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5 pitfalls to avoid when partnering with startups

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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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The startup CIO’s guide to formalizing IT for liquidity events

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Suppose you lead IT at a VC-backed startup. Fortunately, Brian Hoyt does — and he’s been there, having served as CIO of real-time 3D content creator Unity Technologies, for which he prepared the IT department for IPO in 2020. CIO, IT Leadership, IT Strategy, Startups It’s exciting stuff. CIOs hold a unique position,” says Hoyt.

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Technology and AI

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Austria’s technology and AI landscape is located in much smaller places than the typical international hubs. Founded in 2005, this pioneer among Austrian startups has grown into a global leader with more than 4,200 staff worldwide. The capital of Upper Austria, Linz, is the perfect example.

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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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Salesforce earmarks $250 million for AI startup investment

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CRM giant Salesforce today said that it would commit $250 million to investments in startups focused on generative AI, even as the company warned of the dangers of the technology. The second, Cohere, is a natural-language processing startup which, it said, aims to make language AI accessible to a much broader range of companies.

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Whether your technology is new or old, lifecycle management is key

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Does your organization see technology infrastructure as a commodity or as a strategic business enabler? The answer will shape your approach to infrastructure: you can keep legacy infrastructure going as long as you can, or you can pursue the cutting edge of technology. Legacy technology also affects sustainability.

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The 4 most overhyped technologies in IT

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They may publicly preach “No technology for technology’s sake,” but they still frequently share their fascination with the latest tech gadgets. It’s then that the hopes for the technology get way ahead of what it can actually deliver today. They’re not the only ones enthralled by tech. Here’s what they say on the topic.