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Stepping up to the challenge of a global conglomerate CIO role

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When Reliance Polyester — a subsidiary of global conglomerate Reliance Industries — completed its acquisition of polyester business Shubhalakshmi Polyesters (SPL) in March 2023, Dr. Amrut Urkude, CIO of SPL, took over as CIO of Reliance Polyester. But with these high-profile undertakings can also come opportunities for career growth.

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Bud Financial helps banks and their customers make more informed decisions using AI with DataStax and Google Cloud

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Opt for orchestration and global reach Leveraging orchestration tools like Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), a Google-managed Kubernetes open-source container orchestration platform implementation, ensures smooth global operations. Staying ahead of the curve and addressing concrete customer problems is paramount.

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CrowdStrike incident has CIOs rethinking their cloud strategies

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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. Enhanced due diligence, rigorous testing of updates, and phased rollouts are now critical.

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3 Keys to ensuring your cloud provider offers a sound cyber security strategy

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million cybersecurity jobs are unfilled globally, with 750,000 of them in the U.S., Today, cloud providers may offer better cybersecurity protections than many companies can provide on-premises. But you need to know what to look for in a cloud provider. The security professional shortage Some 3.5

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5 pillars of a cloud-conscious culture

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Most CIOs recognize the advantages of cloud, the global reach it provides, and the ease with which services can be scaled up and back down again. Due diligence Too many organizations fail to recognize the importance of scrutinizing cloud adoption. Storytelling is a big part of creating a culture.”

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4 hidden risks of your enterprise cloud strategy

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And those massive platforms sharply limit how far they will allow one enterprise’s IT due diligence to go. When performing whatever minimal due diligence the cloud platform permits — SOC reports, GDPR compliance, PCI ROC, etc. If we didn’t protect that, we could have had a global economic meltdown.

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SAP faces probe in the US over alleged price fixing in government contracts

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While that case was unrelated to US government contracts, it underscores the increasing scrutiny SAP faces globally over its compliance and business practices.