CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Agents will begin replacing services Software has evolved from big, monolithic systems running on mainframes, to desktop apps, to distributed, service-based architectures, web applications, and mobile apps. Agents can be more loosely coupled than services, making these architectures more flexible, resilient and smart.

CTO Hire 141

CTO Hire Software Development Software Software 141

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 7, 2025

Executives need to understand and hopefully have a respected relationship with the following IT dramatis personae : IT operations director, development director, CISO, project management office (PMO) director, enterprise architecture director, governance and compliance Director, vendor management director, and innovation director.

Project Management 124

Project Management Healthcare Vendor Management Enterprise 124

Forrester IT

MAY 10, 2022

Everything-eventually-becomes-a-service which Microsoft demonstrates by launching its own version of managed detection & response. We discuss what CISOs need to know, how it will impact the market, and what to look for next.

Microsoft 397

Microsoft Vendor Management Architecture Trends 397

TM Forum

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The champions are the CSPs Axiata Enterprise, Dialog, Robi and Smart, which are each providing support for developing the solution architecture. Examples of proposed enterprise use cases include a video analytics or a content distribution platform bundled with 5G network slicing; and white-label SaaS services such as loyalty management.

Enterprise 130

Enterprise Enterprise Insurance Network 130

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 27, 2023

Solutions architect Solutions architects are responsible for building, developing, and implementing systems architecture within an organization, ensuring that they meet business or customer needs. They’re also charged with assessing a business’ current system architecture, and identifying solutions to improve, change, and modernize it.

Engineering 116

Engineering Devops Architecture Software 116

Network World

MAY 2, 2017

82% of survey respondents “strongly agree” or “agree” with the statement: "My organization is actively building a security architecture that integrates multiple individual product." This is likely part of a SOAPA (security operations and analytics platform architecture) project. Why the focus on integration and architecture?

Enterprise 64

Enterprise Enterprise Security Survey 64

Forrester IT

JUNE 12, 2024

Forrester Analyst Key Takeaways from SAP Sapphire Orlando 2024

SAP 300

SAP Vendor Management B2B Research 300

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 26, 2024

At the same time, it’s been possible to avoid excessive dependencies by building up or strengthening internal vendor management capacities. More than ever, their expertise and resources are being consulted when developing a roadmap, as well as planning and implementing a transformation process.

Cloud 143

Cloud Study Survey Applications 143

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

data, security, development, architecture) as well. To maintain the cloud-like experience for users, security must be embedded throughout the cloud-native software development and cloud architecture,” says Upchurch. Organizations also need nontechnical skills such as cloud financial management and cloud optimization, Nathan says.

Strategy 145

Strategy Cloud Applications Agile 145

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 8, 2023

Skills such as software engineering, architecture, cloud, and program management are highly sought after as more companies explore creating both internal and external applications and solutions. Here are the 10 IT roles that have earned the biggest bumps in pay for 2023, according to salary data from Dice.

Project Management 140

Project Management Engineering Devops Systems Administration 140

Forrester IT

APRIL 22, 2021

Earth Day 2021: A small change makes a big difference Ahead of Earth Day 2021, I recently watched the excellent David Attenborough documentary “The Year Earth Changed”. The most encouraging message is that even a small change in our habits can make a big difference to our planet. Within the first weeks of lockdown, with […].

Vendor Management 293

Vendor Management Architecture Strategy Trends 293

Forrester IT

JULY 13, 2021

I believe that GLaDOS (the evil AI from the Portal video game franchise) may have been trying to make a point about the state of security with her song “Still Alive.” The fictional, artificially super intelligent computer system from Portal once sang, “…But there’s no sense crying over every mistake.

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Tools Video Security System 284

Forrester IT

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Buyer demand for greater value from insights and technology such as RPA, data science, machine learning, and advanced analytics are forcing both classical BPO and omnichannel BPO vendors to retool themselves into insights-driven BPO's.

Data 284

Data Vendor Management Artificial Intelligence Big Data 284

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 22, 2023

Product leaders define the opportunity and problem statement, while delivery leaders establish the solution’s architecture, execution plan, and support model. Examples include: User experience specialists provide team brand, design, information architecture, and style guides.

Agile 98

Agile Architecture Programming Information Security 98

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 8, 2022

Three years ago, Gartner coined the term Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) to describe an architecture that combines software-defined wide-area networks (SD-WANs) with a portfolio of cloud-based security tools —including secure web gateway (SWG) cloud access security brokers (CASB), and zero-trust network access (ZTNA).

Security 98

Security WAN Policies Applications 98

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This very thin technology layer was probably one of the best things we did architecturally because it allows us to experiment with a certain model, and then switch things out if another provider has something better suited to what we’re trying to do.” This was critical across both projects.

Real Estate 115

Real Estate Engineering CTO Examples 115

Forrester IT

APRIL 10, 2023

Plan Now for Major Changes to Oracle Java Licensing Costs Oracle has again changed licensing rules for its widely used Java product. On Jan 23, 2023, the company introduced a new license metric, the SE Universal Subscription. It offers all the benefits of the legacy Java SE subscription, plus universal use rights (desktop, server, and […]

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Licensing Oracle Company Vendor Management 195

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 16, 2025

A lot of companies that did outsourcing have found themselves in a situation where they have a lot of vendor managers versus technologists. Understanding price sensitivity, elasticity, and the price pack architecture, is driving new levels of performance. That has been super powerful.

Strategy 111

Strategy Tools Data Programming 111

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 26, 2023

While I expected this exercise to confirm that consolidation is real, I was pleasantly surprised with the degree to which the CIO Tech Talk Community confirmed it – and how they are taking steps to realign their procurement and vendor management strategies.

Survey 128

Survey Course Financial Artificial Intelligence 128

Forrester IT

DECEMBER 18, 2022

2023 will be a challenging yet exciting year for Indian enterprises. On one hand they will face global economic headwinds yet on the other they will see a better domestic demand. They must face these challenges head-on and focus on re-innovating their IT core to be able compete globally. Indian companies must get out of […].

Enterprise 195

Enterprise Enterprise Company Vendor Management 195

Forrester IT

MAY 17, 2022

These new solutions offer a vehicle for closer, more intentional relationships with the vendor's partners. This blog explores the top four benefits, as heard from the CRM vendors we spoke with. More and more enterprises are opting for industry CRM solutions over its horizontal counterpart.

Industry 195

Industry Enterprise Enterprise Vendor Management 195

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 25, 2024

The certification includes a three-day boot camp that covers topics such as technical leadership, managing hybrid and virtual IT teams, creating innovative IT solutions, IT funding and cost management, vendor management, and client services.

Project Management 131

Project Management Agile SCRUM Security 131

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 5, 2023

Technical skills topped the list but also crucial are key leadership and culture capabilities such as change management, strategy building, and business relationship management, as well as critical business skills such as cost, product, and vendor management, as shown in the graphic below.

Change Management 144

Change Management Healthcare Survey Groups 144

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

AI vendor management Only the biggest companies are going to build or manage their own AI models, and even those will rely on vendors to provide most of the AI they use. Data warehouses then evolved into data lakes, and then data fabrics and other enterprise-wide data architectures.

Enterprise 130

Enterprise Enterprise Trends Open Source 130

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 10, 2024

CIO, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Management, IT Leadership, Relationship Building, Vendor Management, Vendors and Providers “Discover where you’re currently spending to make sure you can explain all line items, improve spending where immediate action can be taken, and monitor for continued improvement,” says McKee.

Cloud 124

Cloud CTO Hire Fractional CTO Budget 124

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 3, 2024

When assessing vendors, Rich Products looks at their technology, architecture, business value, and pragmatic perspective. We look at the vendor’s maturity and if they have proven success in the right focus areas for our business,” he says. “But the reality is many of these companies are still in the early stages.

Fractional CTO 131

Fractional CTO CTO Hire Training Enterprise 131

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 29, 2024

Last year, as many CIOs ramped up for their first round of Scope 3 reporting, gen AI found its way into virtually every office. Sometimes it came in through the front door, but in most cases, it seeped in quietly, as knowledge workers experimented with it to write documents and email without necessarily admitting they were doing so.

Energy 108

Energy Training Guidelines Report 108

Future of CIO

MARCH 12, 2014

It will mean that the enterprise view, customer contact, GRC and vendor management are the most important elements of an IT organization. In this regard, digital IT should gain more strength as an innovation engine and governance champion. IT organizations need to focus on value and capability building.

Strategy 45

Strategy Vendor Management Cloud .Net 45

Future of CIO

AUGUST 10, 2014

Business Management- Projects, Innovation, Demand c. Sourcing, Vendor Management, and Control d. Data, Process, Architecture, etc f. This should give a clear idea about the maturity of IT function (Sourcing Unit, Order Taker, Solution Provider, Innovation Partner) - A CXO survey could help at this stage. (3)

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Government Resources Enterprise Enterprise 49

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 12, 2023

What is difficult is seeing what fits the specific logic of your particular industry, and what fits the architecture and what can scale.” Artificial Intelligence, CIO, IT Leadership, Vendor Management, Vendors and Providers “Inventing new innovative things in a lab environment isn’t that difficult.

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Analysis Artificial Intelligence Airlines Vendor Management 52

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 22, 2022

He has 20 years’ experience in IT strategy, architecture, implementation, and governance, and is a qualified Chartered Accountant with a certification in contemporary business analytics practices from IIM Kolkata. Previously, he was head of IT at PNB Housing Finance Ltd., Nitin Mittal joins Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

Fractional CTO 98

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Banking 98

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 7, 2025

It prevents vendor lock-in, gives a lever for strong negotiation, enables business flexibility in strategy execution owing to complicated architecture or regional limitations in terms of security and legal compliance if and when they rise and promotes portability from an application architecture perspective.

Cloud 98

Cloud Strategy Architecture Enterprise 98

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 15, 2024

“It’s often the data in these silos [that needs] to be integrated between multiple sites, multiple systems, especially in the [real-time] world that we live in today versus the more batch-oriented architecture of a decade ago.” APIs, Application Integration, Cloud Computing, IT Strategy, SaaS, Vendor Management

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Vendor Management Cloud Enterprise Enterprise 136

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 12, 2022

NetApp added some new functionality to its portfolio of cloud management tools in late February with the acquisition of Fylamynt, a young low-code cloud ops automation company. SaaS vendor management platform Vendr is buying SaaS management platform vendor Blissfully. Lansweeper acquires UMAknow.

Enterprise 143

Enterprise Enterprise Oracle SAP 143