CIO

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Artificial intelligence has moved from the research laboratory to the forefront of user interactions over the past two years. Consulting giant Deloitte says 70% of business leaders have moved 30% or fewer of their experiments into production. However, emerging technology must be used carefully.

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CIO

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Chief technology officers are key players in the enterprise C-suite, oftentimes working in collaboration with CIOs at the forefront of new and innovative technologies. They are among the most important hires organizations are making today due to the business value that successful technology deployments can bring.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. That’s why Roger Smith puts the focus of the CTO on programming for the earliest stage.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Plus, smaller companies want to access high-quality carbon credits, but calculate their impact at a product, services and transactional level, and be able to purchase a fraction of a carbon credit rather than a very inaccurate “scheme.”. There is very little transparency around carbon offsets. It’s now raised a $4.5

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Are you a non-technical startup founder who’s about to go have a conversation with a Chief Technical Officer (CTO) or Technical advisory type person? Maybe you are trying to determine what technologies might apply that you should be evaluating. Or you want to know about whether you have the right Web Development Company.

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CIO

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Yet unlike his peers, Wiedenbeck’s dual roles — the top technology executive as well as the transformation lead at Ameritas — are often at odds. As chief technology officer, Wiedenbeck is driving automation and IT modernization to reduce complexity and technical debt.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

There are many areas of research and focus sprouting from the capabilities presented through LLMs. For instance, If you want to create a system to write blog entries, you might have a researcher agent, a writer agent and a user agent. In 2024, a new trend called agentic AI emerged.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Quantum computing, for the uninitiated, builds on principles borrowed from quantum mechanics, with a focus on quantum bits (qubits) rather than atoms, promising to advance what’s possible with computers by performing complex calculations in a fraction of the time. John Morton (CTO), and Prof.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Editor's note: Dave Mihelcic has been a leader, mentor and friend to thousands, including me. The following is from: DISA CTO Retirement . Chief technology officer to retire after 31 years of government service. I wish him the very best in his transition from government service.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2023

He also led the product team at Nokia for enterprise mobility and mobile email, and he has served as a CTO and consultant at several startups. Spiekerman was also on the research and investment team at Imprint Capital Advisors (acquired by Goldman Sachs). A proud Barnard College alumna, she lives in Berkeley, California.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2023

While the tranche is a fraction of the startup’s previous raise ($70 million), Mythic claims that the tranche will enable it to bring its “next-generation” product — an improved energy-efficient AI processor — to market. Mythic initially worked on projects for the U.S.

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CTOvision

JUNE 17, 2015

Cognitio Corp and Indian River Advisors LLC have just announced a strategic alliance. enters into a strategic alliance with Indian River Advisors, LLC. We are pleased to announce that Cognitio has entered into a strategic alliance with Indian River Advisors. The text below is from the joint announcement: Cognitio Corp.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

By starting with known enzymes and systematically working through variations that seem intuitively like they might work, researchers have been able to find new and useful enzymes, but the process is complex and slow even when fully automated: at most a couple hundred a day, and that’s if you happen to have a top-of-the-line robotic lab.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Previously the CTO of Pinterest and Airbnb Homes, Josifovski worked with Kumo’s other co-founders, former Pinterest chief scientist Jure Leskovec and Hema Raghavan, to develop the graph technology through Stanford and Dortmund University research labs.

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CIO

JULY 1, 2024

When Morgan Stanley announced its new generative AI support tools for financial advisors last week, it talked about gaining efficiencies from its notetaking abilities. Will they use AI to aggregate what is heard across clients to generate ideas for research or buy/sell orders? Clients are going to ask ‘How are you protecting us?’

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

“There are a trillion species of microbes, and we only use a couple of them,” said Pluton founder and CTO Barry Goldman, who spent nearly two decades at Monsanto looking into similar ideas. That missing next step, where researchers left off decades ago, is what Pluton claims to have solved. 3D illustration.

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CIO

AUGUST 1, 2024

Vendors and consultants are always eager to share insights into innovations and trends, but exchanging ideas and opinions with colleagues and fellow IT leaders can often be invaluable. We work directly with technology leaders, executives, and boards to develop our research insights.”

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Their views follow: Question: Are any IT jobs in particular jeopardy in light of rapid advances in technology? Thomas Licciardello, CIO consultant, advisory firm NortheastCIOs : “I don’t think we run out and panic because of the AI revolution. Investing in training but, more importantly, coaching is key. Find out their pains.

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CIO

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Employees want to work for leaders who inspire them, engage them, challenge them, and give them opportunities to grow and be effective, says Ola Chowning, a partner with technology research and advisory firm ISG. He recommends following a coaching and feedback model.

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CIO

AUGUST 6, 2024

According to IDC Research, “Downtime continues to cost cloud buyers” (IDC’s Cloud Pulse, 4Q23: Executive Summary, Part II — 2024 Cloud Return on Investment). Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. So while the CrowdStrike incident is dramatic, cloud outages are not rare. Contact us today to learn more.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Digging through research examining the impact of standard conventions like siloed teams and staged gate processes, Arooni began percolating ideas for how to shift IT organizations away from the traditional project-oriented culture to something more agile, with greater business accountability and more responsiveness to changing customer needs.

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Erik Bernhardsson

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Snowflake's projected 8 2022 research and development costs are 20% of revenue, and their sales and marketing costs are 48%! I spent six years as a CTO and moving from one cloud to another isn't something I even remotely considered. That seems kind of bad for AWS? I don't know, we ignored a bunch of stuff here. I'm not so sure?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

But Adept’s co-founders, CEO David Luan, CTO Niki Parmar and chief scientist Ashish Vaswani, boil their ambition down to perfecting an “overlay” within computers that works using the same tools people do. ” It’s lofty stuff. ” Luan told TechCrunch in an interview via email.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2010

In my post, Technology Roles in Startups , I described some of the different ways I engage with startup companies such as CTO Founder , CTO , Part-Time CTO , Acting CTO , Consultant, Advisor and Advisory Board Member. Now, most often technical advisors are part of a broader advisory board.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

“Generative AI does have the ability to replace CIOs who don’t embrace the innovative shifts coming for companies,” says Tim Crawford, a former CIO himself and now a CIO strategic advisor at AVOA, a technology consultancy. For the rest, gen AI will greatly augment the power and value of the role of the CIO, he says.

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CIO

JULY 25, 2024

Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. Gerald Johnston , an adjunct research advisor with IDC’s IT Executive Programs (IEP), founded GJ Technology Consulting, LLC, where he assisted global financial institutions and helped launch a UK startup bank. Contact us today to learn more.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 16, 2014

By Bob Gourley Editor’s note: I’m very proud to be serving on the Haystax Technology advisory board. Haystax Technology Names Advisory Board Members. Six Advisors with Defense, Intelligence and Commercial Experience to Deliver Strategic Guidance to Haystax. McLean, VA – January 14, 2014 – Haystax Technology, Inc.

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CIO

AUGUST 28, 2023

For example, he took on the CTO role at Rodan + Fields because he “liked the appeal of being part of the product.” Srini Koushik, EVP and CTO, Rackspace Technology Rackspace Technology Koushik credits all his past positions for preparing him for where he is now and the AI role specifically. Second, be intentional.

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CIO

JUNE 7, 2022

Successful AI teams also include a range of people who understand the business and the problems it’s trying to solve, says Bradley Shimmin, chief analyst for AI platforms, analytics, and data management at consulting firm Omdia.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Joint Chiefs of Staff. Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor. Office of Management and Budget. Independent Consultant. Defense Intelligence Officer for Cyber. Director of Research. Director, Emerging Technology Center. Chief Information Security Officer.

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CIO

MAY 5, 2023

Find out how to use generative AI to enhance customer experience at a presentation from Marci Maddox, research vice president for IDC’s Persuasive Content and Digital Experience Management Software Program. The daylong event kicks off with a workshop on persuasive communication.

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CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2023

“Some organizations have been innovating, transforming, and growing so fast that they haven’t had time to clear up older cost structures that start getting in the way,” says Stewart Buchanan, research vice president on Gartner’s CIO team. Ensuring all IT spend is directly tied to business demand acts as an automatic cost optimizer.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2013

These are often the same things that cause a founder to reach out to me about helping their CTO, VP Engineering, tech team, off-shore development, etc. CTO Knowledge and Skill I personally believe that the best CTOs will have a technical/developer background. Some of the top symptoms are: Frequently missed deadlines.

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CIO

MAY 20, 2024

The State of the CIO research confirms that observation, with 70% of CIOs listing cybersecurity as an area of increasing involvement, coming in just after AI. Prasad, other tech execs, IT researchers, and market reports cite multiple areas of increasing IT involvement in cybersecurity-related projects.

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CIO

JULY 4, 2023

And if you’re presenting, it’s best to study older board packages and consult with colleagues about how the directors discuss, debate, and finalize key decisions. A good response is, “We don’t have a timeline yet, but we’re conducting customer research and running a proof of concept around the technology.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

I’ve worked with 30+ early-stage companies in all sorts of capacities (and spoken to many, many more), so I thought it might be worthwhile trying to classify the various ways that I’ve engaged in different technology roles in startups. Later he posted about his experience in Challenges of Startups.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“It seems to be an increasing worry — worry over whether the enterprise is secure and its data is protected, because everything else falls to the wayside if that’s not taken care of first,” says John Buccola, CTO of E78 Partners, which provides consulting and managed services in finance technology and other professional areas.

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