Thu.Nov 02, 2023

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Your biggest barriers to digital transformation aren’t technical…they’re cultural

CIO

As an infrastructure and security practitioner with nearly 30 years of experience, I’ve witnessed periods of rapid change in the technology landscape. However, I have seen a lot of things stay practically the same. Historically, our jobs as infrastructure and security professionals have involved installing the “plumbing” that ensures organizations remain connected through traditional networking and security practices.

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Be a leader with social media trends

Infegy

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, staying ahead of the competition is crucial for any business or agency. To do this effectively, you can’t only keep an eye on emerging trends, but also be able to differentiate between fleeting fads and lasting shifts in behavior. In this blog, we'll explore the importance of identifying and harnessing social media trends, and how your social listening tool can be your best ally in this endeavor.

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CIOs sharpen cloud cost strategies — just as gen AI spikes loom

CIO

Cloud costs remain a key concern for IT leaders, who find themselves nearing a crossroads where expenditures for core workloads will need containment to free up spend for innovation. To be sure, enterprise cloud budgets continue to increase, with IT decision-makers reporting that 31% of their overall technology budget will go toward cloud computing and two-thirds expecting their cloud budget to increase in the next 12 months, according to the Foundry Cloud Computing Study 2023.

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20 Actionable Hacks for E-commerce Conversion Rate Optimization

E2M

The trend of buying everything online has increased and it fueled the e-commerce industry a lot. According to Statista , global retail e-commerce sales amounted to approximately $5.2 trillion in 2021. By 2026, this figure is likely to reach about $8.1 trillion, growing by 56%. As promising as it sounds, this substantial growth means intense competition for online stores.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Is your data strategy ready for gen AI? LOB leaders may disagree

CIO

Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI are putting more pressure on analytics and IT leaders to get their houses in order when it comes to data strategy and data management. Line-of-business leaders are feeling the need to move on generative AI now and are asking their technical counterparts to step on the gas: 77% of business leaders fear they are already missing out on the benefits of gen AI and that percentage climbs to 88% among marketing leaders, acco

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SASE success: Avoid confusion and embrace a single-vendor solution

CIO

In the recent Gartner® Hype Cycle TM for Zero Trust Networking, 2023 report , which evaluates the current status of 19 of “the most relevant and hyped” zero-trust technologies, the cybersecurity industry analysts made a somewhat startling pronouncement about secure access service edge (SASE). They wrote that “SASE is in the Trough of Disillusionment, due to exaggerated marketing by many technology vendors.

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The Data Warehouse Development Lifecycle Explained

Dataversity

The desire to leverage data as a strategic asset has led to the development of sophisticated systems and methodologies that go beyond basic data storage and retrieval. Among these advancements is modern data warehousing, a comprehensive approach that provides access to vast and disparate datasets. The concept of data warehousing emerged as organizations began to […] The post The Data Warehouse Development Lifecycle Explained appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO

In the ever-evolving realm of information security, the principle of Least Privilege stands out as the cornerstone of safeguarding sensitive data. However, this fundamental concept, emphasizing limited access to resources and information, has been progressively overlooked, placing our digital ecosystems at greater risk. First, let’s define our terms.

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Rajeev Ronanki on making the leap to CEO

CIO

CEOs increasingly depend on technology as a central means of staking competitive positions, and that shift has made CIOs increasingly well-suited for the job. To be sure, a small but growing group of CIOs have already made this jump. Consider Tim Buckley, at Vanguard; Tim Spence, at Fifth Third Bank; or Jason Buechel, at WholeFoods. Yet such transitions are still the exception rather than the norm.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.