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20 powerful women shaping the networking industry

Network World

Prouty joined Akamai in 1999 and has been instrumental in developing systems that have been foundational to the companys growth, including ERP and supply chain. Her journey to Palo Alto included stops at Lotus Infotech, Infosys, Cisco, McAfee, and Forcepoint. In her own words: She offered advice in three areas: 1.

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What is a managed service provider? Strategic outsourcing for IT services

CIO Business Intelligence

Related: 8 ways to get the most from your managed service provider ] Top managed service providers Key players in the managed services market include Accenture, Fujitsu, IBM, Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Lenovo, DXC, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development, according to Grand View Research.