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CIO’s guide to becoming a

strategic business executive
Shifting the conversation from technology to opportunity
Executive summary

Many CIOs and IT leaders find that their roles are rapidly
shifting and evolving from a purely technological delivery
role to being chartered with ways to deliver more strategic
and measurable business value to the enterprise. In fact,
a recent survey reports that 40% of CIOs are shifting to a
strategic role, while 42% hold transformational roles at their
organizations.¹

It’s clear that today’s CIO holds a much more critical seat at
the table than ever before—one that must balance delivering
looking, innovative cloud-based platform. In addition, it highlights
digital transformation along with strategies that help their
the Anaplan platform’s architecture, consisting of four key value
organization expand. Consequently, it’s not uncommon
pillars, that help drive transformation and provide the competitive
for CIOs to find themselves caught between demanding
advantage to stay ahead of emerging business trends.
users, executives who drive business priorities, and finance
teams looking to maximize profits and cut costs—all while
maintaining a technology stack that they inherited from
someone who moved on a decade ago.
of CIOs say a key responsibility is
Written for CIOs and fellow IT leaders, this paper introduces
the Anaplan platform and the value that a unified
67% to create new revenue-generating
opportunities²
Connected Planning platform can deliver toward your digital
transformation and business optimization goals. This paper
will help IT leaders understand the need to align technology
priorities and architectural roadmaps based on a forward-

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Rethinking how to deliver
and evolve technology solutions
CIOs are asked to simultaneously reduce and rationalize IT
footprints and infrastructure with new digital transformations,
while delivering greater value and insights as strategic
business leaders—no small feat. As their roles evolve, CIOs
broker transformations across functions. From the bottom up,
they modernize infrastructure and the architecture stack. From
the top down, they organize, operate, and deliver technology
capabilities in new ways. They become strategic advisors
looking for the right systems and solutions to make the
business successful.

They are concerned about staying on top of product, service,

and technology innovations, such as machine learning
(ML), artificial intelligence (AI), migration to hybrid or public
clouds, and overall digital transformation. CIOs think ahead
about technology advancements and opportunities and then
articulate the business implications to their CEO and the board.

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Key priorities that IT leadership
tries to balance
Along with an expanded role comes a new set of priorities that a CIO Cloud strategy and adoption
must balance. Although still integral priorities, the CIO must focus
The enterprise migration to the cloud continues at a breathtaking rate,
on more than purely data management and technology enablement.
as many companies are now maturing their cloud strategies. It’s no
CIO priorities must span implementing technological investments
longer a question if an organization will implement a cloud strategy,
and creating future-proof strategies that will strengthen the entire
but how.
enterprise—all while ensuring that data is secure.
“The most successful organizations carefully plan out a multiyear
These initiatives are becoming increasingly important in a world
effort to improve upon their cloud adoption, and do so by focusing on
that is rapidly shifting the way it conducts business. This year alone,
multiple streams of work across several phases of maturity,” says Elias
67% of CIOs reported a spike in demand for new digital products
Khnaser, VP Analyst at Gartner.⁴ CIOs often look at ways to integrate
and services—a trend that 83% expect to increase in 2021.³ These
public cloud offerings, such as Google Cloud and Amazon Web
statistics demonstrate the demand for CIOs to deliver cutting-edge
Services, into their overall cloud strategy.
digital technology investments coupled with innovative strategies
that will set these investments—and their enterprise—up for success.
Consolidate applications, databases, and vendors
Below are the specific key priorities that CIOs must balance:
Although application and vendor rationalization initiatives have existed
for years, many companies have far to go in their efforts to reduce the
Top four CIO priorities
number of applications they manage. Consolidating applications and
centralizing IT infrastructure remains a key goal.
Cloud strategy and adoption.

Although the benefits of cost reduction and greater network visibility

Consolidate applications, databases, and vendors.
and control are clear benefits, consolidating various infrastructures and
Manage system and infrastructure costs. networks requires strong collaboration. Internal teams must be able
to seamlessly collaborate with external vendors as the organization
Speeding digital transformation with future-proof investments. creates a centralized, scalable infrastructure.

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Manage system and infrastructure costs
Additional enterprise and
Reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) is a CIO priority that is here to data strategy considerations
stay. Infrastructure and system costs include hardware maintenance, While balancing technology priorities against the criteria listed above, CIOs
support, software updates, along with training and growing IT skills. and IT professionals are also responsible for maintaining a centralized data
source of truth and securing data and systems. They must have full visibility
Although cloud-based platforms can help offset some expenses
into their data and ensure that it meets compliance and audit requirements,
because they operate at a lower cost than on-premises applications,
so business leaders know they’re directing the business based on the most
CIOs must look at how that translates in the long term. CIOs must
accurate data possible.
examine and anticipate the overall TCO benefits as applications
extend to additional use cases and business areas. However, despite 91% of companies agreeing that data-driven
decision-making is critical to their success, only 57% report making
Speeding digital transformation with future-proof investments decisions based on data.⁵ This disconnect reveals the need for an
Applications and platforms that are faster to deploy tend to foster enterprise data strategy. Accessing and securing this data—from
quicker adoption. Not only does faster deployment result in much standard enterprise systems, cloud-based platforms, and unstructured
lower development costs and faster time-to-value, it also accelerates sources—continues to be the focus of great IT investment and effort.
the innovation cycle.
Data is increasingly multi-directional, thanks to the latest technology.
Data is both produced and consumed by devices and systems at the
As CIOs adopt more digital investments and channels, they need
speed of thought. An evolving digital mesh of smart machines connects
to map out how they’ll future-proof these investments. They need
billions of data points into a continuous digital experience. Regardless
to verify that these changes can help strengthen relationships with
of industry, with macro changes like these disrupting the status quo,
existing customers, demonstrate value to new customers, and lead
CIOs must make complex decisions about where to invest in technology
their organization to new growth.
in order to become a thought leader to drive innovation, as well as a
trusted partner for the business.

As CIOs adopt more digital investments and 91% of companies say data-driven decision-making
channels, they need to map out how they’ll is critical success
future-proof these investments.
Only 57% actually base decisions on their data⁶

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ERP, point solutions,
and spreadsheets galore
When it comes to planning, many enterprises still rely on Legacy planning vs. the Anaplan approach
outdated systems, leaving teams to operate in silos without
LEGACY ANAPLAN
visibility to what’s happening across the entire organization. APPROACH APPROACH
Teams across finance, sales, marketing, supply chain, IT, and
human resources need to plan on a continuous basis. Accuracy
is key for teams that need to allocate budgets, set goals,
Planning &
evaluate forecasts, and drive decisions around performance modeling
Fragmented Unified dynamic
and operations. Plans of this scale require large volumes of spreadsheets modeling

data for modeling and analysis that necessitates input from

cross-functional teams.

Further, when market conditions change in an instant, these Analyzing

Siloed Auto-populated
annual, quarterly, or monthly plans require ad hoc adjustments analysis analysis

based on real-time data. Outdated planning solutions, such

enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, point products,
and spreadsheets, fail to meet these needs, and can often slow Decision-
cycles and drain resources. Rethinking the enterprise’s planning making
Isolated Linked
decision-making dependencies
solution is an opportunity to equip CIOs with the information
they need to drive business, as well as advance their digital
transformation strategy.

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The ERP data divide

Standard ERP systems are simply unable to provide CIOs and IT In turn, multiple data sources create an additional burden on IT to
leaders with the information they need in order to make informed provide governance and ongoing support. Using point solutions
decisions fast. Although these tools try to stitch together a variety of or treating spreadsheets as if they were a database also creates
planning applications, they often lack the necessary user experience size limitations and data staleness that limit agility responding to
and ability to centralize data as a single source of truth. Each has its change or demand.
own data and metadata integration methods, automation language,
calculation language, and workflow, creating a complex and disjointed Siloed spreadsheets
technology stack.
Spreadsheets simply cannot handle the complex dimensionality of
business data. Any update or change in data has to be manually
A team of administrators is needed on an ongoing basis just to build
entered into disparate systems, dumped into various spreadsheets,
and maintain these connections. These tools aren’t always the best
and reviewed in context of each silo of information before it can be
in-class solutions but are acquired to fill a gap in a company’s suite
used or compared to another silo’s information.
or in answer to competition. The solutions seldom work as promised
and potentially put organizations at risk when it comes to flexibility,
Business users can have little or no confidence in their planning
scalability, and even security.
data with such a convoluted trail. Heavy reliance on these types of
systems will fail to deliver digital transformation and cannot support
Point-solution pitfalls
overall business strategy, becoming a headache for CIOs.
Point-planning solutions or spreadsheets also create a segregated
view of planning, only providing data for niche areas and producing
numerous extracts of data. In these situations, in addition to
information being siloed, data is also at a risk from a security and Rethinking the enterprise’s planning solution
manageability perspective because information is shared via email. is an opportunity to equip CIOs with the
information they need to drive business.
Whether it is salary information, corporate budgets, or sales
commissions, business data should be confidential. Storing and
updating this information in disconnected spreadsheets and then
sharing in emails or uploading into different systems presents a
huge security risk.

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A platform to eliminate disparate
systems and processes
The Anaplan Connected Planning platform helps CIOs and IT leaders
meet their key priorities head-on. The Anaplan platform delivers
advanced planning technology in conjunction with or replacing existing
ERP systems. And it provides a robust platform for future growth and
expansion—all with documented return on investment (ROI)—that can
scale with an organization growing in size and market share.

Connected Planning goes beyond standard ERP planning solutions to

provide a platform for business users to connect financial, corporate,
and operational planning. Planning then becomes collaborative and
adaptable. Less time is spent on interlock, more on creating a future.
A single Connected Planning platform replaces the need for multiple
spreadsheets and point solutions, allowing aggregation, simplification,
and governance control.

Anaplan also co-exists with other enterprise systems, so users can

easily and quickly begin onboarding and gleaning new insights from
their data. Sales teams can input data from CRM systems about goal
attainment and sales hierarchy, and can extract new insights about
territory goals, sales compensation, and accruals. Supply chain leaders
can input data about their inventory and bills of materials to receive
details on how they should allocate inventory and set up manufacturing
plans based on demand. Users from across the enterprise can leverage
data from their existing third-party tools and systems within Anaplan,
creating a single source of truth.

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Anaplan co-exists with other enterprise systems

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Harnessing the power of innovation
without compromising key priorities
When it comes to planning, CIOs need a foundational platform
that can harness the power of technological innovation without 1
4
compromising their priorities. CIOs need a platform that brings
data from any source, analyzes and processes data at a granular
level, and connects the output in the form of actionable plans for
the right people at the right time. It needs to be secure, flexible,
scalable, forward thinking, and continuously available.

At Anaplan, that’s the core of a connected platform. Our goal is

to give business leaders the tools and data they need to drive
decisions and orchestrate business. Business users interact with
a single platform to create plans across all business functions,
including finance, sales, supply chain, human resources, and
3 2
marketing. They can collaborate with each other in real time to
drive business success. The Anaplan platform consists of four Figure 1: The four key value pillars that comprise the Anaplan platform.
key pillars that create the connected, multidimensional planning
platform that is Anaplan:
We’ll walk through all four key platform pillars to demonstrate
the complete value of the Anaplan platform and how CIOs and
IT leaders can leverage it to meet their goals and expand their
Planning User
1 and modeling
3 experience
organizations.

Extensibility and Enterprise scale

2 intelligence
4 and security

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CUSTOMER STORY
Key capabilities of a Connected
Planning platform
Planning and modeling: Model multidimensional scenarios, align on a course of action,
1 and execute

Anaplan’s powerful in-memory Hyperblock® calculation engine delivers multi-dimensional scenario

“Anaplan HyperModeling aggre-
modeling, so users can model across the entire enterprise on a unified platform. Hyperblock allows
gates our large data sets, includ-
companies to model the most complex scenarios with large-scale data sets that anticipate change,
ing historical data, in one model,
pivot plans fast, and stay ahead of emerging market trends.
making it easier to analyze trends,
spot opportunities, and create In addition, Anaplan collects and houses data
agile forecasts for all products in
across the entire enterprise, from sales, finance,
market.”
supply chain, HR, IT, marketing, and other business

– Meenakshi Chhajer, Supply Chain functions. This ensures that all users can access a
Sr IT Lead and Platform Lead, single source of truth, equipping them with the data
Unilever they need to make highly informed decisions. With
Anaplan HyperModels™, teams can create models
with any number of dimensions and incorporate
large sets of historical and external data to forecast
further into the future.

Anaplan’s approach to planning allows modeling

principles and best practices, ensuring that model
builders are equipped to build accurate, impactful
scenarios and allowing decision-makers to
confidently direct the enterprise.

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2 Extensibility and intelligence: Ingest, analyze, and drive Web scripts, tools, and application programming interfaces (APIs).
insights from data Anaplan also provides integrations via a Web UI, Anaplan Connect, and
APIs to extend the reach of an organization’s Anaplan capabilities. Web
Anaplan extensibility options range from built-in and third-party
tools simplify import and export for flat files in Anaplan and support file
extensions to simplify data integration. These extensions allow business
formats such as .txt., .csv., and .xlsx. Anaplan Connect, an on-premises
leaders to access data across the entire enterprise on a single platform.
integration tool, schedules, automates, and runs integration scripts for
This creates an open platform approach to connectivity that lets users
imports and exports.
effortlessly share critical data, so key decision-makers can glean new
insights and make highly informed plans for their business. Anaplan There are also two types of Anaplan APIs. Rest APIs support data
provides a three-pronged approach to extensibility and interoperability imports, exports, deletion, and file downloads so users can gather
options that streamline data management: more information about their workspaces and models. Transactional
APIs enable simple integrations that are easy to configure and run, so
Connectors. Users can easily link to third-party services and automate
end users can focus on gleaning greater insights.
imports and exports with Anaplan connectors without reliance on IT.
Anaplan delivers two types of connectors for extract, transform, load (ETL)
and enterprise service bus (ESB) tools, as well as purpose-built connectors.

ELT and ESB connectors schedule, transform, and deliver data in and
out of Anaplan. We have connectors for Informatica, MuleSoft, Dell
Boomi, and OneCloud.

In addition, purpose-built Anaplan connectors integrate with other

systems-of-record and systems-of-engagement. Anaplan has purpose-
built connectors for Microsoft Power BI, DocuSign, Workiva, and Tableau.

Integrations. Anaplan integrations help users combine data from on-

premises, cloud, and SaaS sources into the Anaplan platform. Anaplan
CloudWorks™ orchestrates integrations with both external and internal
sources and can be easily operated with an intuitive user interface (UI).
Anaplan HyperConnect powered by Informatica integrates data from Figure 2: Anaplan CloudWorks and the Anaplan Connector for Power BI.
any on-premises or cloud application into Anaplan. This integration also
allows users to access Informatica Cloud at a reduced cost.
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Although accessing data is important, business decisions are only as good as the meaning derived CUSTOMER STORY
from it. Anaplan PlanIQ™ uses AI and ML to create finely tuned forecasts and scenarios that help
business users make accurate decisions. Business leaders can rest assured that their data is put to
good use with intelligent forecasting that allows decision-makers to test multiple scenarios, quickly
align on plans, and operationalize their plans.
“Because employees now have
PlanIQ can leverage up to three types of data to deliver a prediction. Including more data helps data at their fingertips, they’re
forecasts learn and adjust, delivering a tailored output designed for a specific use case. ML capabilities spending more of their valuable
help train forecast models, not only increasing their accuracy over time, but eliminating the need to time doing what they do best:
retrain them with every forecast. selling our products.”

In addition, teams can use Anaplan Optimizer, a powerful optimization engine, to help map out how – Karen Han, Director, Sales
certain “what-if” scenarios will play out. The Optimizer algorithm quickly evaluates billions of possible Finance

outcomes, adjusts constraints, and suggests the best course of action based on the data at hand.

CUSTOMER STORY

“’What-if’ analyses that used to

take all day are done in seconds
with Anaplan, with zero risk of
mistakes.”

– Enrico Righini, Group Controller

Figure 3: Anaplan PlanIQ with Amazon Forecast.

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CUSTOMER STORY 3 User experience: Engage the right people at the right time

The collaborative, intuitive, and engaging Anaplan user experience brings the right people into the
planning process at the right time, wherever they are, and on any device. The UX allows users from the
entire organization to quickly and efficiently share real-time data, for smarter, faster decision-making.

The UX is designed to facilitate a customized and personalized experience across devices. Users
“Anaplan’s user experience makes can easily drag-and-drop components to build pages, apps, and boards to create visual, interactive
territory and quota planning dashboards that display key metrics, KPIs, charts, and more. With native mobile apps for Android
simpler and more intuitive for our and iOS, users can view their KPIs, receive alerts, and make changes on the fly. Teams can efficiently
users, including those in our exter- collaborate by commenting, sending notifications, and sharing plans, unlocking contextual conversations
nal distributor network.” about data and scenarios so they can align and execute fast.

– Mike Mueller, Anaplan Platform Anaplan Extensions for Microsoft Office and Google Sheets enable a seamless experience across online
Manager
and offline reporting. Users can sync and refresh Anaplan data with just one click and create reports
with more flexible reporting options.

Figure 4: The intuitive Anaplan UX and the Anaplan Extension for Google Sheets.

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4 Enterprise scale and security: Plan multiple use cases as
you grow–connect within or across your function

With Anaplan, users across any business function from sales, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) capabilities help
supply chain, human resources, and marketing can access a unified enterprises streamline deployment and achieve time-to-value faster.
set of data updated in real time, ensuring that plans and models ALM allows users to manage the development, testing, deployment,
are based on the latest source of truth. Anaplan connects the and ongoing maintenance of applications. With ALM, teams can
entire enterprise and uses hyper-threading with CPU cores so the introduce changes across different environments without disrupting
platform can process millions of rows per second, rapidly creating business operations. Further, teams can mitigate risk by securely
consistent models and use cases with huge data sets that can be managing and updating applications with governance across
accessed by any number of users. different environments.

Anaplan has its own highly-secure data centers with locations Spend more time running hypothetical scenarios to test
across the United States and Europe. In these data centers, applications during the planning cycle and ensure that the changes
all model and data changes are recorded, allowing customer released into production are optimized and effective. In addition,
administrators to roll their models back to any point in time. the Anaplan UX allows teams to build out pages within applications,
so they can use ALM to synchronize models.
In addition, Anaplan is on the path of delivering the Anaplan
platform on a public cloud to further extend enterprise-level digital ALM
transformation at a global scale. Partnerships with leading public
cloud providers, such as Google Cloud, will allow users to leverage Existing development model
Mark production lists and production imports
innovative joint solutions that are seamlessly integrated into the then add a revision tag
CREATE
framework such as Google BigQuery for powerful analysis and FROM
REVISION
Google AI for highly-accurate forecasts. With public cloud, business CREATE Test model
FROM
leaders can uphold data residency by managing company data REVISION Optional. Enable Deployment mode

to comply with country-specific regulations, as well as transcend

geographic barriers with data proximity, to further enhance
Production model
performant access to Anaplan. Enable deployed mode. Re-map model-to-
model imports if needed

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The Anaplan platform is also highly secure, to protect users, data, and environments from data
breaches or compromise. Users can leverage single sign-on within the Anaplan Self-Service SAML
framework so administrators can configure identity providers with Anaplan as a service provider.
This provides simple authentication for end users and greater security visibility and control for
administrators. Identity and access management also ensures strong user identifications and CUSTOMER STORY
passwords. Anaplan also offers bring your own key (BYOK), so customers can configure and manage
their own level of encryption.

All Anaplan data is also encrypted to remain secure. Data in rest is encrypted at AES-256 and data in
transit at HTTPS (TLS 1.2). All data is also protected in-depth with DDoS mitigation services through
VeriSign, firewalls/ASAs, HIDS, NIDS, WAF, and anti-malware. In addition, data is scanned, logged, and
monitored, with an annual penetration test conducted by CREST. “Seventeen models (including
FP&A, expense planning, and
Anaplan also adheres to ISMS policies and procedures built on the ISO27001:2013 standard. SOC 2 investment portfolio planning)
type 2 audits are conducted twice per year and SOC 1 type 2 audits are conducted once per year. and five discrete financial plan-
Anaplan is ISO 27001 certified, runs on SOC audited data centers, and is registered with the Cloud ning processes are all connected
Security Alliance STAR. on one platform. Many business
processes that formerly required
finance assistance are now
self-service operations.”

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CUSTOMER STORY The CIO’s new view of the world with Connected Planning

Using Anaplan, CIOs become the most knowledgeable people in the company about how the
company really works, where there are opportunity areas for improvement, where reinvention
is needed, and how best to accomplish their company’s mission. Anaplan’s Connected Planning
provides a flexible and secure platform, all with documented ROI, that can scale with an
organization as it grows. The platform replaces the need to have multiple spreadsheet and
“Anaplan has transformed how we
point solutions, which allow aggregation, simplification, and governance control. The CIO
work and collaborate, enabling
can have confidence and trust in the data and use the new time savings to focus on other
agile planning.”
strategic initiatives.
– Bruce Hildyard, Worldwide Sup-
port Leader of Business Planning Companies that replace legacy, packaged, and home-built solutions with the Anaplan platform
Excellence, Customer Service and experience simpler data integration, access to increasingly diverse data, fewer security
Support, Microsoft vulnerabilities, and more opportunities to look forward as they plan, rather than dwelling on the
past. This Connected Planning platform approach is the foundation for true digital transformation.

The transition to this future-focused state can happen over time. In fact, most Anaplan customers
first deploy the platform in a single use case and then expand to other areas of the business as
their expertise grows and the platform’s usability, power, and business value become established.
The Anaplan honeycomb visualizes how functions across the entire organization can link
together across functions, creating a truly Connected Planning platform. Together, teams can
access the latest set of data available in real-time across the entire organization to create more
accurate plans and speed decisions.

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 About Anaplan
Incentives &
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Sources
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HyperCare analysts are available for 24 x 7 x 365 support across the globe ² “2020 State of the CIO,” IDG, January 23, 2020.

for always-on technical support. The Idea Exchange allows users to interact ³ Kasey Panetta, “CIO Agenda: Focus on Digital Products and Self-Service
Options,” Gartner, November 20, 2020.
with Anaplan, submit platform enhancement suggestions, interact with fellow
⁴ Christy Pettey, “6 Steps for Planning a Cloud Strategy,” Gartner, July 30, 2019.
Anaplanners, and access training courses. Anaplan also hosts user groups
⁵ Steven MacDonald, “Data-driven Decision-making: How to Make Smarter
and live broadcasts so users can take a product deep dive and learn more
Decisions to Fuel Business Growth,” August 11, 2020.
about the platform.
⁶ Steven MacDonald, “Data-driven Decision-making: How to Make Smarter
Decisions to Fuel Business Growth,” August 11, 2020.
Forward-looking CIOs and IT leaders are moving their organizations toward
a Connected Planning environment that empowers business users to stay
on top of the changes around them and make appropriate decisions by
incorporating them in their planning processes.

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