Does AI dream of electric patents?
Google faces a legal problem: lawyers are unsure if they could patent plans created by AI algorithms. The company had filed patents describing a ML technique used to design and map out components in the custom AI accelerator TPU chips.
However, US laws recognize and protect intellectual property created only by "natural persons". Although Google engineers built AI models, after training algorithms generated their products automatically with minimal human effort. Therefore, a legal catch arises: is it permissible to patent the outputs created by these systems?
During the meeting held by US Patent and Trademark Office, Laura Sheridan, senior patent counsel at Google, said that company pursued only patterns on ML models, not the floorplans it had created.
This case remains an important issue for the entire IT industry nevertheless. AI technologies already produce a lot of outcomes that could become valuable intellectual property for a business and entrepreneurs. ML systems can, for example, write a code, hunt for new drugs, and create digital art. That is why application of the patent laws to the AI algorithms’ outcomes should be clarified in the shortest time.
#AI #ML
Google faces a legal problem: lawyers are unsure if they could patent plans created by AI algorithms. The company had filed patents describing a ML technique used to design and map out components in the custom AI accelerator TPU chips.
However, US laws recognize and protect intellectual property created only by "natural persons". Although Google engineers built AI models, after training algorithms generated their products automatically with minimal human effort. Therefore, a legal catch arises: is it permissible to patent the outputs created by these systems?
During the meeting held by US Patent and Trademark Office, Laura Sheridan, senior patent counsel at Google, said that company pursued only patterns on ML models, not the floorplans it had created.
This case remains an important issue for the entire IT industry nevertheless. AI technologies already produce a lot of outcomes that could become valuable intellectual property for a business and entrepreneurs. ML systems can, for example, write a code, hunt for new drugs, and create digital art. That is why application of the patent laws to the AI algorithms’ outcomes should be clarified in the shortest time.
#AI #ML
The Register released an inspiring interview with Tarah Wheeler, an advisor to the US Council of Foreign Relations and CEO of security startup Red Queen Dynamics. In conversation, she mentioned that the cyber security industry should stop contempt ordinary users for their lack of knowledge and change the approach to its failure.
Firing employees is the most typical reaction of businesses to massive hacks or breaches. Companies blame not a system, but a small group of specialists that seems to fail. In the aircraft industry instead, every incident requires a lengthy investigation to backtrace all the circumstances of the crash. Wheeler says that it’s time for cyber security to refocus from blaming to analyzing system flaws.
What the full interview by the link:
https://vimeo.com/738428698
#CyberSecurity
Firing employees is the most typical reaction of businesses to massive hacks or breaches. Companies blame not a system, but a small group of specialists that seems to fail. In the aircraft industry instead, every incident requires a lengthy investigation to backtrace all the circumstances of the crash. Wheeler says that it’s time for cyber security to refocus from blaming to analyzing system flaws.
What the full interview by the link:
https://vimeo.com/738428698
#CyberSecurity
The Register
Security needs to learn from the aviation biz to avoid crashing
'Until someone has to go to jail for doing it wrong the teeth are not going to be the same'
1,900 Signal users exposed
The security breach affected users of the messaging app which is considered to be one of the better secured. Signal claims that an attacker got 1900 numbers but didn’t have access to the profile information, messages, or contact lists.
The breach happened on the side of Twilio, a company providing SMS and two-factor verification services for 250 000 customers worldwide. It appears that an attacker gained access to the customer support system, whereby they could send phishing messages asking users to re-register phone numbers. Exposed accounts were transferred to other devices controlled by malefactors.
They got access to the Twilio customer due to a well-designed phishing attack that happened last month. Employees received e-mails from the "IT Department" requesting to log in and change their password and linking to a sing-in page look-alike. Leaked credentials were used to get access to Twilio’s internal data.
In the security note, Signal claims that an attacker targeted specific users. However, they were hardly able to steal personal information, because it is stored on the devices and the messenger has no access to them. It is also protected with a private Signal PIN code.
#CyberSecurity
The security breach affected users of the messaging app which is considered to be one of the better secured. Signal claims that an attacker got 1900 numbers but didn’t have access to the profile information, messages, or contact lists.
The breach happened on the side of Twilio, a company providing SMS and two-factor verification services for 250 000 customers worldwide. It appears that an attacker gained access to the customer support system, whereby they could send phishing messages asking users to re-register phone numbers. Exposed accounts were transferred to other devices controlled by malefactors.
They got access to the Twilio customer due to a well-designed phishing attack that happened last month. Employees received e-mails from the "IT Department" requesting to log in and change their password and linking to a sing-in page look-alike. Leaked credentials were used to get access to Twilio’s internal data.
In the security note, Signal claims that an attacker targeted specific users. However, they were hardly able to steal personal information, because it is stored on the devices and the messenger has no access to them. It is also protected with a private Signal PIN code.
#CyberSecurity
The best is the enemy of the good. Why CIOs should avoid "best practices"?
Good reading for a Friday! CIO.com published a column by Bob Lewis, who claims all common "best practices" are nothing but a fraud — that should be avoided at all costs.
‘The idea of “best practices” is deeply wrong for these reasons: (1) It’s argument by assertion, not evidence and logic; (2) “best” is contextual, not absolute; and (3) it encourages stasis by precluding innovation,’ — Lewis says.
Argument by assertion
When IT leader is being told about the best way of doing things, they should ask themselves what the criteria are for awarding it best-practice status? Or who is authorized to give out the award? There is no such group in most cases.
Best is contextual
There is no silver bullet for fixing all problems in business. For any given practice, different organizations need to optimize different dimensions. Which makes designing the best-at-everything practice in IT no more possible than designing anything else that’s best in all situations.
Stasis over innovation
A best practice should be, by definition, a practice that can’t be improved. If CIO masters it, they settle down knowing that the limit of perfection has been achieved yet. However, the rest of the market will keep evolving. So who is going to succeed after all?
Read the full column by the link.
#Management
Good reading for a Friday! CIO.com published a column by Bob Lewis, who claims all common "best practices" are nothing but a fraud — that should be avoided at all costs.
‘The idea of “best practices” is deeply wrong for these reasons: (1) It’s argument by assertion, not evidence and logic; (2) “best” is contextual, not absolute; and (3) it encourages stasis by precluding innovation,’ — Lewis says.
Argument by assertion
When IT leader is being told about the best way of doing things, they should ask themselves what the criteria are for awarding it best-practice status? Or who is authorized to give out the award? There is no such group in most cases.
Best is contextual
There is no silver bullet for fixing all problems in business. For any given practice, different organizations need to optimize different dimensions. Which makes designing the best-at-everything practice in IT no more possible than designing anything else that’s best in all situations.
Stasis over innovation
A best practice should be, by definition, a practice that can’t be improved. If CIO masters it, they settle down knowing that the limit of perfection has been achieved yet. However, the rest of the market will keep evolving. So who is going to succeed after all?
Read the full column by the link.
#Management
CIO
Why every IT leader should avoid ‘best practices’
‘Best’ may be the enemy of good. But in IT, ‘best practice’ is the enemy of good sense. CIOs would be wise to know there are no best practices, only practices that fit best.
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Google and Oracle's datacenters suffer from the hot summer of 2022 too
Climate changes affect Big Tech companies by breaking down their datacenter. The temperature in Britain edged above 40ºC this year, and it caused the simultaneous failure of multiple cooling systems of Google and Oracle’s London-based facilities. Datacenters were forced to shut down to prevent additional data loss and damage to the hardware.
Сlimatologists predict further global temperature rising and more extreme heatwaves to come next years. Therefore, businesses should learn some lessons from these breakdowns The Register says.
Redundant temperature control systems
Datacenters always have to figure out a tricky equation in which not enough cooling causes damage and loss of revenue, and too much cooling also equals income decline, because it costs money to install.
However, companies that work in generally hot climates know well safety gives more profit than cutting expenses. Equinix, Texas based IT company, employs a complex and heavily redundant temperature control system. «In the event of a heat peak, backup machines can be called upon to reduce the overall effort of a particular site's cold production,» — Greg Metcalf, senior director of global design at Equinix told.
Double-check
Redundant temperature control systems won’t help to endure the heat peak if the mechanisms for starting up aren’t present and operational under any scenario. Datacenter should be regarded as a complex system. A disruption of energy supply, for instance, can affect the other systems and set down the path to an outage. This appears to have been what happened to Google and Oracle.
The age of the equipment can also play a factor
“Older equipment may be more sensitive to higher temperatures. Newer equipment may be less sensitive and they will accept higher ranges,” says Moises Levy, Omdia analyst. For example, Google extended the lifespan of its cloud systems to save money. Have they succeeded in cutting expenses after all?
Growing pains
Compute resources are growing more power hungry and by extension hotter. Many accelerators are now pushing 700W TDPs, with some box builders cramming multiple kilowatts of compute into a 2U chassis. Ignoring the future increase of capacity can result in problems down the line in the following years.
Read the full review by «The Register» via the link.
Climate changes affect Big Tech companies by breaking down their datacenter. The temperature in Britain edged above 40ºC this year, and it caused the simultaneous failure of multiple cooling systems of Google and Oracle’s London-based facilities. Datacenters were forced to shut down to prevent additional data loss and damage to the hardware.
Сlimatologists predict further global temperature rising and more extreme heatwaves to come next years. Therefore, businesses should learn some lessons from these breakdowns The Register says.
Redundant temperature control systems
Datacenters always have to figure out a tricky equation in which not enough cooling causes damage and loss of revenue, and too much cooling also equals income decline, because it costs money to install.
However, companies that work in generally hot climates know well safety gives more profit than cutting expenses. Equinix, Texas based IT company, employs a complex and heavily redundant temperature control system. «In the event of a heat peak, backup machines can be called upon to reduce the overall effort of a particular site's cold production,» — Greg Metcalf, senior director of global design at Equinix told.
Double-check
Redundant temperature control systems won’t help to endure the heat peak if the mechanisms for starting up aren’t present and operational under any scenario. Datacenter should be regarded as a complex system. A disruption of energy supply, for instance, can affect the other systems and set down the path to an outage. This appears to have been what happened to Google and Oracle.
The age of the equipment can also play a factor
“Older equipment may be more sensitive to higher temperatures. Newer equipment may be less sensitive and they will accept higher ranges,” says Moises Levy, Omdia analyst. For example, Google extended the lifespan of its cloud systems to save money. Have they succeeded in cutting expenses after all?
Growing pains
Compute resources are growing more power hungry and by extension hotter. Many accelerators are now pushing 700W TDPs, with some box builders cramming multiple kilowatts of compute into a 2U chassis. Ignoring the future increase of capacity can result in problems down the line in the following years.
Read the full review by «The Register» via the link.
The Register
Lessons to be learned from Google and Oracle's datacenter heatstroke
It's getting hot in here so take down all your nodes
AI caught French tax dodgers out in their pools
Some big news comes from the state of France, where the officials used AI to track undeclared swimming pools. Home improvements increasing a property value are obligated by additional levies under the French tax law. A 30-square-meter pool, for instance, could set back an extra €200 (£170) a year to its owner. Hence, some people prefer to keep quiet and spend hot summer days in private lagoons without notifying the government bodies.
To catch tax dodgers out the Tax office tested ML software that can automatically recognize pools in aerial photography. The software analyzed images, scanning backyards for blue rectangles in backyards. Then officials used the code to identify homes with these pools, determined their addresses, and checked whether they have been reported or not by looking at a database.
The ‘all-seeing eye’ in the field secret pools was developed by Google and Capgemini. In April 2022, it was reported to have a 30 percent error. Such a high share of misrecognition was caused by arrays of solar panels and shadows from the trees covering pools. Engineers were also working to expand the application to look for different types of home modifications.
According to French tax officials, the software has revealed more than 20 000 secret pools which are going to bring €10 million in additional property taxes. The volume of the undeclared pool sector in France is estimated at €40 million.
Some big news comes from the state of France, where the officials used AI to track undeclared swimming pools. Home improvements increasing a property value are obligated by additional levies under the French tax law. A 30-square-meter pool, for instance, could set back an extra €200 (£170) a year to its owner. Hence, some people prefer to keep quiet and spend hot summer days in private lagoons without notifying the government bodies.
To catch tax dodgers out the Tax office tested ML software that can automatically recognize pools in aerial photography. The software analyzed images, scanning backyards for blue rectangles in backyards. Then officials used the code to identify homes with these pools, determined their addresses, and checked whether they have been reported or not by looking at a database.
The ‘all-seeing eye’ in the field secret pools was developed by Google and Capgemini. In April 2022, it was reported to have a 30 percent error. Such a high share of misrecognition was caused by arrays of solar panels and shadows from the trees covering pools. Engineers were also working to expand the application to look for different types of home modifications.
According to French tax officials, the software has revealed more than 20 000 secret pools which are going to bring €10 million in additional property taxes. The volume of the undeclared pool sector in France is estimated at €40 million.
Is Phyton a coding language of the future? It seems C is ready to take a lead
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers released an annual ranking of the Top Programming Languages.
Phyton remains on the top, as it has for the past five years. However, C breathes in the back with a score of 97/100, and the popularity other of C-like languages soars. For instance, C# and C++ rounded out the top five and would outrank Python by some margin.
This year, SQL takes the No.1 position in the list of IEEE Jobs ranking. It may not be the most glamorous language but hundreds of employers look for developers with SQL as a second language. Growing demand for it is caused by an increasing number of apps involving a front-end or middleware layer talking to a back-end database. There is no need to hack database protocols when many SQL implementations already exist. One of them will definitely fit in the case.
Moreover, we see a newcomer to the ranking. TypeScript, a superset of JavaScript developed by Microsoft, breaks straight into the top 10.
Finally, sad news for Java developers. This language loses its position moving from No.2 to No.5 this year. However, it seems that the time for mourning has not come yet. In the Job ranking Java holds second place, so no worry, developers won’t be cut off without a penny soon.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers released an annual ranking of the Top Programming Languages.
Phyton remains on the top, as it has for the past five years. However, C breathes in the back with a score of 97/100, and the popularity other of C-like languages soars. For instance, C# and C++ rounded out the top five and would outrank Python by some margin.
This year, SQL takes the No.1 position in the list of IEEE Jobs ranking. It may not be the most glamorous language but hundreds of employers look for developers with SQL as a second language. Growing demand for it is caused by an increasing number of apps involving a front-end or middleware layer talking to a back-end database. There is no need to hack database protocols when many SQL implementations already exist. One of them will definitely fit in the case.
Moreover, we see a newcomer to the ranking. TypeScript, a superset of JavaScript developed by Microsoft, breaks straight into the top 10.
Finally, sad news for Java developers. This language loses its position moving from No.2 to No.5 this year. However, it seems that the time for mourning has not come yet. In the Job ranking Java holds second place, so no worry, developers won’t be cut off without a penny soon.
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The company Kolesa Group unites Kolesa, Krisha, and Market brands. These services provide the placement and publication of private ads for the sale and purchase of cars, real estate, and goods in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Global CIO talked to IT Director of Kolesa.kz Ilya Stekolnikov about the need to expand work with large-scale clients, staff shortages in IT, and the portrait of a modern digital transformation leader.
Global CIO talked to IT Director of Kolesa.kz Ilya Stekolnikov about the need to expand work with large-scale clients, staff shortages in IT, and the portrait of a modern digital transformation leader.
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Datacenters go out to sea
Subsea Cloud is planning to open its first undersea datacenter before the end of 2022. Placing the modules into the water can reduce power consumption and CO2 emissions by 40%, the company claims. Also, the underwater datacenter may have lower latency, because they could be placed closer to metropolitan areas, many of which are located near the coast.
Moreover, Subsea founder Maxie Reynolds says that the cost of 1MW deployment undersea is 90% less than at a land-based facility.
The first datacenter called Jules Verne will comprise one 20ft pod, which is similar in size and dimensions to a standard 20-foot shipping container. It will have enough space to put 16 racks accommodating about 800 servers. The pod-to-shore link will provide a 100Gbps connection.
The periodic maintenance of undersea datacenters, including server replacement, will take no longer than 16 hours. During this time IT team will able be to get to the site, bring up the required pod(s), and replace any equipment.
Sounds like a nice solution for those СIOs who feel stuck in an office and miss the sea breeze, doesn’t it?
Subsea Cloud is planning to open its first undersea datacenter before the end of 2022. Placing the modules into the water can reduce power consumption and CO2 emissions by 40%, the company claims. Also, the underwater datacenter may have lower latency, because they could be placed closer to metropolitan areas, many of which are located near the coast.
Moreover, Subsea founder Maxie Reynolds says that the cost of 1MW deployment undersea is 90% less than at a land-based facility.
The first datacenter called Jules Verne will comprise one 20ft pod, which is similar in size and dimensions to a standard 20-foot shipping container. It will have enough space to put 16 racks accommodating about 800 servers. The pod-to-shore link will provide a 100Gbps connection.
The periodic maintenance of undersea datacenters, including server replacement, will take no longer than 16 hours. During this time IT team will able be to get to the site, bring up the required pod(s), and replace any equipment.
Sounds like a nice solution for those СIOs who feel stuck in an office and miss the sea breeze, doesn’t it?
How to not get lost in the riot of IT news? Follow your heart, or rather read "Compass of CIO", a monthly digest introducing the most important cases of AI and ML implementation in various industries. This month read about:
— A member of the GitHub community revealed an easy way of letting free-range cats back in the house.
— A new study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature used machine learning to figure out how many threatened lesser-known species are there.
— Tesla revealed a wealth of details at Hot Chips 34 on their fully custom supercomputing architecture called Dojo.
— Most Australian and New Zealand healthcare organizations struggle to use data analytics to support their business objectives.
— Researchers at the University of Prince Edward Island are using AI modeling to warn farmers about risks to their crops as weather becomes more unpredictable.
— A member of the GitHub community revealed an easy way of letting free-range cats back in the house.
— A new study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature used machine learning to figure out how many threatened lesser-known species are there.
— Tesla revealed a wealth of details at Hot Chips 34 on their fully custom supercomputing architecture called Dojo.
— Most Australian and New Zealand healthcare organizations struggle to use data analytics to support their business objectives.
— Researchers at the University of Prince Edward Island are using AI modeling to warn farmers about risks to their crops as weather becomes more unpredictable.
Halyk Bank: How to Attract and Retain IT Professionals
Halyk Bank is the largest financial institution in Kazakhstan. Despite the rapid development in recent years, the bank faces the same problems as other large regional companies. Right now, the main challenge for businesses is hiring and retaining IT professionals in an overheated job market. For instance, IOS developers' average work term is only 4 months.
Anton Musin, Chief Executive Officer at Halyk Bank, spoke about the means and methods the bank uses to compete for staff:
https://globalcio.com/articles/experience/halyk-bank-how-to-attract-and-retain-it-specialists/
Halyk Bank is the largest financial institution in Kazakhstan. Despite the rapid development in recent years, the bank faces the same problems as other large regional companies. Right now, the main challenge for businesses is hiring and retaining IT professionals in an overheated job market. For instance, IOS developers' average work term is only 4 months.
Anton Musin, Chief Executive Officer at Halyk Bank, spoke about the means and methods the bank uses to compete for staff:
https://globalcio.com/articles/experience/halyk-bank-how-to-attract-and-retain-it-specialists/
How to build the most reliable corporate information system
The history of the Subsidiary Bank of Sberbank of Russia Joint Stock Company in Kazakhstan begins at the end of 2006, when Sberbank of Russia acquired a 99.99% stake in TeksakaBank, recognized as the bank with the best level of customer service by National Business magazine.
SberBank has completed a unique project, a corporate information system that has become much more reliable and can ensure the continuity of the bank's business in the event of an emergency or threat of an emergency.
On June 11, 2022, the bank's information systems were switched from the main data center to a disaster-proof backup data center, the Bank fully worked at the backup data center for 12 hours, and all systems returned to the main data center without data loss.
How the project was implemented from setting the task, designing, implementing the IT infrastructure to comprehensive testing, Sergey Karakhanov told to Global CIO.
The history of the Subsidiary Bank of Sberbank of Russia Joint Stock Company in Kazakhstan begins at the end of 2006, when Sberbank of Russia acquired a 99.99% stake in TeksakaBank, recognized as the bank with the best level of customer service by National Business magazine.
SberBank has completed a unique project, a corporate information system that has become much more reliable and can ensure the continuity of the bank's business in the event of an emergency or threat of an emergency.
On June 11, 2022, the bank's information systems were switched from the main data center to a disaster-proof backup data center, the Bank fully worked at the backup data center for 12 hours, and all systems returned to the main data center without data loss.
How the project was implemented from setting the task, designing, implementing the IT infrastructure to comprehensive testing, Sergey Karakhanov told to Global CIO.
IKEA CIO Paolo Cinelli Explains Digital Transformation
"When we first began to think about digital transformation, the key question that we began to ask ourselves was — why is it needed? The answer is that digital transformation is not just a choice of technologies. It's about business transformation".
On February 2022 , Global CIO had an online meeting with the Director of Information and Digital Technologies of IKEA KSA & Bahrain Paolo Cinelli. Thrillingly, an international company with significant financial resources also faces difficulties in the operation of an online store and it isn’t always able to clearly define a digitalization strategy. How the company overcomes these difficulties is the speech of Paolo Cinelli.
"When we first began to think about digital transformation, the key question that we began to ask ourselves was — why is it needed? The answer is that digital transformation is not just a choice of technologies. It's about business transformation".
On February 2022 , Global CIO had an online meeting with the Director of Information and Digital Technologies of IKEA KSA & Bahrain Paolo Cinelli. Thrillingly, an international company with significant financial resources also faces difficulties in the operation of an online store and it isn’t always able to clearly define a digitalization strategy. How the company overcomes these difficulties is the speech of Paolo Cinelli.
Sunlight like a diamond. Management in IT and IT teams of the largest jewelry distributors
Sunlight team includes more than 4000 sellers. The company sells over 100 brands and 35% of the store's sales are online. And most importantly, the store has already been visited by more than 1 million visitors in person and online.
Dmitry Lazarev, Deputy General Director for IT and Operations, is in charge of developing the impressive number of technologies and platforms that make such an extensive business work effectively. Over the past couple of years, Dmitry and his team launched retail and e-comers platforms and a mobile app for merchants.
How does it all work? Read about it in a recent Global CIO feature.
Sunlight team includes more than 4000 sellers. The company sells over 100 brands and 35% of the store's sales are online. And most importantly, the store has already been visited by more than 1 million visitors in person and online.
Dmitry Lazarev, Deputy General Director for IT and Operations, is in charge of developing the impressive number of technologies and platforms that make such an extensive business work effectively. Over the past couple of years, Dmitry and his team launched retail and e-comers platforms and a mobile app for merchants.
How does it all work? Read about it in a recent Global CIO feature.
On October 6, 2022, the professional IT community Global CIO held a meeting of IT leaders of Uzbekistan as part of the international project "TOP 100 IT Leaders".
During the event, IT managers of large companies of Uzbekistan spoke:
▪️Muzaffar Azamov, Chairman of the Committee for the Development of Information Technology and Innovation Chamber of Commerce and Industry / "Republic of Uzbekistan Development of the IT sector in the Republic of Uzbekistan".
▪️ Alexander Petrov, Veeam Software Regional Manager/ "Veeam data protection today and tomorrow!"
▪️ Bakhtiyor Alimov, Director of the Project Management Department of Bank Ipak Yuli and Alexey Ilyin, Managing Partner of A+ Solutions / "Digital transformation of the bank: changes in the approach to IT architecture and IT management processes".
▪️Abdulaziz Sattarov, member of the Board of UniversalBank / "How the role of CIO is changing, its new tasks".
Then a round table was held on the topic "Modern IT leadership: role, competencies, priorities"
Topics for discussion:
▪️ How would you prioritize yourself as the IT leader of your company: people/processes/technology?
▪️ How do you define the role of IT departments of companies in their digital transformation? Is it a tool for implementing an IT strategy or is it the initiator and driver of this process?
▪️ Challenges of the new time. What are they?
▪️ What are the main skills and qualities of an IT leader in modern conditions?
▪️ How do you see IT processes in your company, and what is your overall role in the company in 5 years?
Participants were welcomed by Ekaterina Lyasko, CEO of Global CIO and Ekaterina Egorova, Project Manager "Top 100 IT Leaders". The high level of professionalism and IT projects that were presented at this meeting opened up opportunities for active discussions, especially in the informal part of the event.
During the event, IT managers of large companies of Uzbekistan spoke:
▪️Muzaffar Azamov, Chairman of the Committee for the Development of Information Technology and Innovation Chamber of Commerce and Industry / "Republic of Uzbekistan Development of the IT sector in the Republic of Uzbekistan".
▪️ Alexander Petrov, Veeam Software Regional Manager/ "Veeam data protection today and tomorrow!"
▪️ Bakhtiyor Alimov, Director of the Project Management Department of Bank Ipak Yuli and Alexey Ilyin, Managing Partner of A+ Solutions / "Digital transformation of the bank: changes in the approach to IT architecture and IT management processes".
▪️Abdulaziz Sattarov, member of the Board of UniversalBank / "How the role of CIO is changing, its new tasks".
Then a round table was held on the topic "Modern IT leadership: role, competencies, priorities"
Topics for discussion:
▪️ How would you prioritize yourself as the IT leader of your company: people/processes/technology?
▪️ How do you define the role of IT departments of companies in their digital transformation? Is it a tool for implementing an IT strategy or is it the initiator and driver of this process?
▪️ Challenges of the new time. What are they?
▪️ What are the main skills and qualities of an IT leader in modern conditions?
▪️ How do you see IT processes in your company, and what is your overall role in the company in 5 years?
Participants were welcomed by Ekaterina Lyasko, CEO of Global CIO and Ekaterina Egorova, Project Manager "Top 100 IT Leaders". The high level of professionalism and IT projects that were presented at this meeting opened up opportunities for active discussions, especially in the informal part of the event.
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Compass CIO: Chess AI, Neural Network Training, The Voice as a Health Creator, etc.
The first autumn month tells us to start with some not-so-serious news of AI and analytics. That’s why we will begin with astonishing accusations, made by five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen. After the tournament in St.Louis, Missouri, the Norwegian grandmaster made a Twitter statement explaining his defeat to an American competitor and saying Hans Niemann was cheating. Although it is difficult to cheat in chess when rivals sit directly across the board with a number of officials over their shoulders, modern advances in AI algorithms are here to help.
Read the October AI news digest via the link.
The first autumn month tells us to start with some not-so-serious news of AI and analytics. That’s why we will begin with astonishing accusations, made by five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen. After the tournament in St.Louis, Missouri, the Norwegian grandmaster made a Twitter statement explaining his defeat to an American competitor and saying Hans Niemann was cheating. Although it is difficult to cheat in chess when rivals sit directly across the board with a number of officials over their shoulders, modern advances in AI algorithms are here to help.
Read the October AI news digest via the link.
On October 12, 2022, the GlobalCIO IT professional community held the first international online conference of IT leaders “IT in an era of change. CIO view".
The meeting was attended by speakers from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Turkey. We discussed digital mortgage lending products, cloud technologies, creating ecosystems and solving the issue of personnel shortages.
As part of the event, IT leaders spoke:
▪️Vadim Atamanenko, CIO, Freedom Holding Corp (Kazakhstan), shared his experience in online insurance and launching an online mortgage lending project.
▪️ Nariman Mukushev, Deputy Chairman of the Board of HalykBank, told us how to turn a bank into an ecosystem.
▪️Etibar Agayev, Head Of Information Technology Department of Bravo Supermarket (Azerbaijan), shared his experience in implementing biometric payment at checkouts.
▪️ Abdulaziz Sattarov, a member of the Council of UniversalBank (Uzbekistan) spoke about the Scaling of projects based on cloud technologies.
▪️ Techniques for retaining and attracting new employees were discussed with Artem Narmagambetov, Deputy CTO, WOOPPAY Payment Ecosystem (Kazakhstan).
▪️ Turkey was represented at the conference by Ahmet Hakan Göral, Chief Information Officer, Boutique Rugs with a speech: Personnel shortage during and after the pandemic and how to overcome that issue by supporting remote working.
Thanks to everyone for participating in the inspiring event!
The meeting was attended by speakers from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Turkey. We discussed digital mortgage lending products, cloud technologies, creating ecosystems and solving the issue of personnel shortages.
As part of the event, IT leaders spoke:
▪️Vadim Atamanenko, CIO, Freedom Holding Corp (Kazakhstan), shared his experience in online insurance and launching an online mortgage lending project.
▪️ Nariman Mukushev, Deputy Chairman of the Board of HalykBank, told us how to turn a bank into an ecosystem.
▪️Etibar Agayev, Head Of Information Technology Department of Bravo Supermarket (Azerbaijan), shared his experience in implementing biometric payment at checkouts.
▪️ Abdulaziz Sattarov, a member of the Council of UniversalBank (Uzbekistan) spoke about the Scaling of projects based on cloud technologies.
▪️ Techniques for retaining and attracting new employees were discussed with Artem Narmagambetov, Deputy CTO, WOOPPAY Payment Ecosystem (Kazakhstan).
▪️ Turkey was represented at the conference by Ahmet Hakan Göral, Chief Information Officer, Boutique Rugs with a speech: Personnel shortage during and after the pandemic and how to overcome that issue by supporting remote working.
Thanks to everyone for participating in the inspiring event!
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CIO/CDTO practice. How to build an efficient dialogue between IT and businesses in the face of drastic changes?
CIO club members and business leaders are actively discussing information technology management strategies and digital transformation strategies. IT departments are becoming the key driver of changes that are important both in terms of IT infrastructure compliance with new requirements, and company development as a whole, along with getting extra perks. In this context, CIOs (CDOs, CDTOs) exceedingly need to justify their actions and build trust with businesses. Sounds nice, doesn't it? But how to do it right? Read in a new Global CIO feature by the link.
CIO club members and business leaders are actively discussing information technology management strategies and digital transformation strategies. IT departments are becoming the key driver of changes that are important both in terms of IT infrastructure compliance with new requirements, and company development as a whole, along with getting extra perks. In this context, CIOs (CDOs, CDTOs) exceedingly need to justify their actions and build trust with businesses. Sounds nice, doesn't it? But how to do it right? Read in a new Global CIO feature by the link.
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