N2Growth Blog

MARCH 8, 2017

Defining the position of the lead security person in an enterprise can be a challenging and sometimes confusing task. There are various job titles such as; Chief Security Officer (CSO), Chief Risk Officer, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), V.P., IT Security, V.P., or Director of Information Security.

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CIO

APRIL 18, 2023

A fractional CIO is a technology leader hired on a temporary or part-time basis, explains Peter Kirkwood, corporate strategy leader at management consulting and strategy advisory firm Zinnov. What is a fractional CIO? Fractional CIOs operate in a sphere that’s significantly different from their traditional, full-time counterparts.

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Coveros

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

2023 was a year of relentless evolution in the cybersecurity landscape. As the attack surface expanded with emerging technologies and interconnected systems, so did the sophistication and frequency of cyber threats. Read on for the insights and takeaways I curated to stay informed of emerging threats and opportunities.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

But many are finding that the technology on the market doesn’t yet live up to the hype. There’s indeed a lot of hype around the latest wave of large language models (LLM) and associated tools, yet beneath the noise, there’s a whisper about how the technology will one day become indispensable. The big question is what to do with it now.

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CIO

APRIL 1, 2024

Feats like that have ramped up pressure on CIOs to not just modernize, but modernize faster so they’re ready to seize new opportunities as they arise by having infrastructure that can support emerging technologies and a team that isn’t mired in maintenance mode. Technology modernization without purposeful application produces novelty at best.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This is the largest change management project in history,” says Greenstein. We’ve never had a technology touch everyone so rapidly.” You now have the ability to jump over processes that have existed for years, sometimes decades, because of generative technology.” He’s already seeing this in the cybersecurity space. “At

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The global standard at lightning speed Based in Dublin, Ireland, Accenture specializes in digital, cloud, and security technology strategies, consulting, and operations, serving more than 40 industries in more than 120 countries. A global management team was also formed to support the effort. Digital Transformation

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

Technology leaders don’t like to admit it, but sales has a perception problem that deters many fabulous candidates — especially women and minorities — from pursuing careers in tech sales. .” ” In this context, the role of sales changes from pushing products to enabling customers to make informed decisions.

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Palo Alto Networks

JANUARY 7, 2020

In our extensive work with security teams around the world, we’ve seen the best and the worst security operations (SecOps) practices. The first measure to make meaningful improvement is to take a step back and do an honest evaluation of how your security operations are structured and how they’re serving your business goals.

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Blue Sentry

AUGUST 17, 2021

Whether you are already one of the millions of active customers of Amazon Web Services (AWS), or are considering if you should migrate your organization’s workloads to the cloud, you’ve more than likely questioned the general security surrounding the platform. Managed Security Services. Vendor management.

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Saviynt

APRIL 2, 2019

“Cloud migration,” “digitalization,” and “IT transformation” all refer to creating new cloud-based and hybrid information technology environments that ease business operation burdens and help drive customer engagement. To remain compliant, organizations need vendors who match their cybersecurity risk tolerance levels.

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CIO

JANUARY 10, 2024

Be strategic with reserve pricing Reserve pricing for cloud services can reduce resource usage costs by as much as 70%, says David McKee, who in his role as fractional CTO, tech founder, and digital twins thought leader at Counterpoint Technologies acts as a part-time CTO for nine companies in the US and Europe. That helps me plan.”

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

The following is an excerpt: When it comes to cybersecurity, what you don’t know about the nature and sophistication of threats can hurt your organization badly. RH: Part of our Cyber 360 is we look at the CISO, the security officer function. Intelligence Community. Our goal is always to help a company understand that risk.

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Newgen Software

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A self-service vendor portal can greatly enhance the level of service provided by AP departments to vendors. Here’s how it achieves this: Efficient Vendor Management You can enable your vendors to access relevant information, monitor and respond to orders, and generate timely invoices with the help of a self-service portal.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At the time, one of my VPs was John Proctor, who’s now CEO of Martello Technologies. What’s interesting is I had no formal education or training on threat intelligence, and I was learning security operations in the cyber role on the fly at the time. C-Suite, CIO, IT Leadership, Relationship Building, Vendor Management

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Apiumhub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Cost Optimization: By providing insights into software usage and license compliance, software asset management tools enable organizations to optimize their software spending. This may involve reallocating licenses, negotiating better licensing agreements, or identifying opportunities to consolidate software vendors.

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Kaseya

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

According to Kaseya’s annual 2021 MSP Benchmark Survey , the top five IT services provided by MSPs are antivirus/antimalware, endpoint management , server backup, OS patching and updates, and email security, in that order. However, small and midsize businesses usually outsource services like: Endpoint management.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

JANUARY 22, 2019

The serverless craze is in full swing, and shows no signs of stopping—since December 2017 alone, the technology has grown 22% , and Gartner reports that by 2020, more than 20% of global enterprises will be deploying serverless. Among the vendors to watch are Istio, HashiCorps, and Linkerd. Service mesh.

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CircleCI

JULY 18, 2022

One emerging challenge that developers and IT leaders face is the need to stay compliant with regulations and control frameworks that stipulate comprehensive data security, incident response, and monitoring and reporting requirements. Another standard is the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS).

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CIO

JANUARY 3, 2024

Putting aside the fact this is an astronomically high adoption rate for a brand new technology, it’s also an indicator of how risky this space is. So enterprises looking for generative AI vendors have a lot of options to choose from. Established vendors are racing to add generative AI to their products and services as well.

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Trigent

JULY 27, 2021

Incidents of cyberattacks continue to jeopardize data security. Not surprisingly, then, enterprises are now focusing on strengthening cybersecurity. A Gartner survey reports: “ With the opening of new attack surfaces due to the shift to remote work, cybersecurity spending continues to increase. Why adopt cybersecurity mesh?

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Tenable

JANUARY 31, 2024

And, managing who has access to these systems poses a significant challenge. These are the findings from a commissioned survey including 262 IT and security professionals who have the final decision-making authority for their organization’s cloud infrastructure. In which of the following areas is your risk exposure the highest?

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CIO

JANUARY 23, 2023

With a career path that wound through R&D, product development, advanced supply chain, and technology, Praveen Jonnala is well positioned to lead a global IT organization as well as take the reins of operations and other core business functions. I wasn’t just someone who was a functional leader that happens to have technology experience.

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CIO

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Technology mergers and acquisitions are on the rise, and any one of them could throw a wrench into your IT operations. What to ask The question CIOs need to ask themselves is not who will buy Nutanix, but what to do if a key vendor is acquired or otherwise changes direction — a fundamental facet of any vendor management plan. “If

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CIO

MARCH 9, 2023

Technology Transformation – particularly, however, the CIO needs to understand what technologies to invest in that maximise a company’s value. A full 21 per cent of CIOs say that a major focus of theirs is negotiating with IT vendors. Reducing the number of vendors helps to minimise this disruption.

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Tenable

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Center for Internet Security unpacks how to establish foundational cyber hygiene at a reasonable cost. Plus, the Cyber Safety Review Board issues urgent security recommendations on its Lapsus$ report – and announces it’ll next delve into cloud security. Moreover, are humans or AI better at crafting phishing emails?

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The Agile Manager

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Each is a new take on an old theme, echoing one part of the contradiction that has riddled every business with a captive technology department: we want to minimize how much we spend on IT, and we want IT to be a source of innovation. Personal technology such as spreadsheets and smartphones empowers increasingly tech-savvy knowledge workers.

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CodeSignal

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Bureau of Labor Statistics, “employment of computer and information technology occupations is projected to grow 13 percent from 2016 to 2026, faster than the average for all occupations.” Vague Requirements from the Client: Hiring managers aren’t always the most technically-minded people.

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Kaseya

JUNE 29, 2021

Depending on the customer’s requirements, managed service providers can either oversee a single IT function, like network monitoring or cybersecurity, or oversee the entire IT environment. What Are the Benefits of Managed Services? What Are the Benefits of Managed Services? to reach $150.4

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Palo Alto Networks

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The writing is on the wall: Traditional security tools and methodologies are ill-suited to protect cloud native’s developer-driven and infrastructure-agnostic multicloud patterns. It’s now time to enter the Age of the Cloud Native Security Platform (CNSP). Cloud Native Technologies Take Center Stage.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

JUNE 16, 2021

Hitting the ground running can be key to establishing themselves at a new firm and laying out a path to success so that the company can realize the importance of information technology. As the new CIO you need to realize that in IT, you are often paying for technology that you are not using or paying too much for what you have.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 24, 2017

Making sure that your vendors are regularly monitored is essential. Today’s modern vendor management software provides all this information on an easy-to-understand dashboard, allowing you to see their performance in real time. The best way to do this is to use scanning technology. Automate Everything.

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ParkMyCloud

MAY 29, 2019

As more and more enterprises drive value from container platforms, infrastructure-as-code solutions, software-defined networking, storage, continuous integration/delivery, and AI, they need people and skills on board with ever more niche expertise and deep technological understanding. Here at ParkMyCloud, we talk to a lot of Cloud Architects!

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Altexsoft

MARCH 29, 2019

Businesses involved in transporting cargo require more complex solutions: Maintenance scheduling, registration, tracking, driver management, and operation costs are only the tip of the iceberg. Thousands of private fleets take steps to become more efficient every day by embracing fleet management technologies. proper routing).

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The Agile Manager

JULY 31, 2018

Aside from the fact that this serves the interests of a multitude of non-tech corporate functions such as human resources, vendor management and finance, it also provides a great deal of comfort to the individual. Enterprise tech labor is highly codified (bounded responsibilities) and stratified (seniority).

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Large downturns (such as this recession), technology disruptions, or regulatory shifts create discontinuities that simply accelerate the industry’s evolution toward this equilibrium state. It’s a ‘sharp pencil’ capabilities system rooted in superior information. The leading companies are getting out in front of this trend.

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CIO

APRIL 12, 2022

Technology and telecommunications deals accounted for more than one-fifth of that, according to Shearman & Sterling. Keeping on top of activity in this area can help your company make the most of emerging opportunities and steer clear of issues that often arise when vendors combine. M&A volume climbed from $3.26

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