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Moderate IT budget increases have CIOs shaping 2025 strategies to suit

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Despite those complications, a huge majority of IT leaders expect their organizations’ IT budgets to increase — at least moderately — in the next fiscal year, with IT talent and software spending leading the way. Talent, software spending lead the way According to Forrester’s guide, personnel accounts for nearly 35% of IT budgets.

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INE Launches Initiative to Optimize Year-End Training Budgets with Enhanced Cybersecurity and Networking Programs

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This approach not only ensures wise expenditure of remaining budgets but also significantly strengthens organizational security postures. Addressing Training Budgets: Year-End Budget Scenario: It’s common for organizations to approach year-end with an unused budget designated for training.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 7 VCs who are taking pitches, AI best practices, zero-based budgeting

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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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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

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At the same time, they are defunding technologies that no longer contribute to business strategy or growth. Fifty-two percent of organizations plan to increase or maintain their IT spending this year, according to Enterprise Strategy Group. This should secure our business strategy for the next five years and longer.”

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community.

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What’s holding back CIO’s AI strategies? Their own AI learning curve for one

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The focus shouldn’t be on identifying today’s consensus on AI implementation strategies, but rather on making strategic organizational investments in understanding where AI can deliver maximum value for your business while maintaining security and good guardrails and remaining innovative,” he says. Blank says.

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4 ways to ensure CEO support for your digital strategy

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Following are ways CIOs can help overcome disconnect in the C-suite on the evolving nature of their role in an effort to better enable support for their digital strategies. The dialogue with the board and with human resources is fruitful, and the managers are receptive, which greatly facilitates the digital strategy.”

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Solving Open Source Complexity with a Managed Data Infrastructure Platform

In this Analyst Brief developed with IDC, discover how and why the best solution to this complexity is a managed service, including: Streamlined compliance with some of the most complex regulatory guidelines Simplified operations, like automated patching and maintenance Cost efficiency, allowing you to shift your budget towards critical priorities (..)

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Success Story: Swiss Insurtech Company Hires a Remote CTO from Ukraine

While some businesses choose the strategy of improving their HR brand, extending the number of employees' perks and increasing the hiring budgets, other companies decide not to fight for the resources in the red ocean and open for themselves the alternative of hiring dedicated resources overseas.