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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. Double down on vendor management.

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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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