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CIOs eye SaaS backup plans post-CrowdStrike

CIO Business Intelligence

One such area that’s getting more thought today is SaaS backup and recovery, something many CIOs have to date taken for granted, leaving it to their SaaS vendors to not only deliver better than five-nines uptime but also be the sole entities backing up and recovering SaaS-siloed data that is increasingly vital to companies’ data-driven operations.

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7 types of tech debt that could cripple your business

CIO Business Intelligence

Lack of automation: Database admins spend too much time on manual operating procedures that should be automated, including creating backups, administering privileges, syncing data across systems, or provisioning infrastructure. Engineering teams also risk drowning in tangled service interactions instead of delivering new features.

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5 dead-end IT skills — and how to avoid becoming obsolete

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Vaclav Vincalek, CTO and founder at 555vCTO, points to Google’s use of software-defined networking to interconnect its global data centers. Quality assurance and application testing Application testing is a skill that’s likely to be augmented by AI if not replaced entirely, says Ram Palaniappan, CTO at TEKsystems.

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11:11 Systems: Empowering enterprises to modernize, protect, and manage their IT assets and data

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Notably, the company’s extensive cloud solutions portfolio, including the 11:11 Public Cloud and 11:11 Private Cloud , draws on those offerings and includes numerous services, such as Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Backup-as-a-Service, Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service, and full multi- and hybrid cloud capabilities.

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CrowdStrike incident has CIOs rethinking their cloud strategies

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This incident serves as a wake-up call, emphasizing the need for continuous adaptation and improvement in cybersecurity practices across the industry,” said Gaurav Ranade, CTO at RAH Infotech. Industry experts recommend several strategies for future preparedness, including phased rollouts, comprehensive testing, and robust backup systems.

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Why you can’t ignore cloud security

CIO Business Intelligence

George Dragatsis, A/NZ chief technology officer with Hitachi Vantara Australia says it’s essential that CISOs, CIOs and others tech leaders contemplate these questions seriously. Further reiterating the importance of ensuring rapid recovery, Reid adds that nothing should be taken for granted when it comes to backups either.

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How resilient CIOs future-proof to mitigate risks

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In addition to these risks, data breaches, ransomware attacks, and unexpected global outages can cause serious damage to mission-critical initiatives, no matter the company size or vertical, says Arvind Nithrakashyap, co-founder and CTO at cybersecurity company Rubrik.

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