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NEWS : Latest news round-up from across North America
LATEST INTELLIGENCE : The latest whitepapers from Threatlocker and Forcepoint
TRENDING : Sitecore report shows consumers expect to engage brands in new virtual environments
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INFOGRAPHIC : Majority of business professionals want to embrace the Metaverse
PROJECT LATEST : Updates from Florida , Ohio , New Jersey and the Bahamas
EDITOR ’ S QUESTION : How can IT leaders effectively influence business decisions within their companies ?
TALKING BUSINESS : Removing risks around Digital Transformation requires a vision . . . and the right kind of visibility
FEATURE : Welcome to the Supercloud – built for scale and performance
COVER STORY
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CIO OPINION : Three key ingredients for the ideal Disaster Recovery strategy
COUNTRY FOCUS : How ACT enabled College Ave to deliver seamless experiences
FEATURE : Reports reveal Continuous Deployment helps scale software development processes
CASE STUDY : Ally Financial builds customer trust and innovative services with Zoom
CASE STUDY : Birmingham protects city services with Veeam and saves US $ 100,000 in IT costs
INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
INDUSTRY WATCH : Nymbus runs digital banking services on Red Hat OpenShift and Nutanix HCI
TECH TALK : Leapfrogging your competitors with the Metaverse
GET TO KNOW : Robin Smith , Regional VP North America , Mambu
FINAL WORD : Vectra ’ s 2023 predictions warn skills shortage will become a talent war
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