Intelligent CIO LATAM Issue 01 | Page 7

EDITOR ’ S NOTE

Welcome to the first edition of Intelligent CIO magazine for the Latin America region . This is the latest addition to the ever-expanding Lynchpin Media stable and our new

magazine will bring you the latest news , opinions and in-depth case studies looking at the most cuttingedge implementations in the region .
Our inaugural cover story showcases Daniel Durán , CIO of Concha & Toro . We look at how the prestigious and traditional Chilean wine producer found the perfect storage partner after performance levels had fallen short with previous providers . Durán describes the move as creating ‘ an extraordinary change ’. He told us : “ It was really a change that all users were looking for ; processes that used to take days now took hours ; transactions that took several minutes now took less than a minute . It was a really important change of speed .” You can find out more about this exciting project by turning to p56 .
In this month ’ s Talking Business , Igor Trisuzzi , Senior Consultant at Yoctoo , a Brazilian consulting firm specialized in recruiting technology-related talent , talks us through the trends that exist in organizations in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic . He highlights how the importance of having a high-quality technology infrastructure has increased since the Covid crisis .
“ With the pandemic , this need has become one of the main concerns of organizations to continue guaranteeing the performance of activities and the delivery of products and services ,” he says . “ It is not by chance that companies needed to accelerate their investments in more stable and secure digital platforms .” To read more of his views turn to p36 .
Elsewhere in the magazine , we look at how Mundo Cuervo is ensuring the satisfaction of thousands of clients thanks to the high availability and reliability of Veeam . The tourism complex uses Veeam ’ s technology to support IT services that help control and manage the backup process and provide full data protection .
Salvador Guzmán , IT Co-ordinator , Mundo Cuervo , says : “ As a result of any event or error , we can restore data from comprehensive copies using the last incremental backup in a matter of minutes , meaning that the business continues to run transparently for both our operating areas and , more importantly , for our customers .” For a detailed look into this project , turn to p61 .
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For the first time , I ’ d like to wish you a good month ahead and please enjoy the read !
Mark Bowen Editor
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