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Strategic partnerships are collaborative relationships with external organizations that help achieve shared objectives and expand capabilities. These partnerships can partnerships drive mutual growth and innovation.

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How are U.S. CISOs Addressing Liability Risk?

New regulations taking effect in the U.S. mean that cybersecurity leaders could face legal liability in the event of an incident. What strategies are they using to protect themselves?

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What’s the most effective approach to outsourcing: the partner model, or the direct model?

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What's it like to be a consulting CIO?

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Are you sympathetic to startups? Why or why not?

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What’s it like being a virtual CTO working with startups?

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If you're charged "billable hours", do you feel that you are being billed fairly by your third-party or consulting partners? i.e. are they working efficiently?

Absolutely, very confident in what we are billed11%

Yes, I'm mostly satisfied with what we get58%

Neutral20%

Not certain, I'm a bit concerned they are wasteful8%

No, I don't trust them and this is a problem2%

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What unexpected challenges have you faced as a startup CTO?

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What is currently the single most important ESG metric to investors?

Climate change & carbon emissions47%

Deforestation20%

Board composition12%

Inclusion & diversity12%

Human rights & labor standards5%

Political contributions

Other (explain in the comments)1%

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If you like the technology and product, how do you deal with a vendor salesperson (or another company contact) that violates your beliefs or values? i.e. acts disrespectful to you or your team

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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?

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What’s the worst vendor marketing or sales tactic you’ve had to deal with?

How can we approach the establishment of a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Low Code? We have made product selections and aim to set up a CoE to leverage these solutions effectively. I'm curious, have you ever engaged a third party to assist in establishing a CoE? If you have, I would greatly appreciate if you could share your experience and any valuable lessons learned from that process.

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For those who have done a Roadmap Exercise with SAP Services, we are running SAP AFS and evaluating S/4 Fashion; what were the lessons learned? Are there any pitfalls to avoid? Would you have any other relevant information about this service? Did it bring any value?

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Do you see the Stargate project – a $500 billion AI infrastructure investment in the United States by OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle – as a pivotal project that will enhance the United States' competitive edge in AI globally?

Definitely not11%

Unlikely38%

Possibly33%

Likely16%

Highly likely 2%

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How are U.S. CISOs Addressing Liability Risk?

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Rathik Pathak

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What partnership recommendations would you give startup CTOs?

What do I need to know if I want to be a virtual CISO?

What should startup founders consider when looking for suitable investors?

What’s the most effective approach to outsourcing: the partner model, or the direct model?

What's it like to be a consulting CIO?

Are you sympathetic to startups? Why or why not?

What’s it like being a virtual CTO working with startups?

If you're charged "billable hours", do you feel that you are being billed fairly by your third-party or consulting partners? i.e. are they working efficiently?

What unexpected challenges have you faced as a startup CTO?

What is currently the single most important ESG metric to investors?

If you like the technology and product, how do you deal with a vendor salesperson (or another company contact) that violates your beliefs or values? i.e. acts disrespectful to you or your team

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

What’s the worst vendor marketing or sales tactic you’ve had to deal with?

For those who have done a Roadmap Exercise with SAP Services, we are running SAP AFS and evaluating S/4 Fashion; what were the lessons learned? Are there any pitfalls to avoid? Would you have any other relevant information about this service? Did it bring any value?

Do you see the Stargate project – a $500 billion AI infrastructure investment in the United States by OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle – as a pivotal project that will enhance the United States' competitive edge in AI globally?