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Information Technology Blog
Cloud migration, security and EU regulation for regulated industries
Rares Juretchi
Director of Cloud Transformation
Rares is a cloud and enterprise architect with over 25 years of IT experience. He has led or architected over 100 cloud programs in regulated industries, including healthcare, finance, manufacturing and energy, and specializes in Azure landing zones, migrations and governance, with AWS alongside.
The blog offers practical guidance on:
- Cloud migration strategy and execution
- EU digital regulation (NIS2, DORA, the AI Act and more) for cloud teams
- Cloud security frameworks and compliance
- Landing zones and cloud governance
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