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

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Startup” means risk. 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. Like any startup, delivering on expectations is job one. Why not both? The alternative is shuttering for good.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

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Refactoring applications to take advantage of cloud-native services is vital to maximizing cloud ROI. Refactor your applications to take advantage of web services or serverless capabilities, and re-architect your infrastructure to optimize resource usage,” he says. In this case they were looking for opportunities to prove themselves.”

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The CIO’s guide to smarter vendor negotiation: 10 tips

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The sell side typically has the information advantage.” Reaching a win-win agreement takes patience from both parties.” Decide on your negotiation approach “One of the common complaints is when either party considers the negotiation to be win/lose,” says Arora.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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But CIOs are also working with niche consultancies and startups for skills in areas such as cybersecurity, AI, cloud, analytics, and DevOps. When possible, it can be beneficial to take advantage of the provider’s learning and development infrastructure to transform internal IT teams as well, she says. Invest in win-wins.

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Don’t Just Climb the Ladder. Explore the Jungle Gym

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I have the great privilege of getting to know leaders from the world’s most recognized brands and fastest-growing startups. Alana Mayo , President of Orion Pictures, has worked on award-winning films like The Big Short , Selma , and many others. Take advantage of luck. By Chet Kapoor, Chairman & CEO of Datastax.

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Building digital fluency in the C-suite and beyond

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More frequently, IT leaders are seeing the value of educating their peers and stakeholders as a win-win for increasing buy-in and budget for digital initiatives. As various questions come up, IT takes advantage of the opportunity to discuss these topics in more depth. Rizwan, CIO of Z2C Ltd.,

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MLSE looks to revolutionize sports experience with digital R&D lab

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Created in conjunction with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and unveiled in January, SportsX is an incubator rooted in research, applied sciences, and product development charged with creating innovative digital solutions that give teams a winning edge, create extraordinary fan experiences, and create positive social and environmental impact. “If

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