Wed.Jan 24, 2024

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO

Organizations can’t afford to mess up their data strategies, because too much is at stake in the digital economy. How enterprises gather, store, cleanse, access, and secure their data can be a major factor in their ability to meet corporate goals. Unfortunately, the road to data strategy success is fraught with challenges, so CIOs and other technology leaders need to plan and execute carefully.

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What is Outbound Sales? Advantages, Techniques & Tips

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In any sales-led growth strategy , the purpose of marketing is to get new leads into the sales funnel that drives new business. However, only a small percentage of potential customers will ever see your ads or read your content — especially when marketing budgets are under pressure. Sales teams can make up the difference using outbound sales techniques.

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SAP announces $2.2B restructuring program that’ll impact 8,000 jobs

CIO

German tech major SAP has announced a 2 billion euro ($2.17 billion) restructuring program for 2024, impacting 8,000 employees as it focuses on AI. “In 2024, SAP will further increase its focus on key strategic growth areas, in particular Business AI. It also intends to transform its operational setup to capture organizational synergies, AI-driven efficiencies and to prepare the company for highly scalable future revenue growth,” SAP said in a press statement.

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The 2024 Consumer Behavior Trends : 40 Stats for Retail Success

Intelligence Node

A new year has begun, signaling a time for re-evaluation and strategic planning in the retail sector. This period is crucial for understanding evolving consumer preferences and integrating this knowledge. The post The 2024 Consumer Behavior Trends : 40 Stats for Retail Success appeared first on Blog.

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

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

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.

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Healthcare cybersecurity: Our hospital’s path to better cyber resilience

CIO

Cyberattacks in the healthcare industry undermine our ability to deliver quality care and can endanger the safety, and even the lives, of our patients. Unfortunately, hackers see our industry as a prime target, particularly for ransomware and data privacy attacks. None of us want to hear the news that a hospital has been breached, nor be the person in that hospital who has to deal with the aftermath.

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Modular architecture drives productivity and risk management at Gilbane

CIO

Gilbane is one of the largest privately-held real estate development and construction companies in the US. The $6.5 billion company has been family owned from its inception in 1870, with sixth-generation employees currently in the business. Karen Higgins-Carter, previously CIO of Webster Bank, joined Gilbane just over a year ago as CDIO with the responsibility of digitally transforming this 153-year-old business.

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Why Organizations Are Transitioning from OpenAI to Fine-Tuned Open-Source Models

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In the rapidly evolving generative AI landscape, OpenAI has revolutionized the way developers build prototypes, create demos, and achieve remarkable results with large language models (LLMs). However, when it’s time to put LLMs into production, organizations are increasingly moving away from commercial LLMs like OpenAI in favor of fine-tuned open-source models.

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The AI continuum

CIO

ChatGPT has turned everything we know about AI on its head. Or has it? AI encompasses many things. Generative AI and large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are only one aspect of AI. But it’s the well-known part of AI. In many ways, ChatGPT put AI in the spotlight, creating a widespread awareness of AI as a whole—and helping to spur the pace of its adoption.

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Announcing: Additional sources to the Infegy Social dataset

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Infegy prides itself on the fastest social listening platform with a foundational diverse dataset. Since our beginning in 2007 , social channels have continued to proliferate and we have made sure that our dataset reflects these new channels where consumers are discussing products and topics of importance.

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Gain a Competitive Edge With This Scenario Planning Toolkit

In a world where uncertainty and change are constant, scenario planning empowers companies with the agility and competitive edge needed to thrive. Download the toolkit to fortify your business strategy , set up your competitive positioning , and ensure your company is poised to respond to any future scenario.

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What executives should know about SOAR

CIO

Coined in 2015 and later updated in 2017 by Gartner , SOAR (security orchestration, automation, and response) describes a platform that is designed to orchestrate the response to incidents, leveraging automated processes designed in decision tree mapping, typically called playbooks. The value of a SOAR platform is focused on improving the accuracy, speed, and depth of data for responding to the litany of incidents that operations teams (especially security operations) are constantly dealing with

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Domo Named a Best Company to Work For by Utah Business Magazine for the Twelfth Consecutive Year

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SILICON SLOPES, Utah – Today Domo (Nasdaq: DOMO) announced it has been named a Best Company to Work For by Utah Business Magazine for the twelfth consecutive year. Utah Business Magazine polls thousands of employees across the state of Utah and recognizes organizations that go above and beyond, ensuring work-life balance, supportive leadership and the overall well-being of their people and teams.

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A new era of cybersecurity with AI: Predictions for 2024

CIO

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been table stakes in cybersecurity for several years now, but the broad adoption of Large Language Models (LLMs) made 2023 an especially exciting year. In fact, LLMs have already started transforming the entire landscape of cybersecurity. However, it is also generating unprecedented challenges. On one hand, LLMs make it easy to process large amounts of information and for everybody to leverage AI.

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Agent Swarms – an evolutionary leap in intelligent automation

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This article was co-authored by Shail Khiyara, Founder, VOCAL COUNCIL, and Pedro Martins, Global Transformation Leader, Nokia. “The strength of a hive lies not in a single bee, but in the collective power of the swarm, where unity is the true source of their strength.” During the rapid evolution of AI, there emerges a concept that promises to redefine the very essence of automation.

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Business Intelligence 101: How To Make The Best Solution Decision For Your Organization

Speaker: Evelyn Chou

Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) platform can feel like navigating a maze of features, promises, and technical jargon. With so many options available, how can you ensure you’re making the right decision for your organization’s unique needs? 🤔 This webinar brings together expert insights to break down the complexities of BI solution vetting.