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IT leaders rethink the people part of business continuity

CIO Business Intelligence

Like others, Orlandini does not consider the topic as entirely new; it fits with business continuity planning. Many other executives are devising strategies for responding in such scenarios, says David Groombridge, a distinguished vice president analyst within the sourcing, procurement and vendor management team at Gartner Research.

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What to do when your IT provider vanishes

CIO Business Intelligence

“If, for example, there’s an immediate or gradual interruption of essential services provided by the client company, there’ll surely also be effects on daily operations or business continuity that may result in chain breaches of contract,” he says. So too are robust vendor management practices.

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CIOs eye SaaS backup plans post-CrowdStrike

CIO Business Intelligence

As a result, software supply chains and vendor risk management are becoming ever more vital (and frequent) conversations in the C-suite today, as companies seek to reduce their exposure to outages and the business continuity issues of key vendors their businesses depend on.

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Top tips to improve your virtual meetings

Spearline Testing

As a key business asset, network redundancy, capacity management, equipment maintenance, and vendor management are all extremely important. Providing your employees with mobile hotspots to access company resources might be a helpful business continuity approach to protect that last mile connection for remote workers.

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10 highest-paying IT jobs

CIO Business Intelligence

For technologists with the right skills and expertise, the demand for talent remains and businesses continue to invest in technical skills such as data analytics, security, and cloud. Companies can’t ignore digital transformation as technology continues to dominate nearly every aspect of business and daily-life.

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How CIOs reinterpret their role through AI

CIO Business Intelligence

For Italo, this IT-business dialog is based on a flexible IT infrastructure that includes numerous automation and AI components, and provides the necessary groundwork for business continuity. It’s very advantageous to use RPA, and they’ll continue to automate the low-value-added mechanical and manual tasks.”

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Why CIOs must lead the charge on ESG – and why enterprise architecture is the key

CIO Business Intelligence

Tracks cost savings from architecture initiatives, such as through optimization of IT infrastructure, cloud usage, or vendor management. Climate change jeopardizes business continuity and disrupts supply chains, posing risks organizations can no longer ignore. Cost and resource optimization Cost efficiency.