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Case in point: taking stock of the CrowdStrike outages

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What happened In CrowdStrikes own root cause analysis, the cybersecurity companys Falcon system deploys a sensor to user machines to monitor potential dangers. Akamai was not itself a CrowdStrike customer, but does use similar services from outside vendors to help protect its systems. Clancy asks. Trust, but verify.

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How today’s enterprise architect juggles strategy, tech and innovation

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In a world where business, strategy and technology must be tightly interconnected, the enterprise architect must take on multiple personas to address a wide range of concerns. These include everything from technical design to ecosystem management and navigating emerging technology trends like AI.

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How to know a business process is ripe for agentic AI

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A successful agentic AI strategy starts with a clear definition of what the AI agents are meant to achieve, says Prashant Kelker, chief strategy officer and a partner at global technology research and IT advisory firm ISG. Its essential to align the AIs objectives with the broader business goals. Agentic AI needs a mission. Feaver says.

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What to do when your IT provider vanishes

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Sometimes a provider proposes a solution based on technology that swiftly becomes obsolete, or just can’t move fast enough when a more promising solution emerges. According to capital management solutions firm Carta, in Q1 this year, startup bankruptcies increased by 58% compared to the same time in 2023.

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Navigating the cloud maze: A 5-phase approach to optimizing cloud strategies

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Key considerations for cloud strategy and modernization The what: The executive leadership team of business and IT together need to evaluate business needs and their current business challenges, global footprint and current technology landscape and define the companys Northstar, (aka, the what, the vision). First, the mean part.

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CIOs take aim at SaaS sprawl

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Years into strategies centered on adopting cloud point solutions, CIOs increasingly find themselves facing a bill past due: rationalizing, managing, and integrating an ever-expanding lineup of SaaS offerings — many of which they themselves didn’t bring into the organization’s cloud estate.

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Mitigating cyber risks: the essential role of collaboration for Middle East organizations

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The panelists identified three high-risk functions that organizations in the Middle East must prioritize—credential management, vendor management, and patch management. These areas, often neglected or poorly managed, can expose businesses to serious vulnerabilities.

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