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CIOs look to sharpen AI governance despite uncertainties

CIO

As more generative AI projects move from proof-of-concept to production, CIOs will be shouldering the additional pressure of enacting AI governance policies to protect the enterprise — and their jobs. There is no dearth of AI governance frameworks available from the US government and European Union, as well as top market researchers, but no doubt, as gen AI innovation outpaces formal standards, CIOs will need to enact and hone internal AI governance policies in 2025 — and enlist the entire C-sui

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Different Ways To Replace Blanks With Zeros In DAX

Chris Webb BI

My post from a few months ago about the dangers of DAX measures that never return blank attracted quite a lot of attention – this is a hot topic on the forums and adding zeros to measures is a common cause of memory errors in Power BI. In that post, though, I didn’t talk about what the best way to replace blanks with zeros is if you absolutely have no choice but to do so.

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5 Optimization Tips for Data-Driven Businesses

Smart Data Collective

Smart businesses need to invest in the right data collection and retention strategies if they want to utilize big data effectively.

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ZoomInfo and Clari Groove: Streamline Lead Management for Accelerated Sales

Zoominfo

Go-to-market teams are constantly looking for integrated solutions that can help them work faster, smarter, and more effectively. Today, we’re happy to say that more ZoomInfo customers will be able to reach those goals. ZoomInfo’s new integration with Clari Groove helps sales teams automatically sync contacts between ZoomInfo, Salesforce, and Groove Flows — seamlessly bridging the gap between lead identification and engagement.

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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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AI coding agents come with legal risk

CIO

AI coding agents are poised to take over a large chunk of software development in coming years, but the change will come with intellectual property legal risk, some lawyers say. AI-powered coding agents will be a step forward from the AI-based coding assistants, or copilots, used now by many programmers to write snippets of code. But as coding agents potentially write more software and take work away from junior developers, organizations will need to monitor the output of their robot coders, acc

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Can AI Help You Use Tradelines to Build Your Credit?

Smart Data Collective

AI has made tradelines more accessible which helps people improve their credit scores.

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Good Timing: The Account Exec’s Secret Weapon

Zoominfo

You’re the AE who’s got it together. You’ve done the research, memorized the features and benefits, and nailed your talk track. You’ve got a pitch-perfect personalized email, and the most detailed buying committee map ever created. But if you’re reaching out too late in the buyer journey, it’s not going to matter. “Timing is everything in sales — especially when it comes to outbound sales programs,” says David Mansfield , a new business sales manager at ZoomInfo.

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‘Just-in-time’ AI: Has its moment arrived?

CIO

Just as Japanese Kanban techniques revolutionized manufacturing several decades ago, similar “just-in-time” methods are paying dividends as companies get their feet wet with generative AI. “The timeliness is critical. You don’t want to do the work too much in advance because you want that real-time context. We activate the AI just in time,” says Sastry Durvasula, chief information and client services officer at financial services firm TIAA.

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A Holistic System’s Approach to Mastering Retail Media

Intelligence Node

Retail media networks have been gaining serious traction over the last few years. In fact, retail media could become one of the biggest growth drivers in digital advertising history. According. The post A Holistic System’s Approach to Mastering Retail Media appeared first on Blog.

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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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Google’s “Related Images”: A Visual Boost for Your Search

GrowbyData

As search behavior shifts toward visual content, Google has introduced the “Related Images” feature in its SERP (Search Engine Results Page) to enhance the user experience by offering additional visual context. This SERP feature allows users to explore more relevant imagery related to their queries. In this blog, we’ll examine how “Related Images” works and how businesses can leverage it to boost their search visibility and engagement.

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AI for Social Listening

Infegy

How AI Can Change Your Social Listening Practice Since the release of OpenAI’s generative models in late 2022, generative AI has become a buzzword in marketing. However, long before this, AI was the backbone of social listening tools, helping brands extract insights from massive volumes of social media data. These tools initially used traditional NLP techniques to analyze sentiment, detect themes, and recognize entities—turning raw data into measurable insights.

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Redefining customer experience: How AI is revolutionizing Mastercard

CIO

In an era where technology reshapes entire industries, I’ve had the privilege of leading Mastercard on an extraordinary journey. Once synonymous with a simple plastic credit card to a company at the forefront of digital payments, we’ve consistently pushed the boundaries of innovation while respecting tradition and our relationships with our merchants, banks, and customers.

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Direct Lake memory: hotness, popularity & column eviction

Paul Turnley

I just read that the Miss Universe contestant from Panama was evicted from the Miss Universe pageant. I don't know what she did, but it was apparently bad enough to get kicked out. She was hot and she was popular, but she's been evicted.

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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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Good Data Visualization Examples That Drive Engagement

GoodData

Discover how effective data visualizations turn raw numbers into compelling stories that inspire action.

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4 Manufacturing Industry Challenges That Could Change How You Do Business

Weidert Group

On stage at the 14th Annual Manufacturing First Expo & Conference, keynote speaker Steve Jones of Jadin/Jones Coaching and Consulting reminded industry leaders that cultivating a winning culture can help any company navigate the key manufacturing challenges that persist and lay ahead. What does a winning culture look like? Jones points to what he calls the formula for success: developing people, fostering a positive mindset, and building trust within teams.

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UK launches platform to help businesses manage AI risks, build trust

CIO

The UK government has introduced an AI assurance platform, offering British businesses a centralized resource for guidance on identifying and managing potential risks associated with AI, as part of efforts to build trust in AI systems. About 524 companies now make up the UK’s AI sector, supporting more than 12,000 jobs and generating over $1.3 billion in revenue, the UK government said.

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ROI based on “hard numbers” ignores some hard truths

Timo Elliot

My strongly-held opinion: technology ROI cases based exclusively on the “hard numbers” are dangerously inadequate works of fiction. I was at the Swedish SAP User Group event (SAPSA Impuls Stockholm) this week. There was a great presentation by Mölnlycke Health Care on “Building the Business Case for RISE” by Mikael Björk – Global Director IT, and he explained that they had an impressive payback period of just 3½ years.

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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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Mind the Gap: Migration Projects – Gaining Traction or Spinning Your Wheels

Dataversity

Hardware and software migration projects are like crack for IT executives. Especially when the number on the new invoice is smaller than the number on the old invoice. Even better when the products can be folded into a previously negotiated enterprise agreement and made to appear free. Add to that an audience with the vendor […] The post Mind the Gap: Migration Projects – Gaining Traction or Spinning Your Wheels appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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BusinessObjects Now and Then

InfoSol

On a recent trip to Egypt, I visited several of the places I had originally visited when I first went there 35 years ago. While I miss some of the nostalgia and adventure of climbing over rocks and crawling through tunnels in tombs in the dark, I am excited that I can see and do so much more than I could 35 years ago. Egypt, along with other governments and institutions around the world, has invested heavily in both preserving and restoring its ancient past.

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Where many CIOs’ strategic visions fall short

CIO

Setting direction is the first task of leadership. That’s because, by definition, you’re only leading when others are following. Leaders, that is, are supposed to say, “Follow me!” Those who are supposed to follow have every right to ask, “Where to?” “I don’t know” is not an answer likely to garner energetic enthusiasm. But even if you have a better answer, you aren’t done answering questions.

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White Label PPC: Your Guide to Outsourcing PPC Management

E2M

So, you’ve identified an opportunity to scale your digital agency with PPC management, but there’s nobody on the payroll to provide that service. You’ve heard that a white-label PPC agency might be the answer, but that only raises more questions: How can they help? How does the process work? And what exactly is white-label PPC anyway? This guide answers all those questions and then some.

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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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The Legal Necessity of Secure Data Erasure in Preventing Data Breaches

Dataversity

A data breach is like the iceberg that sank the “unsinkable” Titanic – it can swiftly bring down even the most powerful organizations. In today’s data-driven world, as per IBM’s 2024 report, the cost of data breaches has skyrocketed to $4.88 million per incident globally, while in the United States, this figure is almost double at $9.36 million […] The post The Legal Necessity of Secure Data Erasure in Preventing Data Breaches appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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IKEA’s Data Transformation: Lessons from a Global Giant

Timo Elliot

In the digital era, data is the backbone of innovation and transformation. At IKEA, the global home furnishings leader, data is more than an operational necessity—it’s a strategic asset. In a recent presentation at the SAPSA Impuls event in Stockholm , George Sandu, IKEA’s Master Data Leader, shared the company’s data transformation story, offering valuable lessons for organizations navigating similar challenges.

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Freshworks lays off 660 — about 13 percent of its global workforce — despite strong earnings, profits

CIO

Despite reporting glowing revenue and profits for its fourth quarter, midmarket customer service, IT, and CRM vendor Freshworks said it was laying off 660 employees — about 13 percent of its employees worldwide. The company said the layoffs were part of “realigning our global workforce.” The layoff announcement sounded unusual in that it was mentioned within an otherwise glowing financial report.

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Upcoming Interest Rate Cuts: Implications for Businesses and Investors

Alpha Sense BI

This past September, the Federal Reserve made a significant interest rate cut of 50 basis points— the first of its kind in over four years. It marks a notable shift in regulatory policy following a period of nearly a dozen interest rate hikes since 2022. Many see the Fed’s decision as an indication that the market, as well as consumers, corporations, and investors alike, will be more prosperous in the months to come.

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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.