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CIOs weigh the new economics and risks of cloud lock-in

CIO Business Intelligence

The more applications and businesses that depend on a single cloud provider, the greater the potential for wide-scale impact of business continuity failures, Gartner’s surveys revealed. Many companies have multiple cloud providers and understand the nuances of developing in multiple cloud environments.

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Multicloud by design approach simplifies the cloud experience

CIO Business Intelligence

After all, an effective multicloud framework offers greater platform and service flexibility by leveraging the strengths of multiple cloud environments to drive business agility and innovation. It can also improve business continuity and disaster recovery and help avoid vendor lock-in.

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Document Security is More than Just Password-Protection

CIO Business Intelligence

From embedding malware or a phishing link in a document to manipulated or outright forged documents and other types of cyber fraud, the increase in document-related attacks cannot be ignored, especially if your company handles tax forms, business filings, or bank statements–the three types of most frequently manipulated documents.

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What CIOs can learn from the massive Optus outage

CIO Business Intelligence

Parent company SingTel has since refuted that explanation , citing safety systems in routers at Optus being at fault, not the software upgrade. It’s important to review your business continuity plans and ensure you’ve got some kind of backup, where possible, to continue with [business as usual],” says Tett.

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Capitalizing on technology budgets: A CIO’s story

CIO Business Intelligence

In today’s competitive business setting, enterprises are constantly under pressure to maintain profitability amid challenging economic conditions. By leveraging data-driven methods, businesses can optimize and reclaim operating capital from their extensive technology budgets, reducing expenses without resorting to drastic measures.

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What is a managed service provider? Strategic outsourcing for IT services

CIO Business Intelligence

A managed service provider (MSP) is an outsourcer contracted to remotely manage or deliver IT services such as network, application, infrastructure, or security management to a client company by assuming full responsibility for those services, determining proactively what technologies and services are needed to fulfill the client’s needs.

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Interconnect: Providing Enterprises in the Netherlands with the Expertise and Solutions They Need to Grow with the Cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

has come a long way since brothers and company co-founders Jeroen and Rob Stevens first began providing domain registration services from a loft office 27 years ago. The company is growing and later this year will move into an expanded headquarters being built in the city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Interconnect Services B.V.

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