The news has constant reminders of the risks to an unsecure infrastructure. The Colonial Pipeline ransomware event recently caused blood pressure spikes in Boardrooms and C-Suites all over the world. This, while Microsoft continues to expand their security and compliance offerings, while at the same time pressure is coming from those same Boardrooms to 'do something'. They say F.U.D. sells, but be careful what you buy.
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NET(net)'s Free Guide to Cloud Cost Savings and Optimization
We have written a guide based on our first-hand experience to help you navigate the ever-changing waters of managing your Cloud cost. We break it down into for main sections:
Swimming with sharks - state of the major players
First things first - failures and mistakes
Preparation - rethink your thoughts
Homework - there will be a test
The Ask - a little help from our friends
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Oracle: Culture of Fear Inside Cloud Infrastructure Unit?
It's always helpful to know the corporate culture of the companies you are doing business with. We have written often about Oracle's tactics over the years in their drive to extract every dollar from their customer base, while at the same time growing their Cloud revenue.
In this Business Insider article, Oracle's Cloud unit leader, Clay Magouyrk, is profiled in a most unflattering light.
This may give you some insight as to how your Oracle salespeople are motivated (or demotivated) and how they approach your business.
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You may have noticed our continued emphasis on Cloud spend and ways to reign in and manage related costs, and for good reason. We continue to see Clients come to us to help them substantially reduce their cost and compliance risks associated with the major public Cloud providers.
To help our Clients maintain sound Cloud Optimization programs, we've assembled a series of articles and tips called: 12 for '21 Cloud Optimization Series.
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City of Austinidentified Christopher Stewart as the City's next Chief Information Officer
Subwayhires Donagh Herlihy as Chief Digital and Information Officer
University of Notre Dameannounced Jane Livingston as CIO
JPMorgannames James Reid as CIO of Employee Experience and Corporate Technology, and appointed Melissa Goldman as CIO of Finance, Risk, Data and Controls technology unit
Johnson Controlsnames Vijay Sankaran to new CTO role
