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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

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. D ue diligence pays off.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

CIO

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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Weighing risk and reward with gen AI vendor selection

CIO

Taking a wait-and-see attitude toward generative AI carries significant risks as well, including losing staff and customers to more nimble competitors, and falling behind when it comes to understanding how to use the new technology. Insight has a partner contract management team that looks closely at vendor agreements. “If

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Cloud Leaders Sound Off on Key Challenges

Tenable

Too many identities, systems and cooks in the kitchen cloud an already complex mandate. And, managing who has access to these systems poses a significant challenge.