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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

CIO Business Intelligence

This may include who owns the workload; its dependencies on other applications; who authored it or what vendors are involved; security, governance, compliance, and data requirements; and special integration or location requirements. Importantly, you should also indicate the goal for the workload (e.g.,

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10 highest-paying IT jobs

CIO Business Intelligence

The vice president of IT is responsible for overseeing specific aspects of the organization’s IT operations, whether it’s infrastructure, security, data management, or applications. Meanwhile, the CTO focuses on technology research and development efforts, often working closely with the CIO to develop a strong IT strategy.

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The importance of converging the Security Service Edge

CIO Business Intelligence

A VPN lets employees “tunnel” in through the corporate firewall using an encrypted connection that rides on top of the public internet. Even more alarming was when frustrated users disconnected from the VPN entirely to log in to their SaaS applications, thus bypassing any of the security controls and increasing the overall threat surface.