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A Strategy to Aid Underserved Communities and Fill Tech Jobs

Information Week

Nonprofit DevOps academy takes educational approach to open up career opportunities for the underserved as well as address ongoing demand for IT personnel.

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FinOps breaks out of the cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

Storment, executive director of nonprofit FinOps Foundation, which develops best practices, education, and certification programs, adds that FinOps is about accelerating delivery, avoiding waste, and making more informed decisions on the trade-offs related to tech value.

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Climate tech opportunities for IT pros

CIO Business Intelligence

Government agencies and nonprofits also seek IT talent for environmental data analysis and policy development. Government agencies and nonprofits are looking for data scientists and engineers to help with climate modeling and environmental impact analysis.

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Feeding America turns to data to feed the hungry

CIO Business Intelligence

Feeding America is a nonprofit that behaves like most for-profits,” says Maryann Byrdak, chief information technology officer of Feeding America. “We The nonprofit brought her onboard with a mandate to build a roadmap to drive innovation and modernize the organization’s IT footprint. We source a lot of food.

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PGA of America swings for the public cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

That’s just one major drive under way by the nonprofit golf association, which is also delivering myriad tournaments and events, special services, and classes to its 28,000 members, a roster including celebrities, national golf pros, golf coaches, amateur players, and people who work in the golf industry, says PGA of America CTO Kevin Scott.

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Are IT certifications replacing the college degree?

CIO Business Intelligence

Gary Flowers, CIO of transformation and technology services at nonprofit Year Up, agrees. Ramirez has racked up more certifications and has progressed through numerous positions, from freelancing as a web developer to software engineer to DevOps engineer to CEO of Cuemby, his own company offering cloud products and services.

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CIOs in transition: 5 tips for landing your next IT leadership job

CIO Business Intelligence

Other focus areas might include cloud architectures, devops, and data governance, depending on what is prominent in your target sector. Volunteer tech leadership at nonprofits The last priority can be a win-win for CIOs who use part of their time to leverage their expertise on behalf of a nonprofit.

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