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filled – with Europe and the USA accounting
for around 28,000 of these roles.
Especially during this period of transition,
organisations across the board must foster a
culture of transparency in terms of how data
is used. Not every person in the business
can be a data protection expert, but all
employees must appreciate and understand
the basic principles. replication and Disaster Recovery across
an organisations’ entire cloud and data
management provision.
It ensures that data is always
available, recoverable and protected at all
times. But like data privacy, IT is a people
industry too. In a world where businesses
need to protect their data more than ever
before, CEOs, CIOs and DPOs alike are take on the data privacy challenges of an
organisation. While investing in technologies
like Cloud Data Management will be
fundamental to the DPO’s strategy, privacy
is now a people business.
Therefore, the shrewdest investments
will be in trusted partners who can guide
people at every level of the organisation
through the rigours of remaining compliant
Furthermore, while the ownership
of GDPR compliance lies with the DPO,
the buck ultimately stops with the CEO.
Data protection is a business conversation
as well as a technology one. With that
said, businesses must-have an IT strategy
in place which enables solid data
protection practices. looking for trusted partners to help de-risk
their data management.
This support may take the form
of configuring data management
systems, providing technical training for
administrators, or basic data privacy training
for end-users.
Moreover, as we begin a new decade,
it’s an apt moment to acknowledge that we
are still in the midst of transformation. The
impact of GDPR will continue to be profound
as businesses adapt to its demands and its
enforcers become less patient with those
who fail to comply.
More fines and reputational damage
will only add to the demand for DPOs –
people with the expertise and appetite to and help create an authentic culture of
data transparency.
Minds over matter
Veeam research shows that three-
quarters of IT decision makers globally
are looking to Cloud Data Management
as a means of creating a more intelligent
business. Cloud Data Management brings
together disciplines such as backup,
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One of the most specific
lines of the GDPR is
Article 37, which states
that certain companies
must appoint a Data
Protection Officer to
be compliant.