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5 IT risks CIOs should be paranoid about

CIO Business Intelligence

Call it survival instincts: Risks that can disrupt an organization from staying true to its mission and accomplishing its goals must constantly be surfaced, assessed, and either mitigated or managed. While security risks are daunting, therapists remind us to avoid overly stressing out in areas outside our control.

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New regulation intensifies focus on IT risk management and operational resilience

CIO Business Intelligence

As IT landscapes and software delivery processes evolve, the risk of inadvertently creating new vulnerabilities increases. These risks are particularly critical for financial services institutions, which are now under greater scrutiny with the Digital Operational Resilience Act ( DORA ).

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Top 10 governance, risk, and compliance certifications

CIO Business Intelligence

GRC certifications validate the skills, knowledge, and abilities IT professionals have to manage governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) in the enterprise. Enter the need for competent governance, risk and compliance (GRC) professionals. What are GRC certifications? Why are GRC certifications important? Is GRC certification worth it?

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What is GRC? The rising importance of governance, risk, and compliance

CIO Business Intelligence

The need to manage risk, adhere to regulations, and establish processes to govern those tasks has been part of running an organization as long as there have been businesses to run. Furthermore, the State of Risk & Compliance Report, from GRC software maker NAVEX, found that 20% described their programs as early stage.

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Cloud migration best practices: Optimizing your cloud migration strategy 

IBM Big Data Hub

This approach suits scenarios where businesses have specific data compliance needs, keeping sensitive or critical data on-premises while leveraging the cloud for other operations. Re-platforming With a re-platforming migration, some adjustments or optimizations are made to the applications before moving them to the cloud.

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Practical advice to optimize savings with cloud migrations

CIO Business Intelligence

As organizations of all stripes continue their migration to the cloud, they are coming face to face with sometimes perplexing cost issues, forcing them to think hard about how best to optimize workloads, what to migrate, and who exactly is responsible for what. Lacking a clear strategy determined by business objectives.

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A blueprint for successfully executing business-aligned IT strategies

CIO Business Intelligence

In our fast-changing digital world, it’s essential to sync IT strategies with business objectives for lasting success. Technology has shifted from a back-office function to a core enabler of business growth, innovation, and competitive advantage.

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