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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

CIO Business Intelligence

Soon after founding Netwatch Solutions as CTO, Beasley realized he would face even more barriers when acquiring funding. He was often asked offensive questions by venture partners, who would attribute his customer success to being a minority-owned business, with one VC going as far as to ask Beasley whether his grandparents had been slaves.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO Business Intelligence

Similar to disaster recovery, business continuity, and information security, data strategy needs to be well thought out and defined to inform the rest, while providing a foundation from which to build a strong business.” Overlooking these data resources is a big mistake. It will not be something they can ignore.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

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Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. Web Werks India hires Kamal Goel as director of IT. Publicis Groupe India names Roopesh Pujari as CTO. Roopesh Pujari has been promoted to CTO at marketing and advertising firm Publicis Groupe India. February 2022. Goel has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry. Kamal Goel Web Werks.

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South Africa’s King Price Insurance moves to cloud as business grows

CIO Business Intelligence

King Price, a South Africa-based, privately held short-term insurance provider, were able to radically transform their business strategy, increasing system resilience, customer expansion and market adaptability in the process of adopting cloud technology.

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The secrets of successful cloud-first strategies

CIO Business Intelligence

By far the fastest approach is to lift and shift the whole environment, says Matthew Hon, CTO for public sector at technology services company Fujitsu Americas, as rewriting applications for the cloud could take more than two years to complete. Change the organizational mindset. Build a realistic roadmap — and a surefire skills plan.

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