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• BrandPost: Is endpoint security still fit for purpose?

  12-09-2018 23:41
  “Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis” is an old Latin adage meaning “Times change, and we change with them”. Likewise, the cybersecurity threats to an organisation are evolving and so an organisation’s security posture must change in turn to deal with these dangers.Not so long ago, it was standard industry practice to secure an organisation’s infrastructure with tightly controlled endpoints, firewalls, anti-virus solutions, IPS and IDS systems. This wor
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Don’t let your IT-enabled transformation program go ‘Into Thin Air’

  12-09-2018 21:46
  The recent press regarding many more IT supplier lawsuits reminds us that the ability to decipher the human element in these complex efforts is often the key competency required to be successful.Several years ago, I read “Into Thin Air” by Jon Krakauer. It is a chronology of events that took place on May 10th – 11th, 1996, when two expedition teams got caught in a storm while attempting to climb Mt. Everest. Tragically, both expedition leaders and three of the team m
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Novartis succeeds in managing IT modernization journey with two-team approach

  12-09-2018 20:30
  Many companies find they need to undertake IT modernization to support later digital transformation to create new competitive advantage. They recognize that IT and shared service groups must modernize so they can respond more effectively and quickly to the business needs. However, it’s a mistake to approach IT modernization with the same approach as traditional transformations. The changes to people/talent, processes, policies and philosophies are cross-functional and cross-departmental a
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The 8 essential skills your IT team must possess

  12-09-2018 19:15
  Cha-cha-cha-changes. IT teams have changed and grown tremendously in the last years. From required skillset to role and responsibilities within an organization, the pressure on CIOs and IT departments to keep up has been relentless. But in this ever-changing digital age, it can be challenging to hone in on the most important skills to have. Better understand what it takes to build an all-star technical team and let these 8 essential skills be your guide.Does your IT team have these 8 essential
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How to manage IT in a spinoff: 5 tips for success

  12-09-2018 18:50
  Corporate spinoffs pose a special kind of IT challenge. As a particular type of divestiture, a newly spun-off company has options: (1) either begin paying for IT services provided by its corporate parent, (2) start deploying its own infrastructure with a clean slate, or (3) find an alternative company to provide the services its parent once did and/or it requires moving forward.If you are directing IT at a spinoff, before embarking on any of those courses, you should conduct a standard self-ass
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: In the digital age, speed is the new scale – are you mastering it yet?

  12-09-2018 17:29
  Speed is the ability to exploit emerging business opportunities by consistently bringing differentiating digital solutions from concept to market at the pace of the customer; and, it has become the new scale in the digital age as repeatedly highlighted by BCG, McKinsey, Forrester, Forbes, MIT, and others.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: New privacy laws must permit valuable uses of public records

  12-09-2018 16:36
  In 1997, the Federal Reserve Board told Congress, “It is the freedom to speak, supported by the availability of information and the free-flow of data, that is the cornerstone of a democratic society and market economy.” The board was especially concerned to preserve the U.S. system of open public records.The availability of public records enables a wide variety of publicly beneficial activities
  Public records play a vital role in ensuring that the press can provide citizens with the
  
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• 7 keys to transformational outsourcing success

  12-09-2018 12:00
  With digital transformation all but mandatory across industries today, that innovation imperative is impacting every part of IT, including its outsourcing engagements. However, many CIOs are struggling to integrate third-party IT services deals into their long-term business strategies. Indeed, a recent Everest Group survey found that 61 percent of enterprises pursuing digital transformation were dissatisfied with their service providers.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Sto
  
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• What does it mean to be a transformational IT leader today?

  12-09-2018 11:30
  Having now spent the last 12 months asking every CIO I know, “What does digital mean to your company?” I have some trends to report:
  We used to use technology to run our businesses, now technology is our business.
  We used to sell a product, now we sell data, or connectivity, or customer experience.
  We used to know who our competitors were, now our competitors are coming at us from all sorts of new places.
  Our company used to be all about manufacturing, or supply chain, or design, or
  
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