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Are Your Firewalls and VPNs the Weakest Link in Your Security Stack?

Network World

Zero Trust architecture was created to solve the limitations of legacy security architectures. It’s the opposite of a firewall and VPN architecture, where once on the corporate network everyone and everything is trusted. Access is authorized based on business policies informed by identity and context.

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Redefining enterprise transformation in the age of intelligent ecosystems

CIO Business Intelligence

What we consistently overlooked were the direct and indirect consequences of disruption to business continuity, the challenges of acquisitions and divestitures, the demands of integration and interoperability for large enterprises and, most of all, the unimpressive track record for most enterprise transformation efforts.

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Massive modernization: Tips for overhauling IT at scale

CIO Business Intelligence

Nimesh Mehta likens decommissioning legacy systems to going on an archeological dig: There are systems that still have a lot of value; its just a matter of unearthing them, taking out what isnt needed, and building new processes on top.

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8 reasons your cloud costs are too high

CIO Business Intelligence

Migrating to the cloud without fully understanding workload requirements or optimizing database architectures can lead to overprovisioning and resource sprawl, he warns. This issue arises when organizations assume pricing is uniform across providers, or believe legacy systems can be migrated without adjustments, he observes.

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The 5 S’s of cyber resilience: How to rethink enterprise data security and management

CIO Business Intelligence

According to ITICs 2024 Hourly Cost of Downtime Survey , 90% of mid-size and large enterprises face costs exceeding $300,000 for each hour of system downtime. The first order of business is to understand exactly what happened in the wake of a destructive cyber-attack. Its common for an enterprise to have over 400 different sources.

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2025 Middle East tech trends: How CIOs will drive innovation with AI

CIO Business Intelligence

AI-powered threat detection systems will play a vital role in identifying and mitigating risks in real time, while zero-trust architectures will become the norm to ensure stringent access controls. The Internet of Things will also play a transformative role in shaping the regions smart city and infrastructure projects.

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How to prioritize AI initiatives: A strategic framework for maximizing ROI

CIO Business Intelligence

This coordinated approach should serve as a foundation principle to craft a good roadmap for AI initiatives, prioritizing use cases in business continuity or increased productivity categories, guiding their development, implementation and finally scaling the services. Cost: Operational costs associated with running the AI system.

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