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Sport analytics leverage AI and ML to improve the game

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Nearly 10 years ago, Bill James, a pioneer in sports analytics methodology, said if there’s one thing he wished more people understood about sabermetrics, pertaining to baseball, it’s that the data is not the point. The point is to use the data like a razor to cut through false convictions to find the truth.

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How sport made CIO 100 winner Joanna Drake a better technology leader

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Responsible for global operations and technology services across company and customer websites, staff technology, and THG’s direct-to-consumer Ingenuity service and hosting business, Drake has looked to support the rapid growth of the Manchester-based firm through IPO, a global pandemic, supply chain instability, and the onset of recession.

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SAP poaches Microsoft exec as its new global head of AI

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SAP has appointed a new global head of artificial intelligence, Walter Sun, after the previous post-holder quit to found her own AI startup. Sun replaces Feiyu Xu as SAP’s global head of AI. For the past 18 years, Sun worked at Microsoft, most recently as VP of AI for its business and applications platform group.

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How 2 Australian sporting brands leverage human-centric digital innovation to drive new fan experiences in and out of the arena

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Creating new revenue streams, identifying untapped audiences and better engaging fans onsite and all year-round are just some of the wins iconic Australian sporting events are chalking up thanks to human-centric digital innovation. A ‘win predictor’ also gave fans real-time predictions as each match progressed.

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How to create a culture of innovation

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At Colgate, this has led to empowering teams to experiment with a global hackathon called Tech Challenge. New technologies are not innovation — they are just business as usual, says Iliya Rybchin, a partner at global management consulting firm Elixirr Consulting. Promote quick wins. Mike Crowe, CIO, Colgate-Palmolive.

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The CIO’s guide to smarter vendor negotiation: 10 tips

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Today’s biggest challenges are complexity and compliance,” says Brad Peterson, a partner in Mayer Brown’s Chicago office and leader of its global technology transactions practice. Reaching a win-win agreement takes patience from both parties.” IT sourcing is a team sport,” says Peterson.

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The Special Olympics embarks on digital journey to empower its athletes

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A well-designed CRM that participants can use to register and store their data once and not be asked to repeat for every event is a big win, he adds. million athletes participating in 30 sporting events on teams from across 190 countries globally.

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