CIO
AUGUST 19, 2024
AI’s long-term impact on the job market has sparked controversy and conversation — especially in tech. Whether AI is set to replace workers, augment jobs, or shift the necessary skillsets entirely , organizations — and IT pros alike — need to be prepared for an impending shift in how IT roles will be defined in the AI era and what skills will be needed going forward.
Crayon
AUGUST 13, 2024
As summer winds down and the out of office replies become less frequent, companies are in full on planning mode for 2025.
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Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 6, 2024
DEI can be great for AI startups that are trying to improve inclusivity and get quality employees.
Chris Webb BI
AUGUST 18, 2024
As you probably know, in Power BI Direct Lake mode column data is only loaded into memory when it is needed by a query. I gave a few examples of this – and how to monitor it using DMVs – in this blog post from last year. But which columns are loaded into memory in which circumstances? I was thinking about this recently and realised I didn’t know for sure, so I decided to do some tests.
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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.
Zoominfo
AUGUST 27, 2024
Businesses are constantly seeking ways to gain an edge and connect with their ideal customers more effectively. This is the value of marketing account intelligence software. By leveraging the power of data and advanced analytics, marketers are able to develop targeted lists of accounts that perfectly align with their ideal customer profiles. With marketing account intelligence software, teams can focus their efforts on accounts with the highest probability of converting into loyal customers.
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CIO
AUGUST 20, 2024
Digital transformation represented among the largest investments in technology to modernize businesses starting in the early 2000s. But the call for digital transformation really gained popularity after 2011 when Capgemini, in partnership with MIT, officially coined the term , defining it as “the use of technology to radically improve performance or the reach of businesses.
Crayon
AUGUST 5, 2024
In a world where business competition is fiercer than ever, having a strategic edge is no longer optional—it's essential. Our recent webinar, " Elevate Your Competitive Enablement Strategy with Crayon AI ," explored how businesses can harness the power of AI to outsmart competitors and thrive in a fast-paced market. Hosted by our team at Crayon and featuring competitive intelligence expert Zach Napolitano, Director of Product Marketing Splash , the session was packed with insights, real-world ex
Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 1, 2024
Cloud scalability empowers 8 industries to boost efficiency and drive success. Learn which sectors are reaping the rewards now!
Chris Webb BI
AUGUST 11, 2024
In the past I have blogged about how important the number of connections from a Power BI DirectQuery semantic model to a data source is for performance. It’s also true that in some cases opening a connection, or some of the operations associated with opening a connection, can be very slow. As a result it can be useful to see when your semantic model opens connections to a data source, and you can do this with Log Analytics.
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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.
Zoominfo
AUGUST 8, 2024
To be successful, sales professionals need to be experts in many different areas at once: their product’s strengths and weaknesses, their prospects’ pain points and needs, and the broader economic and competitive landscapes. You can throw in tactical skills like effective messaging, multi-threading, persuasive cold-calling, and much more. To give sellers a fighting chance, sales leaders need to build an effective, flexible sales enablement program.
mention
AUGUST 14, 2024
Social listening can be tricky. There are so many data points to consider. It even gets trickier if you plan to use social listening to capitalize on trends. Which data points should you be focusing on? And how do you turn those data into actual pieces of content? This blog post is going to help you do exactly that. We’ll discuss: How to create a social listening strategy focusing on seasonal trends.
CIO
AUGUST 19, 2024
Agents come in many forms, many of which respond to prompts humans issue through text or speech. Yet as organizations figure out how generative AI fits into their plans, IT leaders would do well to pay close attention to one emerging category: multiagent systems. In such systems, multiple agents execute tasks intended to achieve an overarching goal, such as automating payroll, HR processes, and even software development, based on text, images, audio, and video from large language models (LLMs
TBR
AUGUST 8, 2024
Peraton Appears on Course to Surpass $8B in Annual Revenue in 2024 As a private company, Peraton does not report backlog, bookings, book-to-bill ratio or other financial metrics. While Peraton may have started 2024 off on the wrong foot by losing a $1 billion contract to Deloitte to provide human resources IT support to the Defense Manpower Data Center, Peraton is still poised to surpass $8.0 billion in annual revenue.
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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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Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 1, 2024
Explore how AI and data analytics are revolutionizing internet providers' approaches to customer satisfaction and service efficiency!
Chris Webb BI
AUGUST 25, 2024
A few weeks ago I wrote a post on how to improve the results you get from Power BI Copilot by editing the Linguistic Schema. As I mentioned, though, there are in fact lots of different ways that you as a Power BI semantic model developer can improve the results you get from Copilot and in this post I’ll show you another one: setting the Row Labels and Key Columns properties on a table.
Zoominfo
AUGUST 6, 2024
Sales team success often hinges on the quantity and quality of leads routed from marketing campaigns and organic channels. This is where lead capture software comes into play, offering a powerful solution for businesses looking to streamline their lead generation processes, boost their sales pipeline , and track key sales metrics. Lead capture software is a vital tool that enables companies to identify, collect, and manage potential customer information across various channels.
mention
AUGUST 12, 2024
Earned media value (EMV) quantifies the monetary worth of free publicity you get from customer reviews, social media shares, and other forms of non-paid promotion. This metric is essential because it helps brands measure the impact of their public relations, influencer campaigns, and marketing campaigns without spending a dime on advertising. Definition of Earned Media Value Earned Media Value is essentially a dollar amount representing the value of media coverage achieved without paid advertisi
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Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. But they don’t have a good plan or system to gather, organize, and share these insights with the stakeholders who need them. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.
CIO
AUGUST 9, 2024
As business leaders look to harness AI to meet business needs, generative AI has become an invaluable tool to gain a competitive edge. This breakthrough technology can comprehend and communicate in natural language, aiding the creation of personalized customer interactions and immersive virtual experiences while supplementing employee capabilities. What sets generative AI apart from traditional AI is not just the ability to generate new data from existing patterns.
TBR
AUGUST 8, 2024
While too soon to call it a trend, the combination of an uptick in sequential performance in Financial Services and record-breaking large deal wins in 2Q24 highlights Infosys’ relentless focus on execution and maintaining its position on the services supply side. Infosys is not immune to the broader macroeconomic trends, but the company’s ability to recalibrate its portfolio and employee skills while maintaining strong client retention and new deal expansion positions it for accelerating perform
Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 15, 2024
Explore the cybersecurity risks of daily social media use. Learn how to protect your data and privacy while navigating popular platforms effectively.
Chris Webb BI
AUGUST 4, 2024
Recently I was working with a customer using DirectQuery mode and where all traffic to the data source had to go through an on-premises data gateway for security reasons. They noticed that report performance got worse when traffic went through the gateway and this was particularly true when Power BI generated SQL queries that returned hundreds of thousands of rows.
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
Zoominfo
AUGUST 8, 2024
Sellers across every industry are under intense pressure to deliver ambitious results in tightly competitive markets, and it’s much more than a passing trend. Salesforce, for example, now requires 3X pipeline coverage for its sales teams — an increase of 50%. But it’s backing up those higher targets with support investments, a strong signal that executives view higher coverage figures as a new normal.
mention
AUGUST 28, 2024
Want to make smarter decisions for your business? Context analysis might be just what you need! This handy method helps you understand what’s really going on both inside and outside your company. Context analysis, also known as contextual analysis, examines industry trends, competitors, and market opportunities to provide a complete picture. With context analysis, you can spot threats and challenges before they become problems and seize new growth opportunities.
CIO
AUGUST 15, 2024
Generative AI has been hyped so much over the past two years that observers see an inevitable course correction ahead — one that should prompt CIOs to rethink their gen AI strategies. But while whispers of a gen AI bubble grow louder, a full burst may not be in the offing, as many AI experts see investment continuing even after some IT leaders, among others, push back on the technology’s hype.
TBR
AUGUST 6, 2024
Consultancies that invest heavily in talent — including structure and skills training, in addition to managing an expansive partner ecosystem — will be better equipped to deliver on market needs. Refreshing portfolios and business line structures enables consultancies to more efficiently provide advisory services around business functions, operations and technology needs.
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ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu
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