EC News DeskOn August 19, Global CIO Forum in association with Veritas and Datacentrix, successfully hosted the Prepare, Migrate, Protect, Optimise WebSummit. The websummit explored how organisations can defy their data protection limits and have a holistic view of their data along with comprehensive protection.
Recent circumstances have made it evident that cloud will be critical for business and has emphasized its role more than ever. Organisations are on the lookout to expand their cloud capabilities and there is a dire need to gain deeper insights into organisations’ data and expand business potential.
Websummit topics
- Crafting a hybrid cloud strategy
- Building resiliency
- Addressing challenges in digital dependency
- Protecting workload whilst simplifying recovery
- Best practices for taking on ransomware
The speakers
The keynote speakers for the Prepare, Migrate, Protect, Optimise WebSummit were Nitish Rucktooa, Central Africa and Indian Ocean Islands Country Manager at Veritas; Bassam Jbara, Technical Director, Africa, Levant and East Europe at Veritas; and John Dewar, Data Management Business Unit Manager at Datacentrix. The presentations were followed by a Q&A session.
About GCF Unite WebSummit
Global CIO Forum’s GCF Unite WebSummit is an online webinar that is aimed towards creating a global technology leaders’ community whose ultimate goal is to Integrate, Influence, Impact CIOs and tech leaders. The GCF Unite WebSummit will host a series of events in multiple chapters and 30+ countries featuring successful local tech leaders, CIOs, IT directors, innovators, educators and investors who share business leadership best practices, and lessons learned on the road to building great future with help of technocrats and technology.
About Global CIO Forum
The role of a CIO is one of the most critical one in today’s business and industry. Today, CIOs hold the future of innovation, productivity and competitiveness in their hands. At the Global CIO Forum, we not only provide our members with an exchange forum for best IT leadership strategies and practices to enhance business results, but we are also developing a strong voice to ensure that CIOs are represented at key industry and government decision tables. In other words: Integrate. Influence. Impact.
The Global CIO Forum’s mission is to represents IT Executives and CIOs globally. Currently working in META region and with expansion plans globally, the Global CIO Forum is a non-profit community of CIOs and IT leaders whose mission is to facilitate networking, sharing of best practices and executive development, and to collaborate on issues faced by the CIOs and IT executives.
