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What is an IT consultant? Roles, types, salaries, and how to become one

CIO Business Intelligence

This increased complexity means more companies will be relying on IT consultants to help navigate the changes and develop short-term and long-term strategies. As a result, making the shift to IT consulting can be a lucrative path to a fulfilling IT career. What is an IT consultant?

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RIP (finally) to the blockchain hype

CIO Business Intelligence

A recent criticism of blockchain comes from Jim Fowler, CTO at insurance carrier Nationwide. While insurance carriers were an early example of potential users , Fowler talks about blockchain as an example of how to avoid getting distracted by shiny, new technologies.

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What is a CTO? The exec who sets tech strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

What is a CTO? The chief technology officer (CTO) is the senior executive who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities, and challenges within an organization. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO do? Years ago, the CTO most often led the infrastructure function.

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Where CIOs should place their 2025 AI bets

CIO Business Intelligence

As gen AI heads to Gartners trough of disillusionment , CIOs should consider how to realign their 2025 strategies and roadmaps. Examples include scanning invoices, extracting basic contract information, or capturing information from PDF forms. Why should CIOs bet on unifying their data and AI practices?

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Product Transformation: Adapting Your Solutions for Cloud Models

Speaker: Ahmad Jubran, Cloud Product Innovation Consultant

Whether you're a seasoned CTO or an industry trailblazer, this webinar will help make your product ready to meet the competition by adopting an architecture that is optimized for innovation. Join Ahmad Jubran, Cloud Product Innovation Consultant, and learn how to adapt your solutions for cloud models the right way.

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Register for 12 Jun 2014 Webinar: Automated Removal of Advanced Threats

CTOvision

If you are a technologist you no doubt have thoughts about security and how to improve your approach to enterprise-wide defense. Please join us for a discussion on automated removal of cyber threats on Thursday June 12 at 11am eastern for a webinar that will provide insights on how to execute on automating for defense. Register here.

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Building a better future: The enterprise architect’s role in leading organizational transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

With C-suite leaders under increasing pressure to align technology with strategic objectives, many experience that roles — whether CEO, CFO or even CTO — lack the deep technical insight needed to bridge the gap between business and technology. The CTO and CIO handle IT management and technological innovation.

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An Adult Conversation About Estimates

Speaker: Beekey Cheung, Software Consultant, Professor Beekums, LLC

We are excited to be joined by Beekey Cheung, a software consultant and blogger known as Professor Beekums, who has helped many leaders and teams go from fearing estimates to using them appropriately. He'll walk us through the value of estimates, how to overcome the hesitancy many have in giving them, and how to provide better estimates.