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CIO metrics are failing digital transformation; it’s time to radically rethink success

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Benchmarks without context are meaningless: The pitfalls of data without insight

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This is a common scenario: A client reaches for benchmarks and metrics without fully grasping the larger context. But benchmarks, while useful in certain cases, are often misleading when taken out of context. Executives and boards want hard data, and benchmarks offer an easy way to provide seemingly objective metrics.

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Bridging the IT skills gap, Part 1: Assessing current strategies and introducing GenAI as a unified solution

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Competition is stiff, but retailers know what it takes to compete

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Challenge: Consumers want to shop on their own terms Recent research shows that 77% of consumers today buy through a mix of digital and physical shopping, while just 17% buy only online or only in physical stores (IDC Retail Insights: Consumer Sentiment Survey, 2024 — Findings and Implications, July 2024). And they are making progress.

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Is the open web dying, and is AI partially to blame?

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Making AI real: It takes a CAIO

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“A typical candidate for the CAIO role is someone with a proven track record of leading successful innovation programs and with a clear understanding of AI,” says David Weldon, adjunct research advisor with IDC’s Executive Programs (IEP) in IDC PlanScape: Chief AI Officer Role (May 2024). Here is your chance to be that leader.”

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Ethics for ransomware: To pay or not to pay?

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IDC research has found that 52% of organizations pay the ransom when attacked ( Ransomware 2024: If We Have Backups, Why Are We Still Paying a Ransom? ). Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. the world’s leading tech media, data, and marketing services company. Contact us today to learn more.

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