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AI makes edge computing more relevant to CIOs

CIO

Analysts predict the incoming phase of enterprise AI will herald agentic systems that require minimal human intervention, with 75% of CIOs increasing their AI budgets during this year alone, according to a recent report from Gartner. As gen AI becomes embedded into more devices, endowing it with autonomous decision-making will depend on real-time data and avoiding excessive cloud costs.

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5 Ways to Build a Stronger Product Marketing + Sales Relationship

Crayon

Improve the relationship between product marketing and sales with this guide that dives into the common relationship challenges and how to overcome them.

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Build a World-Class Competitive Enablement Program: A CXO’s Guide

Crayon

In today’s business landscape, hyper-competition is the norm. A staggering 94% of companies report that their markets have become more competitive over the past year, a trend that has compounded over the last decade. For the average enterprise, 66% of sales opportunities are now competitive, with many companies facing competition in nearly 100% of their deals.

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Facebook Monitoring: Guide, Tools, Best Practices

mention

By now, most businesses understand the power of Facebook. It’s the world’s largest social media platform, hosting over 3 billion active monthly users. In many ways, Facebook can be seen as the world’s biggest focus group, offering a direct link to your target audience. But what, if anything, are people saying about your brand? Answering this question is key to building your brand image, making Facebook monitoring an essential source of information.

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

Speaker: Jay Allardyce

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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Best Practices for Integrating Data Grids into Data-Intensive Apps

Smart Data Collective

You need to take the right steps to create a data-intensive app that helps clients take advantage of big data.

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Six steps to creating a successful IT strategy: A guide for CIOs

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In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, the role of the CIO has transcended simply managing IT infrastructure to becoming a pivotal player in enabling business strategy. The IDC IT Strategy Framework provides a structured approach for CIOs to align IT initiatives with business goals, ensuring that technology investments drive organizational success.

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Telecom Infrastructure Services Operating Margin Climbs as Shift to Maintenance Services Offsets U.S. Market Decline

TBR

Shift to Maintenance Services Bolsters Telecom Infrastructure Services Margins Amid 5G Deployment Declines and U.S. Market Contraction Despite India growing within the telecom infrastructure service revenue mix and the U.S. declining, TBR-benchmarked vendors’ average telecom infrastructure services operating margin increased 20 basis points year-to-year to 14.2% in 2023.

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The Future of Trusted Data Management: Striking a Balance between AI and Human Collaboration

Smart Data Collective

Discover how striking a balance between AI and human collaboration shapes the future of trusted data management for enhanced security and efficiency.

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Astrion: A mid-tier GOVCON rapidly growing through big wins and M&A

FedSavvy

Astrion is a rapidly growing mid-tier GOVCON contractor with a strong legacy of experience built from its strategic mergers and acquisitions. The company is focused on innovation, aiming to develop solutions for its clients in the areas of cybersecurity, digital solutions, mission support and systems engineering. The company employs over 2,800 employees located in 36 states, operating mainly from Centers of Excellence in Washington DC, Huntsville, AL, and Burlington, MA.

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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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Copemar, en busca de la agilidad empresarial, avanza en su plan de digitalización

CIO

La empresa familiar dedicada en cuerpo y alma a la extracción, transformación y distribución de productos marinos, Copemar, da un paso adelante en su plan de transformación digital. Lo hace, además, de la mano de Seresco con el fin de mejorar su eficiencia operativa y optimizar sus procesos de gestión. Tras cosechar más de seis décadas de tradición y experiencia en el sector, la organización necesitaba adaptarse a los nuevos tiempos para satisfacer las demandas del mercado actual.

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5 Common Online Reputation Management Mistakes

mention

A business’s reputation is crucial to its success, and nothing is more telling than an online review. Companies need to take customer service and experience seriously if they want to enhance their brand reputation with positive reviews. When your brand’s online reputation is less than perfect, prospective clients and customers will consider it before choosing you or a competitor.

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TBR Makes Recent Insights Live Sessions, Including Key Discussions on GenAI Adoption, Partnering and Purchasing Trends, Publicly Available

TBR

Technology Business Research, Inc. (TBR) is pleased to announce on-demand availability of all of our 3Q24 webinars. Topics discussed this quarter include AI’s impact on IT infrastructure purchasing trends, next-generation AI PCs, generative AI (GenAI) adoption in the telecom industry, the current state of the federal IT market, and partnering best practices in the era of GenAI.

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Why Would You Use Power BI Copilot?

Chris Webb BI

I’m a big fan of Kurt Buhler ‘s work (indeed we like him so much at Microsoft that we get him to help out with our docs ) and I have a lot of respect for his opinion. A few weeks ago, in a thread on Twitter/X, he asked an important question about Power BI Copilot: why would someone use it? When I saw this I realised it was something I hadn’t thought about properly but which deserved a detailed answer.

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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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Analytics Technology Drives Conversions for Your eCommerce Site

Smart Data Collective

Data analytics technology can play an important role in growing an ecommerce brand.

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Los datos y la seguridad frenan la implantación de la IA en las empresas

CIO

El 84% de los directores de Sistemas de la Información (CIO, por sus siglas en inglés) considera que la inteligencia artificial (IA) será tan relevante para sus negocios como lo fue en su día el auge de Internet. No obstante, sólo el 11% afirma haber implementado completamente esta tecnología. Como obstáculos a superar, citan una serie de retos técnicos y organizativos, encabezados por la seguridad y la infraestructura de datos.

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There is no guaranteed win with the incumbent behind you

FedSavvy

There is some element of irony with a FEMA contract turning into a disaster for an incumbent prime contractor recompete. There was an interesting plot twist here with a flip of the incumbent prime to take a subcontract role while putting another business in front. We will explore this recompete and another addition to our Deadly Sins series. This is an ongoing blog series identifying and exploring wins and losses with lessons learned.

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How IT Services Companies Are Preparing to Capture Surge of Local Opportunities in India

TBR

In this blog, we explore how global companies in ICT are shifting focus from outsourcing to tapping into India’s domestic market due to its rapid growth. To learn more about the next era of India’s economic growth, join TBR for a live discussion and Q&A Thursday, Oct. 31. Join TBR’s Professional Services team as they highlight whether local IT services vendors can capture opportunities from the Big Four, which vendors will lead the market overall and more.

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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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Microsoft Fabric Project Advice: Getting into the Thick of It

Paul Turnley

Advice and lessons learned from working with consulting clients for nearly one year since Fabric was released. How to approach architecting solutions, choosing from among Fabric assets and tools, and getting your organization ready for Fabric adoption, developing, managing and deploying successful Fabric solutions.

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AI-Driven Discord Bots Can Track Server Stats

Smart Data Collective

AI has made it easier for Discord managers to create bots that track their server stats.

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When is the right time to dump an AI project?

CIO

Many organizations running AI pilots will inevitably encounter a key IT dilemma: when to pull the plug and move on. If they dump a pilot that’s not meeting expectations too soon, they may miss out on huge benefits down the line, but if they hang on too long, they can waste huge amounts of time, money, and resources. On the one side, Forrester recently warned organizations not to look for AI ROI too soon, because they could miss out on AI’s benefits.

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Sales Automation: Boosting B2B Efficiency | The ChangeOver Podcast

Weidert Group

Imagine a future where B2B salespeople spend most of their time actually selling — because they get to spend less time messing around with sticky notes, spreadsheets, and follow-up emails. Now, open your eyes — because that future is already here. Sales automation capabilities in CRMs like HubSpot make it possible to bring new levels of efficiency and productivity to sales teams, right now.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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106 Questions You Can Ask Your Data with AI Chat 

Domo

Have you ever wandered through Home Depot? The place is massive—aisles upon aisles packed with everything you could possibly need to improve your home. For seasoned DIYers or remodeling pros, it’s paradise. But if you’re someone with a project in mind and no idea where to start, the sheer size can feel a bit overwhelming. You know what you want, but finding it?

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Building the AI Workforce: Guidance for Employers and Employees

Dataversity

To successfully hire and retain AI talent, employers must start by taking a step back. What do you want to do? Do you want to retain talent because AI is the next big thing and everybody’s telling you that you need to have AI in your product? That may be true. From a sales perspective, […] The post Building the AI Workforce: Guidance for Employers and Employees appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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What you need to know about annuities as you near retirement

Wink Intel

Vanessa Patterson tells us what we need to know about annuities as we near retirement. Sponsored by: New Perspective Financial Solutions. Wink’s Moore on the Market: This “news” segment made me cringe. NEWSFLASH: Indexed annuities are not right for everyone! And I don’t even understand what was going on with the “insure/ensure” discussion.

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Mercedes-Benz emplea computación cuántica en la planificación de la producción de vehículos

CIO

La filial española de Mercedes-Benz trabaja en un proyecto cuya misión radica en reducir a cero los errores en el proceso de ensamblaje de automóviles y alcanzar la excelencia en su sistema de producción. Para lograrlo, el fabricante alemán ha confiado en la plataforma cuántica desarrollada por Ayesa con el fin de detectar automáticamente cualquier anomalía de configuración con varios días de antelación a que los coches entre en las líneas de fabricación.

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Building Your BI Strategy: How to Choose a Solution That Scales and Delivers

Speaker: Evelyn Chou

Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) platform can feel like navigating a maze of features, promises, and technical jargon. With so many options available, how can you ensure you’re making the right decision for your organization’s unique needs? 🤔 This webinar brings together expert insights to break down the complexities of BI solution vetting.