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What's a quick win for optimizing spend? What's been your focus or "lowest hanging fruit"?

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What is the most interesting/helpful/unique tool you're using right now that no one is talking about?

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If you have had a negative experience with a vendor (without naming the vendor), what did you learn from it?

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What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

Keep it21%

I never accept them32%

Donate it12%

Depends on the dollar amount28%

Other (leave a comment)4%

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Are any of your IT budget items recession-proof? Which ones?

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What are you most looking for from vendors that pitch you?

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Can you share your approach to discussing IT spending with your CFO? Any tried and true methods you've developed over the years to effectively communicate business value of technology spending in a way that resonates?

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How do you balance spending on innovation vs. core business needs?

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What can you do to maintain security in a large enterprise when your cyber budget is shrinking?

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I'm building most on... share "why" in comments...

Public Cloud71%

Private Cloud28%

Is the IT-department the main driver of innovation in your organization?

Yes81%

No (share who in comments)18%

How is budget planning evolving for CIOs?

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Have you used a tool that led to a proven decrease in cloud spend?

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How are you coping with rising salaries?

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What is your annual planning like these days?

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Open Response: What SaaS tool could you/your organization truly not live without?

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