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Ram Sarabu

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Are you happy in your current role?

People & Leadership Talent Management & Performance

Yes

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Who leads the most AI projects with business impact at your company? The CEO or the CIO?

People & Leadership AI & Machine Learning

CEO

CIO

Other (please specify below).

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Would you work out of someone's home with other great people for an intentional/structured workday, if they provided you with the perfect coworking environment: secure/fast wifi, outlets, noise-level, coffee or tea, great seating. All at a fractional cost of monthly coworking fees?

Yes, I would try it out

No, that's weird!

Depends! (reply below)

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What IT services are you cutting back on most?

People & Leadership Process Management Outsourcing & Managed Services+2 more

Advisory

Outsourcing

Neither, we're keeping constant

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Which Factor Is Most Important for Your Organization When It Comes to Reducing Energy Consumption for Cloud Services or Data Centers?

Cloud Public Cloud Hybrid Cloud+3 more

Lowering overall costs

Avoiding potential legal or regulatory liability

Responding to concerns of employees and investors

Meeting internal sustainability goals

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Do you have remote employees on your team?

Talent Management & Performance

Yes

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Which SaaS spend management software are you familiar with?

G2 Track

Torii

Productiv

Zylo

BetterCloud

Genuity

Other (write as comment)

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Which software development approaches or methodologies are your developers following? Select all that apply.

Engineering Technical Product Management Software Development+7 more

Agile

BDD

CI/CD

DevOps

Lean

Sequential (Waterfall)

TDD/ATDD

Other

Don't know

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What is the most effective frequency for 1-on-1 meetings with direct reports?

People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture Cloud+15 more

Once a week

Once every 2 weeks

Once a month

Adhoc

What 1-on-1?

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What's your favorite way to communicate when using a messaging service?

People & Leadership End-User Services & Collaboration Culture & Values+5 more

Text

Audio

Video

Emojis only!

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Name an app or a tool that wowed you in the last 12 months. Why?

Applications & Platforms

Ram SarabuCTO/CIO/CPO/Mentor in Travel and Hospitalitya year ago

https://toggl.com

I hated time tracking as much as everyone I know until I discovered Toggl. I love its simple UI, cross-platform support and integration with my calendar. I work out of my calendar all day and Toggl ...read more

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What networking tools, methods or best practices have particularly worked for you?

Relationship Management People & Leadership

Ram SarabuCTO/CIO/CPO/Mentor in Travel and Hospitalitya year ago

I guess you mean personal networking

I frequently would answer the phone with “Hello, how can I help you today?”

99% of the time people needed help and if I helped them it began building a bond of mutual assistance ...read more

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How can you tell if your org isn’t ready to go cloud native?

Board Engagement Cloud Strategy & Architecture+1 more

Ram SarabuCTO/CIO/CPO/Mentor in Travel and Hospitalitya year ago

One indication is how willing are they to change processes and use standards across the enterprise

In my experience if the business wants the software to change to match their decades old processes you will be facing ...read more

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Name an app or a tool that wowed you in the last 12 months. Why?

Applications & Platforms

Ram SarabuCTO/CIO/CPO/Mentor in Travel and Hospitalitya year ago

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How are you identifying areas where your existing IT skills and abilities may have the greatest impact on your organization's business processes?

Process Management Portfolio, Program & Project Management Partnerships+1 more

Ram SarabuCTO/CIO/CPO/Mentor in Travel and Hospitalitya year ago

By looking for pain points and identifying process that can be streamlined or automated, opportunities to leverage IT skills and abilities exist in surprising areas. A key to that is listening to people, asking questions, ...read more

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What networking tools, methods or best practices have particularly worked for you?

Relationship Management People & Leadership

Ram SarabuCTO/CIO/CPO/Mentor in Travel and Hospitalitya year ago

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What is your primary motivation for attending physical conferences? We used to go to get new research and learn something new, but for the last three years, we got most of the information virtually. For me, it's networking with other people. What about you?

People & Leadership

Ram SarabuCTO/CIO/CPO/Mentor in Travel and Hospitalitya year ago

I like to have hallway discussions and learn about people's perspectives. What you learn and get exposed to in a physical conference is comparable to 3 months of learning it from inside your inner circle attending professional ...read more

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Tech leaders: what’s one thing you wish your non-technical colleagues would understand?

Personal Development Business Relationships IT Strategy & Roadmap

Ram SarabuCTO/CIO/CPO/Mentor in Travel and Hospitalitya year ago

The simplest security issue: phishing and how it works.

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I’m a new CIO and I’m considering executive coaching — where should I start?

Mentoring & Coaching Personal Development External CXO Relationships

Ram SarabuCTO/CIO/CPO/Mentor in Travel and Hospitality2 years ago

I have been a multiple time CIO and I understand the need for a coach / mentor. I often wished, I could get someone to share their experiences and advice.

I suggest a couple of places to look for a good coach.

1. ...read more

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What is the best advice you can give in exactly 4 words?

Ram SarabuCTO/CIO/CPO/Mentor in Travel and Hospitality3 years ago

Work on your mindset!

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Scare someone in IT using 5 words.

Crisis Management

Ram SarabuCTO/CIO/CPO/Mentor in Travel and Hospitality4 years ago

All the backups are corrupted.

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Content Ram is Following

Are you happy in your current role?

Who leads the most AI projects with business impact at your company? The CEO or the CIO?

Would you work out of someone's home with other great people for an intentional/structured workday, if they provided you with the perfect coworking environment: secure/fast wifi, outlets, noise-level, coffee or tea, great seating. All at a fractional cost of monthly coworking fees?

What IT services are you cutting back on most?

Which Factor Is Most Important for Your Organization When It Comes to Reducing Energy Consumption for Cloud Services or Data Centers?

Do you have remote employees on your team?

Which SaaS spend management software are you familiar with?

Which software development approaches or methodologies are your developers following? Select all that apply.

What is the most effective frequency for 1-on-1 meetings with direct reports?

What's your favorite way to communicate when using a messaging service?

Name an app or a tool that wowed you in the last 12 months. Why?

What networking tools, methods or best practices have particularly worked for you?

How can you tell if your org isn’t ready to go cloud native?

Name an app or a tool that wowed you in the last 12 months. Why?

How are you identifying areas where your existing IT skills and abilities may have the greatest impact on your organization's business processes?

What networking tools, methods or best practices have particularly worked for you?

What is your primary motivation for attending physical conferences? We used to go to get new research and learn something new, but for the last three years, we got most of the information virtually. For me, it's networking with other people. What about you?

Tech leaders: what’s one thing you wish your non-technical colleagues would understand?

I’m a new CIO and I’m considering executive coaching — where should I start?

What is the best advice you can give in *exactly* 4 words?

Scare someone in IT using 5 words.

Engagement Stats

Content Ram is Following

Are you happy in your current role?

Who leads the most AI projects with business impact at your company? The CEO or the CIO?

Would you work out of someone's home with other great people for an intentional/structured workday, if they provided you with the perfect coworking environment: secure/fast wifi, outlets, noise-level, coffee or tea, great seating. All at a fractional cost of monthly coworking fees?

What IT services are you cutting back on most?

Which Factor Is Most Important for Your Organization When It Comes to Reducing Energy Consumption for Cloud Services or Data Centers?

Do you have remote employees on your team?

Which SaaS spend management software are you familiar with?

Which software development approaches or methodologies are your developers following? Select all that apply.

What is the most effective frequency for 1-on-1 meetings with direct reports?

What's your favorite way to communicate when using a messaging service?

Name an app or a tool that wowed you in the last 12 months. Why?

What networking tools, methods or best practices have particularly worked for you?

How can you tell if your org isn’t ready to go cloud native?

Name an app or a tool that wowed you in the last 12 months. Why?

How are you identifying areas where your existing IT skills and abilities may have the greatest impact on your organization's business processes?

What networking tools, methods or best practices have particularly worked for you?

What is your primary motivation for attending physical conferences? We used to go to get new research and learn something new, but for the last three years, we got most of the information virtually. For me, it's networking with other people. What about you?

Tech leaders: what’s one thing you wish your non-technical colleagues would understand?

I’m a new CIO and I’m considering executive coaching — where should I start?

What is the best advice you can give in *exactly* 4 words?

Scare someone in IT using 5 words.

What is the best advice you can give in exactly 4 words?

What is the best advice you can give in exactly 4 words?