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Growth Quest 2025: Transformando la colaboración entre negocio y tecnología La tecnología se ha consolidado como una palanca indispensable para impulsar el crecimiento. Sin embargo, la clave para aprovechar todo su potencial radica en algo más profundo: la colaboración efectiva entre los departamentos de negocio y tecnología. La edición 2025 de este encuentro se centrará en explorar cómo las organizaciones pueden trascender los desafíos tradicionales de comunicación y alineación entre estas áreas para crear sinergias que impulsen resultados estratégicos y sostenibles. Este año, además de analizar las dinámicas habituales de esta colaboración, damos un paso más allá para abordar otros temas de interés: De proyectos a productos digitales: ¿Cómo podemos transformar la cultura organizacional hacia un enfoque centrado en el producto digital, maximizando valor y adaptabilidad? Gobernanza IT eficaz: Muchas empresas han ejecutado grandes iniciativas tecnológicas, pero carecen de una estructura de gobernanza sólida. Exploraremos cómo establecer marcos efectivos que gestionen riesgos, prioricen recursos y fomenten la transparencia. Gestión estratégica del cambio: Superar barreras culturales y organizativas para adoptar nuevos modelos de colaboración y operación. Modelos de Innovación en el negocio: Conoceremos qué buenas prácticas están aplicando algunas compañías para innovar y desarrollar nuevas líneas, sin impactar en el negocio tradicional o principal.
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Nel mondo digitale odierno, l'IA e le tecnologie dei dati sono forze trainanti che stanno rimodellando i settori e favorendo livelli senza precedenti di agilità e innovazione. Questo evento presenta avanzamenti all'avanguardia come l'IA generativa e i modelli di base, consentendo alle organizzazioni di offrire esperienze personalizzate e soluzioni trasformative su larga scala. Scopri come l'adozione di strategie agili, potenziate dall'IA, stia supportando i leader aziendali nell'adattarsi ai continui cambiamenti del mercato.
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The modern cyber threat landscape has evolved from simple data breaches to sophisticated, systemic attacks designed to cripple an entire organisation. Ransomware, in particular, has made traditional backup and recovery strategies insufficient, as attackers often compromise backups before launching their main assault. In this new reality, the question is no longer "if" an attack will happen, but "when” and how quickly you can recover. Furthermore, regulations like DORA and NIS2 are making robust recovery a legal imperative, compelling businesses to adopt solutions that can guarantee data integrity and business continuity even after a catastrophic cyber event, making a Cybervault a critical component of regulatory compliance.
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Chmura daje ogrom możliwości obserwacji, ale też łatwo wpaść w pułapkę nadmiaru metryk i alertów. Jak zbudować monitoring i raportowanie tak, by faktycznie wspierały decyzje, a nie przytłaczały szumem? Maciej Lutostański z Benefit Systems pokaże, jak jego zespół wykorzystuje natywne narzędzia dostawców (głównie AWS) oraz sprawdzone rozwiązania open source – Grafanę do wizualizacji, Loki do centralizowanego logowania, Prometheusa do monitoringu i alertingu oraz KubeCost do zarządzania kosztami. Dyskutować będziemy o tym, jak zrównoważyć kontrolę, przejrzystość i efektywność w złożonych środowiskach chmurowych.
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On the eve of the ServiceNow World Forum, CIONET invites you to an exclusive dinner in the fabulous Restaurant Little London in the heart of Munich City. Join leading CIOs, CDOs, and ServiceNow product owners for a candid exchange on how to get the most from your ServiceNow investment.
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Join us on the evening of 4th November for dinner and discussion in the company of experts from BT and Cisco. Hosted at an exclusive venue, this is the perfect opportunity to network, exchange ideas with your peers and leave with actionable insights.
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Este año, además de analizar las dinámicas habituales de la colaboración entre tecnología y negocio para trascender los desafíos tradicionales de comunicación y alineación, damos un paso más allá para abordar otros temas de interés: cómo evolucionar de cultura de proyectos a producto digital, mejores prácticas en Gobernanza IT eficaz., gestión estratégica del cambio o modelos de innovación en el negocio.
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Nel mondo digitale odierno, l'IA e le tecnologie dei dati sono forze trainanti che stanno rimodellando i settori e favorendo livelli senza precedenti di agilità e innovazione. Questo evento presenta avanzamenti all'avanguardia come l'IA generativa e i modelli di base, consentendo alle organizzazioni di offrire esperienze personalizzate e soluzioni trasformative su larga scala. Scopri come l'adozione di strategie agili, potenziate dall'IA, stia supportando i leader aziendali nell'adattarsi ai continui cambiamenti del mercato.
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The modern cyber threat landscape has evolved from simple data breaches to sophisticated, systemic attacks designed to cripple an entire organisation. Ransomware, in particular, has made traditional backup and recovery strategies insufficient, as attackers often compromise backups before launching their main assault. In this new reality, the question is no longer "if" an attack will happen, but "when” and how quickly you can recover. Furthermore, regulations like DORA and NIS2 are making robust recovery a legal imperative, compelling businesses to adopt solutions that can guarantee data integrity and business continuity even after a catastrophic cyber event, making a Cybervault a critical component of regulatory compliance.
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On the eve of the ServiceNow World Forum, CIONET invites you to an exclusive dinner in the fabulous Restaurant Little London in the heart of Munich City. Join leading CIOs, CDOs, and ServiceNow product owners for a candid exchange on how to get the most from your ServiceNow investment.
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Join us on the evening of 4th November for dinner and discussion in the company of experts from BT and Cisco. Hosted at an exclusive venue, this is the perfect opportunity to network, exchange ideas with your peers and leave with actionable insights.
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Este año, además de analizar las dinámicas habituales de la colaboración entre tecnología y negocio para trascender los desafíos tradicionales de comunicación y alineación, damos un paso más allá para abordar otros temas de interés: cómo evolucionar de cultura de proyectos a producto digital, mejores prácticas en Gobernanza IT eficaz., gestión estratégica del cambio o modelos de innovación en el negocio.
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Nel mondo digitale odierno, l'IA e le tecnologie dei dati sono forze trainanti che stanno rimodellando i settori e favorendo livelli senza precedenti di agilità e innovazione. Questo evento presenta avanzamenti all'avanguardia come l'IA generativa e i modelli di base, consentendo alle organizzazioni di offrire esperienze personalizzate e soluzioni trasformative su larga scala. Scopri come l'adozione di strategie agili, potenziate dall'IA, stia supportando i leader aziendali nell'adattarsi ai continui cambiamenti del mercato.
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Belgium Nov 6, 2025 Invitation Only Physical english
The modern cyber threat landscape has evolved from simple data breaches to sophisticated, systemic attacks designed to cripple an entire organisation. Ransomware, in particular, has made traditional backup and recovery strategies insufficient, as attackers often compromise backups before launching their main assault. In this new reality, the question is no longer "if" an attack will happen, but "when” and how quickly you can recover. Furthermore, regulations like DORA and NIS2 are making robust recovery a legal imperative, compelling businesses to adopt solutions that can guarantee data integrity and business continuity even after a catastrophic cyber event, making a Cybervault a critical component of regulatory compliance.
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CIONET Nederland vertrekt met een groep Nederlandse CIO's en digital leaders 10 t/m 12 november 2025 voor de geheel verzorgde CIO Innovation Trip naar de Web Summit in Lissabon, Portugal. Reis jij mee of neem je collega(s) mee!
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On the eve of the ServiceNow World Forum, CIONET invites you to an exclusive dinner in the fabulous Restaurant Little London in the heart of Munich City. Join leading CIOs, CDOs, and ServiceNow product owners for a candid exchange on how to get the most from your ServiceNow investment.
Read MoreAudi builds developer environment with Red Hat OpenShift
Audi AG, part of the Volkswagen (VW) Group, needed to create a stable, scalable environment for innovative development across cloud platforms. Audi decided to use Red Hat OpenShift, an enterprise Kubernetes platform, as the foundation of Kubika-O, its new security-focused runtime environment.
Audi AG, part of the Volkswagen (VG) Group, is a manufacturer of high-quality automobiles. The company delivered more than 1.6 million cars to 100 countries worldwide in 2020.
To keep pace with evolving business demand and fulfill its mission of leading through technology, the VW Group tasked Audi’s IT team with creating a secure, stable, central environment for innovative development at scale across the group’s many brands. As part of this project, Audi IT sought to reduce risks and remove dependencies with a flexible, modular architecture that could support iterative work.
“The days of ‘plan, build, run’ are over,” said Sebastian Kister, Product Team LeadKubernetes Competence Center, Audi AG. “You can't expect a system to run as-is for ten years anymore. To survive in an environment of constant change, we needed a multi-tenant system with the ability to make small adjustments and updates whenever necessary.”
Audi decided to work with Red Hat to create a new as-a-Service development environment, called Kubika-O, based on enterprise open source technology. The company chose Red Hat software because it met their strategic goals to take advantage of open source flexibility and scalability while avoiding vendor lock-in.
The software foundation of Kubika-O is Red Hat OpenShift, an enterprise Kubernetes platform for building, automating, scaling, and managing container-based applications. To integrate with its cloud provider, Audi uses Red Hat OpenShift Dedicated on AWS, a managed and supported solution offered natively on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for easier management and billing.
Previously, projects became backlogged due to time-consuming provisioning processes that could require lead times as long as six months. With automation through Red Hat OpenShift, Audi IT can quickly provide tailored Kubernetes clusters and add-ons for each Kubika-O project. As a result, experienced developers and those new to Kubernetes can work more efficiently to create, deliver, and migrate innovative solutions across on-premise and cloud environments.
Kubika-O supplies Audi’s platforms, applications, and projects with a consistent foundation. This multitenant Kubernetes environment supports several key operational applications, including Audi Open Source Diagnostics, Group Measurement Data Management, and its many internal development and management applications to drive the digital transformation of Audi Group. “Red Hat OpenShift helped us create a secure runtime for our projects and containers with low dependencies,” said Kister.
Audi’s teams can now use the modular, responsive container infrastructure and robust automation technology included in Red Hat OpenShift to scale applications using shared resources—without relying on physical infrastructure.
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