AI Magazine December 2022 | Page 61

SAP NS2 across the enterprise . We partnered with them to create a unified data layer . This enabled analysts to go in , have a search and discovery capability of all the data , and model holdings across their agency so that an analyst in a certain area might not have known that a data set in another area was available - or a model in another area was available ,” he says .
The project resulted in a streamlining of the department ’ s data flow and security . “ Now they ' re able to see those data sets , and really it enhances the analyst ' s environment because they ' re able to do their job a lot faster . They ' re also able to get a lot deeper with their analysis and they have deeper findings .”
Securing business in the cloud SAP NS2 cloud performance plays a major role in bringing digital solutions to companies globally . With its focus on cloud security in a growing , worldwide market , demand has never been so high - and is expanding exponentially , says Sirene . “ Security is our middle name . We ' re really about cloud security . It is our largest market . It ’ s also our largest growth market ,” he confirms .
Sirene explains that SAP NS2 provides SAP technology in a secure cloud-hosted environment . As part of this , the entity has also partnered with global leading business solutions providers such as AWS , to create a layered , integrated approach to secure cloud services .
“ We partner with organisations like Amazon Web Services ( AWS ), take their baseline security and add additional layers of security that our customers require on top of that . This means they can run our SAP software products in a very secure fashion , and meet the needs of whatever requirements that they might have .”

EXECUTIVE BIO

WALT SIRENE
TITLE : R & D AND PRESALES TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
INDUSTRY : IT SERVICES LOCATION : WARRENTON , US
Mr . Sirene is responsible for
NS2 ’ s R & D arm , NS2 Labs and the PreSales organisation . He and his team support R & D , technical sales and delivery efforts for clients across secure federal and commercial markets .
Prior to SAP NS2 Mr . Sirene spent 18 years at IBM in roles of increasing responsibility focused on the Intelligence , Defense and Federal Civilian markets . His tenure at IBM ended with a leadership role running the Intelligence Community account team focused on selling IBM solutions into that client space . Mr . Sirene started his career as a Federal employee working for the Tennessee Valley Authority .
Mr . Sirene holds a BS in Management , a BS in Logistics and Transportation , and an MBA from the University of Tennessee .