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AI market evolution: Data and infrastructure transformation through AI

CIO

The majority (91%) of respondents agree that long-term IT infrastructure modernization is essential to support AI workloads, with 85% planning to increase investment in this area within the next 1-3 years. While early adopters lead, most enterprises understand the need for infrastructure modernization to support AI.

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Ways to ward off a doomed stakeholder management strategy

CIO

In our strategic plan, instead of referring to it as shadow IT, we added something called client technologist enablement,” he says. Since USF made it an area of focus to enable the teams working on technology outside of IT, Fernandes included a set of metrics in the strategic plan to track how much IT helps client technologists.

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A Tale of Two CIO Priorities: It’s the Best Security for IT Infrastructure, It’s the Worst for Cyber Criminals

CIO

This is a radical change that is redefining strategic planning and purchasing of enterprise storage solutions. If an enterprise does not have the proper level of cyber resilience built into its storage and data infrastructure, there is a huge gap. They are accelerating decisions as they map out and fulfill their strategic plans.

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Building a better future: The enterprise architect’s role in leading organizational transformation

CIO

With deep technical expertise, architects can navigate complex systems, platforms, and infrastructures. But their strategic thinking sets them apart—they don’t just focus on technology in isolation. Organizations should focus on creating opportunities for architects to gain exposure to C-suite decision-making.

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Scaling success: How Avaya empowered Atento’s global growth

CIO

Without a strategic plan in place to create uniform and flexible environments and workflows, this growth revealed limitations in how Atento delivers innovation to its customers. These improvements not only enhanced operational efficiency but also contributed to a 25% reduction in attrition rates among call center agents.

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Enverus acquires solar planning solution RatedPower

TechCrunch

Customers include power, utilities and infrastructure companies, but also financial institutions working on energy projects. Our common denominator is truth in data, strategic planning and optimizing efficiencies,” Enverus CEO Jeff Hughes said in a statement. “As In particular, the company has partnered with 98% of U.S.

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From project to product: Architecting the future of enterprise technology

CIO

Would you focus solely on approving individual building permits, or would you first establish a comprehensive city plan that considers infrastructure, sustainability and community needs? Technology capabilities need to be able to support the delivery of strategic business OKRs. Shawn McCarthy 2. Shawn McCarthy 3.