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8 business concepts IT leaders should master

CIO Business Intelligence

Speaking to that latter point, CIO.com polled analysts, consultants, and CIOs about the must-have business concepts of today. Key business drivers. But the upheaval of the past few years has brought the need to fully grasp what drives the business and how they do so to the forefront. Here’s what made their list.

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7 sins of digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

As CIOs prepare for the next wave of digital transformation, they must demonstrate shorter-term business impacts from technology investments and achieve larger innovation goals that evolve the organization’s business model.

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Top 10 business needs driving IT spending today

CIO Business Intelligence

When asked about the business initiatives that would be “most significant in driving IT investments at your organization,” IT leaders cited the following: Increasing cybersecurity protections: 49% Increasing operational efficiency: 46% Improving customer experience: 42% Transforming existing business processes (i.e., 13, respectively.

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Eash Sundaram: CIOs offer much-needed expertise to PE-owned businesses

CIO Business Intelligence

After nearly 10 years at JetBlue, where he served as chief digital and technology officer, Eash Sundaram recently took on a new role: operating executive at Tailwind Capital, a private equity firm that focuses on mid-market companies in the business and industrial services markets. How has technology impacted private equity?

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10 ways to accelerate digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Shed the legacy mindset CIOs have been shedding legacy technology for years, but Ken Piddington, vice president and CIO of US Silica, says it’s time for CIOs to kick the legacy mindset to the curb, too. That means shortening the expected lifespan on new technologies as well as the timelines for seeing returns. Lardi says.

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Score the Best Data Protection Solution for Your Organization

CDW Research Hub

Technology isn’t your only line of defense. The workshop can help you determine if your existing solution(s) or a different one best aligns with your current and future business needs. If access to secure data is not necessary, block user access. Know your security risks. Don’t underestimate your organization’s vulnerability.

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Managing the ‘H’ out of AI

CIO Business Intelligence

To wit: A consultant operating in the travel and hospitality vertical declaims that “AI is the most technologically important shift since fire and the wheel.” Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, and Arnold & Porter — is that nearly a quarter of CEOs and board members are personally using generative AI tools for work.