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• BrandPost: The CIO's New Battleground: Cloud Financial Management

  20-07-2018 20:36
  As the roles of IT executives continue to grow in complexity, the expectation is that they are partners in transforming the enterprise; can handle data privacy and security to protect the enterprise; and will strike the balance between innovation at market speed and governance.  That is a tall order.Cloud technology has become a powerful and pervasive enabler for the CIO’s new reality in an agile world:  According to the Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO survey, agility is the number one dri
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 5 benefits of an ERP system review

  20-07-2018 17:25
  As we age, our bodies feel the aches and pains of time. When something is seriously wrong and interrupts with our physical function, we visit the doctor. We know a medical health check is the right thing to do.Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems also start to show their age over the years. Senior managers tasked with pulling ERP data for critical business decisions become aware that the system isn’t performing to its optimum level. Processes that used to run smoothly begin to lag,
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Emerging technology adoption: striking a balance between innovation and risk management

  20-07-2018 14:10
  Technologies once referred to as “emerging,” including cloud computing, connected devices, mobile, robotics and blockchain, have been available for some time now. Adopting them is necessary for an organization’s success and survival. Within the IT departments of many companies, there has been a focus on quickly adopting disruptive technologies to improve the customer experience and increase efficiency. However, many of them struggle to balance the need to deploy new technology
  
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• CIO Spotlight: Martin de Martini, Y Soft Corporation

  20-07-2018 11:55
  Name: Martin de MartiniCompany: Y Soft CorporationJob title: CIOTime in current role: 18 years as a co-founder, 2 years as CIOLocation: Brno, Czech RepublicTo read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• ArenaNet developers fired after being targeted for sexist abuse

  20-07-2018 11:30
  The video game industry is notoriously hostile to women — even more so than the IT industry as a whole, in my opinion. The lack of women characters in games themselves, dealing with sexism from co-workers, vicious harassment from fans and other players — it’s a constant onslaught.And now, women developers are facing attacks seemingly designed to get them fired.[ Also read: Harassment at work is everyone’s problem and nobody’s responsibility | Get weekly insights: S
  
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• The do’s and don’ts of negotiating a raise

  20-07-2018 00:56
  Salary's not the most important aspect of a job, but it can make a difference in your overall satisfaction and engagement. Because dissatisfied employees leave and disengaged employees end up costing their employers money, employers may be more amenable to giving you a raise than you might think — especially in a tight tech hiring market.  The keys to managing the tricky, nerve-wracking process of negotiating a raise are preparation and a keen understanding of your organization&
  
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• BrandPost: Take Back Control of Your Oracle Relationship

  20-07-2018 00:01
  I was negotiating an SOW with a new client and we were going through the typical back and forth redlines that accompany most engagements.  At the end of this process the procurement lead for the client asked me if I could lower my price to help the client meet their cost-cutting goals. (If you’re in procurement, you’re not doing your job if you don’t ask for a lower price!) My response to her was, “You’ll meet those cost-cutting goals because I’m going t
  
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