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The Cloud is Not a Railroad - An Argument Against the Vertical Separation of Cloud Providers

High Scalability

Would you really trust some committee or government agency to draw this line correctly? Cloud providers incur huge fixed costs for creating and maintaining a network of datacenters spread throughout the word. The fixed and sunk costs incurred by the cloud provider will dwarf any investment from third party service providers.

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Talent Strategy: ‘It’s About Being Intentional’

Chief Executive

Her main worry, she says, is managing career progression for high-potential employees who are eager to move into the next role but may not be ready yet. And the already significant fixed costs of adding staff are only getting steeper. He invested in their development and managed their careers closely,” says Batlaw. “So

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Recession-Proof Your L&D Strategies and Budget For Future Success

AIHR

Organizations have started to re-evaluate learning channels, vendors and the need for sizable internal learning and development teams, as a starting point to manage costs. It is therefore unsurprising that this perception of learning contributes towards managers and leaders agreeing to the cutting of learning budgets.

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