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CrowdStrike incident has CIOs rethinking their cloud strategies

CIO

The widespread disruption caused by the recent CrowdStrike software glitch, which led to a global outage of Windows systems, has sent shockwaves through the IT community. For CIOs, the event serves as a stark reminder of the inherent risks associated with over-reliance on a single vendor, particularly in the cloud.

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11:11 Systems: Empowering enterprises to modernize, protect, and manage their IT assets and data

CIO

Diamond founded 11:11 Systems to meet that need – and 11:11 hasn’t stopped growing since. Our valued customers include everything from global, Fortune 500 brands to startups that all rely on IT to do business and achieve a competitive advantage,” says Dante Orsini, chief strategy officer at 11:11 Systems. “We

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How to create an effective business continuity plan

CIO

The tumultuous events of the past several years have impacted practically every business. And with the number of extreme weather events, cyberattacks, and geopolitical conflicts continuing to rise, business leaders are bracing for the possibility of increasingly more frequent impactful incidents their organizations will need to respond to.

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Protecting your business from unforeseen outages: Lessons from the recent CrowdStrike incident

CIO

As organizations increasingly rely on cloud-based services and cybersecurity solutions to protect their digital assets, the incident serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities inherent in even the most robust systems. CIOs should plan accordingly by assessing business impacts, focusing on the most critical systems.

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DataStax Cassandra Backup Strategies

Datavail

The backup mechanism in Cassandra database takes a snapshot of all on-disk SSTable files. We can take a backup of all keyspaces, a single keyspace, or a single table without keeping the system offline. We can take a backup of all keyspaces, a single keyspace, or a single table without keeping the system offline.

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Digital addiction detox: Streamline tech to maximize impact, minimize risks

CIO

In the same way as for other addictions, the addicted organization needs a continual fix without carrying out any due diligence. Moreover, companies may neglect adequate backup or fail to thoroughly test restore processes, potentially compromising data integrity and business continuity. Assume unknown unknowns.

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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO

So, in a nutshell, least privilege says that every object in a system – whether a user, a process, or an application – must be able to access only the information and resources that it needs, and no more. The result was that it was straightforward, at times elementary, for malicious software to own the entire system.