Is a customer rebellion brewing over cloud vendor lock-in? Plus, mastering low-risk, low-cost change

IT Strategy Digest Content from TechTarget's global network for CIOs and IT Leaders |July 26, 2017 OPINION Complex, customized cloud application services could lead to backlash Jason Sparapani, Features Writer Cloud providers are happy to customize their products for customers, but companies saddled with convoluted deployments may someday stage a revolt. (SearchCIO.com) Advertisement NEWS   Enterprise cloud strategy: Improve agility while avoiding risk In this handbook, industry experts describe the techniques they are using to determine which public, private and hybrid cloud options will bring the biggest business benefits. (SearchCIO.com)   Chatbot security, privacy caveats creating gaps in industry adoption In this SearchCIO video, Pandorabots CEO Lauren Kunze discusses why we shouldn't expect to see chatbots in certain industries anytime soon. (SearchCIO.com)   Digital technology-era CIOs are masters of low-cost, low-risk change CIOs of the digital technology era understand the business value of rapid, minimally disruptive, low-cost, low-risk change. IT transformation expert Dan Morris makes the case. (SearchCIO.com)   Machine learning systems create opportunities, challenges for CIOs In this video, Cloud Technology Partners' Ed Featherston enumerates the benefits and challenges that CIOs are expected to face when implementing machine learning. (SearchCIO.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Role of public-private partnerships in cybersecurity The CIO and CISO for the state of Wisconsin discuss how public-private partnerships have become integral to their statewide cybersecurity strategy. (SearchCIO.com)   Definition: What is pure risk? This definition explains the meaning of pure risk, also known as absolute risk, and why this type of risk can only result in a loss. (SearchCompliance.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from IT Strategy Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget CIO and IT Management Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2017 TechTarget. All rights reserved.