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Accelerating the Benefits of AI Requires a MetaData Supply Chain Strategy

Posted on behalf of CIO Association of Canada’s sponsor, Oproma. Organizations consistently pay approximately five times more than necessary for data storage. Not because hardware prices remain high, but because most enterprises have become digital hoarders—accumulating vast quantities of Redundant, Obsolete, and Trivial information (ROT data) across disparate systems. Research consistently shows that 80-85% of …

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IDC – Canadian 2024 Predictions: Reimagining AI Everywhere Post-Event Content

IDC technology experts hosted an insightful, virtual panel discussion for our members yesterday. Below is the recording of the webinar and the presentation materials. Calling all CIOs and IT leaders! Get ready to explore the future of Canadian technology in our exclusive webinar, “IDC Canadian 2024 Predictions – Reimagining AI Everywhere.” Join IDC’s Canadian senior …

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Fireside Chat with Kevin Mandia, CEO, Mandiant

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Join us for a candid CIOCAN Fireside Chat with Kevin Mandia CEO, Mandiant and Derek Cullen, CIOCAN Board Member & CIO of Stikeman Elliott LLP on June 23 12:00 PM EDT. We will discuss the battle against cybercrime with this leading cyber incident response firm. This conversation will discuss: …

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Evolution of the CIO In 2022 And Beyond

With in-person interactions limited, technology and business executives, sales teams, functional leads and everyone else in Canadian organizations has had to adjust. For CIOs this adjustment has been compounded by the growing importance of technology to an organization’s bottom line and the need for accelerated, transformative projects to address business needs. The role of the …

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Death by Assessment

Not Another Assessment, Please! For most of us, the specter of yet another cybersecurity risk assessment around the corner is daunting. Did we not just have a consulting firm conduct a cybersecurity assessment and provide us a 50-page report? And didn’t we in the same period have internal audit, external audit, and a regulator conduct …

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Rethinking Data: How CIOs Can Pursue Opportunities To Unlock Greater Value

Leading companies drive business initiatives like improved customer experiences and increased efficiencies through complete data understanding. Tangential value includes improved security, privacy, and compliance. This report provides a clear picture of how CIOs across Canada are rethinking their approach to data — where they are on this journey today, the barriers they are beginning to …

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