Tips and Tactics for Strategic Tooling

By Shaun Cooney

As budgets tighten and IT and security data converge, tool consolidation is a must.

But it’s not a simple undertaking, from managing the technical implementation to getting teams on board. Suid Adeyanju, founder and CEO of London-based cybersecurity consultancy Riversafe, is no stranger to the process of tool consolidation. He’s seen many clients standardize toolsets in order to reduce costs and increase visibility across teams. My fellow Splunk Field CTO James Hodge and I had the pleasure of speaking with Suid for this episode of the Perspectives Podcast.

We discussed why it makes sense to consolidate tools and therefore reduce costs, especially given the current economic climate. And since IT and security teams increasingly use the same data anyway, having a common tool enhances cross-team collaboration. (An incident is an incident, after all.) Suid also shared best practices for tool consolidation, including about navigating conversations with teams about strategic consolidation and managing data access within a unified platform.

Watch, download or listen to the full episode below. Thanks for tuning in.

Shaun Cooney

Shaun is a business technologist who’s spent much of his career in intelligence, defence & telecommunications where he has experience in Cyber Security, resilience, data and product development leadership roles. Most recently Shaun held a senior leadership role as head of Engineering for the UK’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), leading the development of digital services and guidance across the UK Government and beyond.

Shaun's role, Strategic Advisor, Technology & Innovation for EMEA sees him spending most of his time helping organisations through their transformations and large change programmes, helping them to think more strategically or differently about their use of data and technology to validate and implement their business strategies.

As a child, Shaun told his parents that he wanted to be a giraffe when he grew up. Standing at 6 foot 8 inches (203cm) Shaun is proud to have achieved his childhood dream.

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