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Take a Proactive Approach to Compliance — And Reap the Benefits

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Taking a stand on compliance issues can earn an IT director a seat in the boardroom if he or she doesn’t already have one, says Joe Vanden Plas at Wisconsin Technology Network. The trick is to sell the executive suite on the business benefits of compliance rather than focusing on the cost burden it can be.

Gartner’s compliance, governance and risk practice lead, French Caldwell, says “enlightened” companies see compliance as an opportunity to improve their business by implementing better internal controls and improving business processes. And those that aren’t enlightened must at least admit that compliance — be it Sarbox, Gramm-Leach-Blilely or HIPAA — produces good results.

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