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

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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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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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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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Product-based IT fuels Lufthansa’s digital CX transformation

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By April 2020, with travel bans proliferating, the airline suffered losses of €1 million per hour. At the same time, airport and air traffic control staff are much reduced from pre-pandemic levels, which has put additional pressures on the travel experience that are sometimes outside an airline’s control.

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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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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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Sun Country enhances customer experience with IT

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In the past, Sun would hand out vouchers for transportation and hotel rooms to affected travelers standing in long lines at the gate. IROPS also required Sun Country’s IT staff to implement a workflow that alerts travelers when there are irregular operations and allows them to change their airline ticket and rebook on another flight.

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