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Count It a Successful Session

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

It significantly broadens the definition of “critical infrastructure facility,” now encompassing various utility and telecommunications structures, which adds new layers of protection against theft. As a guide on how to do this, we direct everyone to PBPA’s Recommended Oilfield Security Measures , available at [link].”

IT 59
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How IT/OT Convergence Enables More Efficient Process Optimization

Coolfire Core

IT teams and their devices (computers, software, hardware, and other telecommunication devices) tend to be located in offices, server rooms, and data centers. OT functions are designed to perform physical operations in the field for example, controlling the heat in a building or the flow of fuel in a power plant.

IT 52
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Breaking down barriers for women in Africa’s tech space

McKinsey

My tech education began in 1997 when I moved to Joburg [Johannesburg] to become a call center agent for a telecommunications organization. Could you tell me what things look like for women in the field at the moment? I grew up in KwaZulu-Natal in a cycle of generational poverty with limited access to education and finance.