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A troubling startup layoff trend has emerged

TechCrunch

What we do think is important, though, is focusing on a frustrating trend that is emerging between all these headlines: some companies have announced layoff after layoff in quick succession , a double reduction that feels surprising. ” With the second round of layoffs officially confirmed, Tenev struck a different tone.

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What is an IT consultant? Roles, types, salaries, and how to become one

CIO

Among the recent trends impacting IT are the heavy shift into the cloud, the emergence of hybrid work, increased reliance on mobility, growing use of artificial intelligence, and ongoing efforts to build digital businesses. The IT function within organizations has become far more complex in recent years.

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African fintech unicorn Chipper Cash lays off about 12.5% of staff

TechCrunch

If you’re looking for talented engineering leadership, engineers, technical program managers, analysts, or IT staff,” Erin Fusaro, the VP of Engineering at Chipper Cash said in her LinkedIn post. . “This morning a significant amount of Chipper staff were let go in a layoff. of its workforce.

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Join Architects, Planners, Program Managers, Data Scientists at 4th Annual Cloudera Federal Forum in DC 25 Feb

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Engaging the Hadoop Developer — Deep-dive with industry experts into the key projects, technology, and emerging trends driving the enterprise adoption of Hadoop. Hittle is a Level III, top-ranked, Acquisition Program Manager and Systems Planning Research, Development, and Engineering Professional.

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Rising cloud costs leave CIOs seeking ways to cope

CIO

There’s a bit of an irony here, says Gayathri Rajendran, enterprise applications and programming manager at TransUnion, the credit ratings firm. In addition, cloud customers can contract with vendors of cost consoles , cloud analyzer tools, or consulting services that can help manage cloud spending, Van Horn says.

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Fast Forward Venture Studio to build African startups from idea to scale

TechCrunch

On the other hand, Omolara, its operating partner, has worked as country manager of Jumia’s fintech arm in Nigeria and was a senior program manager at Facebook.

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IntelliDyne’s ITAC Published Top 10 Tech Trends In 2015 For Government Enterprise Infrastructure Management

CTOvision

Big Data will cease being the source of jokes and become relevant as smart in-memory data analytics will allow Program managers and CIOs to extract real-time data at any time, improving citizen services and stakeholder experience.