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Revolutionizing data management: Trends driving security, scalability, and governance in 2025

CIO

It has become a strategic cornerstone for shaping innovation, efficiency and compliance. As enterprises scale their digital transformation journeys, they face the dual challenge of managing vast, complex datasets while maintaining agility and security. In 2025, data management is no longer a backend operation.

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A blueprint for successfully executing business-aligned IT strategies

CIO

Adopting agile methodologies for flexibility and adaptation The Greek philosopher Heraclitus famously stated, “Change is the only constant.” In today’s business environment, agile methodologies have become indispensable for maintaining alignment between IT and business strategies.

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MVP versus EVP: Is it time to introduce ethics into the agile startup model?

TechCrunch

This lean, agile model has been extremely successful over the past two decades — launching thousands of successful startups, some of which have grown into billion-dollar companies. Don’t forget about ongoing AI governance and regulatory compliance.

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Security is dead: Long live risk management

CIO

As regulators demand more tangible evidence of security controls and compliance, organizations must fundamentally transform how they approach risk shifting from reactive gatekeeping to proactive enablement. They demand a reimagining of how we integrate security and compliance into every stage of software delivery.

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Overcoming the 6 barriers to IT modernization

CIO

These outdated systems are not only costly to maintain but also hinder the integration of new technologies, agility, and business value delivery. Security and compliance concerns Barrier: Modernizing IT systems often involves handling sensitive data and integrating with external platforms, raising security and compliance concerns.

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What is data architecture? A framework to manage data

CIO

Optimize data flows for agility. Limit the times data must be moved to reduce cost, increase data freshness, and optimize enterprise agility. Not all data architectures leverage cloud storage, but many modern data architectures use public, private, or hybrid clouds to provide agility. Ensure data governance and compliance.

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10 top priorities for CIOs in 2025

CIO

Technology investments, such as in generative AI, are a priority in addressing the need to meet rising expectations while also driving operational agility and resilience. If not, Thorogood recommends IT leaders build platforms that savvy business managers can use and encourage or require compliance with enterprise standards and processes.