IDG Connect
CIO Spotlight: Grant McCormick, Exabeam
What advice would you give to aspiring IT leaders? “My best advice would be to find the part of IT that you love and focus on that with an undying vigour. Become an expert on that one vertical.”
Secret CSO: Chris Hodson, Cyberhaven
Cybersecurity is constantly changing – how do you keep learning? “You need to have a passion for what you do. Tech is constantly changing - you must be invigorated, because otherwise it would be extremely difficult to keep up…”
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CTO Sessions: Vadim Solovey, DoiT International
How do you align your technology use to meet business goals? “For me, it’s always the business need that comes first, and my job as a CTO is to find a technology-based solution.”
C-suite career advice: Glenn Hayward, Com Laude Group
What are some common misconceptions about working in IT/tech? “That you have to be particularly technical. Business skills are often just as important in the tech sector.”
CIO Spotlight: Prashanti Aduma, Dialpad
Do you have a succession plan? “I always look at how people can grow into my shoes... I see succession as mentoring people on a daily basis to ensure that they will one day be ready for the role.”
Secret CSO: Michael Armer, RingCentral
What metrics or KPIs do you use to measure security effectiveness? “There is not a one size fits all strategy and every CISO needs to generate a set of standardised metrics and business outcomes specific to their organisation’s risk...
CTO Sessions: Asanka Abeysinghe, WSO2
Are there any technologies which you think are overhyped?” There are several, such as service mesh, blockchain, and the metaverse, that receive considerable hype without directly addressing human challenges.”
C-suite career advice: Brennan Spellacy, Patch
How important are specific certifications? “Show me what you've shipped, not what you've studied.”
CIO Spotlight: Jean-Philippe Avelange, Expereo
What advice would you give to aspiring IT leaders? “For me to be an IT leader you need to know your content… if you don’t know what you are talking about, then no one will believe what you are saying, so being firmly in the content is...
