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OCTOBER 24, 2024

The company also plans to increase spending on cybersecurity tools and personnel, he adds, and it will focus more resources on advanced analytics, data management, and storage solutions. The rapid accumulation of data requires more sophisticated data management and analytics solutions, driving up costs in storage and processing,” he says.

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JULY 11, 2024

We had an insightful conversation about how to approach the adoption of emerging technologies as well as what it takes — and when it makes sense — to gain first-mover advantage in this environment. That means pushing back against a lot of pressure, sometimes against the board or the executives. And it gave them the opportunity to learn, too.”

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

One of the world’s largest risk advisors and insurance brokers launched a digital transformation five years ago to better enable its clients to navigate the political, social, and economic waves rising in the digital information age. With Databricks, the firm has also begun its journey into generative AI.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

One of the world’s largest risk advisors and insurance brokers launched a digital transformation five years ago to better enable its clients to navigate the political, social, and economic waves rising in the digital information age. With Databricks, the firm has also begun its journey into generative AI.

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MARCH 25, 2025

Companies should therefore already be taking concrete steps to implement the EU AI Act and the EU Data Act, explains Daniel Andernach , Associated Partner at MHP , an international management and IT consultancy. In this context, clear responsibilities lie primarily with IT, legal, compliance and data protection departments.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

So it’s essential to show the ROI to your business from the management of these costs. Instead, show how leading companies manage it strategically. In our recent report examining technical debt in the age of generative AI , we explored how companies need to break their technical debt down into four categories.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Theyre actively investing in innovation while proactively leveraging the cloud to manage technical debt by providing the tools, platforms, and strategies to modernize outdated systems and streamline operations. As 2025 dawns, CIOs face an IT landscape that differs significantly from just a year ago. Are they still fit for purpose?

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The awareness gained in the process often leads to a grounding, also in management: Those who like to talk very loudly about AI, for example, quickly become very quiet again after taking a look at their existing IT infrastructure. Only in this way can companies manage the enormous amounts of data at all.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The first step of the manager’s team was instead to hire a UX designer to not only design the interface and experience for the end user, but also carry out tests to bring qualitative and quantitative evidence on site and app performance to direct the business. IT must be at the service of the business,” he says.

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MAY 27, 2024

Of course, technology should still boost cost efficiencies, but it also needs to drive revenue at the same time. For CIOs and other tech leaders, this means a shift in mindset to not only keep tech costs in check, but adopt a more entrepreneurial approach to explore how to drive business revenue and competitiveness.

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MARCH 19, 2025

Then in November, the company revealed its Azure AI Agent Service, a fully-managed service that lets enterprises build, deploy and scale agents quickly. Before that, though, ServiceNow announced its AI Agents offering in September, with the first use cases for customer service management and IT service management, available in November.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2024

People : To implement a successful Operational AI strategy, an organization needs a dedicated ML platform team to manage the tools and processes required to operationalize AI models. Operational AI offers organizations significant benefits, including time and cost savings, and critical competitive advantages in today’s business landscape.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

If 2023 was the year of AI discovery and 2024 was that of AI experimentation, then 2025 will be the year that organisations seek to maximise AI-driven efficiencies and leverage AI for competitive advantage. Primary among these is the need to ensure the data that will power their AI strategies is fit for purpose.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

According to CEO Andy Jassy, a massive reorganization is what’s needed to remove layers, flatten organizations, increase teammates’ ability to move fast, and create an employee utopia by getting rid of lots and lots of non-value-adding managers. Managers should avoid asking colleagues for help when thinking something through.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

The key advantage of composable solutions is flexibility. They offer the ability to quickly adapt and innovate, creating a competitive advantage in fast-moving markets. But with recent financial market turbulence, the rise of AI, and buyer consolidation impacting todays market, some have started asking: Is SaaS dead?

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JUNE 11, 2024

After all, many C-suite leaders and employees have an outdated impression of what IT departments do today, which may undermine the CIO’s digital transformation , change management, and other strategic objectives. That definition was well ahead of its time and forecasted the current era’s machine learning and generative AI capabilities.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

But because Article was growing so quickly, managing one of the largest student housing portfolios in the US, it needed to be more intentional about operational efficiency. There are a lot of moving parts acrossour properties, says Erica White, the companys SVP of technology and strategic innovation.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Changing consumer behavior and expectations, competition from major e-retailers, evolving cybersecurity challenges, inflationary pressures, sustainability and environmental concerns, and the pressure to take advantage of AI are all very real concerns for retailers today. Retailers have a lot of work to do, but their goals are achievable.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In today’s fast-paced digital environment, enterprises increasingly leverage AI and analytics to strengthen their risk management strategies. A recent panel on the role of AI and analytics in risk management explored this transformational technology, focusing on how organizations can harness these tools for a more resilient future.

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MARCH 19, 2025

Most data management conferences and forums focus on AI, governance and security, with little emphasis on ESG-related data strategies. Insufficient resource allocation for ESG data initiatives Managing sustainability data requires robust governance, analytics capabilities and cross-functional collaboration.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

While the CIO role has expanded significantly, the metrics used to evaluate their performance often remain tied to traditional IT values like cost management, operational efficiency, and system uptime. Here are three key recommendations for CIOs to share with business management: CIO metrics should align with strategic business outcomes.

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JANUARY 1, 2025

The bigplayers,such as OTAs [Online Travel Agencies], are advancing in their adoption of new technologies, taking advantage of AI andbig datatools,while other actors are in earlier stages of integration, he says. However, he adds,the maturityvaries in one of the most consolidated verticals at a national level.

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JUNE 25, 2024

Bringing IT consultants on board give enterprise IT leaders several advantages, not the least of which is quick access to needed expertise when it’s not available inhouse. Here are some tips for getting the most value from using IT consultants and ensuring that the engagement is successful and aligned with your objectives.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

To thrive, project managers need to have and hone a complex combination of technical, business, and interpersonal skills. Effective project managers must know how to define the scope of a project , identify necessary resources, and schedule those resources — all part of the technical aspect of the job.

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MAY 30, 2024

Following a legislative review of state purchases in fiscal year 2022, the state of Oklahoma discovered that its agencies had procured more than $3 billion worth of goods and services outside the oversight of its Office of Management and Enterprise (OMES) Central Purchasing division. That figure polled No. billion by 2032.

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MARCH 26, 2024

This is why Value Stream Management (VSM) has become an essential approach. By leveraging VSM, teams in enterprises around the world have started to realize significant advantages. Southern Company Southern Company began its VSM journey by building an enterprise-wide product management office (PMO).

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JUNE 6, 2024

In many cases,” explains Perkins, “we’ve become supplier-managers. It might even suffer atrophy in critical functions such as recruiting and career development, as the employees overseeing those functions are taxed increasingly by the burden of managing suppliers. Composing a workforce is like playing chess.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

Many retailers are looking to AI for that competitive advantage. Enter Akeneo, a global leader in Product Experience Management (PXM) and AI tech stack solutions. A rebound is on the horizon, which means a substantial opportunity for growth for those retailers that can get ahead of the curve.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Nate Melby, CIO of Dairyland Power Cooperative, says the Midwestern utility has been churning out large language models (LLMs) that not only automate document summarization but also help manage power grids during storms, for example. IDC also surveyed IT leaders on their build vs. buy equations for AI.

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MAY 13, 2024

In response, Juliano says his IT team — which includes a director of customer experience, a role added three years ago — is tasked with continually improving experiences by integrating with key partners and taking advantage of new technologies. I believe we’re in a post-alignment world. And CEOs are looking to CIOs to create those products.”

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JUNE 3, 2024

CIOs and HR managers are changing their equations on hiring and training, with a bigger focus on reskilling current employees to make good on the promise of AI technologies. That shift is in no small part due to an AI talent market increasingly stacked against them. times faster than for all jobs, according to a recent PwC report.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Proprietary data is your biggest competitive advantage.” By identifying commonalities across use cases — such as data pipelines, model management, and applications — the organization can create shared components that streamline deployment, reduce redundancy, and accelerate time-to-value for AI solutions and enterprise reinvention.”

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JUNE 19, 2024

It needed a consolidated, harmonized data management process while ensuring that the newly independent company complied with local tax, statutory, and legal requirements. But with a fragmented IT landscape, consisting of localized processes encompassing varying models and system approaches, the goal felt elusive.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Once upon a time I was a lowly IT manager. The first is that for internal staff and management, claiming expertise leads to a reaction of “Who do you think you are?” It isn’t an unreasonable question: If you’re internal staff or management your job is to make something work and keep it working. Not that this mattered.

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MAY 10, 2024

Having IT pros with NoSQL skills means they can take advantage of unstructured and semi-structured data, building powerful but flexible tools to store, manage, and access that data. If you have experience in any of these 10 skills, it might be worth upskilling to expert proficiency to gain a competitive edge in the market.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Challenges in managing legacy systems and ongoing talent shortages further exacerbate this issue.” “Challenges in managing legacy systems and ongoing talent shortages further exacerbate this issue.” The drop was the largest among the CEOs surveyed. Confidence also fell among CFOs. So what’s the deal? So what’s the deal?

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Fighting fire with fire For these reasons, organizations that wish to curb the burgeoning impact of AI on their cyber risks need to be particularly vigilant while taking advantage of the abilities of AI to stem this tide of attacks. IT leaders are placing faith in AI. But when it comes to cybersecurity, AI has become a double-edged sword.

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