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Aug. 12, 2020

Advanced Practices Council welcomes 5 new members for 2021 Although we are only seven months into 2020, the Advanced Practices Council has already welcomed five new members for 2021 (whose membership starts now and continues through all of 2021). These new members are in time to participate in the many virtual events planned for 2020. The new members are: David Beltz, Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Covanta, which works with companies and communities to find sustainable solutions to their waste management challenges. Carlos Garcia, Chief Information Officer of Alvarez & Marsal, a professional services firm. Brent Lanier, Chief Information Officer of Vista Equity Partners, which invests in software and technology-enabled businesses. Paul Marabella, Vice President and Chief Information Officer of K. Hovnanian Companies, which builds homes and communities. Tony Stoupas, Chief Technology Officer of Lionbridge, which creates, transforms, tests and trains content. READ MORE

IT Trends Study: IT budgets impacted considerably by COVID SIM The average year-over-year increases in IT budget were 5.3%, 4.9%, and 6.6% in 2017, 2018, and 2019. This year, organizations reported a more modest increase of 2.4% to their IT budgets. Furthermore, organizations are projecting a similar 2.4% increase to IT budgets in 2021. The reduction in IT budget increases is likely attributed to the uncertainty associated with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.These results emerge from the 2020 SIM IT Trends Study, which collected responses from 624 unique organizations – 345 of which came directly from the CIO of those organizations. Because of the significant effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, additional questions were added to the 2020 survey to better gauge how organizations are navigating these challenges. READ MORE

3 steps for CIOs to maintain critical business process amid COVID-19 crisis Diginomica The CIO has played, and will continue to play, a pivotal role in an organization's ability to respond to the continued and ever-changing challenges created by the pandemic crisis, recovery and eventual return to growth. READ MORE

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32% of IT budgets will be dedicated to the cloud by 2021 Forbes Enterprises' average cloud spending is up 59% from 2018 to $73.8 million in 2020. Cloud technologies are now embedded in enterprises' business strategies, as 92% say their IT environment (infrastructure, applications, data analytics, etc.) relies on the cloud, predicted to grow to 95% in 18 months. READ MORE

How to turn IT team players into leaders The Enterpriser's Project Fostering leadership potential is critical for the health of any company, but it isn’t always prioritized at technology organizations, thanks to intense competition and high turnover. READ MORE

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Defining the post-COVID-19 digital transformation of healthcare CIO In the wake of COVID-19, the initial scramble to lock down hospitals and clinics and switch to a predominantly remote care model is now giving way to a more measured assessment of healthcare needs of the population, evaluation of the care delivery models using telehealth technologies as enablers, and a long-term survival strategy for hospitals and health systems. READ MORE

How poor security practices from remote employees are wasting the time of IT staff TechRepublic Beleaguered IT personnel lose nearly a month (21 days) of work annually managing Identity and Access Management (IAM), revealed a new report from the EPM (enterprise password manager) company 1Password. READ MORE

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