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The 4 pillars of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: Customers share their successes

CIO

We’ve all heard this mantra: “Secure digital transformation requires a true zero trust architecture.” As the zero trust platform provider of choice for 40% of the Fortune 500, Zscaler has long been recognized as the leader in zero trust and, by extension, cloud security. But what exactly does that mean? Zero trust has come a long way.

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What is a business analyst? A key role for business-IT efficiency

CIO

Exactly what type of degree you go for will depend on what area of BA or IT you want to work in, but there are plenty of programs designed to give you a formal business analyst education. More on business analysts: Best business analyst certifications to level up your career What is business analytics?

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You cannot develop a high-quality customer engagement strategy without trust

CIO

Engaged customers are vital to the success of any business. Analytics is central to understanding what works for your customers. This means being ethical stewards of customer data, privacy, security, and the environment to sustain trust. Being a custodian of this information is a privilege, not a right.

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Spelling out the need for CFOs and CIOs to speak the same language

CIO

Without strong cybersecurity tools and protocols, organizations struggle to operate effectively in our digital-centric business environment, as do CIOs to quantify the value of cyber in real dollar terms. To overcome these, CIOs have to communicate to the CFO more readily about how IT supports business goals to capture value.

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Business intelligence and analytics firm Pyramid Analytics raises $100M

TechCrunch

By handling large amounts of data to analyze and benchmark lines of business, BI promises to help identify, develop, and otherwise create new revenue opportunities. Pervasive BI remains elusive, but statistics on the category reveal that about a third of employees use BI tools for analytics to inform strategy.

Analytics 215
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Dear Sophie: 3 questions about immigration and naturalization

TechCrunch

The hot news from last week could be great for you: For the first time, graduates in the fields of data science, data analytics, business analytics, data visualization, financial analytics, social sciences, environmental studies, climate science and more now qualify for the STEM OPT work extension.

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NCMS CIO exploits ‘Great Resignation’ to slash costs, streamline IT operations

CIO

The company’s IT department comprised 27 employees, with one person each handling business analytics and cybersecurity, and the rest of the team split between handling infrastructure and applications. Losing 40% of domain expertise in one month. From an IT infrastructure standpoint, NCMS is 100% on the cloud.

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