6. The Virtual CIO: What it Is and What it Isnt w/ Darek Hahn

Published: March 31, 2020, 5 a.m.

In this world of remote work that we\u2019ve found ourselves in, there are likely a lot of companies that are looking around and wondering if they\u2019ve got the right staff.

With a fully remote workforce comes a lot of new challenges in the IT space, and if you\u2019re a smaller company, you may not be in the space to bring on a full-time CIO, but you still need the governance and expertise of a CIO.

Cue the virtual CIO.\xa0 And there are a lot of managed IT service companies that offer some level of virtual CIO support.\xa0 That\u2019s why on this episode of The Virtual CISO Podcast, we sat down with Darek Hahn, President & CEO at VelocIT, to discuss:\xa0

  • The role of the CIO vs the CTO
  • What makes a good virtual CIO
  • When you know you need one
  • The difference between a virtual CIO and a traditional MSP consultant.\xa0
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