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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

CIO Business Intelligence

The last thing any CIO wants is to experience catastrophic operational issues during a peak season, but that’s exactly what executives at Southwest Airlines faced last week. 19-28 far exceeded any other airlines’ operational impacts. Even before the blizzard hit, Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan acknowledged on Nov.

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It’s Time to Demystify Hybrid Clouds

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That’s the vision at Canada Jetlines , a startup airline that began with a cloud-native strategy. Looking specifically at Canada, Megha Kumar, IDC Canada research vice president for software and cloud services, will drill into the state of adoption of public clouds services within the country’s organizations.

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How Southwest’s CIO modernized the airline through turbulent times

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Taking the helm as CIO is a major transition for any IT leader, but Lauren Woods’ experience at Southwest Airlines stands apart. I ended up leaning on my partners in the business and learning so much from them about how our airline worked and what it was like on the operational side,” she says. “It

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Expat CIOs: IT leaders broaden horizons with global experiences

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In Europe there is a tendency for governance to stifle agility, but you feel that you have more control and confidence in the outcome. He experienced a high propensity for bespoke developments outside Australia. “While other global airlines used Amadeus or Sabre, Emirates had built its own ticketing and reservation system.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

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Pujari has over 25 years of experience across sectors including BFSI, manufacturing, consulting, publishing, airlines, and healthcare. He has also worked with Reliance Communications, Global Tele-Systems, Mahindra Consulting, and Microtech Software and Consultants. January 2022. November 2021. Hemal Savla joins RR Kabel as CIO.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

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With a PhD in Planning and Innovation Studies, and a Master’s degree in Architecture, Urban Design and Urban Planning, Karuri-Sebina has a sound knowledge base for her work as Executive Manager of programs at the South African Cities Network. She works collaboratively across disciplines to build prototypes of future architectural innovations.

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