The Spotlight, November 2024
Resource Planning for 2025: Key Considerations
Graham Keegan, Auxilion's Head of Resourcing, discusses some of the key considerations for resource planning ahead of 2025
As we begin to close out 2024, many organisations will be completing their roadmaps for the year ahead. This will include hiring and resourcing plans.
It is challenging to develop a strategy with so many unknowns in a rapidly evolving market, but having a clear plan in place will provide many advantages. Hiring external, ready-made talent can accelerate projects, mitigate risks, and allow your organisation to rapidly and securely implement new solutions.
Here, we’ll discuss some of the important considerations for the year ahead in an era of rapid change, both domestically and globally.
Jackie Fagan Wins PMI Special Achievement Award
We are immensely proud of Jackie Fagan, long-term Auxilion consultant and former President of the Ireland Chapter of the Project Management Institute, as she was rightfully recognised by the Ireland Chapter of PMI at its recent National Project Awards for her years of leadership, inspiration and commitment.
In their own words, "This award recognises Jackie's outstanding dedication to the Ireland Chapter of PMI through extraordinary volunteerism and leadership. Their achievements reflect the very essence of PMI’s values, demonstrating a remarkable ability to inspire and create lasting impact within our community."
"Thank you Jackie for setting such a high standard of excellence and for your unwavering commitment to advancing the mission of PMI. Your contributions have truly made a difference, and this recognition is so well deserved!"
Although Jackie seemed surprised, none of us were. Congratulations from every at Auxilion and especially your project management colleagues.?
Strengthening Cyber Resilience: Navigating DORA Compliance & Beyond?
Organisations are facing significant challenges in cybersecurity as cyber threats continue to evolve rapidly. In response to these concerns, regulatory bodies have implemented strict measures to protect the integrity of IT systems. The EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is one such measure, set to redefine the cyber resilience landscape for organisations across Europe.
DORA's primary objective is clear: to mitigate cyber threats and ICT risks within the EU. However, its scope extends beyond geographical boundaries, emphasising the importance of resilience throughout the interconnected global network. DORA takes effect on January 25th, 2025.
"Cybersecurity: The Chaos & The Cure" - An Evening with Auxilion, HPE & Zerto
In October, we held our event "Cybersecurity: The Chaos & The Cure." Hosted by Ivan Yates and held at Pearse Lyons Distillery, the event was organised in collaboration with HPE and Zerto.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for an informative and enjoyable evening. We hope you found the event insightful and left with strategies to strengthen and protect your organisation in today’s rapidly evolving digital world. For those who couldn't attend or would like to revisit the key moments, you can watch the event highlights in the video below. If you are interested in learning more about how Auxilion, HPE, and Zerto can support your cybersecurity journey, contact us at [email protected]
DORA Webinar
In this webinar, Marc Hansen and Mike Robinson guide you through the complexities of DORA, providing actionable insights to help your organisation achieve compliance while enhancing your overall cyber resilience strategy.
Key takeaways include:
Gain the knowledge and tools you need to navigate DORA successfully and protect your organisation from emerging cyber risks.
Windows 10 End of Life Webinar
Microsoft has announced the end of Windows 10. Windows 10 going End of Life will leave organisations across the world with financial and security headaches. All support for Windows 10 Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education, including security updates, will end for users on October 14, 2025.
Microsoft have now announced that organisations using older versions of Windows 10 will no longer be able to use Microsoft Teams beyond January 15th. This will impact any organisation running Windows 10 versions older than 21H2, which was first introduced in November 2021. Teams is a critical platform for many organisations. This makes upgrading as soon as possible even more crucial.
In this Windows 10 End of Life on demand webinar, we look at
Now is the time to review your options and start planning your upgrade, before it's too late.
You can download the webinar here: Webinar on Demand - Windows 10 End of Life: All you need to know (auxilion.com)
Case Study: An Post Terraform Support?
An Post engaged Auxilion to use the infrastructure-as-code software tool Terraform to automate and modernise their Azure infrastructure. This enabled automated, repeatable, and more secure deployment of infrastructure.??
Auxilion's support has allowed An Post to develop infrastructure far more efficiently and reliably and has facilitated easier collaboration across the organisation. You can find out how Auxilion achieved this and more in the case study.
Auxilion Roundup
Campaigns & Events
Auxilion named Managed Services Provider of the Year at the CRN MSP Innovation Awards 2024
Auxilion has been named the Managed Services Provider of the Year at the CRN MSP Innovation Awards 2024. This is a terrific recognition of our teams' hard work and exceptional support for our customers. Congratulations to the other winners and nominees.?
Auxilion's Sinead Gallagher Wins Rising Leader Award at PMI Awards 2024
We are delighted for our colleague Sinead, who won the Rising Leader award at the Project Management Institute's annual awards in Los Angeles in September. Huge congratulations to Sinead from everyone at Auxilion!?
Cloud Insights Report 2024: Investment, Security, AI and Sustainability?
We recently published our Cloud Insights Report 2024. We hope this report will provide insight, spark discussion, and support effective cloud adoption for our network.
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