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BC & DR Pros, We Need Your Help!

Forrester IT

Each year, we focus on a particular resiliency domain: IT disaster recovery, business continuity, or overall enterprise risk management. In our last three surveys, the number one cause downtime has been power outages, let's see if the trend holds or if will see a new emperor of downtime like DDoS attacks. Disaster recovery.

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Google Buys Actifio — Who Knew Backups Were So Juicy?

Forrester IT

In comparison, AWS’s CloudEndure Disaster Recovery and Azure Site Recovery are more limited in functionality and scope than the capabilities Actifio gives Google. Last week, Google announced the acquisition of Actifio and plans to integrate Actifio’s technology as a first-party data protection solution akin to Azure Site Recovery.

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Amazon’s advertising business is surging amid industry-wide ad sales boom for tech giants

GeekWire

Amazon’s advertising business continue to grow rapidly as it is now one of the company’s key sources of revenue. Perhaps more importantly, advertising is a high-margin business, helping boost Amazon’s profits that grew to $7.8 (GeekWire Photo). billion last quarter. exceed expectations. billion in revenue.

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State of the CIO, 2022: Focus turns to IT fundamentals

CIO Business Intelligence

Patent and Trademark Office Holcombe, CIO for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), is not the least bit concerned that this year’s focus on the practical, not the trend-setting, will cause any setback to IT’s standing in the business. For example, the C-suite’s No. Skyworks is both adopting a defensive posture (i.e.,

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"CIO Master" Book Tuning #128: Unleash IT Potential to Accelerate Digital Transformation

Future of CIO

Improving Customer Acquisition/Retention (optimize end customer experience): With IT consumerization trend and high level of digital convenience today, IT directly influence a customer's perception of a business. The focus of the CIO’s role has changed from product-oriented to client-oriented.

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