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

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As enterprises scale their digital transformation journeys, they face the dual challenge of managing vast, complex datasets while maintaining agility and security. Data masking for enhanced security and privacy Data masking has emerged as a critical pillar of modern data management strategies, addressing privacy and compliance concerns.

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Benchmarks without context are meaningless: The pitfalls of data without insight

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It was a typical conversation with a client when the question came up: “What’s the average security spend for organizations like ours?” Knowing this was coming, I responded, “On average, most organizations spend around 3-6% of their IT budget on security.” I’ve heard variations of this query countless times. Spoiler: No. Just a cycle.)

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Salesforce debuts gen AI benchmark for CRM

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Salesforce today announced a first-of-its-kind gen AI benchmark for CRM, which aims to help businesses make more informed decisions when choosing large language models (LLMs) for use with business applications. Enter the new gen AI benchmark. He adds that this is only the first iteration of the benchmark.

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CIO metrics are failing digital transformation; it’s time to radically rethink success

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The remaining five metrics, including uptime and availability, cost control, operational efficiency, compliance, and security, are deeply rooted in traditional IT priorities. Of the top seven metrics, only two — innovation and profit growth — are directly tied to digital transformation goals. Contact us today to learn more.

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Data center provider fakes Tier 4 data center certificate to bag $11M SEC deal

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Deepak Jain, CEO of a Maryland-based IT services firm, has been indicted for fraud and making false statements after allegedly falsifying a Tier 4 data center certification to secure a $10.7 million contract with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Queries to AiNET, however, did not elicit any response.

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Can you have too many security tools?

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A member of your organization’s security team reads about a new kind of security tool and brings it to the CISO’s attention, who decides that it’s a good investment. The CISO sees a new kind of security threat that requires a different security tool. A colleague recommends a security tool she says is indispensable.

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Security team management: Top 4 findings from discussions with CISOs

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Most large businesses have a security team. But what, exactly, does that security team look like? And is it optimized in each of these respects to maximize the organization’s security posture? We learned, for example, that very few organizations have just a single security team. How is it structured? Most have several.

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