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AI & the enterprise: protect your data, protect your enterprise value

CIO

Data is the engine that powers the corporate decisions we make; from the personalized customer experiences we create to the internal processes we activate and the AI-powered breakthroughs we innovate. Reliance on this invaluable currency brings substantial risks that could severely impact an enterprise.

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How to incubate a winning innovation program

CIO

Tesla, Uber, and many other stories of business innovation have this in common: Their business models have technology at their cores. They recognize that innovative use of technology is enabling new business models with competition-crushing advantages built right in. Does it sound like a lot could go wrong with this service?

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Robots make a smash in Chipotle kitchens

CIO

Adding robots to the guacamole-making process makes sense because preparing the irresistible side is a labor-intensive task for employees of quick-service restaurant (QSR) Chipotle that involves peeling, coring, and cutting up those pesky avocados, amounting to tens of thousands of hours a year.

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AI at the retail edge: What’s new, and what’s coming soon

CIO

What is supposed to be a quick meal on the go too often turns into a grim choice between eating something you didn’t order or parking and walking into the restaurant to stand in line to complain … and then wait for your order again. And these mistakes are costly, around $26 million annually for a national chain restaurant.

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Why adaptability is the new digital transformation

CIO

restaurants, schools, shops, offices), by having multiple modes of operation and being able to jump dynamically between them, organizations were able to balance lives and livelihoods in a more effective manner and to keep revenue flowing and services delivered. Digital Transformation, Government IT, Innovation

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Wonderla Holidays goes digital to enhance business and customer fun

CIO

If we could provide real-time information about the occupancy at various zones, land rides, water rides, pools, restaurants, and changing rooms, it would help guests to decide their route to maximize enjoyment at the park. ADMP [all day meal plan] booking can be mapped with the band and identified from restaurant kiosk,” he says.

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Feeding America turns to data to feed the hungry

CIO

Byrdak joined Feeding America from the private sector, having previously served as CIO and senior vice president of IT at Potbelly, an American sandwich restaurant chain. The nonprofit brought her onboard with a mandate to build a roadmap to drive innovation and modernize the organization’s IT footprint.

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