Atlanta CIO Community
Town Hall
March 13, 2025 | 1:00pm EDT
March 13, 2025
1:00pm EDT
Identifying IT Business Costs to Improve Strategic Investments
Participate with your CIO peers in the Atlanta community in small, breakout discussions on a mission-critical priority for IT leaders. These informal discussions allow you to share your insights and learn from the lessons, approaches and experiences of a diverse group of peers in virtual breakout rooms.
Join fellow CIOs in the Atlanta community to discuss:
Developing Visibility into Total Cost of IT investments
Understanding the Business Value of Your Technology Resources
Improving Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting on Future Spending
Discussion Leaders
Members of the Atlanta CIO community will lead the interactive discussion and share lessons learned.
Philip Alfano
Apptio, an IBM Company
Field CTO
Presenter
Eduard de Vries Sands
Eversana
CIO
Discussion Leader
Curtis Carver Jr.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
VP & CIO
Discussion Leader
Praveen Gautam
BlueLinx
CIO
Discussion Leader
Michael Spires
Americold
EVP & CIO
Discussion Leader
Samata Tummala
Beazley
Head of Technology, US & Canada
Discussion Leader
Agenda
March 13, 2025
1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Identifying IT Business Costs to Improve Strategic Investments
Hosted by IBM and Microsoft
As IT ecosystems have become more complex for organizations, a well-defined and supported strategy is crucial to manage overall business costs and IT investments. CIOs must lead the charge to improve efficiencies, buy smartly and prove overall business value. As organizations continue to focus on cost, what are the lessons learned that will increase IT’s overall impact?
Join this session to discuss:
- Developing visibility into total cost of ownership of IT investments
- Understanding the business value of your technology resources
- Improving planning, budgeting and forecasting on future spending
Apply to Participate
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