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Seven practical steps to align executives and IT on data resilience  

By Rick Vanover, Vice President (Product Strategy), Veeam | Sunday, June 22, 2025, 6:49 PM Asia/Singapore

Seven practical steps to align executives and IT on data resilience  

Explore actionable ways to enhance collaboration, streamline communication, and implement effective data protection practices between business leaders and technology teams.

One of the harder truths for C-suites to realize is that, in today’s high-stakes environment, good leadership is defined by how one enables technology to transform the business.

However, determining what technology to invest in causes divergence between leaders and their peers due to differences in perspectives on what platforms and services can bring the most value. C-suite leaders are driven by business needs and budgets, but other executives are often interested in outcomes such as cost control, risk mitigation and operational efficiency.

Despite potential misalignments in priorities, the main function of technology in any business is to facilitate in boosting performance and transformation at the same time. This ultimately comes down to being data resilient.

Data resilience as a core directive
Data resilience is an organization’s ability to maintain continuity: that is, to be able to withstand and recover from data-related disruptions or failures. The concept is not as mainstream as AI or cloud computing, but data resilience benefits businesses in other ways that they may not realize:

  • Supporting AI-powered systems that rely on the efficient movement of data across platforms
  • Supporting multi-cloud strategies, enhancing cost-effectiveness, which ultimately facilitate better integration of additional technologies such as automation, machine learning and AI
  • Building stronger awareness of the data environment, enabling vulnerabilities and exposed sensitive data to be rectified or protected

Data resilience plays a key role in maintaining operational continuity and enabling enterprise strategy. It provides a common language to bridge the communications gap between the C-suite and IT. The cost of neglecting data resilience is often much greater than the investment required to achieve it.

Closing the gap with the right language
The elevator pitch to explain the importance of data resilience in the boardroom is that it is no longer just a safety measure — it is a core enabler of business growth, trust and innovation. Therefore, here are some communication strategies to bridge corporate interests for better data resilience:

  1. Focus on shared outcomes: Ensure both C-suite and IT leaders are aligned on business outcomes such as cost control, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency, rather than just technical metrics.
  2. Translate technical terms into business language: When discussing data resilience, frame technical concepts (such as RTO/RPO, backup frequency, and patching) in terms of business impact, such as downtime costs or regulatory risk.
  3. Promote digital fluency among leaders: Encourage ongoing education and exposure for executives to key technology concepts, and for IT leaders to improve their understanding of business priorities.
  4. Integrate data resilience into AI and cloud initiatives: Recognize that data resilience supports AI-powered systems and multi-cloud strategies, enhancing cost-effectiveness and enabling additional technologies like automation and machine learning.
  5. Build awareness of the data environment: Foster stronger understanding across teams of where data resides, what is sensitive, and where vulnerabilities exist, so that these can be addressed proactively.
  6. Make data resilience a regular boardroom topic: Elevate data resilience from a technical discussion to a core agenda item for strategic planning, ensuring both business and IT perspectives are represented.
  7. Benchmark and review regularly: Periodically assess the organization’s data resilience posture and practices against industry standards and evolving threats, and adjust strategies as needed.

By making data resilience a core part of boardroom technology discussions, IT leaders can help the C-suite use technology to drive growth and innovation, while also advancing overall digital transformation. 

The sooner C-suite and IT leaders learn to speak the same language, the sooner both can achieve their core goals together.

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