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6 tips for making the most of a tight IT budget

CIO Business Intelligence

IT leaders seeking to drive enterprise growth through technology investments are often saddled with budgets that make their tasks of increasing the top and bottom lines challenging. Despite an estimated increase to IT budgets of 5.1% The year 2023 seems to be no different.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO Business Intelligence

The numbers are higher from Foundry’s 2023 State of CIO survey , which finds that 91% of CIOs expect their tech budgets to either increase or stay the same in 2023. Australian experiential tourism company Journey Beyond recently revamped its contact center as part of a customer experience transformation. IDC is forecasting a 5.1%

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These remote workers moved to Portugal for work-life balance. Is their life as fun as it looks?

Vox

Tourism, too. Tourism hasn’t helped either. Prices have skyrocketed for housing because people show up with their American budgets and just throw their money around, and inflation doesn’t help,” she said. One of the oldest city centers in Europe, Porto was usually known for Port wine, not laptop warriors.

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Astronomers set up a new center to address issues raised by SpaceX and Amazon satellite networks

GeekWire

“The initial budget is not a big one,” he said. And on the community engagement front, astronomers are collaborating with stakeholders ranging from photographers and tourism professionals to environmentalists and indigenous groups. Benvenuti said the center will officially begin operations on April 1.

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The future of cities, according to the experts

Vox

trillion in commercial loans come due amid high vacancy rates, high interest rates, and low property values, that could mean defaults and budget shortfalls. Other major office cities like San Francisco are facing office-related budget shortfalls as well. They need to be places where people can live, work, and play.

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The best Polish language learning apps: Unlocking fluency with engaging classes

Dataconomy

Businesses have been able to expand into new markets, while tourism for individuals has never been easier as borders begin to be eliminated. Many language learning apps provide free services with additional features at an affordable subscription fee, making language learning accessible regardless of budget constraints.

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Meet the techies vying for a vacant spot on the Seattle City Council

GeekWire

In their words: “Born in Washington and having been involved in most aspects that are iconic to our Greater Seattle Area (technology, air transportation, natural resources, tourism, international trade), I would love nothing more than to help the City of Seattle move forward.”

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