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7 signs it’s time to modernize your IT systems

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The bad news, however, is that IT system modernization requires significant financial and time investments. On the other hand, there are also many cases of enterprises hanging onto obsolete systems that have long-since exceeded their original ROI. Kar advises taking a measured approach to system modernization.

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CIOs are rethinking how they use public cloud services. Here’s why.

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Increasingly, however, CIOs are reviewing and rationalizing those investments. Cloud spending is going up and budgets are tightening, so theyre asking whats going on and how do we right this ship. Secure storage, together with data transformation, monitoring, auditing, and a compliance layer, increase the complexity of the system.

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Accelerate AWS Well-Architected reviews with Generative AI

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As systems scale, conducting thorough AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews (WAFRs) becomes even more crucial, offering deeper insights and strategic value to help organizations optimize their growing cloud environments. In this post, we explore a generative AI solution leveraging Amazon Bedrock to streamline the WAFR process.

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IT leaders adjust budget priorities as economic outlook shifts

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Budget planning during uncertain economic times is never CIOs’ favorite activity. For the most part, budgets are holding steady or growing in the single digits, with continued investments in security, analytics, and the cloud, among other areas. But the next eighteen months aren’t shaping up to be as challenging as some may fear.

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6 places where investors look for problems when you’re fundraising

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They have a basic accounting system, know how to construct a budget and have policies and procedures for accounts receivable and accounts payable. During due diligence, every investor is looking for an accurate view of your business performance, value and potential. It pays to be ready. What investors want to know.

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5 tips for better business value from gen AI

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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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How Tech Leaders Are Using AI to Solve 10 Procurement Challenges

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Legal and Budget Complexities Create Bottlenecks The Challenge: Complex contract negotiations and rigid budget approvals can slow down procurement and lead to missed opportunities. See also: How to know a business process is ripe for agentic AI. )