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The transformation of shared services

CIO Business Intelligence

Over the past several decades, organizations in both the private and public sectors have turned to shared services. Sometimes, the goal was reducing operational costs or improving efficiency. Other times, it was more about consolidating functions and improving service.

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The 10 Essential SaaS Trends You Should Watch Out For In 2020

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Gartner predicts that the service-based cloud application industry will be worth $143.7 SaaS is a software distribution model that offers a lot of agility and cost-effectiveness for companies, which is why it’s such a reliable option for numerous business models and industries. 3) The Growing Need For API Connections.

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The great repatriation? IT leaders reset cloud strategies to optimize value

CIO Business Intelligence

IT leader and former CIO Stanley Mwangi Chege has heard executives complain for years about cloud deployments, citing rapidly escalating costs and data privacy challenges as top reasons for their frustrations. They, too, were motivated by data privacy issues, cost considerations, compliance concerns, and latency issues.

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Enterprise Architecture: Secrets to Success

erwin

Today, enterprises are trying to grow and innovate – while cutting costs and managing compliance – in the midst of a global pandemic. operating strategy, global business services and shared services)? Cost Reduction : What can we do to reduce costs while not impacting the business (e.g.,

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How IT Can Deliver Better Business Outcomes

CIO Business Intelligence

Cloud services, software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, and on-premises infrastructures connected by wired and wireless networks now represent the backbone of modern enterprises. To fully harness the benefits of modern network architectures, network operations teams need a deep understanding of how these systems perform.

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Rethinking enterprise architects’ roles for agile transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Moreover, undertaking digital transformation and technology modernization programs without an architect can lead to delays, technical debt , higher costs, and security vulnerabilities. Product managers then propose digital KPIs and other metrics highlighting the business benefits delivered.

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Practical advice to optimize savings with cloud migrations

CIO Business Intelligence

As organizations of all stripes continue their migration to the cloud, they are coming face to face with sometimes perplexing cost issues, forcing them to think hard about how best to optimize workloads, what to migrate, and who exactly is responsible for what. leading to poor performance and high cost.