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Rising cloud costs, security push some firms back to on-premise infra
The shift, called cloud repatriation, involves moving applications, data, and workloads from a public cloud environment back to on-premises infrastructure, private clouds, or other hosting environment
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Prashant Janaswamy appointed as Chief Information Officer of Essar Energy
Essar Energy Transition's EET Fuels on Monday said it has appointed Prashant Janaswamy as its Chief Information Officer. Prashant will lead the development and implementation of EET Fuels' digital transformation strategy, with an aim to modernise the company's technology infrastructure and enhance data-driven decision-making, a company statement said. According to the statement, Essar Energy Transition's EET Fuels (the trading name of Essar Oil (UK)) announced the appointment of Janaswamy as Chief Information Officer. His expertise includes digital transformation, technology modernisation, and data-driven decision-making. He brings over 25 years of global experience across the UK, the US, India, and the Middle East, having held senior roles such as CIO, CTO, and Chief Data and Automation Officer at leading companies in the energy, oil and gas, and manufacturing sectors. EET Fuels CEO Deepak Maheshwari said, "Prashant's appointment demonstrates our commitment to leveraging cutting-
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Tata Electronics names Bobby Mitra as CIO, president for AI transformation
He will advance Tata Electronics' technology and manufacturing capabilities, says company
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Indian CISOs face challenges in securing support to combat cyber attacks
Indian CISOs (Chief Information Security Officers) said they struggle at some level to get support from the executive board for the resources needed to maintain cybersecurity strength, new report said
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IT major Wipro appoints noted BFSI executive Anup Purohit as CIO
Purohit brings with him 21 years' experience in digital banking and other areas; was earlier with YES Bank, RBL, Barclays and JPMC in leadership roles
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IT major Wipro appoints Anup Purohit as chief information officer
IT major Wipro on Friday said it has appointed Anup Purohit as its chief information officer (CIO)
Airtel appoints Pradipt Kapoor as CIO to drive engineering strategy
Bharti Airtel on Sunday announced the appointment of Pradipt Kapoor as its Chief Information Officer (CIO)
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Indian-American Raj Iyer becomes US Army's first Chief Information Officer
Indian-American Dr Raj Iyer has taken over as the first Chief Information Officer of the US Army, after the Pentagon created the position in July 2020
CIO role changing from delivery to biz executive
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