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7 signs it’s time to modernize your IT systems

CIO

Kar advises taking a measured approach to system modernization. Technical debt impacts the bottom line A red flag that it’s time to modernize IT systems is when technical debt begins piling up. Often, technical leaders don’t devote sufficient time to communication, change management, and stakeholder management,” he observes.

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Solving the tech debt problem while staying competitive and secure

CIO

Interestingly, despite the significance of technical debt as a cost concern and an inhibitor to improving security and implementing innovation (like AI), it ranks much lower on the list of immediate priorities for many organizations (20%). For CIOs, balancing technical debt with other strategic priorities is a constant challenge.

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10 top priorities for CIOs in 2024

CIO

Strike a balance between innovation and operational excellence In an era of creative disruption, Orla Daly, CIO at business and technical skills training firm Skillsoft, believes that IT leaders in 2024 should concentrate on achieving balance among their myriad initiatives, favoring innovation and “keep the lights on” work in turn.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: TAM takedown, green card layoffs, when to ignore investor advice

TechCrunch

Several months later, we’ve since learned that cutting marketing budgets doesn’t make early-stage startups healthier, but it is a great way for VCs to reduce burn rates across their entire portfolio. “Show investors how you are going to build an ever-expanding cadre of delighted customers,” Reichert advises.

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6 roadblocks to IT innovation

CIO

Meanwhile, Foundry found in its 2024 State of the CIO Study that 88% of CIOs said their role has become more digital and innovation focused, up from 85% in 2023. Legacy tech and all that goes with it Legacy systems and technical debt top the list of common innovation roadblocks.

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Technical Feasibility in Software Engineering: Things to Consider Before Development Starts

Altexsoft

The authorities admitted that the previous 2024 deadline for human landing “ was not grounded on technical feasibility.”. Feasibility analysis, or feasibility study, assesses the viability of the project idea from different perspectives. No wonder that most research studies are often conducted by outside consultants.

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10 digital transformation questions every CIO must answer

CIO

Another study, the 2023 State of the Intelligent Information Management Industry , turned up similar numbers, finding that one-third of companies have yet to achieve significant success with their DX efforts. Despite leadership teams calling to be data-driven, studies find that most are not. They came up with the following 10.