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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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Tech Moves: WTIA elects new board leadership; Adriane Brown joins American Airlines board

GeekWire

A serial entrepreneur and veteran of companies including Zulily, Amazon and Microsoft, he has become an advocate for systemic change to dismantle racism in business and tech. Seattle venture capitalist Adriane Brown is joining the board of American Airlines Group, one of the largest airlines in the world. Adriane Brown.

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Agile vs. Waterfall: Which Should A CIO Choose?

The Accidental Successful CIO

Which software development methodology is best? As a CIO I suspect that you are well aware that there are a number of different ways that your IT teams can go about developing software (and doing a lot of other things). Each agile cycle focuses on continuous improvement in the development of a product or service.

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How Southwest’s CIO modernized the airline through turbulent times

CIO Business Intelligence

Taking the helm as CIO is a major transition for any IT leader, but Lauren Woods’ experience at Southwest Airlines stands apart. Focused on growth, the company’s leadership had deprioritized modernizing internal systems, hiring IT staff, and updating internal processes to keep pace with its growth agenda.

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NASCO data breach exposes 800k users

Dataconomy

Understanding the MOVEit hack and its widespread impact This security breach was carried out through a zero-day exploit, a cyberattack taking advantage of a vulnerability unknown to software developers or antivirus providers. This exploit allows attackers to spot and exploit system vulnerabilities before they are addressed.

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10 emerging innovations that could redefine IT

CIO Business Intelligence

Main constituents: Companies that control access to large blocks of data that can be useful to automated analysis. Companies are re-examining their APIs and setting up stronger controls. Some of the decisions are being swayed by the investment that the company has made in commercial office space.

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Tech Moves: Flying Fish adds principal; Tanium names new CEO; and more

GeekWire

Gorham previously spent four years at JP Morgan, where she supported the launch of its early-stage tech banking team in Seattle and was part of a broader team focused on AI, machine learning, space tech and robotic companies. Streetman most recently served as CEO of Allvue Systems, an investment management software development company.