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6 best practices for better vendor management

CIO

And how well an IT leader deals with and orchestrates vendor relationships can mean the difference between a well-organized and efficient IT operation and a mess that costs an organization millions of dollars without delivering positive results. Here are several key tips for making the most of vendor relationships.

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Cost, security, and flexibility: the business case for open source gen AI

CIO

Meta originally went to market with a number of smaller models, says Sarer. And the market share numbers support this. According to predictive selling platform Enlyft, after GPT-4s 41% market share, Llama is in second place with 16%. Mistral also makes the list, though at less than 5% market share.

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How today’s enterprise architect juggles strategy, tech and innovation

CIO

Navigator: As technology landscapes and market dynamics change, enterprise architects help businesses navigate through complexity and uncertainty, ensuring that the organization remains on course despite evolving challenges. compromising quality, structure, integrity, goals).

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Flipping the sales script: How to break biases and diversify sales teams

TechCrunch

The reality is that many go-to-market (GTM) plans are shifting to product-led growth (PLG). Enablement includes everything from access to additional resources, volume discounts and navigating security, to vendor management, procurement and understanding product roadmaps.

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How to know a business process is ripe for agentic AI

CIO

Some market observers see an alternative deterministic automation continuing to dominate automation in production this year. The IT department uses Asana AI Studio for vendor management, to support help-desk requests, and to ensure its meeting software and compliance management requirements.

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3 keys to maximizing data strategies

CIO

The consequences of getting identity wrong are substantial: Poor data quality = missed insights, operational inefficiencies, and wasted marketing spend. Vendor lock-in and cost overruns = higher expenses with limited flexibility. Thats a recipe for poor business outcomes.

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Bubba AI, Inc. is launching Comp AI to help 100,000 startups get SOC 2 compliant by 2032

CIO

Carhart recognized a significant gap in the market for affordable, flexible compliance automation tools that could serve the needs of a wide range of companies. The Value of Open Source Compliance Solutions Bubba AI was founded in late 2024 by Lewis Carhart.