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5 tips for maximizing ROI of IT projects

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One of the most important parameters for measuring the success of any technology implementation is the return on investment (ROI). Providing a compelling ROI on technology initiatives also puts CIOs in a stronger position for securing support and funds from the business for future projects. Align projects with business goals.

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Unbiased third-party testing is critical for network security

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At the same time, the threat landscape continues to evolve and cyber risk is escalating for all organizations. As cyber risk continues to escalate, CIOs and CISOs need to be just as nimble and methodical as their adversaries. Because industry tests often lack standardized measurement criteria, the results can vary wildly.

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4 ways to ask hard questions about emerging tech risks

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In collaboration with our peers, we have a solid business sense that carefully weighs innovation and risk in order to gain valuable ROI while protecting the organization from all forms of risk associated with each project. If reversible, then there’s clearly less risk. What’s new and different today?

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Selling the C-suite on preemptive IT investments

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With greater scrutiny on margins and ROI, CIOs must spend wisely, making today’s economic environment a more difficult one for selling preemptive projects that don’t produce immediate ROI. When this happens, corporate risk is heightened as preemptive projects get delayed — sometimes for indefinite periods of time.

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At a loss for data project ROI? Evaluate it like a product

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Data is what economists would call a non-rival risk, non-depleting progenitor of assets,” Laney says. times more likely when they demonstrated ROI on their BI or data analytics investments. Product-based thinking means that there’s an owner in the business, managing it strategically with an ROI attitude.

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Predicting Movie Profitability and Risk at the Pre-production Phase

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Using variability in machine learning predictions as a proxy for risk can help studio executives and producers decide whether or not to green light a film project Photo by Kyle Smith on Unsplash Originally posted on Toward Data Science. I held out 20% of this as a test set and used the remainder for training and validation.

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

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Are your JVM/JDK binaries Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) tested? TCK tests are the suite of tests that ensure that distributions are compatible with each other and pass the technical qualifications for each Java version. What versions of Java do you support, and for how long? Application Management

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