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Our startup’s first hire was a fractional Head of Remote

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Yann Leretaille is the co-founder and CTO of Wingback , a SaaS growth infrastructure company. It might seem counterintuitive, but the first person on board at Wingback was a Fractional Head of Remote — and it was the best decision we made. Contributor. Share on Twitter. The very first hire at our SaaS startup was (surprise!)

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Rethinking enterprise architects’ roles for agile transformation

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Enterprise architects set up the guardrails by defining the architecture, governance policies, and self-service interfaces to help their developers innovate faster and more efficiently.” Architects should be expert advisors to agile development teams around architecture, security, data, and operational best practices.

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Transforming IT from cost center to catalyst

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In an industry where companies typically relied on third-party consultants to analyze their data, we believed our approach was a slam dunk. The CIO’s role is traditionally focused on operations and security, while the CTO, a more recent position, drives innovation and development. IT’s image problem? We’re all in it or we are not.

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The new CIO mandate: Selling AI to employees

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The CIO as AI champion and coach The employee concerns voiced in the survey suggest that CIOs need to be advocates for AI within their organizations, says Arun Chandrasekaran, an analyst at Gartner focused on emerging technologies. Employee training on AI is essential, says Sam Ferrise, CTO at Trinetix, a tech consulting firm.

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8 tips for cultivating a winning IT culture

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We recognize that technology teams need deep concentration time to create new solutions as well as efficient ways to work collaboratively, and our flexible policies are designed to enable that,” she says. He recommends following a coaching and feedback model. When you detect a problem, bring it up immediately,” Freeman advises.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

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Organizations often get services and applications up and running without having put stewardship in place,” says Marc Johnson, CISO and senior advisor at Impact Advisors, a healthcare management consulting firm. They also need to establish clear privacy, regulatory compliance, and data governance policies.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

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Be strategic with reserve pricing Reserve pricing for cloud services can reduce resource usage costs by as much as 70%, says David McKee, who in his role as fractional CTO, tech founder, and digital twins thought leader at Counterpoint Technologies acts as a part-time CTO for nine companies in the US and Europe.

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