TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2023

.” The company claims that it cut costs in travel, vendor spend, marketing spend and investments in new bets, but that it ultimately had to reduce headcount. For those who rely on Carta for a visa, a 30-minute consultation with immigration counsel. Current market conditions have resulted in Assure evaluating its business model.”

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Caylent, an AWS cloud consulting partner, uses AI to write most of its code in specific cases, says Clayton Davis, director of cloud-native development there. “A lot of the problem with AI-generated code is not necessarily that it doesn’t work right, but that we already do this a certain way.” Some companies are already on the bandwagon.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“By explaining the concepts behind AI in a clear manner, the business leader can be introduced to the building blocks for AI, and the IT leader can develop an acceptable strategy,” advises Nidal Haddad, principal at business advisory firm Deloitte Consulting. Failing to align IT and business interests gradually erodes hard-earned trust. “It

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The Parallax

JANUARY 16, 2020

Could the secret to building Internet-connected devices that balance utility, safety, security, and privacy reside in the offices of Forcite, an upstart motorcycle helmet maker in Australia? READ MORE ON SECURING THE INTERNET OF THINGS. ”—Stephen Ridley, founder and chief technology officer, Senrio.

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CIO

APRIL 24, 2024

What is a CTO? The chief technology officer (CTO) is the senior executive who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities, and challenges within an organization. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO do? Years ago, the CTO most often led the infrastructure function.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Some of the best use cases Ive seen have been in marketing, and thats just one area. According to experts and other survey findings, in addition to sales and marketing, other top use cases include productivity, software development, and customer service. With these paid versions, our data remains secure within our own tenant, he says.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Successful CIOs work hand-in-hand with their C-suite peers to ensure that IT initiatives reflect the company’s ambitions—enhancing operational efficiency, driving innovation, or expanding market presence. Too often, companies adopt innovative technologies based on market hype without fully understanding how they contribute to their business.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

There are no monthly fees or restrictions and the company also offers 24/7 support, educational resources, market insights, analysis and ability to link other existing financial accounts within the app. There is also stock trading where users can purchase fractional shares and ETFs.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Workday announced new AI agents to transform HR and finance processes, and Google issued more AI-powered advertising and marketing tools. If there are tools that are vetted, safe, and don’t pose security risks, and I can play around with them at my discretion, and if it helps me do my job better — great,” Woolley says.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Security operations teams face a daunting task these days, fending off malicious hackers and their increasingly sophisticated approaches to cracking into networks. That also represents a gap in the market: building tools to help those security teams do their jobs. It’s time for security teams to embrace security data lakes.

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CIO

JULY 25, 2024

However, as ecommerce has proliferated, security threats have increased, elevating cybersecurity to a board-level concern. Early cybersecurity threats were limited in their scope and damage, but current threats can ruin a business. Worldwide responses show that attackers are increasingly able to extract more sensitive data.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

SnapAttack , a threat hunting startup that was this week spun out from IT consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton , has secured $8 million in Series A funding. This, in turn, helps organizations proactively identify potential security flaws, risks and gaps in their infrastructure before an incident occurs, the company says.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

But no one gave much thought to the security aspect. Fast-forward to today: the automotive cybersecurity industry has a compound annual growth rate around 20%. Fast-forward to today: the automotive cybersecurity industry has a compound annual growth rate around 20%. Our startup’s first hire was a fractional Head of Remote.

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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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CIO

MAY 20, 2024

Cybersecurity The February ransomware attack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare unit reinforced cybersecurity as a pressing concern for executives across the country, and the continuing fallout that includes a federal investigation keeping the issue in the spotlight. Foundry / CIO.com 3. Risk management came in at No.

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CIO

JULY 30, 2024

Digital assistants can also be specialized for specific needs, says Nick Rioux, co-founder and CTO of Labviva, provider of an AI-assisted purchasing solution. Gen AI is particularly helpful for web development, adds Natalie Lambert, founder and managing partner at GenEdge Consulting, an AI consulting firm.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

So it’s no surprise that in recent years, a flurry of startups have emerged that aim to give more people access to real estate ownership in the form of fractional shares. CEO Yishai Cohen and CTO Amit Assaraf started Landa in 2020 in an effort to make real estate ownership more inclusive. 83North and NFX co-led its seed round.

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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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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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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

The following is an excerpt: When it comes to cybersecurity, what you don’t know about the nature and sophistication of threats can hurt your organization badly. In this Q&A, Mr. There’s basically four partners: the first one is Bob Gourley, who was the former CTO of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

La Haus , which has developed an online real estate marketplace operating in Mexico and Colombia, has secured $100 million in additional funding, including $50 million in equity and $50 million in debt financing. Like the US, a two-tier venture capital market is emerging in Latin America. and often at far worse terms. .

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CTOvision

AUGUST 11, 2015

The technology challenges in the national security community frequently require exceptional solutions, and many of those solutions can be leveraged in other sectors of the economy, including the finance world. Morning MoneyBeat: Heavy Week of Data to Drive Markets (blogs.wsj.com). For us at Cognitio this comes as no surprise.

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CIO

JANUARY 9, 2023

The need to grow smartly Gil Westrich’s company, ClearML, is benefiting from increased adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) technology. But the CTO and co-founder says that scaling to meet that demand presents its own challenges, which require self-reflection. How do we grow our business responsibly?”

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CIO

JANUARY 11, 2023

As technology projects, budgets, and staffing grew over the past few years, the focus was on speed to market to maximize opportunity, says Troy Gibson, CIO services leader at business and IT advisory firm Centric Consulting. In a modern IT environment, security should be a built-in infrastructure element, not an add-on.

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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. By joining FIRST, CIOs gain access to a diverse network of more than 700 global security experts. “It

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

After securing $16 million in Series A funding last April, Databook , an AI-powered consultative sales intelligence company, is back, this time with $50 million in Series B funding. In fact, it had been seeing three-time revenue growth over the past four years, much of the demand coming with little marketing spend. “We

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2021

Angel investors like Ham Serunjogi, co-founder and CEO of Chipper Cash; Josh Jones, former co-founder and CTO, Dreamhost; and Tayo Oviosu, co-founder and CEO of Paga also participated. “And we had to make the process simple because in the African market, you can’t do complex stuff. You have to be as simple as possible.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

But first, in an essay on TechCrunch, former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff argues against “the unfettered ‘side-loading’ of apps.” It is an interesting argument against Windows and the larger Web (we kid), but does raise notable points regarding mobile security and consumer expectations. Intel shells out $5.4B

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CIO

AUGUST 6, 2024

The recent global outage at CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity firm, has sent shockwaves through the business community. The incident not only affected the availability of crucial cybersecurity defenses but also laid bare the broader operational risks associated with third-party service dependencies.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

This fast growth from seed to Series A is almost unheard of in a bear market, but Fizz seems to be embracing the ethos to move fast and (hopefully not) break things. As reported by the Stanford Daily earlier this month, Fizz had a serious security vulnerability in November 2021. Fizz closed a $4.5

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CIO

APRIL 25, 2024

In a move that significantly bolsters its position in the cloud services market, IBM has announced it is acquiring HashiCorp , a multicloud infrastructure automation company, for $6.4 He said with the onset of GenAI integrations, it would become even more complex and would need greater automation and policy management.

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TechEmpower CTO

JULY 24, 2023

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. How will you be taking this to market? Often this ties to marketing support. How are you using geographic information?

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CIO

JANUARY 11, 2024

Navigating uncertainty Like many IT leaders, Saket Srivastava, CIO of Asana, believes ongoing lack of economic clarity on a wide scale, paired with instability in the tech market, will create new challenges for 2024. The role of the CIO has recently seen a massive convergence with cybersecurity,” says McCormick. “The

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Matt Southmayd Named Vice President Commercial Markets for Cognitio Corp. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognitio Corp announced today that Matt Southmayd has been appointed as a member of the leadership team as Vice President of Commercial Markets. MCLEAN, Va. , Prior to this appointment, Matt spent 12 years at Gartner Inc.,

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CIO

AUGUST 6, 2024

Despite this recognition, CIOs ranked AI and cybersecurity far ahead of eliminating tech debt on their lists of priorities, according to the survey. Tech debt is boring Company boards and CEOs are putting pressure on CIOs to find innovative uses for AI, and the need for better cybersecurity never goes way.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2021

. “I think overall the messaging of what we delivered at TechCrunch Disrupt regarding an individual personal AI that is secured by blockchain to retain and recall [information] really set the stage for what the company is all about, both from a user standpoint as well as from an investor standpoint,” Kanuganti told me.

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CIO

DECEMBER 12, 2022

By Andy Nallappan, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Software Business Operations, Broadcom Software The information technology that enables scientific and commercial breakthroughs, from precision medicine to digital transformation, demonstrates tech’s boundless potential to improve our world. IT Leadership.

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