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Many CIOs operate within a culture of fear

CIO

Many IT leaders say they work in organizations that operate with a culture of blame, making it difficult to admit mistakes and then learn from errors. Forty percent of IT leaders specifically overseeing software development at their organizations say they fear acknowledging their mistakes, according to a recent report by digital transformation provider Adaptavist.

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Systems Thinking: The Missing Link in Your Enterprise Data Strategy

Zoominfo

Throughout my career guiding B2B teams through data transformations, I’ve identified a recurring challenge: despite investing millions in sophisticated data tools, companies maintain operational silos that severely limit their return on investment. My colleague Ali Z. Syed recently highlighted this problem through the lens of Systems Thinking an approach that examines how components interact within a complex whole.

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AI brings complexity to cybersecurity and fraud

CIO

The 2024 Security Priorities study shows that for 72% of IT and security decision makers, their roles have expanded to accommodate new challenges, with Risk management, Securing AI-enabled technology and emerging technologies being added to their plate. Artificial Intelligence has sharpened both edges of the sword, as organizations are better equipped to defend against cybersecurity conundrums that are finessed to be deadly, wide-ranging and impacting operations and market reputation.

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Unlocking Zip Code Insights with Data Analytics

Smart Data Collective

Data analytics helps businesses and governments target the right zip codes for smarter marketing, planning, and resource allocation.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Top 10 Alternatives to Agorapulse for Social Listening in 2025

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Agorapulse offers excellent social listening capabilities, but you deserve to explore all options before making your decision. We’ve meticulously evaluated over 50 criteria across leading social listening platforms to create this comprehensive guide. Whether you’re seeking different features, better pricing, or specific functionalities, this article presents the best Agorapulse alternatives currently available.

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Summit 2025: The Authenticity Advantage

bazaarvoice

Every era is defined by its unique advancements. This time, it is AI (artificial intelligence). But we also know that with power comes responsibility. The rise of AI has certainly equipped us with better productivity, as has the influx of fraudulent content. We face a looming trust crisis, and authenticity will be your competitive advantage. What is the authenticity advantage, and why does it matter now?

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Optimizing Trademark Registration with Data Analytics

Smart Data Collective

Data analytics helps businesses secure unique trademarks, reduce legal risks, and gain valuable insights for brand protection.

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How Price Intelligence Boosted a Sporting Goods Retailer’s Revenue by 26%

GrowbyData

An effective pricing strategy is a game-changer, especially in the competitive eCommerce landscape. A leading sporting goods retailer, with over 40 years of experience serving sports and fishing enthusiasts, partnered with GrowByData to tackle fierce competition and price volatility. The result? A 26% year-over-year (YoY) revenue growth and a 36% immediate revenue boost on repriced products.

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DGIQ + AIGov Conference: Takeaways and Trending Topics in AI Governance

Dataversity

In this series of blog posts, I aim toshare some key takeaways from the DGIQ + AIGov Conference 2024 held by DATAVERSITY. These takeaways include my overall professional impressions and a high-level review of the most prominenttopics discussed in the conferences core subject areas: data governance, data quality, and AI governance. In the first two […] The post DGIQ + AIGov Conference: Takeaways and Trending Topics in AI Governance appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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9 principles to improve IT supplier relationship management

CIO

As with any other skill, focusing on specific principles and practices can improve your relationship management skills. This will create stronger alignment between both sides and a framework that results in true win-wins. In a white paper I co-authored for the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, we cover nine design principles to improve IT supplier relationship management.

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Introducing Contify SharePoint Integration: Unified AI Insights from Your Internal and External Intelligence

Contify

Conitfy SharePoint Integration enables you to unlock unified insights at scale by connecting internal knowledge and external intelligence seamlessly.

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AI and the Future of SEO: How Businesses Can Stay Ahead

Smart Data Collective

AI is transforming SEO by enhancing content strategies, optimizing search rankings, and driving more organic traffic.

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Preparing Power BI and Fabric for AI & Copilot

Paul Turnley

It is no secret that the AI revolution has started. Most every modern business application has an agent, a copilot or assistant asking to help to write a document or take meeting notes. Nearly every banking or telecom customer service site greets us with a chatbot.

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Gain a Competitive Edge With This Scenario Planning Toolkit

In a world where uncertainty and change are constant, scenario planning empowers companies with the agility and competitive edge needed to thrive. Download the toolkit to fortify your business strategy , set up your competitive positioning , and ensure your company is poised to respond to any future scenario.

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Breaking Free: How Legal Technology Solutions Tackle Administrative Overload in Change-Resistant Law Firms

Vable

Reducing administrative overload isn't about implementing disruptive changeit's about making thoughtful adjustments that create space for more meaningful work.

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Cobas Asset Management moderniza su atención al cliente con un asistente virtual impulsado por IA

CIO

Cobas Asset Management ha puesto en marcha un nuevo proyecto con vistas a mejorar la experiencia de usuario en su web y en su rea privada gracias a la incorporacin de un asistente virtual. Este, segn se ha dado a conocer por la entidad gestora de fondos de inversin, ha sido desarrollado por Integra Tecnologa sobre la inteligencia artificial (IA) de IBM.

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How to Identify and Capture New Market Opportunities

Contify

Discover proven strategies to identify and capture new market opportunities using market and competitive intelligence.

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Modern Data Governance in the Age of AI-Driven Analytics: Why It’s More Than Just Security

GoodData

Modern data governance is product infrastructureenabling scale, compliance, and trust across multi-tenant, AI-driven analytics.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Using Excel Copilot To Import Data With Power Query

Chris Webb BI

Although it was announced in this blog post on the Microsoft 365 Insider blog recently, you might have missed the news that Excel Copilot can now generate Power Query queries. There are limitations for now: it can only be used to connect to other Excel files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint and it can’t do any transformations in the queries it creates, but it’s still exciting news nonetheless.

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How Competitive Intelligence Can Drive Innovation in B2B Product Design

Aqute Intelligence

The B2B world is high-stakes and competitive, with bigger investments, longer sales cycles, and multiple players in a crowded space. In this case, youll want to gain a strategic advantage in whatever way you can. While you can turn inwards and put in effort there, its also important to get a little nosey and take a peek at what your competitors are up to.

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Cómo empezar a desarrollar una estrategia equilibrada de gobernanza de la IA

CIO

La mejor defensa es un buen ataque, verdad? Cuando se trata de la gobernanza de la IA , las organizaciones necesitan ambas cosas. La razn es que las capacidades de la IA generativa evolucionan rpidamente, la publicidad acelera las inversiones y los riesgos de los datos se amplifican a travs de las aplicaciones de IA. Este artculo analiza cmo reforzar su defensa mientras planifica e implementa un fuerte plan de gobernanza de IA.

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1H24 Cloud Data Services Market Landscape

TBR

TBR Spotlight Reports represent an excerpt of TBRs full subscription research. Full reports and the complete data sets that underpin benchmarks, market forecasts and ecosystem reports are available as part of TBRs subscription service. Click here to receive all new Spotlight Reports in your inbox. Vendors lead with the data lake architecture and emerging frameworks to sell a message of data intelligence amid rampant GenAI adoption The race for Apache Iceberg mindshare is on Data lakes remain a v

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7 Strategies to Gather (and Actually Use) Competitive Intel from Employees

Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. But they don’t have a good plan or system to gather, organize, and share these insights with the stakeholders who need them. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.

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Embedded Analytics 2.0: Data Where It Matters

GoodData

Embedded Analytics 2.0 puts decision-ready data into workflows, turning insights into actionfaster adoption, better UX, and scalable, real-time value.

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Top 10 Alternatives to Sprout Social for Social Listening in 2025

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Looking for Sprout Social alternatives? While Sprout Social excels as a social listening tool, you might want to explore other options before making your final decision. We’ve thoroughly evaluated over 50 criteria across the leading social listening platforms to create this comprehensive guide. Each alternative comes with a detailed comparison to help you understand key differences in features, pricing, and capabilities.

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European IPO Market: 2025 Outlook

Alpha Sense BI

Uncertainty from trade barriers, geopolitical instability, slowing economic growth, and stock market volatility has led to a challenging start for the European IPO market in 2025. After a few years of tempered enthusiasm for offerings, fundraising in 2024 generated almost twice as much capital compared to the previous year. While larger European and Asian listings still prefer to tap the well-established U.S.

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Explorando la confluencia de la tecnología y la sostenibilidad para un futuro mejor

CIO

Los esfuerzos de sostenibilidad estn cobrando fuerza a escala mundial , y los gobiernos y las organizaciones estn poniendo todo su empeo en la formulacin y aplicacin de polticas que puedan detener o incluso revertir el dao medioambiental global y crear un impacto positivo para las comunidades locales. Las regulaciones actan como un sistema de premio y castigo , en el que se incentiva a las organizaciones a adoptar polticas respetuosas con el clima, mientras que se aumentan las sanciones por incu

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!