CIO Spotlight: Amy O’Connor, Precisely

Precisely Name: Amy O’Connor Company: Precisely Job title: Chief data and information officer Date started current role: September 2019 Location: Boston As chief data and information officer, Amy O’Connor leads the global IT and cloud operations, data analytics, and information security teams responsible for delivering a world-class digital experience as Precisely continues its rapid growth in data integrity. O’Connor has extensive experience using data-driven approaches to align IT services with user needs. She is also a frequent speaker in the data management space, advocating for the benefits that organisations can gain by using a data-driven approach in their IT infrastructure. She has expertise in enterprise business applications, data engineering and data science, information security, employee productivity tools, and network and cloud management. What was your first job? I began my career as a software engineer at Data General, one of the first minicomputer companies. During that time, I developed software for an embedded real-time operating system, including work on network device drivers. I still think back fondly on this experience, as it exposed me to the very basics of the inner workings of computer systems. I use this knowledge to this day when I think about performance, security, and […]

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