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From CIO to CX SVP, Cisco’s Jacqueline Guichelaar takes a road less travelled

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Focus on the areas that matter the most, the areas where you have competitive advantage and / or the areas where maybe there is no solution in the market where you believe that if you build something you will help your company move forward”. She’s seen many inhouse built applications that have delivered enormous value to the company.

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CIOs contend with gen AI growing pains

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Progress — and challenges Accenture’s work with Saudia Airlines involves a “travel companion” model that is far more than an online travel agency, reservation agent, or travel guide, Guan said. Proprietary data is your biggest competitive advantage.”

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Redcentric: Providing enterprises with an ultra-wide portfolio that covers the full infrastructure spectrum

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“Vendors deliver value, but they also leave a lot of heavy lifting to customers that often impacts their ability to differentiate through their IT investments and gain a competitive advantage,” he says. This extends beyond core technology into service integration, operational integration, and end-to-end service delivery.

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Why entrepreneurs claim there’s no better place to do business than Puerto Rico

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So, he traveled to DC, where he was able to secure contracts with companies that provided software to the U.S. The advantages of Puerto Rico were just too great. “I I always talk about the Puerto Rico advantage,” Lugo said. citizens can travel there without a passport. Lugo knew he had to diversify his customer base.

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5 pillars of a cloud-conscious culture

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Most CIOs recognize the advantages of cloud, the global reach it provides, and the ease with which services can be scaled up and back down again. It enables us to free our people so they can innovate and create lasting competitive advantage.” But recognizing cloud advantages doesn’t always mean a smooth transition from on-prem.

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The steep cost of a poor data management strategy

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And, it takes about 20 truckloads traveling about 600 miles per day, to transport one crane, comprising 50% of the crane-related costs. However, the benefits of effective data management can far outweigh the costs, providing businesses with a competitive advantage, insights into customer behavior, and improved decision-making capabilities.

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IT to thank for most of Radisson Hotel Group’s business initiatives

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With stints at Procter & Gamble, HPE and DHL, Jaime González-Peralta landed at Radisson Hotel Group four years ago as CIO for EMEA and then became global CIO in April 2020 — a particularly complex moment due to the paralysis that the pandemic inflicted on the world of travel. How many people, then, make up Radisson’s IT area worldwide?

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