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Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

Strategy & Architecture

Yes

Sometimes

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Are you happy in your current role?

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Yes

Unsure

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Which of these digital skills are most in demand in your organization? (select all that apply)

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Cloud computing development / operations

Software and solutions technical proficiency

Mobile computing development/operations

Experience in statistical analytics languages/platforms

User experience/design

Knowledge of machine learning

Social media engagement/analysis

Content development/management

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What percent of your IT leadership is women?

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5-9

10-14

15-20

20+

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What are your biggest barriers in achieving your IT goals?

Strategy & Architecture

Skills

Funding

C-Suite support

Technology stack

Culture

Other

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What is more important to your IT organization?

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Optimize IT Costs

Support digital initiatives

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What is more important to your IT organization?

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Run day-to-day IT

Deliver innovation

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What is more important to your IT organization?

Strategy & Architecture

Optimize IT costs

Optimize Business costs

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Which channel do you respond best to?

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Text

Slack

Facebook Messenger

Browser Notifications

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Thinking about your organization as a whole, what would you say are its top business objectives for the next two years?

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Growth / market share

Digital business / digital transformation

Profit improvement

Innovation / new products

Customer focus

Corporate M&A

Technology Improvements

Cost Optimization

Operations improvement

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I'd be interested in feedback on this blog from Andreessen-Horowitz. Many of their suppositions about public cloud use seem to validate what I've been arguing for almost a decade now. However, what the customer is thinking/seeing is the most important thing. https://a16z.com/2021/05/27/cost-of-cloud-paradox-market-cap-cloud-lifecycle-scale-growth-repatriation-optimization/

Mark ThieleCEO and Co-Founder at Edgevana in Software3 years ago

Do you have any thoughts about this?

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How do you ensure that security protocols and practices don't hamper the developer experience?

Software Development Risk Management

Mark ThieleCEO and Co-Founder at Edgevana in Softwarea year ago

They should be part of the development workflow and, if possible, integrate the checks on your CI pipeline to get fast feedback when broken. Similar to automated tests, they should be understood as a tool that helps the team ...read more

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Do you think the rebrand of Twitter to "X" was a smart move? Why? How does it change your view of the platform (if at all)?

Mark ThieleCEO and Co-Founder at Edgevana in Softwarea year ago

Twitter is yesterday’s news and was already in gradual decline. X may (or may not) prove to be tomorrow’s success. The consistent message is that the company is undergoing a massive transformation and fully willing to accept ...read more

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What is your advice for Small companies regarding incident/change management tools? We have 10 People and 1 in IT.

Management Tools Data Center Contact Center & Telecom

Mark ThieleCEO and Co-Founder at Edgevana in Softwarea year ago

I used managengine when I was at an 8 person startup, which worked well (though there was a little bit of a learning curve)

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Currently, the primary use case of Blockchain in the education sector is credential storage and verification. What other use cases are possible in the education ecosystem?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Peer Insights

Mark ThieleCEO and Co-Founder at Edgevana in Software2 years ago

The Blockchain technology in the education sector, can offer several advantages in terms of security, transparency, and collaboration. Recent use cases of Blockchain in education include certification of diplomas, identity ...read more

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What is required to build trust with employees?

Culture & Values Mentoring & Coaching Personal Development+1 more

Mark ThieleCEO and Co-Founder at Edgevana in Software2 years ago

Continuous communication and when you know secrets be honest

Don’t say there are no layoffs when you are busy making the list

Instead say the company continues to evaluate staffing levels which is a process ...read more

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What's your personal philosophy on when it's best to build, buy, or subscribe?

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Mark ThieleCEO and Co-Founder at Edgevana in Software2 years ago

Only build what only you can build - acquire everything else

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What best practices have you found for business continuity testing? Do you prefer tabletop exercises or full simulations? How often do you test without notice?

Security & GRC Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Security Strategy & Roadmap+1 more

Mark ThieleCEO and Co-Founder at Edgevana in Software2 years ago

Tabletop exercises are good to be done periodically and can help identify some gaps but the best way of testing your BCP/DR plan is to test failing over the actual production systems to your DR site periodically. Ideally, ...read more

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What is the key to driving a successful human-centric Digital Transformation and why?

Applications & Platforms Disruptive & Emerging Technologies

Mark ThieleCEO and Co-Founder at Edgevana in Software2 years ago

The key is always the basic principles of change management. Ensure that the people understand what is happening, why it is happening and how to get to the end destination. Critical to these discussions is answering the question ...read more

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How do you build a compelling business case for phasing out legacy tech?

DevOps IT Strategy & Roadmap Business Relationships

Mark ThieleCEO and Co-Founder at Edgevana in Software2 years ago

Our company's leadership often emphasized the importance of having a secure environment for applications that could be easily patched and supported. However, when proposing a project to reduce legacy applications, the ...read more

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Is a leader made or born? Why do you think so?

People & Leadership Culture & Values Mentoring & Coaching

Mark ThieleCEO and Co-Founder at Edgevana in Software2 years ago

Made

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