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SIM Boston Boston CIO Roundtable

Our February CIO Roundtable will be a unique format in which we draw from the expertise and experiences of our own members. We will be featuring the following topics: Delivering Happiness thru the Helpdesk - Presented by Will Scarbrough A vision for Helpdesk that people love, while also saving time and cost. This innovative approach is based on some unique design elements, a specific tool set, an unexpected killer feature and managed with 2 key metrics. This is a real world initiative which resulted in 100+ unsolicited thank you cards from staff. Adopting the Newest Collaboration Platform - Microsoft Teams - Presented by Jim Martin Shepley Bulfinch has been with Office 365 for over 5 years, they're in the tail end of transitioning from Skype for Business to MS Teams (no telephone, collaboration only) . Jim Martin will share the story to date, talk about some of the opportunities he sees, compare teams to Skype, talk about their yearlong beta period, then some of the stumbling blocks and the success they've seen in rolling it out to 3 offices and 200 people. Data Virtualization - Presented by Devan Dewey Data virtualization technology adds value by simplifying the consumption of data and the provisioning of data connections. It optimizes data access to source systems and reduces rework. NEPC is using data virtualization technology from Denodo to reduce/eliminate changes when source data is moved or restructured. They deliver data to 3rd party applications and consume data from SaaS vendors through web services. They are also exploring the benefits of self-service, virtual data warehouses, and the automated scraping of data from websites. Real World DR - Inside a Gas Explosion! - Presented by Frank Wiggins Please turn to the section of your DR Plan that handles Gas Explosions. What, you don't have one? On September 13 2018, excessive pressure in the Natural Gas infrastructure caused a multitude of explosions and fires in Lawrence and surrounding communities. The entire town was evacuated. Learn how the IT Team at Gemline handled this challenging and unexpected circumstance, and how the business functioned thru this turmoil.

Boston Practitioners Roundtable

Boston Practitioner's Roundtable - Event Details Coming Soon!

SIM Boston Board Meeting

SIM Boston Board Meeting

Providence Practitioners Roundtable

Providence Practitioners Roundtable - Event Details Coming Soon!

SIM Boston Member Career Development

The Virtual Transition Help Roundtable Please join us for a webinar designed to help SIM members who are actively searching for a new role. Any SIM members who are currently employed are always welcome to attend to offer job leads, insight, and assistance. This Virtual Transition Help Roundtable will focus on peer coaching and assistance with your transitional search. Come prepared with questions or challenges that you are facing - the group will brainstorm together to develop options and suggestions. If time allows, we will also discuss networking techniques and tools that may assist with your search.

SIM Boston Life Sciences CIO Roundtable

Preparing for a New Wave of Information Security Threats in Life Sciences Companies: Two Perspectives Please join us for a very informative session as Scott McGaunn and Keri Pearlson present two perspectives on Preparing for a New Wave of Information Security Threats in Life Sciences Companies. Scott McGaunn, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation Threats from Within: A Recent Local Case Study Scott with share specifics of a case he worked on recently where a local company had a significant information security breach from inside their four walls. Keri Pearlson, Executive Director, (IC)3 at MIT Sloan School of Management Interdisciplinary Consortium for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (IC)3 at MIT Sloan School of Management Keri will discuss the exciting Cybersecurity research within the IC(3) consortium at the MIT Sloan School of Management through their research, events, and newsletters. Their leadership covers four critical areas that sit on top of technology: strategy, governance, management and organization. Complimentary dinner hosted by Sarepta Therapeutics