How finance chiefs can cut back on IT spending waste; It’s time for family-owned firms to put private equity on the table; Workers say surveillance makes them less productive — if they even know about it; Cybersecurity, IT top CFOs’ spending hike list
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To tackle outdated or redundant tech driving up IT spending costs, CFOs need to work with CIOs to create a “common plan,” LeanIX’s Christian Richter said.
Well-publicized cases of bad behavior have fueled certain biases against private equity. But family-owned businesses shouldn’t ignore the financial lifeline that PE can offer, Bob Goldsmith argues.
Investing in digital capabilities is essential for most businesses to find new paths for long-term growth and to compete with digital-native companies.
While employers have sought surveillance to improve remote productivity, various studies and surveys indicate that such monitoring could be counterproductive.
AI in particular has caught CFOs’ eyes as a potential game changer in a number of areas, including content creation and summarization, according to Grant Thornton.
Many executive search firms and staffing agencies have poor access to data, minimal automation, and no way to generate real-time reporting. Learn how cloud ERP can help in this playbook.
The SEC’s chief accountant called out the practice by which some crypto companies pay for less “precise” reviews of their business that they misrepresent to investors as audits.
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