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Seven Years, Five Continents, Global Impact, One Journey: Unveiling 24 Pearls of My Executive Odyssey
Seven Years, Five Continents, Global Impact, One Journey: Unveiling 24 Pearls of My Executive Odyssey
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Generative AI in the Crosshairs: CISOs' Battle for Cybersecurity
Generative AI in the Crosshairs: CISOs' Battle for Cybersecurity
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Securing Tomorrow: Unleashing the Power of Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Technology
Securing Tomorrow: Unleashing the Power of Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Technology
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𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 On…
𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 On…
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🚀 Generative AI is Revolutionizing the Workplace! 🚀 According to a recent survey by BCG, 58% of professionals using GenAI for work believe they are…
🚀 Generative AI is Revolutionizing the Workplace! 🚀 According to a recent survey by BCG, 58% of professionals using GenAI for work believe they are…
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I'm pleased to share that I officially re-certified my Professional Data Engineer certification! A challenging yet rewarding experience and I look…
I'm pleased to share that I officially re-certified my Professional Data Engineer certification! A challenging yet rewarding experience and I look…
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MIT Technology Review Global Panel
MIT Technology Review
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A member of the MIT Technology Review Global Panel, a community of business professionals.
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Harnessing GenAI: Building Cyber Resilience Against Offensive AI
Forbes Technology Council
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How To Enact Seven Pillars Of Cyber Resilience
Forbes
Data breaches have the potential to threaten human life in the health care sector or completely disrupt any connected system. Meanwhile, cyberthreats have evolved dramatically, rendering traditional cybersecurity measures insufficient.
Because of this, cybersecurity means much more today than protecting your network or addressing data leakage. With increasing sophistication of cyberattacks and AI, the pressing need is for cyber resilience—the ability to prepare, respond and recover. -
Six Ways To Implement AppSec Measures For Your Cloud Ecosystem
The Architect Coach
The pandemic has changed the way businesses operate. With lockdowns everywhere, online apps have become the savior for every business, and cloud adoption has skyrocketed. In fact, it’s predicted that 60% of companies will use public cloud platforms by the end of 2021. As businesses operate remotely over the cloud, application security has become extremely crucial.
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Half & Half: Intel’s Hidden Security Feature Stops Spectre-like Attacks
The Architect Coach
In a remarkable revelation, computer scientists from UC San Diego and Purdue University have discovered an undocumented security feature in Intel processors that offers robust protection against notorious vulnerabilities like Spectre.
This groundbreaking study, titled “Half&Half: Demystifying Intel’s Directional Branch Predictors for Fast, Secure Partitioned Execution,” has provided valuable insights into the inner workings of Intel’s processors, particularly their conditional branch…In a remarkable revelation, computer scientists from UC San Diego and Purdue University have discovered an undocumented security feature in Intel processors that offers robust protection against notorious vulnerabilities like Spectre.
This groundbreaking study, titled “Half&Half: Demystifying Intel’s Directional Branch Predictors for Fast, Secure Partitioned Execution,” has provided valuable insights into the inner workings of Intel’s processors, particularly their conditional branch predictors. -
12 Secrets for successful Digital Transformation
DZone
Digital Transformation reforms the way an enterprise functions. An Everest Group research found that 73% of companies failed to see any addition to their business value from their digital transformation efforts. In this blog, I will reveal 12 secrets to a perfectly executed digital transformation journey.
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Systematic and Chaotic Testing: A Way to Achieve Cloud Resilience
Dzone
In this blog, learn what resilience and observability mean, and why resilience and chaos testing are vital to avoid downtimes and essential to organizations.
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Advice to young software engineers
Medium
A piece of advice to my younger self — “Set all kinds of goals for what you want to achieve in life. No goal is too big with the right plan and vision.”
In the past 25 years, I had my fair share of success and failure. I find this journey memorable as it made me understand the importance of failure and success. Every success is close to my heart that constantly provides me a better understanding of team works and a sense of achievement but every failure provided me a new and innovative…A piece of advice to my younger self — “Set all kinds of goals for what you want to achieve in life. No goal is too big with the right plan and vision.”
In the past 25 years, I had my fair share of success and failure. I find this journey memorable as it made me understand the importance of failure and success. Every success is close to my heart that constantly provides me a better understanding of team works and a sense of achievement but every failure provided me a new and innovative way to find extraordinary solutions. -
Changing The AI Landscape Through Professionalization
Dzone
Read this blog to know more about the increasing utility of data-driven AI and what role does professionalization play in the process of successful AI deployment?
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The Continuum
Medium
Organizations are reinventing their futures amid exceptional situations. Nowadays, change has become the new ordinary. That is why so many firms are reinventing themselves and moving systems and apps to the Cloud. And they’re doing it while their industries and businesses are changing. It’s analogous to a ship repairing its engine and retraining its crew while attempting to maintain speed and direction amid a severe storm. But all this hard work pays.
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What Is .NET 5 And What It Means To You
Dzone
Microsoft has emerged with a new innovation called .NET 5 wherein it provides a cross-platform development experience overcoming previous issues in the .NET world
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5G-Powered Digital Transformation Scenarios
Dzone
What innovations are awaiting for humanity once the telecom operators finish the 5G rollout? Read this piece to test the compatibility of 5G.
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The State of Remote Working and Productivity During the Pandemic
Dzone
How can an organization determine productivity? What can we expect from remote working in 2021? Read this article to find out more!
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Top 15 Digital Transformation Trends of 2021
Dzone
These 15 digital transformation trends highlight areas of opportunity and ways for organizations to differentiate themselves from competitors.
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When trouble knocks how system resilience acts
Dzone
This article considers the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, making the claim that the need for system resilience has never been greater.
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Multiple Cloud Perspectives and Introduction To Azure Arc
Dzone
A multi-cloud strategy entails using multiple cloud services from different providers based on their performance levels at certain tasks.
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Respond, Reset, and Renew Your Business Strategy Using Low Code/No Code Platform
Dzone
Businesses can implement a low code/no code approach for IT applications to move toward faster recovery from the pandemic.
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Technology Thought Leadership
Medium
Technology Thought leadership” is a hot topic in the corporate world right now, and it’s simple to understand why. When people turn to you for your knowledge and insight, you may establish yourself as a prominent industry expert and a well-known voice in your field.
Technology Thought leadership is expressing ideas that reflect your knowledge of a specific subject, sector, or issue. Many CEOs and corporate leaders want to be thought leaders in their professions. Most thought leaders not…Technology Thought leadership” is a hot topic in the corporate world right now, and it’s simple to understand why. When people turn to you for your knowledge and insight, you may establish yourself as a prominent industry expert and a well-known voice in your field.
Technology Thought leadership is expressing ideas that reflect your knowledge of a specific subject, sector, or issue. Many CEOs and corporate leaders want to be thought leaders in their professions. Most thought leaders not only know their domain well, but they are also enthusiastic about it and ready to share their industry expertise with others to help a company, organization, or cause. -
Industry Cloud Is The Future Of Cloud Transformation and Realization
Dzone
Cloud underpins most new technological disruptions and has proven itself during times of uncertainty with its resiliency, scalability, flexibility, and speed.
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Industry Cloud Is The Future Of Cloud Transformation And Realization
Medium
Today, the cloud underpins most new technological disruptions and has proven itself during times of uncertainty with its resiliency, scalability, flexibility, and speed.
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7 Mantras to Pivot Your Career
Medium
Today’s professionals change their careers multiple times. Career pivots allow people to make agile transitions and create different, better paths for themselves. It is important to change and adapt.
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Are Solution Architects Relevant In Post-Covid Time?
Dzone
How can solution architects help with this transition? Read the blog as I answer your questions. How can solution architects help with this transition?
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Top 9 Reasons for Digital Transformation Failure
Dzone
What are some of the challenges that you face when you choose Digital Transformation? Find the answers in this list I curated from my experience.
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Soft Skills For Solution Architects
While your technical knowledge and qualifications take the lead in your professional life, skills that set your professional tone are equally important.
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Microsoft Cloud for Retail — Architect Perspective
Medium
Retail is 31% of the world’s GDP, and that data is the demand signal for the world. In 2020, the retail industry faced challenges but also opportunities. First, the retail sector accelerated the already underway transition from physical retail to e-commerce quickly.
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Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare — Architect Perspective
Medium
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted not just every aspect of people’s lives but every aspect of the healthcare system. It’s preventing healthcare delivery practices from operating at normal business levels, it’s disrupting patient access to high-quality medical care, and it’s forcing everyone to think about how to continue pushing forward in new and different ways
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Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing — Architect Perspective
Medium
Manufacturers around the globe are becoming more agile and adaptable post-COVID 2020 has been a year that we will not soon forget. This interference has led to the high demand for Innovation, fast delivery, and better user experience. Filled with unimaginable change caused by the pandemic, the manufacturing industry witnessed a perfect storm, a significant disruption in terms of business continuity, operational visibility, remote work, employee safety, and the list goes on. However, businesses…
Manufacturers around the globe are becoming more agile and adaptable post-COVID 2020 has been a year that we will not soon forget. This interference has led to the high demand for Innovation, fast delivery, and better user experience. Filled with unimaginable change caused by the pandemic, the manufacturing industry witnessed a perfect storm, a significant disruption in terms of business continuity, operational visibility, remote work, employee safety, and the list goes on. However, businesses have responded, adapted, and are recovering.
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Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services — Architect Perspective
Medium
Financial institutions have embraced digital innovation at a recorded pace to adopt new ways of working, serving the financial needs of customers, and keep the markets performing. Moreover, they have done so while still operating within their control frameworks and regulatory requirements needed to serve in all parts of the world.
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Data Governance: Why questions on how to handle data are important
TimesTech
As an organisation, you have a big question in front of you “How to handle user’s data?”
With enough data and a roadmap to use that data effectively, you can accelerate your company’s growth. Using data effectively is incomplete without the term data governance. Here’s every “Why? How? Where?” you need to know about data governance and Azure Purview. -
Impact of AI on Software Development And Testing
Medium
AI technology is changing the working process of software engineers and test engineers. It is promoting productivity, quality, and speed. Businesses use AI algorithms to improve everything from project planning and estimation to quality testing and the user experience. Application development continues to evolve in its sophistication, while the business increasingly expects solutions to be delivered faster than ever.
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DATA AS AN ASSET — RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
Medium
Data, essentially, is the lifeblood of any organization, and hence, its accessibility, monitoring, and availability become an essential factor for business agility.
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Edge Computing: The Future of Cloud
Medium
Edge computing is one of the “new revolutionary technologies” that can change organizations wanting to break free from previous limitations of traditional cloud-based networks. The next 12–18 months will prove to be the natural inflection for edge computing. Practical applications are finally emerging where this architecture can bring real benefits.
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How Is 5g Relevant In The Present Day?
Experfy
As the beginning of 2021 approaches, 5G is predicted to reach around 34% of the global population in the next 4 years. How will 5G revolutionize the present scenario of the market? What are my predictions for a 5G-enabled future? What are the risks associated with 5G? Read this article to know what I expect from the 5G-enabled future.
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Cloud as an enabler for sustainability
CRN India
Sustainability has been a buzzword and rightfully so due to the accelerated global climate crisis. Corporations worldwide acknowledge the urgent need to act on climate change and have even set climate targets. Read this blog to understand how cloud helps meet sustainability goals.
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Cloud as an enabler for sustainability
Express Computer
Gartner defines sustainability as ‘An objective that guides decision making by incorporating economic, social and environmental impacts.' Read on to understand how cloud helps meet sustainability goals.
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5G-Powered Digital Transformation Scenarios
Millennium Post
With 5G, we'll see an entirely new range of applications enabled that will help with transforming the art of the possible. My take - Enterprises will witness 5G opening new doors to services and product innovation creating new customer segments and revenue streams at scale. This article dissects how 5G will transform particular industries & their business cases.
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11 Steps To Unlock Cloud Potential With The Right Skills And Talent
Forbes Technology Council
Enterprises are under immense pressure to adopt cloud technologies to counterbalance the impediments caused by the pandemic. The result is a growing deficit of cloud skills and a talent war. Read on to know about a few skills businesses should be investing in.
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14 Expert Recommendations For Creating An Effective Cloud Governance Policy
Forbes Technology Council
Having the right cloud governance policy in place can help your business capitalize on the efficiency and cost-saving potential of a move to the cloud. If you’re wondering where to start, review the suggestions below from the experts of Forbes Technology Council.
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Data as an Asset – Recipe for Success
Architecture and Governance
According to Gartner, “Data and analytics are the key accelerants of an organization’s digitization and transformation efforts” and that “Leading organizations in every industry are wielding data and analytics as competitive weapons.” Companies realize the potency of information and data in today’s technological landscape. But very few organizations have learned how to manage and value their data. Read this article to overcome the challenges in implementing “Data as an Asset.”
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16 Tech Roles That Are Experiencing A Shortage Of Talent
Forbes Technology Council
If you’re looking to start or develop your career in the tech industry, consider pursuing one of the following 16 tech roles.
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15 Policies And Practices That Drive High Tech Team Turnover
Forbes Technology Council
15 members of Forbes Technology Council shed some light on policies and practices that can lead to high turnover among a tech team.
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Digital Resilience Requires Changes In Taxonomy Of Business IT Systems
Medium
Taxonomy of Business IT Systems
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Enterprise Readiness For The Digital Age — Digital Fluency And Digital Resilience
Medium
The Covid-19 took on the role of Chief Innovation for most businesses. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound influence on the way businesses now function. It helped businesses accelerate the Digital Transformation to unprecedented levels and invalidated all the past assumptions. Now every business is a Technology business. Going digital used to be an aspiration for businesses, but now it’s imperative for survival.
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Realizing The True Value Of The Cloud As An Innovation Catalyst
Forbes Technology Council
Read this blog to understand the 5 Ways The Cloud Accelerates Innovation.
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Is Microservices The Best Answer For All Software Problems? Is It Still Valid In The Post-Covid World?
Experfy
Microservice Architecture has been a hot topic in the software world for a while now. It has been seen and rendered as a solution to issues arising from monolithic applications. But does it hold true to this argument? What are the benefits and challenges of this architecture? I will be debunking the same in this blog to understand the relevance of Microservice architecture in the post-COVID world.
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Cloud As An Enabler For Sustainability
Experfy
In this article, I intend to highlight cloud computing efficacy in driving sustainability goals.
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Cloud Cost Optimization: A Pivotal part of Cloud Strategy
Medium
If businesses have been able to optimize operations from their cloud investments. Whether the Cloud has just added to their costs or has it been good value for their money? And lastly, why some companies still grapple with mismanaged costs or added costs during their cloud journey?
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How To Achieve Digital Transformation In 12 Steps
Experfy
Digital transformation has been a key ask for a couple of years now. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, accelerated the pace of digital transformation. While many caught up, many missed the bus and are trying to catch up. An Everest Group research found that 78% companies failed to see any addition to their business value from digital transformation efforts. This article shares 12 secrets to a perfect digital transformation journey.
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The Green Lining in Cloud Computing
CXO Today
While the public cloud can help with an organization’s sustainability goals, one needs to have a focused approach on cloud migration. This can help reduce global carbon emissions, drive circularity and result in more sustainable products and services. Here are five considerations for a sustainable cloud-first journey
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Cloud as an enabler for Sustainability
Medium
Sustainability has been a buzzword and rightfully so owing to the accelerated global climate crisis. Corporations worldwide acknowledge the urgent need to act on climate change and have even pledged to set climate targets.
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Roadblocks in the way of digital transformation
PC Quest
Recently, an Everest Group research found that 73% of companies failed to see any addition to their business value from their digital transformation efforts. The number of enterprises that saw a positive result is just 22%. Let’s evaluate nine top reasons for ‘Digital Transformation Failure’
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Competition is no longer between companies – it’s between supply chains
SME Channels
What’s needed today is true transformation by altering the very fabric on which a business operates – how the supply chain is planned, managed, and ensures last-mile delivery. In fact, everything from building capabilities to changing the work culture and elevating financial performance will only be sustainable once businesses adopt this transformation.
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What Would a 5G Enabled Future Look and Feel like?
CXO Today
New devices and applications are emerging in the market that takes advantage of the dramatically reduced latency and much higher throughput that 5G offers. 5G is set to usher in an accelerated adoption of smart cities, smart factories, next generation in-store experiences, autonomous cars, and much more. The excitement is just beginning.
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Mainframe Modernization to Cloud
Medium
Despite the efficacy and benefits of Cloud-native development, the Mainframe remains a core and valuable enterprise technology for large enterprise customers (especially in Finance, Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail, and Public sector). Maybe because Mainframe offers resiliency, reliability, and trusted security. But it isn’t enough to sustain in today’s disruptive business environment.
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How to achieve digital transformation in 12 steps
Data Quest
An Everest Group research found that 78% companies failed to see any addition to their business value from digital transformation efforts. This article shares 12 secrets to a perfect digital transformation journey.
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Engaging Remote Working Employees Responsibly
Economic Times
No one knows what the future holds or when we will go back to on-site work. The onus lies on the leaders of the organisation to look after their workforce.
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AI Education and Access to The Education System
Higher Education Plus
Economies across the world are set to go through an AI transformation that will come to dominate many industries. Contrary to perception that the transformation will put many of us out of jobs, this will create a lot of jobs. But to ensure that we do not become redundant in doing those jobs, we need to ensure we reskill the current talent pool. Read this article to know more about how Artificial Intelligence can change our way of living.
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How democratisation of AI helped pharma companies wage a battle against COVID-19
Healthcare Radius Magazine
AI not only helped in data gathering, but also in data processing, data analyses, number crunching and genome sequencing and making the all-important automated protein molecule binding prediction
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Competition Is No Longer Between Companies
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The direct competition between brands is no longer relevant. The only competition that remains is between the companies’ supply chains.
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Mixing Thoughtfulness with Innovation
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More and more CXOs are working on striking the right balance between accelerating the Digital Transformation and Sustainability strategy, in addition to adopting a more digitized stand with a “cloud-first” approach.
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World’s Greatest Leaders 2020-21
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Microsoft
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Circle of Excellence - Technical Excellence
Microsoft
Top most award in Microsoft. It recognizes top 200 people in Microsoft
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