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TechCrunch+ roundup: Slashing technical debt, IPO analysis, your first comms hire

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As a result, technical debt starts to accumulate. billion during its $50 million November raise,” write Natasha Mascarenhas and Alex Wilhelm, who studied its S-1/A filing. And accumulate. It’s a modest bump in worth for the company, which was last valued at $3.32

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7 signs it’s time to modernize your IT systems

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Kar advises taking a measured approach to system modernization. Technical debt impacts the bottom line A red flag that it’s time to modernize IT systems is when technical debt begins piling up. Often, technical leaders don’t devote sufficient time to communication, change management, and stakeholder management,” he observes.

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Bridging the IT skills gap, Part 1: Assessing current strategies and introducing GenAI as a unified solution

CIO

Current strategies to address the IT skills gap Rather than relying solely on hiring external experts, many IT organizations are investing in their existing workforce and exploring innovative tools to empower their non-technical staff. Prior to joining IDC, Mona served as a market insights advisor for the IBM infrastructure team.

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Solving the tech debt problem while staying competitive and secure

CIO

Interestingly, despite the significance of technical debt as a cost concern and an inhibitor to improving security and implementing innovation (like AI), it ranks much lower on the list of immediate priorities for many organizations (20%). For CIOs, balancing technical debt with other strategic priorities is a constant challenge.

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8 ways IT can help supercharge your sales team

CIO

Form a strong partnership Forming an effective IT-sales partnership requires embracing a startup mentality, even at large, long-established organizations, advises Amit Vashisht, assistant vice president at retirement services firm Jackson Enterprise Technology. Yet he also advises proceeding with caution.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

When possible, refer all matters to committees for “further study and consideration” Attempt to make committees as large as possible — never less than five. Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision.

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10 top priorities for CIOs in 2024

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Strike a balance between innovation and operational excellence In an era of creative disruption, Orla Daly, CIO at business and technical skills training firm Skillsoft, believes that IT leaders in 2024 should concentrate on achieving balance among their myriad initiatives, favoring innovation and “keep the lights on” work in turn.