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What tech Infrastructure NSW’s ICT director aligns with business objectives

CIO Business Intelligence

“It’s important to ensure the technology function isn’t just a set of blinking lights and widgets,” says Sean Carritt, director for ICT and business systems at Infrastructure NSW, the government agency of New South Wales that identifies and prioritizes public infrastructure for economic and social benefit.

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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. Best practices, framework and technology have been developed to support this work. GRC is overarching.

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Exploration to elimination: CIO road map for adaptive technology portfolios

CIO Business Intelligence

This stark reality underscores a critical challenge facing CIOs: building and maintaining a technology portfolio that’s not just cutting-edge but also delivers tangible value. Enter the Technology Investment Matrix — a holistic approach that spans four key phases: exploration, exploitation, evolution, and elimination.

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Shortsighted CEOs leave CIOs with increasing tech debt

CIO Business Intelligence

Taking too long on AI projects Extracting value from AI is a key CEO priority today , and many IT leaders have in turn reshaped their IT agendas to emphasize projects centered on the technology. AI technology is changing so fast that projects taking more than a month can end up built on out-of-date technology, he says.