Companies that perform well under sustained pressure share a defining trait: senior leaders own continuity outcomes, says Augustine Tumi Mogashoa, director of IT and business continuity management specialist at ASQE.
Simulation technologies and digital twins are the new standard for any business serious about resilience and agility, says Handre Dreyer, director of operational technologies at 4Sight.
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Regulatory compliance is crucial for building organisational resilience.
From Novice to Eskom CIO: Faith Burn’s Inspiring Journey in Tech | Exploring Careers in Tech #15
In the latest episode of Exploring Careers in Tech, ITWeb interviews Faith Burn, CIO of Eskom, who shares her inspiring journey in the tech industry. Faith candidly reflects on her path, emphasizing the role of preparation and seizing opportunities. Despite never having seen a computer before university, she pursued a degree in computer science, driven by curiosity and a willingness to face fears. Faith began her career as an assistant programmer, steadily rising through roles such as business development manager, project manager, and ultimately CIO. Along the way, she gained diverse experiences, including working in internal auditing, project risk consulting, and holding a leadership role at Deloitte. Her advice to aspiring women in tech centers on embracing new challenges, maintaining a learning mindset, and not being deterred by doubt or negativity. Faith underscores the importance of finding mentors and counselors from diverse backgrounds to provide guidance and perspectives, enabling informed decisions
The company's multilayered security approach combines advanced technology with proactive employee education.
A company that can adapt quickly and operate efficiently is better equipped overall to compete in the today’s challenging market, says Mark Annett, head of CRM sales and consulting at Camsoft Solutions.
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The impact of the breaks in WACS and SAT-3 is zero to FMT customers, as its network was designed to ensure resilience to survive a disruption of this nature.
With hyperscalers like AWS building and growing local data centres, most companies are looking at a hybrid approach to ensure resilience while mitigating risk and costs.
The multi-acquiring solution encountered technical issues with its first priority processing bank, so it swiftly switched operations to the second priority bank.
Software developers who are working remotely are juggling family responsibilities, work and increasing pressure to deliver more, says Anujah Bosman, CEO of Chillisoft.
Disaster recovery is almost like insurance – you don’t get value out of the expense until you need to call on it, says Fikile Sibiya, CIO at e4.
Optimizing for resilience
A comlimentary webinar that focused on designing the future state of risk and security operations took place on 3 November. Hosted in partnership with ServiceNow and ITWeb, the hour-long session aimed to teach attendees how to make their operations more robust and resilient. #cyberresilience #CollaborativeCyberSecurity #ServiceNow