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CIOs not entirely sold on generative AI copilots

CIO Business Intelligence

A new breed of AI assistant has set its sights on the enterprise user in recent months, with Microsoft and other vendors promising huge productivity gains that offset the cost. Its Copilot for Microsoft 365, a high-profile offering among the growing list of AI agents, costs $30 per seat per month, with a 300-seat minimum. No,” he says.

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3 business benefits of stronger security using Zero Trust principles

CIO Business Intelligence

Manufacturing in particular has become a bigger target for bad actors; in fact, it was one of the sectors most impacted by extortion attacks, according to Palo Alto Networks’ 2023 Unit 42 Extortion and Ransomware Report. The first is the ability to get to ROI faster. The second business benefit is cost savings.

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How to get your CFO to buy into a better model for IT funding

CIO Business Intelligence

And they want to know exactly how much return on investment (ROI) can be expected when IT leaders make technology-related changes. CFOs have grown comfortable with the traditional project-based approach, through which they believe they get a better handle on spend certainty and a better sense of ROI.

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How to maximize ROI by choosing the right Java partner for your organization

CIO Business Intelligence

In January 2023, Oracle changed its licensing and/or pricing for Java for the fourth time in four years. According to State of Java Survey and Report 2023 , an independently run study of more than 2,000 Java users, Java users have taken notice. Do you provide indemnification in case of patent litigation?

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Advice from procurement: How to evaluate and propose new IT investments

CIO Business Intelligence

So how can you request a new investment from your decision-makers while ensuring minimal costs and maximum ROI this year? Procurement professionals are skilled at negotiating contracts, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and evaluating vendors. Gartner recently cut their expected IT budget prediction from 5.1% to just 2.2%

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Cloud Analytics Powered by FinOps

Cloudera

The main challenges are pointed out as a lack of resources/expertise, security, and from a different perspective, cloud cost management. The decentralized resource provisioning approach, foundational to cloud solutions and infrastructure, faces a big challenge when it comes to governing the costs of on-demand resource allocation/utilization.

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Customer service, especially field service, helps companies outperform competitors and drive growth

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2023, CIOs are guided to focus on enhancing workforce engagement, customer experience, and data and AI. Yet, it’s not uncommon for executives to cut costs in areas that actually improve customer experiences and also double-down on investments that can minimize them. The time is now.