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What CIOs can learn from the massive Optus outage

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s what they call ‘fat fingers,’” says telecommunications analyst Paul Budde. “If 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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Colocation: A Crucial Pillar for Building a Data-First Organization

CIO Business Intelligence

Investment in state-of-the-art facilities and modern technologies — coupled with burgeoning partner ecosystems spanning cloud, network, and telecommunications capabilities — positions colocation as a reliable foundation for business continuity.

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What CIOs everywhere can learn from Canada’s nationwide internet outage

CIO Business Intelligence

As was subsequently revealed in Rogers’ submission to regulator Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the update “deleted a routing filter and allowed for all possible routes to the Internet to pass through the routers. Check your suppliers’ backup plans. It is much better than facing a cyber breach!”.

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