SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2007

I generally am working as an acting CTO for about 3-4 start-ups or other companies at any one time. I also found this interesting graphic of the changing needs around the CTO role in different size/type companies that somewhat echoes my experience. During Stabilization, often the focus is transitioning to a full-time CTO.

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CIO

APRIL 29, 2024

CIOs must redirect resources when technologies as revolutionary as generative AI come to market or risk falling behind or becoming obsolete — in which case, hitting other strategic goals won’t matter much. Tech debt and legacy tech Technical debt and legacy tech are both big speedbumps. 1 challenge listed. 1 challenge listed.

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CIO

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Form a strong partnership Forming an effective IT-sales partnership requires embracing a startup mentality, even at large, long-established organizations, advises Amit Vashisht, assistant vice president at retirement services firm Jackson Enterprise Technology. Data should be both insightful and actionable.

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CIO

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Legacy tech and all that goes with it Legacy systems and technical debt top the list of common innovation roadblocks. Many organizations still depend on legacy technologies that are costly to maintain, inflexible, and not compatible with modern, agile development practices,” says Christopher Gilchrist, principal analyst at Forrester Research.

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CIO

MARCH 21, 2023

“A pragmatic and structured architectural approach when moving to the cloud is critical,” says William Peldzus, senior director and Center of Excellence head with enterprise consulting firm Capgemini Americas. You must ensure at the start of the project that you have a full, holistic cloud budget,” Matin advises.

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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. Avila believes there will be a significant focus on cost optimization via technology in 2023.

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CIO

MARCH 26, 2024

For the more specialized IT needs, there just aren’t enough people to meet the demand,” says Michael Manos, CTO of Dun & Bradstreet. But CIOs are also working with niche consultancies and startups for skills in areas such as cybersecurity, AI, cloud, analytics, and DevOps. Seek cultural affinity and ethical alignment. “The

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CIO

MARCH 15, 2023

Yet, as any IT leader knows, when technical infrastructure fails to meet enterprise needs, hampering productivity and innovation, it’s often time to rebuild from scratch. External peers in your network that have performed similar [restructuring] efforts are also a great resource for information on approaches and pitfalls to avoid,” he adds.

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CIO

APRIL 26, 2023

This creates a culture of ‘ladder-climbing’ rather than a focus on continuous training, learning, and improvement,” says Nicolás Ávila, CTO for North America at software development firm Globant. Don’t fear attrition — fear stagnation, Ávila advises. “If By focusing on creating well-rounded teams, you’re thinking long term,” she says.

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CTOvision

MARCH 27, 2014

We are seeking an individual with deep technical skills that can engage with a technical community and staff as well as work in policy and procedure areas while mentoring operations teams. Advises executive staff on risk management issues to ensure the appropriate application of controls. Click here to apply online.

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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. There’s a funny phenomenon where often the best sounding technical people are often the worst developers.

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CIO

JANUARY 10, 2024

No IT organization wants to get caught short on processing or storage resources that could negatively affect operations, or have to suddenly add resources that exceed the budget. The best arrangement is to have a full chargeback of cloud costs to the business unit or group requesting those resources.”

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CIO

MARCH 22, 2023

Give yourself the gift of time Some CIOs pondered how they managed that most precious resource: time. “I Similarly, Caroline Carruthers of global data consultancy Carruthers and Jackson recommended being true to yourself. Richard Steward, CTO of UAE real estate company Nakheel, offered a simple formula.

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CIO

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A product manager coordinates technical, marketing, and business functions, taking ownership over a specific product or service over the course of its lifecycle. Holly Hester-Reilly, founder and CEO of H2R Product Science, a product management coaching and consulting firm, is seeing similar numbers in her practice.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

The biggest challenge is finding talented team members at the market rate,” says Patrick Isaac, CTO at Accuro Solutions, adding that the current environment demands more intensive recruiting efforts. CIOs shared some of their best practices and advice: Enlist non-IT resources. Geographical nuances are also arising. The net result?

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 2, 2013

I've had several Startup CTO Consulting sessions recently where it became apparent that the Founder needed help with the business and product as much or more than the technology. Then we discussed how they could go about finding this startup business advisor. The same is true of your advisors and mentors.

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Modus Create

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Be mindful of ethical considerations when embracing GenAI Larry Fitzpatrick, Executive Vice President and CTO of OneMain Financial , asks executives to understand the ethical considerations of deploying GenAI. Sarah advises companies to ensure that AI is fully embedded into their digital products from the concept phase.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Similarly, poor practices that allow a business to incur technical debt open the door to cybersecurity exploits that can bankrupt a business financially or through loss of trust and reputation in the eyes of its customers. But, actually, their lack of robust security strategy and resources make them easier to penetrate.

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Apiumhub

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Mark is the founder of DeveloperToArchitect.com, a free resource website devoted to helping developers in the journey to software architect. Mark has been a regular confe has spoken at hundreds of conferences and user groups around the world on a variety of enterprise-related technical topics.

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Mobilunity

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

” This phrase describes problems like the absence of a CTO from the beginning, a lack of co-founders, or a team of inexperienced freelancers. Forbes also names technical implementation among the top 3 success factors for a tech startup. That’s because innovative and highly scalable companies leverage advanced technologies.

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Apiumhub

MARCH 26, 2019

There will be technical talks by leading software architects from USA, UK & Spain , panel discussions and debates! Prior to forming R7K, Michael was the Chief Scientist of Obtiva and a consultant with Object Mentor International. He is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences. George Fairbanks.

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Mobilunity

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Additionally, we’ll advise on how to find a reliable partner and share some of Mobilunity’s case studies to explain how we approach customers challenges and offer beneficial solutions. It can include accounting, data annotation, sales, marketing, human resources, call centers, recruiting, etc. The BPO market grew from $267.72

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LaunchDarkly

MAY 20, 2020

The last thing I’ll mention here with respect to software and mental models is sorry for the block of text here, but “The chief merit of software engineering is its technical efficiency, with a premium placed on precision speed, expert control, continuity, discretion and optimal returns on input.”

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Codegiant

APRIL 21, 2020

By spending more resources on fixing bugs and issues, you might also miss your deadlines which can leave your clients unhappy. You don’t have any external resources involved. Here, you are mapping out the technical approaches your team is going to take to build the product. Typically, there are a couple of technical methods.

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CIO

APRIL 8, 2025

Rule 1: Start with an acceptable risk appetite level Once a CIO understands their organizations risk appetite, everything else strategy, innovation, technology selection can align smoothly, says Paola Saibene, principal consultant at enterprise advisory firm Resultant. Cybersecurity must be an all-hands-on-deck endeavor.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Poor resource management and optimization Excessive enterprise cloud costs are typically the result of inefficient resource management and a lack of optimization. Many enterprises also overestimate the resources required, leading to larger, more expensive instances being provisioned than necessary, causing overprovisioning.

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CIO

APRIL 3, 2025

The shift to decentralization of artificial intelligence from cloud-centric architectures to edge-based deployments represents more than just a technical evolution, says Chris Nardecchia, CIO at the digital transformation provider, which showcased its Emulate3D advanced factory-scale virtual controls testing technology at Nvidia GTC last month.It

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