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Kalman Tiboldi - CTO & Founder at GemOne-TVH - Simplify or Die: Why Complexity Is the Real IT Challenge
Italy Sep 25, 2025 Invitation Only Physical italian
Nel percorso verso l’AI e la trasformazione digitale, dati e automazione sono gli elementi centrali di ogni strategia tecnologica. Ma senza una governance chiara, rischiano di diventare non solo fonte di inefficienza, ma anche di rischi e incoerenza. Come garantire che i dati siano completi, accessibili e affidabili? Come automatizzare le operation IT e i processi aziendali mantenendo controllo, compliance e sicurezza? Durante questa roundtable esclusiva, organizzata da CIONET Italia e IBM, affronteremo: La governance come abilitatore di dati affidabili e automazione sicura. Come prepararsi a un’adozione dell’AI realmente scalabile. Il ruolo di controllo, resilienza e gestione del rischio nell’innovazione.
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Belgium Oct 16, 2025 Invitation Only Physical english
AI isn’t just another tool. It changes how we work, how we think, how we organise ourselves.Yet most organisations still approach it like a digital upgrade, deploying assistants, automating workflows, testing use cases inisolation.The results are predictable. Short-term wins. Long-term confusion.Effort spent. Value unclear.Many companies can’t connect AI to their actual strategic goals,and the promised ROI never materialises.At the same time, something deeper is shifting.AI can now reason, decide, adapt. Not just mimic processes butcontribute to them.The technology is evolving, but the way we implement it hasn’tcaught up.If your AI still fits inside a single department, you’re likely solvingthe wrong problem.If it works only for individuals, you're missing how your teamsactually deliver value.If it replaces people instead of supporting them, you're buildingfor today, not tomorrow.The next step isn’t more AI. It’s the right AI.Built for your business, your teams, your way of working.Not a tool to add but a structure to build around.Are we ready to treat AI as a shared capability, not a scatteredexperiment?Can we move beyond individual efficiency and build systems thatcollaborate, learn and adapt with us?Those are the questions we’ll explore at the round table.
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Germany Oct 28, 2025 Country Members Physical german
Am 28. Oktober lädt CIONET CIOs und Digital Leaders nach Köln ein: hier stellen wir reale Anwendungsfälle vor, in denen KI-Agenten Aufgaben autonom übernehmen, Prozesse beschleunigen und Entscheidungen vorbereiten – mit messbarem Nutzen für das Business.
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France Nov 4, 2025 Country Members Physical french
À l’ère des mutations géopolitiques et réglementaires, l’établissement d’une souveraineté numérique est devenu un élément stratégique essentiel pour les entreprises. Ce dialogue stratégique mettra en lumière le rôle fondamental du réseau dans la mise en place du contrôle, de la confiance et de la résilience. Nous explorerons comment une infrastructure moderne et résiliente permet d’appliquer des politiques de gestion des données et d’assurer la continuité opérationnelle. Ce dialogue stratégique, réservé à un groupe restreint de pairs, est conçu pour permettre aux leaders du numérique d’échanger sur l’un des enjeux les plus urgents aujourd’hui. Nous discuterons des réseaux « sovereign-ready » et débattrons des préoccupations croissantes autour de la souveraineté des données, qui motivent l’adoption de politiques de confidentialité et de protection des données de plus en plus strictes à l’échelle mondiale.
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Netherlands Nov 10, 2025 Public Physical english
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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Seneca Polytechnic focuses on security excellence to protect data
Seneca Polytechnic, a leading higher education institution in Ontario, has partnered with Trend Micro to ensure the security and availability of its critical data. Trend Micro's advanced security solutions, including Deep Discovery Inspector and Deep Security Software, have provided Seneca with the necessary tools to detect and prevent threats.
OVERVIEW
Easy access to information is the lifeblood of the world’s colleges and universities. At Seneca Polytechnic, which has one of the largest student populations in Ontario, the IT security team must ensure that more than 30,000 students and employees have access to this information at all times from any device. The team also protects the personal data and intellectual property that resides in Seneca’s data center and travels across their network. To keep Seneca secure and information available, Seneca relies on advanced data center protection combined with advanced threat detection solutions from Trend Micro.
The intelligence built into Trend solutions tells my team what is critical so we can focus on the really important alerts and make sure that our environment is safe and secure.
CHALLENGES
“As a higher education institution, we have to allow students and employees to use their own devices,” says Joseph Lee, associate director, IT security, privacy and compliance, Seneca Polytechnic. “We don’t have control over those devices, so they could be leveraged by hackers. My biggest challenge is to make sure I have appropriate measures in place to detect threats and prevent issues.”
“To maintain a proper security posture with my small team, we must be able to prioritize alerts with the right tools in place. The Trend Vision One™ – Deep Discovery™ Inspector and Trend Micro™ Deep Security™ Software solutions give us what we need to be effective in our security.”
Trend’s solutions have the latest and greatest threat intelligence built in, so whenever a new attack comes out, we know we will be protected against it.
WHY TREND
A Trend customer since 2015, Seneca considers Trend high-caliber security solutions and unmatched customer support key to their success. “People do make a difference,” says Radha Krishnan, chief information officer and vice-president, customer service, Seneca Polytechnic. “Our security team has a level of comfort with Trend that they don’t see with other vendors.”
This gives the team the confidence to run efficiently and effectively. “We rely on the Trend solutions a lot. The intelligence built into the solutions tell my team what is critical so we can focus on the really important alerts and make sure that our environment is safe and secure.”
SOLUTION
With Deep Discovery Inspector, Trend Micro™ Deep Discovery™ Analyzer, and Deep Security Software, Seneca Polytechnic’s IT security team has everything they need to stay on top of potential threats. “One of my team’s first tasks every day is to look at Deep Discovery Inspector findings to see what they need to pay attention to,” says Lee.
The IT security team highly appreciates the Deep Security Software virtual patching feature, which protects the data center from attacks before patches are applied. “Trend’s focus on ongoing product innovations is crucial to Seneca’s security. Deep Discovery Inspector and Deep Security Software have the latest and greatest threat intelligence built in, so whenever a new attack comes out, we know we will be protected against it,” he says.
RESULTS
Lee recalls many experiences in which Trend security demonstrated its value. In one instance, Trend solutions quickly alerted the team about a server that was being used for Bitcoin mining. Another time, a ransomware simulation exercise generated an unexpected result. “On the night we planted the simulation, Deep Security Software immediately generated an alert, and the data center team was on it—defeating the purpose of the simulation but reassuring us that Deep Security Software really does protect us,” says Lee.
Thanks to Trend, Seneca Polytechnic maintains a robust security posture, even with a lean security team. “Trend has done the heavy lifting for us,” Lee says. “Our Trend solutions prioritize the findings for us so we can focus on other security issues.”
WHAT'S NEXT
“We’re moving a lot of our resources into the cloud right now,” says Lee. “Our email solution is in the cloud, along with our learning management platform, and we’re looking at moving our ERP system to the cloud as well. Making sure those resources are well protected while they’re in the cloud is next on our list to achieve.”
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Geopolitical tensions have dominated the headlines for over two years now. In this context, the cyber threat landscape is also evolving rapidly. The protection and security of critical infrastructure – both physical and digital – is becoming increasingly important.
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