CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The acquisition comes at a time when IBM rivals Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Oracle are locked in a battle of gaining market share as economic uncertainty slows down enterprise spending. Its consulting business alone has acquired 13 companies to boost its offerings.

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O'Reilly on Data

JULY 20, 2021

We can’t forget that the machine learning that is doing biometrics is not a deterministic calculation; there is always some degree of uncertainty. One strategy is to simplify the software’s functionality and let the humans enforce norms. Also in 2020, Sonos caused a stir by saying they were going to “recycle” (disable) old devices.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 25, 2022

Two years of pandemic uncertainty and escalating business risk have sharpened the focus of corporate boards on a technology trend once dismissed as just another IT buzzword. My fellow board members look to me to make sure we’re doing the right things in our digital strategy.”. It actually makes me work harder.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The global IT services industry is at a significant crossroads, with the explosive growth of generative AI and deepening economic uncertainties reshaping its future. Tata Consultancy Services experienced its slowest profit growth since 2020 in the December quarter, and Infosys failed to meet its quarterly profit expectations.

IT 98

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Smart Data Collective

AUGUST 9, 2021

There were an estimated 1,001 security breaches in 2020, which compromised the data of nearly 156 million people. In times of economic uncertainty like the ones we’re experiencing right now, finding a job can prove a lot more difficult than it would be normally. Data-Driven Cybersecurity Services Are Becoming Far More Important.

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CDW Research Hub

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The combined company would have had 2020 net sales of $20.5 One of the largest IT solutions integrators in the United States, Sirius generated 2020 net sales of $2.04 Combining with Sirius is expected to expand CDW’s Services portfolio by approximately 45%, from approximately $900 million annual net sales in 2020 to approximately $1.3

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Jet Global

JULY 16, 2020

July 16, 2020 – insightsoftware , a global provider of enterprise software solutions for the Office of the CFO, today announced it has acquired Event 1 Software , a provider of intelligent, Excel-based reporting solutions. RALEIGH, N.C. About insightsoftware.

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Jedox

JANUARY 3, 2023

In times of uncertainty and change, technology can drive our ability to adapt quickly. Geopolitical tensions could cause rapid change across the economy, requiring organizations to change strategies quickly, re-forecast often, and use multiple scenario planning with all information available. Technology is a talent magnet.

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Jet Global

MAY 19, 2020

However, even amid all the uncertainty of the pandemic, change is not a novel concept for successful businesses. Industry-leading CFOs shared their ideas on April 16, 2020, during insightsoftware’s webinar, How to Navigate Your Business Through This Uncertainty. Throughout history, companies have had to transform to thrive.

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Srividya Sridharan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

These capabilities are becoming more crucial to stay ahead of uncertainty and change and get smarter about every aspect of your business: your customers, your suppliers and partners, your competitors, your employees, your processes, your operations, and your markets. The digital future is here.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 1, 2023

By the time they wrote this (2020), the theoretical economics of AI at scale had found a happy match with best-of-breed data technologies advanced enough to deliver massive, smart, distributed real-time digital systems that would have been pipe dreams not long ago. About Bryan Kirschner : Bryan is Vice President, Strategy at DataStax.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Some speculate that Databricks wanted to slow the cruising Iceberg ecosystem with a dose of uncertainty. I do think the acquisition has been a bit of a distraction, but that’s probably true anytime that kind of money starts moving around,” David Nalley, director of open-source strategy and marketing at Amazon Web Services, told me.

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Jedox

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early 2020 saw people around the world begin to stockpile necessities. An unprecedented crisis had begun, and global uncertainty mounted by the minute. Clearly defined strategy and goals —Knowing the financial performance of your company, short term and long term, means you can safely build on it. Conclusion. Conclusion.

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Cloudera

DECEMBER 11, 2020

A recent McKinsey survey, cited in CRN , shows that worldwide, 58 percent of customer interactions were digital as of July 2020. In “Are Your Machine Learning Models Wrong” , Richard Harmon explores what financial institutions should do in the face of the uncertainty caused by COVID-19. What if 2020 is an anomaly?

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Jet Global

JULY 23, 2020

Fortunately, the level of uncertainty has fallen considerably, as many businesses are beginning to re-open, albeit with some restrictions and under capacity restrictions. Of course, the most obvious strategy for preserving cash is to cut expenses. As we look ahead to the remainder of 2020, uncertainty will continue to prevail.

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Sisense

MAY 21, 2020

Many businesses are discovering that analytics are essential to help businesses survive, and we all live under a cloud of uncertainty. In Sisense’s 2020 State of Business Intelligence and Analytics survey , 95% of those surveyed mentioned that BI and analytics are just as or more important than before the start of COVID-19.

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bridgei2i

JUNE 24, 2020

In this episode of AI to Impact, Jitendra Jethanandani, Director, Enterprise Tech at BRIDGEi2i, discusses how the current COVID-19 pandemic spreads waves of uncertainty across businesses and their customer base requiring a renewed focus required on customer engagement. COVID-19 and Changing Facets of Customer Engagement. JJ: Yes, Anushruti.

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bridgei2i

APRIL 20, 2020

We are at the epicenter of a massive shift, and 2020 will be the year a pandemic called COVID-19 wreaked havoc all over the world. His client work has predominantly focused on bringing together analytics, strategy, program design, implementation, and technology enablement in large scale HR transformation initiatives.

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Jet Global

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Companies use forecasting to make critical investments, plan for covenant compliance, and even decide on future mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategies. Put this into the context of 2020, and you know exactly why the planning process needs to change. In the past few months, planning has changed – and it has changed dramatically.

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Jedox

OCTOBER 8, 2020

It’s about the preparation for a range of possible outcomes, the likelihood of each outcome, and developing corresponding strategies to maximize the long-term benefit. We are currently operating in an environment with a very high (if not the highest ever) level of VUCA, (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity).

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

So much has changed since the early days of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations to rethink where and how people work. It requires bold bets and a willingness to persevere despite setbacks, criticism, and uncertainty,’’ wrote McKinsey senior partners Laura Furstenthal and Erik Roth in a recent blog post. “By

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In the second half of 2020 through 2022, CIO turnover “was frenetic, there was a lot of movement and people were moving for money,” he explains. This is a CIO who is the point person driving tech strategy and planning for the organization. Now top CIOs are being offered a three-year retention award.

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Jet Global

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

2020 may go down in history as one of the most challenging years in modern times. She added that, for taxpayers, these challenges create increased uncertainty. But now that we’re well into 2021 and still seeing major global disruptions, many tax and transfer pricing professionals may be wondering how long they may ultimately last.

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Jet Global

APRIL 22, 2020

Businesses across the globe are facing a level of uncertainty that didn’t exist just months ago. Explore our interactive infographic to reveal valuable insights on how top CFOs are responding from our recent panel discussion, “How to Navigate Your Business Through This Uncertainty.” Brian Shaw. Chief Financial Officer.

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bridgei2i

JULY 8, 2020

What are you hearing from clients, and what strategies are they adopting to remain resilient at these hard times? This is probably the first time ever that we are witnessing a demand, a supply, and also a resource uncertainty. Vignesh: Ganesh, such unprecedented times all over the world. What are you seeing as emerging themes?

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Jedox

DECEMBER 17, 2020

As businesses around the world look to move past the uncertainty and unprecedented change of 2020 and toward a fresh start in 2021, the discussion around FP&A maturity has been renewed. This supports translating strategy into actionable plans for the organization. The FP&A maturity curve is more than just technology.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 9, 2022

For example, venture capital (VC) funding for female-founded companies fell dramatically in 2020 across the world, according to Crunchbase. Add a pandemic to the mix, with so much disruption and uncertainty, and you can understand why investors would default to what they know, Pandor says. Women find strategies to succeed in business.

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Cloudera

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Much of 2020 and 2021 were spent coping with new demands of remote work while negotiating the multitude of disruptions resulting from the pandemic. The success of a new digital transformation strategy or entry into a new market hinges on how well change is managed in all dimensions. Now is the time to sit up and listen.

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bridgei2i

MAY 4, 2020

Anirban believes that insurers can make the best of the situation by adopting digital practices with AI-tools to stay resilient in the face of uncertainty. And last but not least, insurers are changing their products and underwriting strategy to mitigate this increased risk. Tune in for more details and subscribe now! Subscribe Now.

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CDW Research Hub

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Let’s face it: most IT directors or company leaders didn’t have “global pandemic” in their 2020 strategic plans. Enterprises everywhere have had to shift, re-plan, and ultimately roll with the economic punches in this year of uncertainty and “what’s next?”. Shifting to cloud in 2020.

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Jedox

JUNE 4, 2020

If the idea of doing an annual budget seems scary, let alone re-forecasting monthly, then you haven’t been working with the right tools or embracing the right strategy. Register for their webinar co-hosted with Jedox on June 10, 2020 at 1:45pm ET to learn more about continuous planning.

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CDW Research Hub

JUNE 19, 2020

Continued uncertainty means that supporting and securing that remote workforce is now looking more like a marathon. Facebook and Zillow say employees will continue to work remotely until at least 2021; Amazon says until October 2020; and Capital One said that employees will work from home until after the upcoming Labor Day at a minimum.

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Decision Management Solutions

DECEMBER 17, 2020

With the pandemic still in full play and economic uncertainty across nearly every aspect of the business landscape, it’s important to align your priorities for the coming year so that you don’t just survive but thrive. Change has always been a constant—but never more so than in 2020. Succeeding with AI requires a different approach.

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DataRobot

MARCH 29, 2021

Despite the uncertainty and challenges of the past year, DataRobot is seeing the positive impact that AI and machine learning are having on our world as enterprises accelerate their AI adoption. AI Experience Worldwide , our free virtual conference, is just a few weeks away. Closing Keynote: Our Human Legacy.

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Jet Global

MAY 18, 2020

The Office of the CFO sits at the heart of business strategy if it is operating productively and effectively. And that’s the last thing you want during in periods of uncertainty where things are changing on a daily basis. This article originally appeared in Global Banking & Finance Review on May 18, 2020.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 8, 2024

In what McKinsey refers to as “the e-commerce catch-22,” many retailers with significant growth in ecommerce sales through 2020 and 2021 saw their margins decline. a new living room couch—consumers can reduce uncertainty and the likelihood of returning a product by “trying it out” in their living room.

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Jet Global

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Technology analyst firm Gartner describes finance transformation as a process of “re-envisioning the finance function to align with the overall company strategy.” It won’t have the luxury of setting a single strategy and following a linear path irrespective of the world at large.”. What Exactly Is “Finance Transformation” Anyway?

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