Tue.Aug 22, 2023

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3 key roles for driving digital success

CIO

If digital transformation is a journey, when does it end? This is a question I am asked often by IT leaders who prefer slowing down the pace of transformation and technology innovation. Others who believe the term digital transformation is watered down take a more cynical tack, viewing it as a phrase leaders use to garner support for technology investments and vendors use to sell their newest capabilities.

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Customer Corner: How AB Tasty Used Market and Competitive Intelligence to Improve Employee Onboarding

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Creating a culture of CI can feel like training for a marathon. It requires serious dedication and repetition (So. Much. Running). And for most, running 26.2 miles doesn’t happen on the first day. You’ve got to start somewhere with those first few miles. When it comes to competitive intelligence, starting somewhere often translates to new hire orientation.

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Lenovo’s Arthur Hu on the CIO’s customer-centric imperative

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Arthur Hu ranks among the few IT leaders who wear the hats of both CIO and CTO. As the CIO of Lenovo and the chief technology and delivery officer of the company’s solutions and services group, Hu says the dual role lends him “the unique advantage of guiding our teams in developing cutting-edge technology solutions and marrying them with current trends to ensure we are at the forefront of delivering the best possible solutions for our client’s current and emerging needs.

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Data-Driven Defense: The Crucial Role of Data in Cyber Security

Smart Data Collective

Over the last decade, the need for cybersecurity has increased substantially. As technology has become more evolved, so have the cybercriminals who seek to exploit weak defenses for their own nefarious gain. While there are many ways that organizations can bolster their digital defenses and help protect their networks and the information they hold, taking a data-driven approach is critical in our rapidly advancing world.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Safeguarding your digital ecosystem: effective strategies to detect and mitigate API abuse

CIO

In today’s interconnected digital landscape, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are instrumental in ensuring seamless communication between software systems. As APIs gain significance, cybercriminals are also drawn to exploit vulnerabilities and abuse them. Gartner studies indicate that by 2025, half of all data theft will be attributed to unsecured APIs.

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Is the Great Resignation Really Over?

Domo

Earlier this summer, the New York Times declared the Great Resignation over. The tidal wave of employees voluntarily leaving their jobs had crested and crashed, apparently. Quitting rates had fallen back to prepandemic levels, the Times reported. We’re not saying the New York Times is wrong… The data reflects this decline, too. We plotted quits per month using the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) Survey.

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Exciting News & Announcements from Weidert Group!

Weidert Group

What a summer! New promotions and a valuable HubSpot accreditation have put Weidert Group in an even better position for continued growth and client successes. Let’s get right to it.

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Domo to Host Innovation Summit on AI-Powered Data Experiences

Domo

SILICON SLOPES, Utah – Today Domo (Nasdaq: DOMO) announced it will host its annual Domo Innovation Summit on August 29, 2023. This year’s virtual event will provide attendees with the opportunity to learn more about how businesses can accelerate growth and innovation leveraging the power of Domo.AI. To register for the Innovation Summit, visit here.

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The Need for Holistic Market Data in Today’s Information-Driven Landscape

Dataversity

In the age of abundant information, companies face the challenge of extracting actionable insights from an overwhelming volume of data. Merely having access to “good data” is no longer sufficient; businesses require accurate, reliable, and unbiased information about customer opinions, behaviors, and motivations. Making informed business decisions necessitates holistic data that encompasses the entire market, […] The post The Need for Holistic Market Data in Today’s Information-Driven Land

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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.

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PRIVATE EQUITY

Wink Intel

Issue : Private equity (PE) has an increasing presence in the insurance industry. The relationship between PE and the insurance industry has emerged in two directions. First, U.S. insurance companies—particularly life insurers —invest in PE to increase the return on their balance sheet portfolios. This activity accelerated during the extended period of low interest rates following the 2008 financial crisis and up until late 2021.

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7 project priority checks for overloaded IT agendas

CIO

Today’s IT leaders are much more than technology experts — they’re business leaders charged with driving timely results. And that requires knowing not only how to prioritize IT initiatives, but when, and how, to say no to projects that won’t advance business goals. “While saying ‘yes’ to a project can seem like the easiest way to spark innovation, the ability to say ‘no’ is vital to ensure companies focus on projects primed to deliver long-term value,” says Prasad Ramakrishnan, CIO at software c

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‘Scary’ study: young people don’t consider insurance fraud a crime

Wink Intel

More than a quarter of Americans under age 35 say they would be “envious” and “motivated” by someone they know committing insurance fraud. The finding came from a new study by Verisk and the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. Likewise, 23% say they would submit a false claim to their vehicle insurer for previous damage after an accident.

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Is Data Mesh a Sustainable Approach to Data Responsibility in the Business?

BI Survey

Data mesh is a hot buzzword, but what is behind it? Regardless of how one feels about it, the concept addresses some highly relevant areas. It is about a focus on data products and the decentralized creation of and responsibility for data products in the line of business, which are based on a self-service analytics infrastructure and federated data governance with a high degree of automation.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Regulators give insurers a break on reporting interest rate losses

Wink Intel

State insurance regulators voted Sunday to adopt a key rule change on how insurers report interest rate-related losses. An industry trade group lobbied for the rule change, which Reuters reports will free up hundreds of millions of dollars that insurers can use to write new policies or reinvest in business innovation. The change is to the interest maintenance reserve [IMR], an accounting standard that helps carriers smooth their annual income across market conditions, according to a recent Co

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