CIO

AUGUST 22, 2024

With uncertain economic conditions on the horizon, including stubborn inflation in many parts of the world, high interest rates, and volatile stock markets, CIOs face unique budgetary pressures for the year to come. Talent, software spending lead the way According to Forrester’s guide, personnel accounts for nearly 35% of IT budgets.

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CIO

DECEMBER 2, 2024

When your CEO or CFO asks about the budget needed for technical debt remediation , do you find yourself struggling to justify the investment? The more strategic concern isn’t just the cost— it’s that technical debt is affecting companies’ abilities to create new business, and saps the means to respond to shifting market conditions.

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CIO

JANUARY 15, 2025

Until now, many companies have cut costs in other areas, laid off staff, or raided the budgets of other departments to pay for AI projects. If you look at 23 and 2024 you had a lot of budget increases, you had a bunch of layoffs over the last couple of years, and not something thats sustainable.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Budget constraints Barrier: IT modernization requires substantial investment, and budget constraints are a common hurdle. Solution: To address budget constraints, organizations should adopt a strategic approach to funding IT modernization. the world’s leading tech media, data, and marketing services company.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

A startup crowd that size has a wide range of roles, interests and budgets, and we’re proud to offer six different pass types — plus a group option — to meet those diverse needs. General Admission Pass: Perfect for tech enthusiasts, marketers, other industry insiders or anyone interested in exploring or joining the startup world.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Jonathan Martinez Contributor Share on Twitter Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who's helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor 4 video content tips for your startup’s growth marketing Teach yourself growth marketing: Which metrics really matter?

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CIO

DECEMBER 10, 2024

According to AI at Wartons report on navigating gen AIs early years, 72% of enterprises predict gen AI budget growth over the next 12 months but slower increases over the next two to five years. But if all gen AI does is improve productivity, CIOs may be challenged long term to justify budget increases and experiments with new capabilities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

Best practices for leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning in 2023 Zero-based budgeting: A proven framework for extending runway Image Credits: Getty Images It’s critical to make every dollar count in this environment, but pulling back too much in the wrong places can reduce momentum across your entire organization.

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IDC

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

On the 1st of February, Indias Finance Minister delivered the 8th consecutive Union budget. While the focus of several earlier budgets was to boost the economy via large Government Capital Expenditure (Capex) plans while setting the stage for the Private sector Capex to follow, the 2025 budget adds a new dimension.

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CIO

MARCH 14, 2025

Thats an eternity in tech terms ; by the time a deal is signed, market conditions may have changed, new competitors emerged, or the solution itself evolved. Legal and Budget Complexities Create Bottlenecks The Challenge: Complex contract negotiations and rigid budget approvals can slow down procurement and lead to missed opportunities.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Jonathan Martinez Contributor Share on Twitter Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who's helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor Teach yourself growth marketing: Which metrics really matter? What does all that mean for growth marketing?

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CIO

DECEMBER 4, 2024

That may be a key tension unfolding for the 2025 IT hiring market, as evidenced by IT recruitment firm Harvey Nash stepping back from the ramifications of its own recent survey of CIOs, who were decidedly pessimistic about IT hiring in the new year. Predictions are all about timing, but sentiment can take a long time to sway.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Years ago, Will Allred and William Ballance were developing a tech platform, Sorter, to apply personality and communication psychology to marketing campaigns. Just as Sorter was heading to market, the pandemic hit — and marketing budgets froze. Lavender makes real personalized emails faster for our users.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2023

Reminder that there’s a ticket for every budget and role. See you on the other side – and hope you stay reading along, N A pivot, in this market‽ by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch Programming note: If you’re reading this on a browser, get this in your inbox too! Of course: It’s already Disrupt season.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Some of the best use cases Ive seen have been in marketing, and thats just one area. According to experts and other survey findings, in addition to sales and marketing, other top use cases include productivity, software development, and customer service. Marketing communications is a great area for AI, he says.

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CIO

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Free the AI At the same time, most organizations will spend a small percentage of their IT budgets on gen AI software deployments, Lovelock says. Even though many device makers are pushing hard for customers to buy AI-enabled products, the market hasn’t yet developed, he adds. Samuel agrees with Gartner’s projections, however.

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CIO

MARCH 18, 2025

At Nvidia GTC 2025 in San Jose today, Deloitte announced Zora AI, a new agentic AI platform that offers a portfolio of AI agents for finance, human capital, supply chain, procurement, sales and marketing, and customer service.

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CIO

MARCH 20, 2025

The talent crisis and leadership divide While Middle Eastern organizations plan to boost cybersecurity budgets by 11% in 2025, Setareh stresses that technology alone isnt enough. Still, the region faces a paradox: 77% of Middle Eastern firms raised cyber budgets in 2024, yet 45% lack skilled teams to deploy solutions effectively.

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Luis Goncalves

APRIL 11, 2025

This guide explores essential frameworks, common pitfalls, and proven strategies to transform your promising venture into a market leader. Attempting to scale before achieving product-market fit is a common reason for startup failure. What Does Scaling a Startup Really Mean? Discover how to maintain agility while scaling 4.

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CIO

DECEMBER 31, 2024

By establishing a culture that values continuous feedback and learning, organizations can pivot rapidly based on performance data, allowing them to respond proactively to market demands and technological advancements. A common misconception, Mohanty says, is underestimating changes emotional and psychological aspects.

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Andy Ellis of YL Ventures Across-the-board, it seemed like the golden heyday where chief information security officers got more money every time they turned around had come to an end, with a third of CISOs reporting their budgets had dropped, and another fifth having frozen budgets, meaning only committed money would be spent.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

“Soci became an essential partner to brands for this transformation, which led to an increased need for brands to turn to technology to manage their presence in local digital market channels.” Khoury says he was inspired to found Soci by the dearth of options for brands to manage their presence across digital marketing channels.

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CIO

APRIL 15, 2025

Cloud market observers point to large AI workloads driving up spending, but also to developers who arent clued-in to the cost of the cloud services they consume. Moreover, even as CIOs spend more on cloud services than they have budgeted for, they seem to believe operating workloads on premises would be even more expensive, Sellers says.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Faced with the difficulty of attracting talent, the CIO must study the market and offer flexible working conditions to candidates. Together with the management, Perdomi intervened by aligning an offer with market demands, not only based on positioning and remuneration, but also on welfare and work-life balance. Talents must be paid.

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CIO

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The cloud market has been a picture of maturity of late. The pecking order for cloud infrastructure has been relatively stable, with AWS at around 33% market share, Microsoft Azure second at 22%, and Google Cloud a distant third at 11%. Here are the top cloud market trends and how they are impacting CIO’s cloud strategies.

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CIO

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Consider 76 percent of IT leaders believe that generative AI (GenAI) will significantly impact their organizations, with 76 percent increasing their budgets to pursue AI. IT leaders are placing faith in AI. But when it comes to cybersecurity, AI has become a double-edged sword.

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CIO

OCTOBER 29, 2024

You usually can’t move the needle on everything while working within typical budgets, so instead focus on moving the needle on the one or two things that really make the most difference,” Rasmussen advises. The one thing an IT leader should never do is sprinkle investments across multiple areas, Rasmussen says.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The interview hinted CIOs are cautious with their IT budgets and that while there is spending it’s with a total cost-of-ownership (TCO) mindset. “We We have a TAM (total addressable market) of about $76 billion and that includes software-defined compute, storage, and networking,” Ramaswami said.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

A conversation that I’ve been having over the last week is that startups are finally investing in community in a meaningful way, dedicating actual budgets to community instead of simply stealing a few dollars away from the sales and marketing team. Market map of community tools. Image Credits: Commsor. Seen on EC.

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CIO

MARCH 26, 2025

For example, in the online job market, optimizing search algorithms and AI-driven candidate-job matching directly impacts user engagement and revenue. When both technology and business leadership understand each others challenges and objectives, it becomes easier to adapt to market shifts from a holistic viewpoint, says Shajy Thomas.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Higher budgets also enable entry to several markets nearly simultaneously. The survey revealed a roughly even split of target customers across companies, institutions and consumers, as well as a good spread of home markets. The largest contingents were from the U.K. International expansion sounds good, but what does it mean?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This role requires a deep understanding of market dynamics, consumer behavior, and technological trends, enabling the organization to adapt to changes and lead them. These efforts have resulted in personalized marketing and improved operational efficiency, underscoring the tangible benefits of a digital-first strategy.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2021

Michael Cortez, vice president at YL Ventures, focuses on business development initiatives to grow the market leadership of the firm and its portfolio companies, with an emphasis on strategic and tactical support for early-stage go-to-market activities. More posts by this contributor. Michael Cortez. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2023

But not every company or developer has the budget to hire a so-called prompt engineer. “I believe the prompt marketplace is considered to be a part of the AI-assisted content creation that will disrupt the global creative market,” Daengthongdee said. Fortunately, there’s the gig economy.

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CIO

MARCH 7, 2025

Our take: CIOs must focus on smart spending rather than indiscriminate budget slashing. See also: 10 IT budgeting mistakes to avoid.) International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the technology markets.

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CIO

APRIL 1, 2025

This includes proactive budgeting, regular financial reviews and the implementation of cost allocation policies that ensure accountability. This includes setting budgets, forecasting costs based on usage patterns and implementing automated alerts for cost overruns. Budgeting: Establish budgets for each AI project and track adherence.

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