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Belgium 3-7-25 Invitation Only Physical english

CIONET Round Table - Digital Sovereignty

Digital Sovereignty - Securing Corporate Autonomy in a Fragmented World In an era marked by geopolitical instability and escalating digital dependencies, corporate leaders face a critical imperative: reclaiming control over their digital ecosystems. This exclusive CIONET executive dinner offers a platform for CIOs, CTOs, and digital leaders to delve into strategies for achieving digital sovereignty. Key discussion points include: Redefining Digital Sovereignty for Enterprises: Exploring how digital sovereignty extends beyond national borders to encompass corporate control over digital assets, infrastructure, and data. Infrastructure Independence: On-Premises vs. Cloud: Evaluating the trade-offs between on-premises infrastructure and cloud services in the context of control, scalability, and sovereignty. Sovereign AI: Building Autonomous Intelligence: Discussing strategies for developing AI capabilities that align with corporate values and operate independently of external platforms. Vendor Lock-In and Technological Autonomy: Identifying risks of dependency on specific vendors and exploring approaches to achieve technological independence. Investing in Sovereign Digital Capabilities: Strategising investments in infrastructure, talent, and processes to build and sustain digital sovereignty. Join us for an evening of insightful discussions, shared experiences, and actionable strategies to navigate the complexities of digital sovereignty. Secure your organisation's future by understanding and implementing the pillars of digital autonomy.

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Belgium 28-8-25 Country Members Physical english

20 Years CIONET - CIONET Belgium: Summer Festival

A special celebration marking 20 years of CIONET—two decades of empowering digital leaders and driving innovation in the technology landscape. This exclusive event will bring together our members to reflect on the incredible journey we've shared and look ahead to the future of digital leadership.Featuring keynote presentations from visionary CIOs, industry pioneers, and founding members, we’ll explore how far we’ve come and what lies ahead in the ever-evolving world of technology. Together, we will honour the contributions of our members who have shaped CIONET’s legacy while offering insights into how the community will continue to lead in the years to come.This is more than a celebration—it’s an opportunity to reconnect, reflect, and recharge with your fellow digital leaders. Don't miss this exclusive experience packed with inspiring talks, networking opportunities, and special recognitions that highlight the best of CIONET’s history and future.Let’s celebrate the past, present, and future of the digital community you helped build.

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Belgium 2-9-25 All TRIBERS Virtual english

What Does It Cost to Host an App? ; A practical guide to calculating hosting costs across infra, licenses, and operations

You’ve been asked a simple question: “What does it cost to host this application?” But the answer is anything but simple. The platform sits across multiple data centres. The app spans a few VMs, shares a backup system, uses licensed monitoring, and touches five different teams. Your CMDB should help, but it’s rigid, outdated, or incomplete. And yet, you still need to provide a number, clear, explainable, and grounded in reality.

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Upcoming TRIBE Events

 
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July 3, 2025 Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual polish

Własny SOC czy outsourcing? Analiza modeli operacyjnych w bezpieczeństwie IT

Zapraszamy na praktyczną dyskusję o wadach i zaletach różnych modeli utrzymania Security Operations Center. Dawid Wachowiak (TDJ) podzieli się doświadczeniami z wdrożenia i funkcjonowania modelu outsourcingowego. Porozmawiamy o tym, co wpływa na skuteczność SOC-a – od decyzji strategicznej po reakcję na incydent – i jak dopasować model operacyjny do potrzeb organizacji.

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July 14, 2025 Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual polish

Platforma KSEF – Krajowy System eFaktur

Ministerstwo Finansów zapowiedziało wdrożenie platformy KSeF na 2026 rok. Przygotowanie firm i ich systemów wymaga wiedzy o zakresie KSeF i elementach integracji na poziomie IT. Zapraszamy na kontynuację spotkania z udziałem przedstawicieli Centrum Informatyki Resortu Finansów (CIRF) i Ministerstwa Finansów.

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July 16, 2025 Squad Session Physical polish

TRIBES LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

Tribes Leadership Circle to cykliczne, wysokopoziomowe spotkania wyłącznie dla dyrektorów obszarowych, posiadających dostęp w ramach wykupionego członkostwa.

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CIONET Partner Updates

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Infineon Technology AG uses Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus

Infineon turned to Red Hat® Services, Red Hat Technical Account Management (TAM) and Red Hat Training. The company switched to a container environment for the internal development of specialized tools used in semiconductor development and production. Red Hat helped Infineon speed up and simplify processes while keeping information safe.

Founded and headquartered in Germany, Infineon Technologies AG is a global
semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT. Infineon drives decarbonization and
digitalization with its products and solutions. The company has around 56,200 employees
worldwide and generated revenue of about €14.2 billion in the 2022 fiscal year (ending 30
September). While further expanding the manufacturing capacities and continuing to grow
in terms of revenue, it needed to ensure the performance and security of its processes.
The company decided to switch to a container environment for the internal development
of dedicated tools used in semiconductor development and production. Thanks to the
enterprise-supported technologies and hands-on guidance from its Training and Technical
Account Management programs, Red Hat proved to be a great partner to help Infineon
speed up and simplify processes, while keeping proprietary information safe.

 

Addressing secure development within a growing company
As one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers worldwide, Infineon must remain agile,
particularly since it is dedicated to sustainability of both its solutions and carbon footprint.
With operations growing, the company needed a scalable cloud-native infrastructure to enable
digitalization while supporting its mission to make life easier, safer, and greener.
The company needed a standardized hybrid cloud platform for custom application development
and custom off-the-shelf applications. “The lead time for new applications from first discussions
to going live was too long,” said Hansjörg Sonnleitner, Senior Vice President Operational Services.
“We wanted rapid prototyping and a safe testing playground in which we could test code and then
scrap it.”


Working with the best
“We rely on best-in-class processes and products to serve our customers in the best way possible,”
Sonnleitner explained. “Our partners must have a proven competence and be able to design and
deliver strong and trustworthy solutions.”
Infineon had already implemented Red Hat Enterprise Linux on bare metal as its Operating
System Platform for the internal High Performance Compute Clusters enabling semiconductor
development and production. “When we learned that Red Hat has a container platform, we decided
to implement it which, in short, was a success,” said Sonnleitner. The evolution of the OpenShift
environment encouraged Infineon to switch to Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus for a unified set
of services, principally its centralized advanced cluster security capabilities.
To encourage learning and ensure best practices, Infineon took advantage of Red Hat Services,
Red Hat Technical Account Management (TAM) and Red Hat Training.


Creating a scalable and secure solution that saves time and effort


Created state-of-the-art scalable infrastructure that can extend in minutes
With Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus, Infineon now has a state-of-the-art cloud-native
infrastructure that supports its scaling business model. This new setup allows Infineon to scale its
infrastructure in minutes instead of hours, days, or even weeks. What’s more, operational complexity
has significantly decreased, which allows the company to focus on the continuous innovation of
technologies and staying ahead of the competition.


Accelerated processes resulting in faster time-to-market
Infineon can now deploy applications much faster and perform rapid prototyping and code testing.
“The new environment allows seven times faster deployments and is twice as efficient compared to
our standard environment,” said Sonnleitner. “Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus simplifies a lot since
you don’t have to interoperate with so many other systems from a traditional environment. An idea
can be brought to market faster. Another plus: our software developers and application owners can
now work even more efficiently.” 

 

Increased security of intellectual property
Infineon’s intellectual property remains secure because the company can keep prototyping
platforms on-premises. “We need a very strong system, application, and software security,
and we have clear compliance guidelines on those,” said Sonnleitner.
Included in Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security offers Infineon
the required built-in Kubernetes-native security, providing multi-cluster governance through the
entire application life cycle.
“With its advanced security capabilities, this platform enabled us to see the vulnerabilities in the
configuration and application. And now, in DevOps, we can keep applications secure,”
said Sonnleitner.


Focusing on sustainability
Infineon has a keen drive to achieve sustainability in terms of technology solutions, employees,
and the impact of its manufacturing operations on the environment. Thus, Infineon is looking at how
to align the company operations with its sustainability goals.
“One part of our mission is to make life greener, and the new solutions can contribute to this effort
through efficiency gains,” said Sonnleitner. “We need to reduce our carbon footprint and the
containers in our data centers are contributing to achieve this goal.”
The company’s focus also includes the knowledge and skills journey around the new platform.
The company has already delivered internal training to 1,000 employees and will offer further
workshops and hands-on courses.
Infineon wants to keep building on existing successes, having internal customers share best
practices, and creating a closer link between ideas and progress across the organization in a secure
and managed platform. The company thus has established a large community for best practice
sharing on a broad range of different topics around OpenShift. Some forums already have close
to 400 members.
“It is great to have Red Hat on our side to build on best practices in the area of cloud solutions,
boosting us at Infineon to become a truly best-in-class digital company,” said Sonnleitner.

 

About Infineon
Infineon Technologies AG is a global semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT. Infineon drives
decarbonization and digitalization with its products and solutions. The company has around 56,200
employees worldwide and generated revenue of about €14.2 billion in the 2022 fiscal year (ending 30
September). Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA
on the OTCQX International over-the-counter market (ticker symbol: IFNNY)

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Healthcare Circle

Digital Transformation is redefining the future of health care and health delivery. All stakeholders are convinced that these innovations will create value for patients, healthcare practitioners, hospitals, and governments along the patient pathway. The benefits are starting from prevention and awareness to diagnosis, treatment, short- and long-term follow-up, and ultimately survival. But how do you make sure that your working towards an architecturally sound, secure and interoperable health IT ecosystem for your hospital and avoid implementing a hodgepodge of spot solutions? How does your IT department work together with the other stakeholders, such as the doctors and other healthcare practitioners, Life Sciences companies, Tech companies, regulators and your internal governance and administrative bodies?

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Telenet Business Leadership Circle

The Telenet Business Leadership Circle powered by CIONET, offers a platform where IT executives and thought leaders can meet to inspire each other and share best practices. We want to be a facilitator who helps you optimise the performance of your IT function and your business by embracing the endless opportunities that digital change brings.

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Les Rencontres

Découvrez la dynamique du leadership numérique aux Rencontres de CIONET, le programme francophone exclusif de CIONET pour les leaders numériques en Belgique, rendu possible grâce au soutien et à l'engagement de nos partenaires de programme : Deloitte, Denodo et Red Hat. Rejoignez trois événements inspirants par an à Liège, Namur et en Brabant Wallon, où des CIOs et des experts numériques francophones de premier plan partagent leurs perspectives et expériences sur des thèmes d'affaires et de IT actuels. Laissez-vous inspirer et apprenez des meilleurs du secteur lors de sessions captivantes conçues spécialement pour soutenir et enrichir votre rôle en tant que CIO pair. Ne manquez pas cette opportunité de faire partie d'un réseau exceptionnel d'innovateurs numériques !

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Female Leadership Circle

CIONET is committed to highlighting and celebrating female role models in IT, Tech & Digital, creating a leadership programme that empowers and elevates women within the tech industry. This initiative is dedicated to showcasing the achievements and successes of leading women, fostering an environment where female role models are recognised, and their contributions can ignite progress and inspire the next generation of women in IT. Our mission is to shine the spotlight a little brighter on female role models in IT, Tech & Digital, and to empower each other through this inner network community.

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