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Haritza Zubillaga

IT Director at Roche

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People & Leadership1
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Relationship Management1
Process Management1

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Which browser do you use at work?

Applications & Platforms

Internet Explorer

Microsoft Edge

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Safari

Brave

Other

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Do you use VMware Cloud on AWS?

Yes - I use "VMware Cloud on AWS"

No - I do not use "VMware Cloud on AWS"

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How much development are you doing in-house as opposed to outsourcing it?

Engineering Outsourcing & Managed Services

Less than 20%

Between 20%-30%

Between 30%-50%

Between 50%-70%

More than 70%

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I have been finding that in person training on some of the basic software programs has increased staff effectiveness. Online training is good, but what methods work best in your environment?

Talent Management & Performance

Online training

Instructor led

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The Organizations intranet was developed internal or external? The platform/software is open source or commercial?

Applications & Platforms

Internal

External

Open

Commerical

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Honey pots, deception technology being used With success ?

Yes

No

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What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

People & Leadership Financial Management Vendor Management

Keep it

I never accept them

Donate it

Depends on the dollar amount

Other (leave a comment)

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23.7k views10 Upvotes35 Comments

Is AI going to affect the number of jobs in your company in the next 12 months?

Culture & Values AI & Machine Learning

Yes, more jobs created

Yes, jobs lost to AI

Other (please comment)

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In this gig economy we live in, which is growing rapidly, how many of you have used talent agencies, for specialized professionals on an as needed basis, to ramp up quickly and get a project done?

Talent Management & Performance Financial Management

Yes, we use external talent agencies often

Yes, we use external talent agencies rarely

No, we only leverage internal staff

Not sure, I see people come and go not sure if they are internal staff or external talent

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Are you using OKRs (Objectives and Key Results)?

People & Leadership Process Management Management Tools

Not using OKRs

Using OKRs within some business units

Using OKRs enterprise wide

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I'm seeking guidance on establishing general regulatory compliance with our cloud vendors. What should I be aware of and include? Are there any best practices or templates available to assist me in this process?

Cloud Process Management Regulatory Compliance

Haritza ZubillagaIT Director at Roche in Healthcare and Biotech3 months ago

A good starting point would be to check your vendor's compliance management details. AWS provides the "Artifact" service https://aws.amazon.com/artifact/ for this, Azure has a comprehensive list of compliance documents https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/compliance/ ...read more

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What are the typical drivers for cloud adoption? Any tips for how to draft a business justification for migration to cloud?

Haritza ZubillagaIT Director at Roche in Healthcare and Biotech4 months ago

Scalability, evergreen functionalities and features, market-driven competitive innovation, interoperability, platform agnostic, mobility and accessibility, security and compliance, standardization and best practices adoption, ...read more

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For those with an AI Council/Board, what instigated the development of this board? What are some problems it’s working on, and how effective do you think the board will be at coming up with solutions?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies AI & Machine Learning Generative AI+3 more

Haritza ZubillagaIT Director at Roche in Healthcare and Biotech5 months ago

The main reasons for us to establish governance around AI have been to address ethical concerns, to ensure legal and regulatory compliance, to control that intellectual property was not disclosed and to avoid multiple teams ...read more

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What publications do you currently subscribe to (print or digital)?

Process Management Peer Insights

Haritza ZubillagaIT Director at Roche in Healthcare and Biotech5 months ago

Many in the reality but the one I mostly use is Canva

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What changes have you seen in cloud cost management since implementing FinOps?

Cloud Financial Management Applications & Platforms

Haritza ZubillagaIT Director at Roche in Healthcare and Biotech6 months ago

Since we implemented FinOps practices we have seen clear benefits in topics like cloud consumption governance, reporting and transparency, budget management, cost control and the execution of saving measures like savings ...read more

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Can anyone walk through your organization's experience with FinOps adoption? What were the key steps you took?

Cloud Process Management Applications & Platforms

Haritza ZubillagaIT Director at Roche in Healthcare and Biotech6 months ago

We started small, by hiring a FinOps expert. With her support, we selected a cost management tool that would allow us to have visibility across platforms. We also partnered with key customer groups to define roles and accountabilities ...read more

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Do you believe Google and AWS eliminating egress fees is a meaningful step towards breaking cloud lock-in, or are there still bigger hurdles to overcome?

IT Strategy & Roadmap

Haritza ZubillagaIT Director at Roche in Healthcare and Biotech6 months ago

It is definitely a positive step to reduce the burden to leave any cloud vendor. But unless all your cloud deployments are cloud agnostic, which would prevent you from leveraging the advantage of cloud native services as ...read more

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When you’ve entered a new executive role, how have you gotten a pulse on and reacted to the organization's capacity for change?

Relationship Management People & Leadership

Haritza ZubillagaIT Director at Roche in Healthcare and Biotech7 months ago

In my experience, the most important part is to identify the change agents and key opinion leaders. Interviewing with them helps to understand the overall company and organization culture, appetite for change and how previous ...read more

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How can new executives succeed when replacing a former leader who failed?

Relationship Management People & Leadership

Haritza ZubillagaIT Director at Roche in Healthcare and Biotech7 months ago

First, ask to what extent the executive (CEO?) knows the extent of the presumed "damage" to the environment. Then admit, that you don't yet know the extent of the damage. in the ensuing multiple meetings, "take ...read more

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