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Return-to-office mandates: Didn’t we already fight this war?

CIO Business Intelligence

Source unknown To understand whats going on right now, a short history of corporate attitudes about remote work might be helpful: 2009: Working remotely ( Telecommuting ) is a bad thing. Those who ignore the lessons of history are doomed to repeat the 7th grade. 2020: Working remotely (Virtual Workforce) saved the world economy.

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The Alignment Problem Is Not New

O'Reilly on Data

You have only to look at the slow response of bank regulators to the rise of CDOs and other mortgage-backed derivatives in the runup to the 2009 financial crisis to understand that time is of the essence. It requires constant vigilance, and adaptation to new circumstances at the speed at which those circumstances change.

Risk 328
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The Role of Blockchain in the Launch and Growth of Cryptocurrency

Smart Data Collective

In 2009, cryptocurrency was an idea that seemed impossible. Will Everyone Admit That Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Started in 2009? People who believe that cryptocurrency started in 2009 often appeal to Satoshi Nakamoto’s writing, where he outlined the function and benefits of blockchains. That would be Ripple.

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AI Has an Uber Problem

O'Reilly on Data

As Bill Janeway noted in his critique of the capital-fueled bubbles that resulted from the ultra-low interest rates of the decade following the 2007–2009 financial crisis, “ capital is not a strategy.” Venture capitalists don’t have a crystal ball.

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4 Considerations When Building Your Government Data Strategy

Cloudera

I don’t call it a “trudge” because the cloud is an unwanted destination, but rather because it’s an arduous journey (remember “Cloud First”…from 2009…yes 2009!). They also serve to sharpen our tools and help offer steady, knowledgeable guidance as agencies continue to trudge toward the cloud.

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It’s True: Educate a Woman, Educate a Nation

Sisense

Report we took a deep-dive into data from The World Bank and found that countries with a higher rate of female participation in the workforce before the world economic crisis of 2008-2009 were more immune to it and bounced back to grow rapidly after the economic crisis. Making Women and Girls a Priority.

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Digital Transformation lessons for CIOs from legacy companies

CIO Business Intelligence

To expect growth in the absence of IT becomes a part of the leadership’s belief system,” says Jagdish Belwal, who served as the CIO of Tata Motors from 2009 until 2017. . “A Top management, therefore, has often assumed that what brought success in the past would continue to deliver in the future. “To