilot stack to the LAMP stack of Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP, enabling organizations to build at scale on the internet, and there’s clear enterprise interest in building solutions with these services. A data leakage plan helps here too. “As It’s going to cost you a lot of money,” she says.

Enterprise 204

Enterprise Azure ChatGPT Generative AI 204

The Daily WTF

AUGUST 30, 2020

The project was launched with the code name "Cold Stone", with Glenn as new CTO. New "business critical" systems were discovered under every rock, and every department in the company had a moment of, "Why weren't we consulted on this plan? " The expanding scope required expanding resources.

Testing 115

Testing Fractional CTO Systems Review Software Review 115

CTOvision

MAY 22, 2014

Management will study the need of information security policies and assign a budget to implement security policies. Time, money, and resource mobilization are some factors that are discussed in this level. Legal experts need to be consulted if you want to know what level of encryption is allowed in an area.

Policies 107

Policies Fractional CTO Wireless Firewall 107

CIO

JULY 13, 2023

As Seth Dobbs, CTO at Bounteous, explains, “We do creative work. This is true for every technology company and, increasingly, for nontechnology companies seeking to implement technical solutions. “IT leaders should expect increased competition in many talent pools and that the cost of IT talent will continue to rise.”

Recruiting 148

Recruiting Technical Review Culture CTO Coach 148

CIO

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Such rivals can prevent you from receiving sufficient budget, successfully implementing vital business initiatives, and steering your organization in the right direction. Does their business area need to make long overdue tech-based changes, but they’re unwilling to invest the necessary time or resources?

Fractional CTO 97

Fractional CTO Network Wireless Leadership 97