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What to do when your IT provider vanishes

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“If, for example, there’s an immediate or gradual interruption of essential services provided by the client company, there’ll surely also be effects on daily operations or business continuity that may result in chain breaches of contract,” he says. So too are robust vendor management practices.

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CIOs eye SaaS backup plans post-CrowdStrike

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As a result, software supply chains and vendor risk management are becoming ever more vital (and frequent) conversations in the C-suite today, as companies seek to reduce their exposure to outages and the business continuity issues of key vendors their businesses depend on.

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How CIOs reinterpret their role through AI

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For Italo, this IT-business dialog is based on a flexible IT infrastructure that includes numerous automation and AI components, and provides the necessary groundwork for business continuity. It’s very advantageous to use RPA, and they’ll continue to automate the low-value-added mechanical and manual tasks.”

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10 highest-paying IT jobs

CIO

For technologists with the right skills and expertise, the demand for talent remains and businesses continue to invest in technical skills such as data analytics, security, and cloud. Companies can’t ignore digital transformation as technology continues to dominate nearly every aspect of business and daily-life.

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Why CIOs must lead the charge on ESG – and why enterprise architecture is the key

CIO

Tracks cost savings from architecture initiatives, such as through optimization of IT infrastructure, cloud usage, or vendor management. Climate change jeopardizes business continuity and disrupts supply chains, posing risks organizations can no longer ignore. Cost and resource optimization Cost efficiency.

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20 IT management certifications for IT leaders

CIO

The exam covers how to build a security program that will meet business needs, as well as how to manage security operations and teams, and security projects for the lifecycle of the program.

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Leadership in Cybersecurity

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Below is a list of security initiatives that a security leader would either manage or have parallel impact upon within a business: Data security. Vendor management. Identity & Access Management (IAM). Vulnerability Management (VM). Business Continuity (BC). Budgeting & forecasting.

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