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Case in point: taking stock of the CrowdStrike outages

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It was an interesting case study of global cyber impact, says Charles Clancy, CTO at Mitre. In a countersuit, CrowdStrike blamed Delta for the airlines problems, saying that other airlines were able to recover much faster, and that the contract between the two companies meant Delta wasnt allowed to sue for damages.

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The skills and traits of elite CTOs

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They are among the most important hires organizations are making today due to the business value that successful technology deployments can bring. To perform the job optimally in today’s fast-changing and unpredictable environment, CTOs must possess the right mix of skills and inclinations.

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Agentic AI design: An architectural case study

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Twelve different scenarios need to be tested against, and the data files need to contain or be able to contain data that will exercise those 12 tests. Even at fractions of a penny per token, this ends up being tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars. There can be up to eight different data sets or files.

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11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

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IT leaders have always needed to exercise fiscal responsibility while meeting business demands for technology. Evaluating if the project will allow the company to increase revenues or replace an aging system that will ultimately save costs over time is a necessary exercise in eliminating projects that don’t move the needle,” he says. “A

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

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Be strategic with reserve pricing Reserve pricing for cloud services can reduce resource usage costs by as much as 70%, says David McKee, who in his role as fractional CTO, tech founder, and digital twins thought leader at Counterpoint Technologies acts as a part-time CTO for nine companies in the US and Europe.

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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

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Soon after founding Netwatch Solutions as CTO, Beasley realized he would face even more barriers when acquiring funding. Sponsorship and collaborations on hiring and retention BUiLT is also open to company sponsorships. Ultimately, I found that corporate America was not working for me anymore.

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Fed Tech News Roundup

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Don’t Hire A Chief Data Officer Unless You’re Serious About Becoming A Data-Driven Company TechCrunch (Today) - There’s a lot of discussion in the business world right now about chief data officers (CDOs). It’s centered primarily around two questions: When should a business hire a CDO? (sv1ambo / Flickr). This is a 1965.

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