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7 signs it’s time to modernize your IT systems

CIO

Technology continues to advance at a furious pace. That’s great, because a strong IT environment is necessary to take advantage of the latest innovations and business opportunities. The bad news, however, is that IT system modernization requires significant financial and time investments. When addressed properly , application and platform modernization drives immense value and positions organizations ahead of their competition, says Anindeep Kar, a consultant with technology research and advisor

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Data-Driven Tips to Choose the Perfect Gamer Laptop

Smart Data Collective

Data scientists may want to consider using gaming laptops, since they are powerful enough to do major calculations.

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5 reasons why Agile transformation fails

CIO

When executives got tired of long project timelines, unclear requirements, and missed deadlines, Agile seemed like the ultimate solution since it promised faster delivery, more flexibility, and closer alignment to business needs so the strategy could be realized quicker and with a higher ROI. Now, however, organizations are laying off Agile teams en masse, disillusioned by the lack of tangible results.

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Doing Power BI the Right Way in 2025

Paul Turnley

I work with hundreds of consulting clients who go through the same cycles, having the same experiences, facing the same challenges, many making the same mistakes, and many learning some of the same lessons. The purpose of this series is to share those lessons with you. Universal Best Practices If we sum up Power BI best practices at the highest level, it is that all projects of any scale and size should adhere to the same general set of guidelines, categorically.

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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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El Sistema de Seguridad Nacional robustece su operativa digitalización mediante

CIO

La multinacional tecnológica GMV ha ganado el concurso convocado por el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DSN) para desarrollar y desplegar la primera fase de la Plataforma de Inteligencia de Datos del Sistema de Seguridad Nacional (SSN). El proyecto, cuyo pistoletazo de salida tuvo lugar el pasado 13 de septiembre, supone un hito en la modernización de las infraestructuras críticas de España.

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Diez razones por las que los responsables de TI no superan sus expectativas

CIO

Formar un gran equipo es una de las tareas más acuciantes para cualquier CIO. También es una de las más difíciles. De hecho, la empresa de investigación Gartner señaló la estrategia de talento informático como uno de los cinco puntos débiles comunes de los CIO que persistirán hasta 2025. Pero para reunir un equipo de alto rendimiento hoy en día , los CIO deben prestar especial atención a sus filas directivas.

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IRA: Progress, Roadblocks, and Outlook for Establishing Clean Energy

Alpha Sense BI

If this past summer proved anything, it’s that action against climate change is dire. According to NASA , “ August 2024 set a new monthly temperature record, capping Earth’s hottest summer since global records began in 1880.” The consequences of such a heatwave resulted in wildfire smoke from Canada shutting down New York City, record-breaking heat in the Southwest , and climate records being shattered by the waters off Miami.

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La planta de refabricación de maquinaria industrial Reviver se rinde a la digitalización

CIO

GAM ha seleccionado a Telefónica Tech como socio tecnológico para llevar a cabo el proyecto integral de digitalización en su planta de refabricación de maquinaria industrial Reviver , situada en la localidad de Villacé, en León. Esta alianza contribuirá a generar un impacto positivo en el medio ambiente y ayudará a conseguir el objetivo de Reviver de alargar el ciclo de vida útil de los equipos.

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How to Combat Generative AI Hallucination

Alpha Sense BI

Ever since generative AI (genAI) entered the financial and business zeitgeist, concerns have run rampant about the technology’s potential to hallucinate. In simple terms, hallucination is when a genAI model provides inaccurate or misleading information, usually with total confidence and conviction. And while there are various guardrails genAI tools can employ to combat hallucination, the majority of tools on the market today do not take adequate measures to prevent hallucination.

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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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Personal liability: A new trend in cybersecurity compliance?

CIO

Compliance is becoming personal — personal in the sense that cybersecurity compliance regulations increasingly include provisions that make it possible to hold individuals personally liable for oversights that lead to issues like cybersecurity breaches. This means that the stakes of noncompliance are becoming steeper. Although charges or fines directed at individuals have not yet become a common occurrence, regulators in certain jurisdictions have the power to impose this type of penalty against

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Common pitfalls in Market Intelligence research and how to avoid them

M Brain

Market intelligence (MI) informs business decisions, but mistakes like gathering incomplete data, relying on outdated information, or misreading insights lead to poor strategies and missed opportunities. So, what challenges typically arise in MI, and how can businesses tackle them head-on?

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INE Launches Initiative to Optimize Year-End Training Budgets with Enhanced Cybersecurity and Networking Programs

CIO

As the year-end approaches, it’s common for enterprises to discover they still have funds that must be utilized. Often, these L&D dollars are “use or lose,” meaning they will be returned to the general fund if not invested. Recognizing this, INE Security is launching an initiative to guide organizations in investing in technical training before the year end.

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Step-by-step guide to conducting B2B Market Intelligence

M Brain

However, without a clear roadmap, diving into this process can feel like trying to assemble a puzzle with pieces that don’t quite fit.

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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.

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AI & the enterprise: protect your data, protect your enterprise value

CIO

In 2018, I wrote an article asking, “Will your company be valued by its price-to-data ratio?” The premise was that enterprises needed to secure their critical data more stringently in the wake of data hacks and emerging AI processes. I wrote, “ It may be even more important for the security team to protect and maintain the integrity of proprietary data to generate true, long-term enterprise value.

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Marketing Communications Specialist: Legacy Marketing Group

Wink Intel

Job Title: Marketing Communications Specialist Reports To: Jennaca Markoe, Communications Manager Department: Marketing Communications Position Type:: Full-time, exempt, remote Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm PST Salary Range: $72,000 – $79,000 Position Summary: An integral member of the Communications Team, the Marketing Communications Specialist will be responsible for strategizing marketing campaigns and initiatives, developing marketing plans, and producing creative and effective marketing

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Scaling success: How Avaya empowered Atento’s global growth

CIO

Atento is one of the world’s leading business process and transformation outsourcing companies and serves over 400 clients across 17 countries. With a workforce of 150,000 employees, Atento’s growth has scaled with impressive speed. However, this rapid expansion presented significant challenges in maintaining consistency and efficiency across its global operations.

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NAIFA celebrates Long Term Care Awareness Month

Wink Intel

November is National Long-Term Care Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the need for long-term care (LTC) planning and the financial, emotional, and physical impacts associated with it. The campaign is aimed at educating the public about the importance of preparing for the potential need for long-term care services, which include assistance with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and eating, often needed due to aging, chronic illness, or disability.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Mastering technology modernization: 6 steps for building your road map

CIO

During my career I have developed a few mottos. For example, my change management motto is, “Humans prefer the familiar to the comfortable and the comfortable to the better.” Thus, to help humans embrace the better, I need to make the better both familiar and comfortable. To recognize technical debt, my smart aleck motto is, “Technical debt is something I did more than five years ago or something that someone else did more than six months ago.

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Ameriprise Plans to Keep Its Long-Term Care Insurance Block

Wink Intel

Ameriprise Financial likes its closed block of long-term care insurance policies and has no plans to make a deal to get rid of it. Walter Berman, the Minneapolis-based company’s chief financial officer, stood up for the company’s LTCI block last week during a conference call with securities analysts. Click HERE to read the full story via Think Advisor The post Ameriprise Plans to Keep Its Long-Term Care Insurance Block appeared first on Wink, Inc.

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Why CIOs must lead the charge on ESG – and why enterprise architecture is the key

CIO

In an era marked by heightened environmental, social and governance (ESG) scrutiny and rapid artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, the integration of actionable sustainable principles in enterprise architecture (EA) is indispensable. By embracing sustainable architecture practices and aligning technological advancements with sustainability objectives, organizations can harness AI’s transformative potential while safeguarding the planet while meeting regulatory requirements.

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National Retirement Security Month: A time for pre-retirees to come up with a ‘formal written plan’

Wink Intel

October is National Retirement Security Month, a time for financial advisors to encourage consumers nearing retirement to take actionable steps toward their future financial security – and that means help them come up with a formal written retirement plan. Six in 10 retirees and pre-retirees say they would be willing to pay $100 or more for a comprehensive analysis of their financial situation, including what is needed to save for retirement and where to invest their savings, according to LIMR

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How To Speak The Language Of Financial Success In Product Management

Speaker: Jamie Bernard

Success in product management goes beyond delivering great features - it’s about achieving measurable financial outcomes that resonate across the organization. By connecting your product’s journey with the company’s financial success, you’ll ensure that every feature, release, and innovation contributes to the bottom line, driving both customer satisfaction and business growth.

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How innovation workshops help to get smart about gen AI use cases

CIO

When it comes to identifying and prioritizing opportunities for business value across the enterprise, gen AI use cases, specifically, are arguably no different than any other technology-related ones. It all comes down to cost benefit, and having a set of priorities. Advantages of gen AI workshops In conducting hundreds of innovation workshops around the world for the public and private sectors, many of which have been focused on AI/ML, data, and analytics, I’ve found these design-based brainstor

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Barclays Transitions Indices, Available Exclusively on North American Annuities, win 2024 Annuity Index of the Year by SRP Americas

Wink Intel

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa–( BUSINESS WIRE )– North American Company for Life and Health Insurance ® (North American), a member company of Sammons ® Financial Group and one of the largest issuers of fixed index annuities (FIAs) in the U.S. 1 , announces that the Barclays Transitions Indices, available exclusively on their suite of fixed index annuities, has won “Annuity Index of the Year” by SRP Americas.

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Oracle targets healthcare firms with new features in Cloud HCM and SCM

CIO

Oracle has added new features to its Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM) and Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM) suites, targeting firms in the healthcare sector. One of the new features, named the Oracle Healthcare Talent Network, has been introduced as part of Oracle Fusion Cloud Recruiting inside the HCM suite and is designed to help healthcare firms find talent to fill mission-critical roles.

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Principal Financial Group Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results

Wink Intel

DES MOINES, Iowa–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Principal Financial Group ® (Nasdaq: PFG) announced results for third quarter 2024. Third Quarter 2024 Highlights Net loss attributable to Principal Financial Group (PFG) of $220 million, or $0.95 per diluted share, driven by the loss from exited business Non-GAAP net income attributable to PFG, excluding exited business, of $419 million, or $1.78 per diluted share Non-GAAP operating earnings 1 of $412 million, or $1.76 per diluted share; excludin

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission