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To gain advantage, IT leaders should turn competitors into collaborators

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Business leaders 10 years ago mostly focused on automation since the main objective of technology investment then was to drive down costs, decrease risk, and boost efficiency. Of course, technology should still boost cost efficiencies, but it also needs to drive revenue at the same time. It’s a different world today.

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IBM doubles down on hybrid cloud with $6.4B HashiCorp acquisition

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In the statement , the company said HashiCorp’s suite of products offers “enterprises with extensive Infrastructure Lifecycle Management and Security Lifecycle Management capabilities,” which enable businesses to automate their hybrid and multicloud environments.

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What’s holding CTOs back?

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Proving or making the case to innovate is a challenge when you have to put your weight behind a technology, says Dhingra, who is now senior vice president of engineering and CTO at Webex. The CTO role is always hard because you’re balancing the needs of the current business with looking out for the next opportunity.”

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Bin Dasmal’s CIO on sharpening an agile mindset to strengthen business outcomes

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CIO.com: Can you detail the Bin Dasmal Group’s digital transformation process and how changes have helped improve business performance? This has to be achieved by investing in the latest available technologies with lower total cost of ownership and maximizing ROI. Why did you choose to work with Oracle above other providers?

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Accelerating innovation with cloud-native apps on Microsoft Cloud

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Many established financial institutions have very good core business capabilities, but their technology platforms tend to be archaic and rigid. That is very difficult to achieve when the systems running their business functions are resistant to change. They must adopt innovations as soon as they become available.

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5 Competitive Intelligence Platforms for B2B Technology Companies

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Staying ahead in today's fast-paced B2B technology industry is a lot like a game of chess, where competitive intelligence plays a big role in sales, marketing, and product teams. There’s no doubt businesses need to understand not only what their rivals are up to but also anticipate their next moves.

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Revolutionize your site for growth, innovation, and customer satisfaction with composable architecture

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If your business can’t adapt, your business can’t compete. In the fast-paced world of business, adaptability is the key to success. As your business grows, your unique needs may diverge from what your vendor’s monolithic platform can offer, resulting in a system that does many things but excels at none.