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On the face of it, the 2013 budget outlook for CIOs Atefeh "Atti" Riazi and Greg Taffet could not look more different. One in the public sector, the other in a roaring niche of the private sector, separated by thousands of miles, the two CIOs nevertheless have one problem in common: Tech hiring is tough. Atti Riazi Greg Taffet Riazi is CIO and acting general manager at the New York City Housing Authority. The government entity manages a $40 billion real-estate portfolio that provides affordable housing and services to low- and middle-income New York City residents. These residents account for 8% of all New Yorkers -- that's more people than live in Boston. Her clarion call for the past five years has been for automation. Like other government entities, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is making the shift to online services. "The government entities are looking at their processes and saying, 'How do we streamline and collapse a process to cut costs?'" Riazi said, but it's a relentless challenge. The costs savings realized through automation one ... Access >>>
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Turning paper-and-pencil processes into digital assets triples growth
by Linda Tucci, Executive Editor
An IT leader makes technology a core competency and drives revenue by turning handwritten products into digital assets.
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Turning paper-and-pencil processes into digital assets triples growth
by Linda Tucci, Executive Editor
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Survey shows sharp uptick in appetite for cloud disaster recovery
by Karen Goulart, Features Writer
TechTarget's 2012 Cloud Pulse survey shows a growing interest in cloud disaster recovery among businesses already using other cloud solutions.
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Governance and leadership lessons from a health care CIO
by Linda Tucci, Executive Editor
A seasoned CIO acts as the governance and leadership beacon for a statewide health care initiative spanning 12 groups and millions of dollars.
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2013 budget outlook: The two faces of the tech hiring crunch
by Linda Tucci, Executive Editor
Two CIOs have different 2013 budget outlooks, but one problem in common: Tech hiring is tough.
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The end of offshore outsourcing? CIOs quietly reshoring IT jobs
by Wendy Schuchart, Site Editor
U.S. manufacturers are making big news by bringing back offshore outsourcing jobs, but CIOs are quietly reshoring IT jobs as well.
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Survey shows sharp uptick in appetite for cloud disaster recovery
by Karen Goulart, Features Writer
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Disaster recovery in the cloud takes on new significance post-Sandy
by Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
As large swathes of the East Coast look to resumes operations in Hurricane Sandy’s wake, disaster recovery in the cloud is taking on new significance.
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Disaster recovery in the cloud takes on new significance post-Sandy
by Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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