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6 best practices for better vendor management

CIO Business Intelligence

And how well an IT leader deals with and orchestrates vendor relationships can mean the difference between a well-organized and efficient IT operation and a mess that costs an organization millions of dollars without delivering positive results. Vendor partnerships are becoming increasingly vital to IT agendas today. Allen says.

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

CIO Business Intelligence

This article explores how CIOs can address each of their CFO’s key concerns when moving away from project-based teams to persistent funding, including the need to better track ROI, reduce risk, and reduce cost. The persistent teams used a benefits delivery roadmap, which outlined the SMART benefits to be delivered throughout the year.

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6 key challenges of complex cloud environments — and how to manage them

CIO Business Intelligence

Controlling costs. Cloud costs can quickly spin out of control, especially when departments outside central IT add to the organization’s overall cloud footprint. Moving to the cloud means that we need to manage change to reduce risk and cost, with governance as the top layer to facilitate that change.”.

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Transforming IT for digital success

CIO Business Intelligence

One way they’re doing that is by reimagining the IT function, say management consultants, executive advisors, and CIOs themselves. Organizations that enhance customer experience can boost sales by upwards of 7% and profitability between 1% and 2% , according to management consulting firm McKinsey. IT needs to go beyond that.

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PODCAST: Making AI Real – Episode 3: Empowering HR Organizations with Automated Business Surveillance Systems

bridgei2i

In our latest episode of the AI to Impact podcast, host Monica Gupta – Manager of AI Actions, meets with Sunil Mudgal – Advisor, Talent Analytics, BRIDGEi2i, to discuss the benefits of adopting AI-powered surveillance systems in HR organizations. How, do you assess the impact of these costs on business outcomes? Subscribe Now.

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A Guide To The Top 14 Types Of Reports With Examples Of When To Use Them

datapine

Operational reports are commonly used in manufacturing, logistics, and retail as they help keep track of inventory, production, and costs, among others. A good example is a KPI scorecard. Here, you can spot pivotal trends based on costs, task statuses, margins, costs, and overall project revenue.

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Goodbye Oracle Discoverer, Hello Next-Generation Reporting

Jet Global

Users who transferred from premier to extended support did not have the benefit of being certified with most new third-party products/versions (such as web browsers and Windows 10), or more new Oracle products. Exploring user- and cost-friendly next-generation reporting alternatives. But does OBIEE stack up?