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CxO
Expereo CIO Jean-Philippe Avelange explores the global demands of an always-on role, the pace of technological change, the critical 'people' element of IT, and the value of disconnecting
The Chief Information Officer job title infers a primary emphasis on technology. Yet, it has always been clear to me that the most critical element of the information technology specialty is people ...?more
Former chief information security officers may have numerous career options available but no clear path forward. Here's how to navigate life after the CISO role.
When Steve Zalewski first left his role as chief information security officer at Levi Strauss in 2021, he took a few months to recharge and reset ...?more
The vehicle dealership group has been through a complete digital transformation that embraces cloud, mobile working and automation
Andy Pocock, IT director at vehicle dealership group TrustFord, has been with his organisation since April 2008. When he looks back on his time at the company, he says that - quite simply - there's been a huge focus on digital transformation. ...?more
Digital transformation has entered the glossary of business buzzwords as one of the latest phenomena to digitize business.
There are many ways to talk about the specifics of digital transformation, but perhaps the best definition is how organizations are applying technology to increase their value for customers. Explained another way, digital transformation is how companies use technologies, methodologies, and personnel to improve the customer experience and create new revenue channels...?more
Cybersecurity resilience is a top priority for companies as they look to defend against a rapidly evolving threat landscape, according to Cisco.
Researchers identified the top seven success factors that boost enterprise security resilience, focusing on cultural, environmental, and solution-based factors that businesses leverage to achieve security. The findings are based on responses from over 4,700 participants across 26 countries. ...?more
Security
Accelerating security challenges and the increasing footprint of edge and IoT devices call for zero-trust principles to drive cyber resiliency.
As businesses ramp up their adoption of edge and Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure, security risks that already challenge IT organizations stand to become trickier than ever. The distributed nature of edge devices, the scale of IoT, and the limited compute capacity of devices at the edge heap on added difficulties to the increasingly shaky traditional security practices of yesteryear...?more
Cybersecurity threats are often described in military terms. This is not an accident.
Like an army tasked with defending territory, a cybersecurity team needs to understand the threats it faces. Their responses must be quick and meaningful. Otherwise, they may face defeat ...?more
CxO Security Events
Shift left and focus on secure coding? Focus on the processes behind API management? Shift right and protect APIs in production from attack? Where should you start the API security journey - and where will your travels take you? These are the questions we'll explore in this program.
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This webinar for software and security leaders will explore: The industry landscape of software supply chain security; New requirements such as attestations for open source artifacts: "Self-vendoring" open source dependencies vs. having a single automated toolchain and Pros and cons of existing solutions such as artifact repositories
Hosted by Security Boulevard ...?more
The FutureCon community will keep you updated on the future of the Cyberworld and allow you to interact with your peers and the world's security leaders.
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Attackers today are more cunning and sophisticated than ever before. The attacks of yesterday - easy to identify and defend against - are long gone. Today, attackers use a sophisticated combination of methods and techniques to target companies' assets and evade detection while many security teams lean on legacy strategies that fail to keep up.
Hosted by Security Boulevard ...?more
Blockchain
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'Blockchain not bitcoin' emerged in 2018 as an attempt by enterprise projects to capitalize on the market's performance woes - the new version does the same but swaps in 'crypto' to reflect the ecosystem's spread.
Deja vu. You know that feeling, when you momentarily are not sure of where you are in the timeline and you wonder what you've missed. We're there now....?more
Operations
If you're planning a large-scale data center migration, use this guide to plan for a successful move.
While the cloud remains a relatively small segment of corporate IT, its growth is staggering. Much of that growth stems from greenfield applications that are born and live in the cloud. However, enterprises are also moving their existing legacy workloads to the cloud at a rapidly increasing rate to increase agility and save money. ...?more
Revenue for the technology is expected to top $3 billion by 2026.
Enthusiasm for liquid cooling is being driven by data center operators, particularly cloud service providers. Revenue for the liquid cooling market could top $3 billion by 2026, with a 50.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). That CAGR extends from 2021 to 2026.
That's according to Data Center Thermal Management Market Analysis - 2022, recently issued by Omdia (whose parent company, Informa, is also parent of Data Center Knowledge). ...?more
Equinix is considering a multi-year project to run its data centers at higher temperatures to conserve energy.
Data-center giant Equinix has found a low-tech solution to high data-center electric bills: turn up the thermostat ...?more
Careers
Average market value for 663 non-certified tech skills showed continued strength in the third quarter of 2022 following the biggest increase in cash pay premium in 14 years in the beginning of the year. 113 skills increased in value, about the same as in Q2 2022 but only 60 lost value in the quarter compared to 90 in the same quarter.
Extra pay awarded by employers to talented tech professionals for 663 non-certified IT skills---also known as cash pay premiums---showed a modest overall 0.3 percent growth in the third quarter of 2022, about the same as the prior quarter but following a very robust 1.6 percent overall growth in the first quarter. The current average cash pay premium bonus for a single skill is the equivalent of 9.6 percent of base salary ...?more
Compliance
A comprehensive data privacy program requires involvement from all parts of the business that deal with personal data.
Most organizations are ill-equipped when it comes to meeting upcoming compliance standards for data privacy, according to a new CYTRIO report focused on GDPR and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) requirements ...?more
Peanut butter and jelly. Thunder and lightning. Cyber security and compliance. Just because your data is secure does not mean you are in compliance. Just because you're compliant also doesn't mean that your network is fully secure.
How can you maintain security and compliance and make your efforts for both work together? Let's take an in-depth look at the four most common mistakes organizations make with cyber security and compliance. ...?more
Big Data
The discipline of data science has come into its own since the appearance of big data more than a decade ago.
Just as the universe is growing, so too does big data keep getting even bigger. In parallel, the importance of the data scientist has risen within organizations.
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Planning for data migration? This guide will help you take the right steps to make sure everything runs smoothly.
Data migration testing ensures that all your data sets and system integrity are maintained when they're transferred to a different host. Depending on the size of your organization and the work it does, migrations can be highly technical or fairly straightforward. ...?more
The big data industry has significant inertia moving into 2023. In order to give our valued readers a pulse on important new trends leading into next year, we here at insideBIGDATA heard from all our friends across the vendor ecosystem to get their insights, reflections and predictions for what may be coming.
Multi-Cloud Analytics. There are many reasons why a customer would choose to implement their architecture on multiple clouds whether it's technology, market, or business-driven. When this happens, many times this leads to transactional and operational data being stored on multiple cloud platforms...?more
Oracle News
Total quarterly revenues were up 18% year-over-year in USD and up 25% in constant currency to $12.3 billion. Cloud services and license support revenues were up 14% in USD and up 20% in constant currency to $8.6 billion. Cloud license and on-premise license revenues were up 16% in USD and up 23% in constant currency to $1.4 billion. For the second quarter of fiscal 2023, Cerner contributed $1.5 billion to total revenues.
Q2 GAAP operating income was $3.1 billion. Non-GAAP operating income was $5.1 billion, up 5% in USD and up 12% in constant currency. GAAP operating margin was 25%, and non-GAAP operating margin was 41%. GAAP net income was $1.7 billion, and non-GAAP net income was $3.3 billion. Q2 GAAP earnings per share was $0.63 while non-GAAP earnings per share was $1.21...?more
This week Oracle was named a winner of the SEAL Sustainable Product Award for 2022.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) was honored for making clear progress on its ambitious sustainability goals which are to reduce not only its own carbon liability and impact on the planet but that of its partners and customers...?more
Chicago is the 41st Oracle Cloud Region worldwide and fourth in the U.S., continuing Oracle's rapidly expanding footprint
Oracle announced the opening of an Oracle Cloud Region in Chicago, Illinois. Continuing one of the fastest expansions of any major cloud provider, Oracle's 41st global region and fourth in the U.S. offers customers and partners a new option to locate their infrastructure, applications, and data for optimal performance and latency ...?more
Microsoft News
Even with precise written instructions, some parts of the automotive assembly process still require a bit of art, says David Kleiner, who leads Toyota Motor North America's Applied Technology Research Lab.
Take hammering on a door edge guard. That's the thin strip of steel that protects against dents and dings when you fling the door open into a wall or parked car. Use too much force, and a worker can damage the vehicle. Too little, and the edge guard will pop off the next time the door gets slammed shut...?more
New collaboration through the Microsoft Airband Initiative will increase internet availability for 5 million people across Africa and an additional 5 million people around the world by the end of 2025
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) announced a new partnership to help deliver internet access to 10 million people around the globe, including 5 million across Africa. Viasat, a global communications company, is the first satellite partner to work with Microsoft's Airband Initiative, and together they will deepen Airband's work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States, as well as prioritize expanding the program to Egypt, Senegal and Angola to deliver much-needed internet connection, often for the first time...?more
In today's global economy, commercial and public sector customers continue to look for ways to advance their goals, protect their data and scale for improved efficiencies.
To support these changing requirements, Microsoft is committed to providing trusted cloud services that are designed to take advantage of the full power of the public cloud while respecting European values and sovereignty needs...?more
Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft: I'm delighted to share the news that Melanie Nakagawa will join Microsoft in January as our new Chief Sustainability Officer.
Melanie brings to Microsoft almost two decades of environmental sustainability experience at the nexus of policy, business and technology, which will be vital as we continue our sustainability journey. She most recently served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Climate and Energy on the National Security Council at the White House, one of several roles she has held in the U.S. government. At the White House, Melanie played a leadership role on international and domestic climate initiatives, as well as energy issues that included the international energy response to the war in Ukraine. ...?more