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How small businesses can take advantage of the AI PC productivity surge

CIO

Often in business we see the recurring phenomenon of the first-mover advantage that comes when organisations pounce on a trend to steal a march on rivals. The opportunity to be an early adopter in AI is here now as new products provide big advantages for those bold enough to commit to change.

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Chief data officers step into the business strategist spotlight

CIO

To help build acumen at the top of the house, Dow hosted an AI immersion event with the companys top 150 senior leaders to educate them on gen AI and facilitate brainstorming on how AI can be used in the business. Data analytics is becoming more of a competitive advantage than technology these days, Gansle points out.

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Designing employee communication for the modern office

CIO

This means that the way employees build relationships and get things done — team meetings, casual debriefings, and brainstorming sessions — must be as effective virtually as they are in person. Companies that create strong employee connections without regard to location gain a competitive advantage. X more likely to be agile 3.2

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Corporate One enables immediate payments with Data Orchestration Hub

CIO

So it was around 2017 when there were several brainstorming sessions about how to innovate, and they realized there was a need to better orchestrate and enable the flow of messages from one financial system to another.

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Technology Companies Need to Make Hard Choices to Teach More ‘Soft Skills”

CIO

And many organizations are building up skill levels in these areas by taking advantage of flexible, anytime, anywhere, learning-as-a-service models that enable workers to develop on the fly. Brainstorming, for instance. But these skills can also be taught. This requires an organizational commitment to ideation.

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Microsoft Recall: Everything IT can get wrong about AI in a single feature

CIO

Behind all this we can easily imagine members of the Redmond contingent brainstorming what they might do with AI and, infected with optimism bias and infused with escalating enthusiasm, doing it. So if a business manager wants to look at an employee’s Recall data … awkward! How did this happen?

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4 key roles that define transformational IT leaders today

CIO

By embracing adaptability, innovation, and strategic thinking, CIOs can effectively navigate the ever-changing landscape, creating a sustainable competitive advantage and fostering growth in an increasingly digital world.” Regardless of the title, a CIO’s responsibilities remain clear, Sezgin says. “By