The AI hype is hitting IT leaders, particularly CIOs, like a relentless sales pitch that won’t quit, and it’s driving them up the wall in 2025. IT suppliers are plastering “AI-powered” or “intelligent” on every product from cloud platforms, security tools, even basic infrastructure - promising game-changing efficiency, predictive insights, or automation that’ll slash headcount. But when CIOs get these tools in hand, reality often feels like a bait-and-switch, and that gap between expectation and delivery is where the irritation starts. One big issue is the lack of tangible value. IT suppliers hype AI as a magic bullet - say, an ERP system ...
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We are diving into the market of IDPs… What are they? Why do we need it/them? How can we optimize what we spend on it? First, it's important to know the two variations of IDP acronyms, Internal Developer PLATFORMS and Internal Developer PORTALS. Since IDP is often co-mingled to mean both (or either) Internal Developer Platform or Internal Developer Portal, we’ll use an analogy to help describe the difference. Imagine a software development team as a well-oiled machine. The Internal Developer Platform (IDPf) is the engine room, providing the core functionality that powers everything. It houses all the essential tools – code repositories, ...
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Intro The IBM Empire has suffered from a decade or more of decay. In 2012, IBM stock was trading at over $200 per share, and in 2022, it is trading at somewhere around $120, which is a value loss of 40%. IBM Revenue at the end of 2011 was $106.916 Billion vs. the $57.351 Billion it is at the end of 2021. This is a loss of $49.565 Billion of revenue over the last 10 years, which represents a reduction of more than 46% of its customer receipts. With a current market value of $110.7 Billion, IBM is just a shadow of its former self, as its market value was worth $216.72 Billion 10 years ago. That's a $106.02 Billion loss of value, hemorrhaging ...
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