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5 pitfalls to avoid when partnering with startups

CIO

Enterprise technology leaders are actively partnering with startups to help make their organizations more innovative and agile. Co-creating with startups can help kickstart innovation , provide CIOs with access to hard-to-find skills in emerging technologies, and round out digital transformational strategies.

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Ford’s high-tech business transformation, fueled by cloud

CIO

s wholesale pivot to technology has transformed not only the automaker’s business operations but its corporate identity. “We Mike Amend, Ford’s chief enterprise technology officer, was once CTO for Dell’s global online business. Ford Motor Co.’s People don’t think of a large, 100-year-old manufacturing company as high tech.”

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The Inside Startup: Meet Cisco’s Emerging Technologies and Incubation Group

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Startup” means risk. Regardless, new business ventures work under pressure to research, refine, and deliver an idea to the market. Cisco sets aside space for an innovative team operating with a startup mindset. More than an experimental group, they hold themselves accountable the same way any startup should.

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India’s advisory on LLM usage causes consternation

CIO

Numerous IT vendors are likely to be affected by the advisory, including cloud service providers such as Oracle, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and IBM; software vendors such as Databricks and Salesforce; model service providers (mostly startups) such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Stability AI, and Cohere, along with social platforms such as Meta.

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IT Hardware Startups Turn to Data Analytics for Market Research

Smart Data Collective

Startups require a solid foundation founded on extensive market research to flourish in this volatile climate. Are they private individuals or businesses? Competitor Analysis The rivalry in the IT hardware business is strong. What are their advantages and disadvantages? What industries or sectors are they a part of?

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Your Generative AI strategy could use a startup’s touch

CIO

Consequently, organizations are seeking first-mover or at least fast-follower advantages—not unlike startup businesses looking to disrupt industries. Your GenAI strategy playbook Startups, of course, move quickly because their ability to be nimble and strategic determines their long-term viability.

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Savvy CIOs step up to support business hypergrowth

CIO

Supporting business objectives has long been IT’s mantra, but how to go about doing that when the objective is aggressive business growth isn’t always cut and dry. Delivering for growth Today, McCullen is creating new technical foundations to ensure that adaptability, and further support ongoing business growth.

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