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Six Sigma certification: The six-level path to Master Black Belt

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Its since evolved to become a widespread methodology adopted by corporations to bolster internal business processes in industries such as technology, healthcare, and finance. The framework originated in manufacturing, where it was developed to improve quality control and reduce variance in the manufacturing process.

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Spelling out the need for CFOs and CIOs to speak the same language

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For IT functions to be accurately understood as a driver of growth, the modern CIO has to be equipped with the tools and knowledge to communicate technology’s value creation to finance, even though IT doesn’t typically capture revenue.

Finance 429
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Protecting your business from unforeseen outages: Lessons from the recent CrowdStrike incident

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This knowledge can inform your own risk management and business continuity strategies. Update regularly: Continuously review and update your BIA, incident response plans, and vendor assessments to reflect changes in the business environment, emerging threats, and lessons learned from past incidents.

Business 417
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Key skills tech leaders need to secure a board seat

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We ensure that board directors can be effective in their roles, and that they have the tools to be able to govern through the rapidly changing business environment. What are the finance implications of maintaining those investments? You also need to know how to manage finances. Are we getting to the end of life?

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Cybersecurity Automation: Leveling the Playing Field

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Aim to gather data from all aspects of your business environment, such as endpoint, network, and cloud. About Leonard Kleinman : Len Kleinman is the Field Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – Cortex for Palo Alto Networks JAPAC focusing on critical industry sectors such as Government, Banking and Finance, Utilities, and Education.

Hospitals 536
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Infosys’ $4B tax dispute could have larger ramifications for global outsourcing

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Prolonged legal battles and administrative hurdles could complicate the business environment for not just Indian IT services firms but even the likes of Accenture, Cognizant, and IBM, which have a large part of their development teams based in India.

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7 enterprise data strategy trends

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Real-time data gets real — as does the complexity of dealing with it CIOs should prioritize their investment strategy to cope with the growing volume of complex, real-time data that’s pouring into the enterprise, advises Lan Guan, global data and AI lead at business consulting firm Accenture.

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