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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

CIO

I used figures of speech and financial terms they understood, and I kept well away from technical jargon because that wasn’t my audience. She adds that storytelling is also being used increasingly in M&A, and she’s advised on Accenture’s recent acquisition of UK creative change management consultancy, The Storytellers.

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7 ways to spot hidden IT talent within your ranks

CIO

Schwarz says she prizes agile team members who understand business concepts and outcomes, and who have the ability to tell a story that translates technical thoughts into business outcomes. He adds that such pros also usually have solid business knowledge, are technically-savvy, and are eager to learn new tasks when given the opportunity.

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Meet the 50 CISOs to Watch in 2024

Lacework

Recognizing the increasing challenges yet often underappreciated role of these professionals, we launched the 50 CISOs to Watch initiative last year to celebrate the CISOs demonstrating outstanding technical and leadership qualities. Dr. Anand Singh blends exceptional cybersecurity leadership with academic brilliance.

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Layoffs spell opportunity for some fintech startups

TechCrunch

It’s great to see more women in leadership roles in the fintech community. Landsman had been an independent Stash board member since mid-2022 and has previously served in operations and leadership roles at Jet.com, Citigroup, BlackRock and E-Trade. He has also held executive and technical roles at Dropbox, LinkedIn, eBay and Apple.

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Financial IT leaders prep for a quantum-fueled future

CIO

Their work earned them a 2023 US CIO 100 Award for IT innovation and leadership. Cirdan Group, a European banking group that offers investment solutions, is another financial organization putting quantum computing to work, teaming up with quantum-as-a-service company Terra Quantum on a computational challenge for its investment solutions.

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Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Primary Storage ? Infinidat Recognized as a Leader for the 6th Consecutive Year

Infinidat

Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Primary Storage − Infinidat Recognized as a Leader for the 6th Consecutive Year Adriana Andronescu Wed, 09/20/2023 - 04:57 “Awesome storage with great performance,” an IT Senior Administrator in the Banking Industry wrote on Gartner® Peer Insights™, commenting on our InfiniBox® enterprise storage solution.

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Secured by Women: Meet Rinki Sethi, VP and CISO at BILL

Lacework

CISO was only a position at banks at the time and explaining to anyone in the family what I actually did was impossible. I took on my first advisor role for a company I was advising and helping with product strategy and messaging to CISOs. Cybersecurity was a term coined later on.