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Learn from past cloud-first mistakes for better AI

CIO

As organizations build their AI factories today in this new era, IT leaders have an opportunity to learn from their cloud-first sins of the past and strategically build in a way that prioritizes security, governance, and cost efficiencies over the long term, avoiding errors that might need to be corrected down the line.

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What’s holding back CIO’s AI strategies? Their own AI learning curve for one

CIO

Salesforce CIO Juan Perez encourages CIOs to learn from their peers. “AI Steep learning curve Many CIOs and other IT leaders will need to seek out their own training, adds Valter Silva, CIO at InFlux Technologies, an AI and cloud computing vendor. With AI evolving so quickly, “there is always going to be a learning curve,” he says.

Learning 497
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Edge computing lessons learned

CIO

In a world in which even small amounts of latency are unacceptable, IT leaders must build an IT infrastructure that delivers a near-real-time experience to employees and customers. To meet that challenge, many are turning to edge computing architectures. Although edge implementations can cost more, eliminating latency can be worth the expense.

Learning 446
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8 hard truths CIOs must learn to accept

CIO

Here are eight hard facts of IT life that CIOs must learn to accept with some tips on how to deal with them. But savvy CIOs have learned not just to accept that truth but to navigate around it, he explains. CIOs get that. Yet, CIOs still encounter plenty of frustrating circumstances and wish-it-werent-so realities. Tanowitz explains.

Learning 476
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How ZoomInfo Enhances Your Database Management Strategy

Download this ebook to learn how to maintain a strategy that includes refreshed information, database cleanses, and an accurate analysis at the same time. It's quite a process for marketing teams to develop a long-term data management strategy.

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AI data readiness: C-suite fantasy, big IT problem

CIO

Business leaders may be confident that their organizations data is ready for AI, but IT workers tell a much different story, with most spending hours each day massaging the data into shape. But 84% of the IT practitioners surveyed, including data scientists, data architects, and data analysts, spend at least one hour a day fixing data problems.

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Inside CIOs’ response to the CrowdStrike outage — and the lessons they learned

CIO

Mike Mainiero was awakened at around 2 a.m. on July 19 by someone on his incident response team. Catholic Health’s IT systems and those of its partners were crashing, with one of its radiology vendors being among the first to experience technical difficulties. So it definitely impacted the end users but not the patients.

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The Time-Saving Power of Intent Data for Sales

Read on to learn more about how intent data can save salespeople time -- while capturing more qualified leads in the process! By using the power of intent data, capturing buyer interest has become more feasible for sales. Not only that, but using it will save immense time during your workflow; a win-win on all fronts.

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The 2019 Technographic Data Report for B2B Sales Organizations

Download the report to learn more! In fact, the majority of respondents agree—with 72.3% reporting that technographic data is either somewhat important or very important to their organization. The reason for this is simple—sales teams value technographic data because it makes essential selling activities easier and more efficient.

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The ABM Benchmark Survey

Download the report to learn more about: The strategies and technologies ABM marketers are using to increase ABM successes Why it’s important to shift toward more targeted, personalized assets How marketers are meeting buyers' demands for self-service journeys Which metrics and marketing KPIs matter across the ABM funnel

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The Power of Conversation Intelligence

Ready to learn more? This eBook will answer all your questions and more by providing a complete overview of Conversation Intelligence and its importance in Revenue organizations, delivering impact from your Sales Development Representatives all the way to the C-Suite. In this eBook, we’ll cover: The history of Conversation Intelligence.

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Best Practices for Accelerating the Sales Process

Read on to learn how to adopt specific workflows and approaches that append your existing processes to deliver value to your prospects and internal counterparts. More often than not, sales leaders strive to accelerate their deal cycle, but it’s critical to also consider the opportunity cost. What's covered: Targeted prospecting.

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The Ultimate Guide to Executive Recruiting

In this eBook, learn: The Discovery Processes. It's no secret that hiring for a senior management position is a tough task for recruiters, and remaining open to changes and seeking better ways to source candidates is critical.

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Outrun Your Competition: Best Practices for Accelerating Sales Processes

Dig into our data-backed guide to learn: Proven methods for warming up cold calls Coaching points for responding to price pressure early and often Front-line examples of how to win the battle for customer retention Every go-to-market team knows the frustrations that come from a drawn-out sales process. How can you speed it up?

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The ABC’s of Recruiting for Gen Z

With this caveat in mind, read on to learn how to adapt your recruiting strategy to appeal to this pool of potential employees. In 2022, society has fully immersed itself in the web and all it has to offer - and no one more so than those of Generation Z.