As we wrap up Cybersecurity Awareness Month, organisations of every size should be looking to make cybersecurity a priority and not just an afterthought. Here, Salesforce’s Jay Hira, Security and Compliance Advisor, and Mark Gabriel, Platform Value & Development Executive, share their insights about what to consider when building a cybersecurity…
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Former CIO at Hitachi Vantara joins the company. Hertz has announced that Tim Langley-Hawthorne will join the company as executive vice president and chief information officer. Langley-Hawthorne will lead Hertz’s global technology strategy, including modernizing its technology infrastructure. “As we create the new Hertz, we’re investing in the technology that will…
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Digital skills in the spotlight. Australian workers’ sense of technology mastery has accelerated, with 65% of employees considering themselves either experts or proficient with digital technology, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. “Digital workers seized the opportunity to improve their mastery of technology during the pandemic,” said Gavin Tay, research…
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Lifestyle changes driven by COVID requires new hiring models. In a recent interview with Westpac Banks’ internal magazine, Paul Bari CIO Consumer and Business said, he would look to “press go on an “experiment” to create a new “hub” of software engineers for the bank on Queensland’s Gold Coast”. In…
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Reaching beyond the constraints of current thinking. CIOs and IT executives should focus on three key areas – leading from anywhere, nurturing connections and reaching beyond. According to analyst firm Gartner, as organizations continue to emerge from the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic, CIOs and IT executives will need to…
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Half of business technologists produce technology capabilities for users beyond their own department. Half of business technologists produce capabilities for users beyond their own department and/or enterprise, according to a new survey from Gartner. They are primarily responsible for building analytics capabilities (36 per cnt) but are also involved in…
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Primarily responsible for building analytics capabilities. Half of business technologists produce capabilities for users beyond their own department and/or enterprise, according to a new survey from Gartner, Inc. They are primarily responsible for building analytics capabilities (36 per cent), but are also involved in building digital commerce platforms, artificial intelligence…
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Moves from CIO position. Airbus SE has appointed Catherine Jestin as Executive Vice President Digital and Information Management, effective 1 July 2021. In this role, Jestin will join the Executive Committee and report to Guillaume Faury, Airbus CEO. “This nomination comes at a time of particular importance for the digital…
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Exclusive interview with Ken Lee, CEO at DHL Express Asia Pacific and Jimmy Yeoh, CIO at DHL Express Asia Pacific. How can the C-suite work together to drive the digital agenda? Ken: I believe collaboration, trust and transparency are the guiding principles here. Driving the digital agenda is everyone’s responsibility so…
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Results so far show reducing transaction costs. Mumbai-based Yes Bank has appointed Mahesh Ramamoorthy as its CIO. In this critical role, he will lead Technology and Digital transformation for the Bank. Mahesh will also lead the new age technologies such as API, AI/ML, BI and Business Solutions which is going…
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