Articles Posted Week of January 27th
CxO
CISO Top 10 Priorities For Q1 2025: Key Findings And Evolving Focus
The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, requiring Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) to remain agile and forward-thinking ... more
Gartner Forecasts Worldwide IT Spending To Grow 9.8% In 2025
"While budgets for CIOs are increasing, a significant portion will merely offset price increases within their recurrent spending," said John-David Lovelock, distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner. ... more
5 IT Trends That Will Drive Innovation In 2025
The fundamentals of IT - meaning the core assumptions and goals behind processes like software development and administration - haven't changed significantly in decades. ... more
29% Of CDOs Don't See A Future In The Position
While many chief data officers see the role as a temporary one, others worry about the evolution of the position in the age of AI. ... more
Nearly Half Of CISOs Now Report To CEOs, Showing Their Rising Influence
The CISO's rise to the C-suite comes with more engagement with the boardroom, an audience with the CEO, and the power to make strategic decisions for the business, according to Splunk. ... more
Digital Transformation Leaders Double Down On Tech Investments
TEKsystems' 2025 State of Digital Transformation report reveals some surprising findings about spending and talent, including 90% of organizations lack the necessary digital transformation expertise. ... more
Security
The Future Of Data Security Is Zero Trust: Here's Why
The modern enterprise is fluid, dynamic and distributed. The old network perimeter is gone. ... more
IT General Controls (ITGC) in Cybersecurity - Getting It Right!
Organizations' reliance on IT infrastructure for their financial and operational activities is growing exponentially. IT General Controls or ITGC ensures the IT systems work securely and efficiently. ... more
Unveiling The Dark Web: Myths, Realities, And Risks You Didn't Know About
The internet is vast. While most of us spend our days browsing the surface web-Facebook, Google, Instagram, Netflix-there's another world lurking beneath, hidden from your search engine results: a shadowy, cryptic, and often misunderstood corner of the internet: the dark web. ... more
The Role Of Data Governance In Strengthening Enterprise Cybersecurity
With the world being highly data-driven, organizations face the growing challenges of cyberthreats. ... more
AI Adoption Drives Massive Cloud Storage Expansion
Business leaders are seeing unprecedented growth in data volumes that is driving up cloud storage demand pushing organizations to significantly expand their cloud-based storage estate. ... more
The PCI DSS Password Rulebook: Which Requirements You Need to Know for Secure Authentication
Darren James, a Senior Product Manager at Specops Software, an Outpost24 company, explains the key updates coming in the latest version of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) guidelines and outlines how companies can create PCI DSS-compliant policies. ... more
Storage
Here's Why 100TB+ SSDs Will Play A Huge Role In Ultra Large Language Models In The Near Future
Kioxia's AiSAQ solution uses high capacity drives to handle large datasets ... more
Telco
Top 10 Risks For Telecommunications In 2025
As telecommunications operators continue to manage an expanding array of threats, here's the EY analysis of the 10 biggest risks they face in 2025. ... more
Telcos Need To Get Creative To Drive Value From AI
As AI becomes an increasingly dominant theme in telecoms, a recent TM Forum webinar explores how the technology could be used to create new services and ultimately, it's hoped, generate revenue. ... more
Recommended by LinkedIn
Will AI And Automation Lead To Telco Job Cuts?
For years it's been the question that many have wanted to dodge: Will the increasing use of AI and introduction of associated automation at network operators lead directly to headcount reductions at telcos? ... more
Call Centers
The Contact Center Heroes Without Capes
Optimizing contact center operations has become more crucial with the difference between a tweet of praise and a viral customer service horror story that can hinge on a single interaction. ... more
Gestalt IT
Redefining Enterprise AI Strategies At AI Field Day 6
Analysts are predicting that 2025 is the year AI applications take over the enterprise, and we're learning much more about how this will happen. ... more
Futurum Group
DevOps Strategies: The Secret to Smarter, Faster Business Outcomes - DevOps Dialogues
What trends can organizations expect in DevOps? Host Mitch Ashley is joined by Johnny Halife, Founder & Chief Technology Officer at SOUTHWORKS, on this episode of the DevOps Dialogues, for a conversation on leveraging DevOps strategies for smarter and faster business outcomes. ... more
AI
Companies Looking To Get Started In AI May Be Overthinking It
Edge AI applications are all the rage. The problem is, everyone seems to have got the meaning slightly wrong. ... more
The AI Revolution No One Saw Coming Until It Was Too Late
Remember when we used ChatGPT to create cybersecurity haiku, dad jokes, and other whimsical tasks? ... more
API Security's Role In Responsible AI Deployment
By now, you will almost certainly be aware of the transformative impact artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are having on the world. ... more
AI Projects Are Faltering As CDOs Grapple With Poor Data Quality
Chief data officers say they can't maintain consistent data quality, and that it's affecting AI outcomes ... more
Cloud
Why Some Companies Are Backing Away From The Public Cloud
Many business leaders are taking a clear-eyed view of the cloud's benefits and drawbacks. Technical debt may be at the root of many repatriation decisions. ... more
Backup
How To Pick The Best Cloud Backup: A No-Nonsense Guide
Choosing the best cloud backup requires more than just picking the first solution you find with good marketing. After decades in the backup business, I can tell you that getting this decision right matters more than ever, especially with today's cybersecurity threats. ... more
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3moGreat stuff Diego Pugliese, I have to think I would be calling you if I were a CISO or leader trying to understand the innovation within IT !!!