June, 2024

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Data center design in the age of AI: Integrating AI with legacy Infrastructure

CIO

In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), how can enterprises evaluate whether their existing data center design can fully employ the modern requirements needed to run AI? There are major considerations as IT leaders develop their AI strategies and evaluate the landscape of their infrastructure. This blog examines: What is considered legacy IT infrastructure?

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AI Can Do Wonders to Improve Internal Communication

Smart Data Collective

AI has helped companies improve their internal communications significantly, which is encouraging for many businesses in 2024.

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Tech Hobbies Can Help Future Data Scientists Excel

Smart Data Collective

There are a lot of great things that you can do to become a more successful data scientist, which includes engaging in certain hobbies.

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Calculate(), Filter() And DAX Memory Usage

Chris Webb BI

Following on from my last post on the Query Memory Limit in Power BI, in this post I want to look at one of the most common DAX antipatterns and its effect on query memory usage: filtering on a whole table, rather than an individual column, in the filter parameters of the Calculate() function. A lot has already been written on this particular antipattern from the point of view of query performance – for example see here and here – but it’s only with the recent addition of the E

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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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Is India the Right Growth Market for Global Consultancies?

TBR

Are All of the Largest Consultancies Right That India Is a Growth Market for Them? If India’s economic growth story continues apace and global management consultancies continue investing in India-based talent to serve India-based clients, what strategic distinctions between the firms can we expect and what are the firms’ prospects of making India a top-tier market for consulting services?

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European hospitals launch Microsoft-backed AI network to agree privacy guardrails

CIO

Artificial intelligence, it is widely assumed, will soon unleash the biggest transformation in health care provision since the medical sector started its journey to professionalization after the flu pandemic of 1918. The catch is that bringing this about will require new institutional channels for knowledge, engineering, and ethical collaboration that don’t yet exist.

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How To Do Competitor Analysis

Aqute Intelligence

It's a regular Monday, and you have just heard that a competitor tech company has released a groundbreaking new product. How do you respond? This is where knowing how to do a competitor analysis comes into play. For medium and large businesses, the stakes are higher, and the competitive landscape is more complex. Conducting a thorough competitor analysis is essential to stay ahead.

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Harnessing the Power of Data in Healthcare, Retail, and Energy Industries

Smart Data Collective

Data mining offers a number of important benefits for companies in the healthcare, energy and retail sectors.

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Power BI Semantic Model Memory Errors, Part 4: The Query Memory Limit

Chris Webb BI

Continuing my series on Power BI memory errors (see part 1 , part 2 and part 3 ), in this post I’ll look at the query memory limit which controls the amount of memory that an individual query can consume. This is a subject which I’ve talked about in a few blog posts in the past: hitting this limit is one of the reasons you’ll see the “This visual has exceeded the available resources ” error which I blogged about here and and here.

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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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From Front to Back Office: A Look at GenAI Use Cases in Telecom

TBR

GenAI Use Cases Span All Aspects of CSPs’ Businesses, From the Front Office to the Back Office Generative AI (GenAI) will be utilized in all major domains of communication service providers (CSPs), including in customer care, administrative functions, IT, sales, marketing and the network, with the bulk of outcomes pertaining to cost savings. TBR’s research indicates the domains that will be the most disrupted by, and also yield the greatest ROI from, the use of GenAI are customer care, administr

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What is Media monitoring? The full guide

mention

Ever wondered how businesses stay on top of their brand’s reputation? Media monitoring is the answer. Media monitoring helps businesses track mentions of their brand across various platforms, providing valuable insights into public perception. This can include social media, news articles, blogs, and more. Ignoring what people say about your brand online can be risky.

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Unauthorized AI is eating your company data, thanks to your employees

CIO

Legal documents, HR data, source code, and other sensitive corporate information is being fed into unlicensed, publicly available AIs at a swift rate, leaving IT leaders with a mounting shadow AI mess.

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What is Sales Acceleration and Why Does it Matter?

Zoominfo

Tried everything to optimize your sales processes but still need new ways to drive growth? We have one simple phrase to add to the mix: sales acceleration. With a high-quality sales acceleration formula, you’ll develop a more skilled sales team, greatly refine your sales processes, and modernize and automate your sales tools. The result? Speedier sales and rapid revenue growth.

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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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Ways Data-Driven Businesses Can Prevent Data Overload

Smart Data Collective

Managing digital records is important for any business that wants to try to avoid data overload.

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Get Better Results From Power BI Copilot With Linguistic Modelling

Chris Webb BI

Everyone is excited about Power BI Copilot, and the newly-announced preview of being able to use Copilot to ask questions about all the data in your semantic model rather than just what is shown in a report is a massive step forward. However amazing the LLMs used behind the scenes are, though, the quality of the results your users get from this new Copilot preview depends on a number of factors that you as a developer control.

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PwC Touts India as Strategic Growth Hub, Investing in the Country’s Tech and Talent for Long-term Gains

TBR

Vibrant, Multinational and Driving Change: India and PwC India Consensus among presenters and attendees that India will be a massive growth market for PwC over the next few years underscored every aspect of the early May event, tempered only, perhaps, by the sentiment expressed by a number of PwC leaders and clients that India is a great growth market right now.

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7 Proven Ways to Monitor Competitors Effectively

mention

Ever wonder how the world’s most successful businesses stay on top of their game for years? One of the many reasons behind the continued success of a big-ticket brand is that it monitors competitors. Monitoring your competition gives you a closer look at what’s working well for other brands in your industry. You also understand how customers perceive these brands and what they do well to build a positive brand perception.

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7 Strategies to Gather (and Actually Use) Competitive Intel from Employees

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.

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Is your data ready for AI? CIOs lack answers

CIO

As CIOs and other tech leaders face pressure to adopt AI, many organizations are still skipping a crucial first step for successful deployments: putting their data house in order. Despite warnings going back at least six years , many CIOs fail to collect and organize the vast amount of data their organizations continuously generate, according to some data management vendors.

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Deadly sin: High risk solution and “Oh my, it’s OCI!”

FedSavvy

OCI is an old friend of ours and all GOVCON. It is often the sole focus of a protest or one of several aspects of a protest. Sadly, for many protesters, challenging on the basis of OCI often falls flat. This case is particularly interesting to explore a risky capture move and how OCI was an integral risk. This is one of many blogs addressing the tactics of winners and losers in GOVCON bids as a part of our Deadly Sins series !

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Unlock Insights With ZoomInfo Copilot’s AI-Powered Account Summaries

Zoominfo

In a ruthlessly competitive market, deep account knowledge can tip the scales between a stalled deal and a successful sale. Enter ZoomInfo Copilot , an AI-fueled sales tool that effortlessly summarizes the essential information for any account, giving sellers the ability to engage confidently and win more deals. Here’s how it works. The Power of AI-Generated Account Summaries ZoomInfo Copilot uses artificial intelligence to create comprehensive account summaries.

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The “DataFormat.Error: File contains corrupted data” Error In Power Query

Chris Webb BI

When you’re using Excel workbooks as a data source in Power Query in either Excel or Power BI you may encounter the following error when trying to connect: DataFormat.Error: File contains corrupted data. There are three possible causes of this error that I know of, two of which are well documented. First, the file may actually be corrupt in which case I hope you have a backup!

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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

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Could M&A Activity in the Federal IT Services Market Surge in 2025?

TBR

What Caused the Initial Slowdown in M&A Activity in Federal IT Services? In March 2022 the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate for the first time since 2018, increasing it by 0.25% Prior to this, contractors like Accenture Federal Services (AFS) and Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) had been rapidly acquiring digital transformation capabilities to capitalize on the demand for IT services as well as emerging technologies from the Department of Defense (DOD) and Intelligence Community (IC).

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Social Listening by Industry: Strategies for 8 industries

mention

Social listening is becoming essential for brands across different industries. Companies can gain valuable insights about their customers and competitors by monitoring online conversations. This practice allows businesses to understand what is being said about their brand, industry trends, and consumer preferences. Companies in different industries can use social listening to make data-driven decisions, which can help improve their engagement and overall success.

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AI success depends on a culture of innovation

CIO

In 2001, Steve Jobs called it as big a deal as the PC and venture capitalist John Doerr said it might be bigger than the internet. What revolutionary technology were they referring to? The Segway. You know, the personal transport device that flopped in the marketplace and became synonymous with mall security guards. The fanfare around artificial intelligence (AI) today is even bigger than the lofty talk about the Segway over twenty years ago.

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This is NOT the Deloitte you think you know

FedSavvy

The last time we looked at Deloitte over two years ago , we compared their top customers, highlighted new AI/ML, analytics and cyber offerings, and covered its new acquisitions. In this blog, we will provide an update on their federal customer portfolio, look at recent and noteworthy contract wins, and make note of some interesting developments within the company’s government business.

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Maximize Productivity and Simplify IT Management with Conversational AI

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