CTOvision

APRIL 12, 2017

The chief technology officer (CTO) and chief executive officer must work together for the good of the company. The CTO is responsible for focusing on technological matters, such as computers, websites and social networking. Work alongside your CEO to see eye to eye with other executives.

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Valerian Tech

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The role of a Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is to provide technical expertise and leadership to a company on a part-time or temporary basis. This can be a useful option for startups or small businesses that may not have the resources to hire a full-time CTO or may not need one on a permanent basis.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 9, 2023

The need to grow smartly Gil Westrich’s company, ClearML, is benefiting from increased adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) technology. But the CTO and co-founder says that scaling to meet that demand presents its own challenges, which require self-reflection. How do we grow our business responsibly?”

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CTOvision

JANUARY 25, 2014

Understand where the government’s $82B IT budget will be spent. There is an IT chapter in the President’s budget that is especially important to read (download here , then see chapter 19 on page 349). Subscribe to the blog at CTOvision.com for daily updates on the status of federal technology. CTO Gov2.0'

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

This is the time when many CFOs trawl through every line item in the budget, looking for potential savings. This can be a challenge to cyber budgets in organizations where security is viewed primarily as a cost center. Cyber budgets must be spent wisely, often without increasing costs or targeting the most likely risks.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 2, 2024

Data centers are running at near capacity in many areas of the world, according to the Global Data Center Trends 2024 report from CBRE, a real estate services firm. Jim Warman, vice president of infrastructure architects and engineers at Myriad360, a data center and cybersecurity consulting firm, sees the same trend.

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Valerian Tech

DECEMBER 14, 2022

There are many benefits to hiring a fractional CTO, also known as a part-time or interim CTO. A fractional CTO can bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to your organization without the added expense of a full-time executive.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

“Generative AI does have the ability to replace CIOs who don’t embrace the innovative shifts coming for companies,” says Tim Crawford, a former CIO himself and now a CIO strategic advisor at AVOA, a technology consultancy. You might have the CIO rolled into a different role, or you might be able to merge the CIO and CTO,” he says.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“It seems to be an increasing worry — worry over whether the enterprise is secure and its data is protected, because everything else falls to the wayside if that’s not taken care of first,” says John Buccola, CTO of E78 Partners, which provides consulting and managed services in finance technology and other professional areas.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 29, 2023

“With a focus on automation for customer service and telesales functions, we’re looking at intelligent automation solutions that can help improve customer engagement and self-help capabilities,” says Chris Pendergast, the company’s SVP and CTO.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

To name a few — products and services that are delivered on time and on budget, and overall IT ROI.” Rate of change “The most important metric for IT success is rate of change,” says Nicolas Avila, CTO for North America at IT and software development company Globant. Metrics provide a means to monitor progress.” Here they are.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 13, 2023

As Seth Dobbs, CTO at Bounteous, explains, “We do creative work. This is true for every technology company and, increasingly, for nontechnology companies seeking to implement technical solutions. Companies often approach this as contract-to-hire strategy,” explains Rowley. “Or CIOs, and their recruiting teams, are well aware.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2023

Mike Bechtel, chief futurist for Deloitte Consulting, cautions that adoption of AI for enhancing IT operations and employee productivity will require a new level of trust in the technology. “An Organizations whose IT employees who prefer working from home will also benefit by sourcing talent from all over the world.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 20, 2024

The approach taken by James Phillips, CIO at software maker Rev.io, reflects that trend. And CIOs said the need for security improvements is the top driver of IT budget increases. First, the C-suite is turning to its CIOs to implement the technologies needed to track and record ESG data that stakeholders want to review.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 26, 2024

“For the more specialized IT needs, there just aren’t enough people to meet the demand,” says Michael Manos, CTO of Dun & Bradstreet. But CIOs are also working with niche consultancies and startups for skills in areas such as cybersecurity, AI, cloud, analytics, and DevOps.

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A CIO's Voice

JULY 9, 2014

Understands and keeps up-to-date on local, national, and international policies and trends that affect the organization and shape stakeholders’ views; is aware of the organization’s impact on the external environment. Prepares, justifies, and administers the program budget. External Awareness. Flexibility.

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Vox

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In a memo to Meta’s staff also posted on social media, one of Meta’s top executives, CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, reflected on Monday about the difficult moment the company is in. Bosworth argued in his memo that its critics “misunderstood” some trends here. But that’s not going to convince the tech giant to change its plans.

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mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Lesson #1: Cybersecurity needs a larger portion of your IT budget (and focus). In 2017, the number of cyber-incidents DOUBLED,” says Robert Douglas, President of PlanetMagpie IT Consulting. Dedicate more of your IT budget to cybersecurity. photo credit: stevepb via pixabay cc Last year saw many high-profile breaches.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Roland Carandang, global leader for innovation at consultancy Protiviti, says the fact that organizations “don’t know what they’ve got” in and around those legacy systems can also stymie IT’s efforts to innovate. As former CTO and head of digital at Harley-Davidson Motor Co., They’re creative and empower their teams to ideate.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Beyond the CIO First, no formal request was made to the CIO — the chief information officer — to execute a project, nor were business requirements defined, or even an elaborate budget needed. Funding for this is minimal at first and likely to grow — outside of the IT budget.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 4, 2024

“Readiness is determined by the ability to experiment, and the ability to scale what works — building this capacity is critical to be future-ready,” says Siim Sikkut, former government CIO of Estonia, who’s now managing partner at IT consultancy Digital Nation. It’s also important to anticipate new trends that emerge with AI advancement.

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