David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Although the terms data fabric and data mesh are often used interchangeably, I previously explained that they are distinct but complementary. Data fabric refers to technology products that can be used to integrate, manage and govern data across distributed environments, supporting the cultural and organizational data ownership and access goals of data mesh.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
As organizations rush to spin up AI projects, many IT professionals aren’t sold on the value of these early efforts. A substantial 36% of IT professionals surveyed by Dice.com believe that the primary purpose of many AI projects they’ve worked on is to show investors, board members, or outside stakeholders that the company is doing something with AI.
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KDnuggets
OCTOBER 24, 2024
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CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Gartner is projecting worldwide IT spending to jump by 9.3% in 2025, one of the largest percentage increases in this century, and it’s only partially driven by AI. Gartner’s new 2025 IT spending projection , of $5.75 trillion, builds on its prediction of an 8.2% growth this year, with data center spending increasing by nearly 35% in 2024 in anticipation of generative AI infrastructure needs.
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KDnuggets
OCTOBER 24, 2024
To use Hugging Face Transformers for Text-to-Speech, load a pre-trained TTS model and input the text you want to convert to speech. The model will generate audio, which you can save or play directly.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Just a day after announcing his departure from Google to his LinkedIn followers, Amit Zavery said that he is joining ServiceNow as COO. ServiceNow said that Zavery will serve as “president, chief product officer (CPO), and chief operating officer (COO) to lead product and engineering, effective October 28, 2024.” “In his role as president, CPO, and COO, Zavery’s responsibilities include ServiceNow’s platform, products, engineering, cloud infrastructure, and user experience.
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CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Las organizaciones que experimentan con la inteligencia artificial (IA) generativa suelen crear cuentas de nivel empresarial con servicios basados en la nube como ChatGPT de OpenAI o Claude de Anthropic, y las primeras pruebas de campo y los beneficios en productividad pueden inspirarles a buscar más oportunidades para desplegar la tecnología. Nick Kramer, responsable de Soluciones Aplicadas de SSA & Company, una consultora global, afirma: “Las empresas utilizan la IA generativa para produci
KDnuggets
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Unsloth is a user-friendly framework, offering fast inference and fine-tuning for large language models. It also supports saving models in multiple formats, including vLLM and GGUF.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
IT leaders are placing faith in AI. Consider 76 percent of IT leaders believe that generative AI (GenAI) will significantly impact their organizations, with 76 percent increasing their budgets to pursue AI. But when it comes to cybersecurity, AI has become a double-edged sword. While poised to fortify the security posture of organizations, it has also changed the nature of cyberattacks.
AWS Big Data
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Amazon OpenSearch Service is a fully managed service for search and analytics. It allows organizations to secure data, perform searches, analyze logs, monitor applications in real time, and explore interactive log analytics. With its scalability, reliability, and ease of use, Amazon OpenSearch Service helps businesses optimize data-driven decisions and improve operational efficiency.
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CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Janet Sherlock is a digital and retail executive with a long track record of modernizing organizations, processes, and solutions. She has held various P&L and technology leadership roles at companies such as British Petroleum, ExxonMobil, Guess, and Carters. Most recently she was the chief digital and technology officer at Ralph Lauren, where she was responsible for the global e-commerce strategy and revenue as well as driving digital transformation.
The Data Visualisation Catalogue
OCTOBER 24, 2024
A Genealogy Fan Chart is a diagram that visualises a hierarchical tree structure using a semi-circle format, radiating outward from the central root node. Essentially, this chart is a Sunburst Diagram cut in half and used typically to display a person’s or couple’s family tree in an easily digestible and visually appealing format. When constructing a Genealogy Fan Chart, the individual or couple whose genealogy is being visualised is placed in the central root node.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
De media, únicamente el 48% de las iniciativas digitales en toda la empresa cumplen o superan los objetivos de resultados de negocio. Así se desprende de la última encuesta global anual de Gartner, un estudio que radiografía la opinión de más de 3.100 CIO y ejecutivos de tecnología, y más de 1.100 líderes ejecutivos fuera de TI (CxOs). Según el informe presentado por la firma de análisis e investigación, una pequeña cohorte de CIO y CxOs conocida como ‘la vanguardia digital’ ostenta la tasa de l
Data Virtualization
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes Many organizations struggle to unlock the full potential of their modern data platforms, particularly when dealing with legacy systems, SaaS services, or multi-cloud environments. That’s where the Denodo Platform shines. It uses AI and GenAI to automate routine tasks for. The post Key Scenarios for Leveraging Agora, Denodo’s Cloud Service appeared first on Data Management Blog - Data Integration and Modern Data Management Articles, Analysis and Information.
Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com
Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model —a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Many organizations are still struggling to adjust to flexible work requirements, while maintaining enterprise cybersecurity. One key reason is that CIOs and chief information security officers (CISOs) are not always aligned in how to enable productive, secure work. Flexible work requirements mean changes for both ITOps and SecOps teams. But in practice, IT and security teams often work separately, without common knowledge, data, goals, priorities, and practices.
KDnuggets
OCTOBER 24, 2024
InterviewAce is now available for free to all 365 Data Science users, marking a significant addition to the platform's suite of career development tools.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Forrester Research this week unleashed a slate of predictions for 2025. Noting that companies pursued bold experiments in 2024 driven by generative AI and other emerging technologies, the research and advisory firm predicts a pivot to realizing value. “2025 will be about the pursuit of near-term, bottom-line gains while competing for declining consumer loyalty and digital-first business buyers,” Sharyn Leaver, Forrester chief research officer, wrote in a blog post Tuesday.
Depict Data Studio
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Want to put both the numbers and the percentages inside your Excel graph’s labels, like this? Text boxes are clunky and time-consuming. Instead, we’ll create Helper Cells with concatenated values. What’s Inside 0:00 Intro 0:33 Dataviz On The Go 0:42 Why not text boxes?? 1:42 Pie example 5:42 Donut example 7:42 Bar example 12:28 Advanced: Nested IF with left, mid, right 14:42 Your turn Materials Download the Excel file: [link] Transcript Ann K.
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Cada vez más administraciones públicas apuestan por la digitalización en aras de mejorar los servicios que brindan al ciudadano. Este es el caso del Ejecutivo riojano que, tras la celebración del último Consejo de Gobierno, ha dado luz verde a la licitación del nuevo Sistema de Inteligencia Turística de La Rioja (SITR). Así, la prestación de los servicios de consultoría, diseño, desarrollo e implantación del nuevo modelo turístico de la región ha quedado aprobado por procedimiento abierto y urge
Dataiku
OCTOBER 24, 2024
As a data or IT executive, navigating the era of GenAI requires a strategic approach to technology and tools. The infographic below sheds light on the growing complexities many organizations face simplifying their technology stack in an ever-changing analytics and AI landscape — a complexity that can stifle innovation and slow down the integration of emerging technologies like GenAI.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
It’s no secret cyberthreats are increasing. The cost of reported cybercrime in the US jumped 22% last year to more than $12.5 billion, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. 1 One issue is weaknesses that have been preserved in software by traditional approaches to coding and security. To combat these risks, there is now a concerted effort to create software that is secure by design.
Smarten
OCTOBER 24, 2024
NLP Search Analytics Ensures User Adoption! These days, most people understand the term Natural Language Processing (NLP). It has been around a while, and represents perhaps the most significant information tool in the past century. Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP) have unlocked a vast library of knowledge, making it accessible to the average person, requiring no significant technical skills, and leveling the playing field for millions of people, seeking to learn and unders
Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network
In today’s construction market, owners, construction managers, and contractors must navigate increasing challenges, from cost management to project delays. Fortunately, digital tools now offer valuable insights to help mitigate these risks. However, the sheer volume of tools and the complexity of leveraging their data effectively can be daunting. That’s where data-driven construction comes in.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Asturias apuesta por la tecnología de vanguardia en la gestión y mantenimiento de sus recursos hídricos. En este sentido, Telefónica Tech, en colaboración con Xylem e Ídrica, está desarrollando la infraestructura tecnológica para la creación del data lake que permitirá al Principado de Asturias optimizar la gestión, el análisis avanzado y la visualización de sus recursos hídricos, así como aplicar algoritmia para poder prevenir diferentes escenarios.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
After lashing out against Microsoft at the Dreamforce customer conference, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has taken another swipe at his competitor. “When you look at how Copilot has been delivered to customers, it’s disappointing,” Benioff wrote in a post on Twitter/X. “It just doesn’t work, and it doesn’t deliver any level of accuracy. Gartner says it’s spilling data everywhere, and customers are left cleaning up the mess,” he said.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
ServiceNow and end‑to‑end enterprise software support provider Rimini Street have jointly developed a new enterprise software model, designed to reduce costs for enterprises by providing an alternative to digitally transforming existing ERP software. The new enterprise model ensures that enterprises don’t have to “rip and replace” or “lift and shift” their ERP software, which could lead to delayed or often unrealized return on investment, the companies said.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The rising flood of trouble tickets is straining help desk operations. Yet many still rely on phone calls, outdated knowledge bases, and manual processes. Unsurprisingly, this is leading to staff frustration and burnout, dissatisfied end users and persistent security vulnerabilities. As many as 56% of IT workers 1 say the help desk ticket volume is up, according to a recent survey by software vendor Ivanti.
Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
A medida que las organizaciones se apresuran a poner en marcha proyectos de inteligencia artificial (IA) , muchos profesionales de TI no están convencidos del valor de estos primeros esfuerzos. Un 36% de los profesionales de TI encuestados por Dice.com cree que el objetivo principal de muchos proyectos de IA en los que han trabajado es mostrar a los inversores, miembros del consejo de administración o partes interesadas externas que la empresa está haciendo algo con la IA.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The IT world is witnessing an ever closer convergence of cloud, edge, and AI. Collecting and processing data at the edge via connected objects is an integral part of applications for Industry 4.0, but also for things like precision agriculture, smart cities and logistics. The vast world of IIoT is closely linked to connectivity, processing data locally using AI, and then sending the information to the cloud for further analysis.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Business and IT leaders agree that improving the “digital employee experience” (DEX) results in better productivity and workplace morale. But recent research by Ivanti reveals an important reason why many organizations fail to achieve those benefits: rank-and-file IT workers lack the funding and the operational know-how to get it done. They don’t prioritize DEX for others because the organization hasn’t prioritized improving DEX for the IT team.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 24, 2024
It was a typical conversation with a client when the question came up: “What’s the average security spend for organizations like ours?” I’ve heard variations of this query countless times. Knowing this was coming, I responded, “On average, most organizations spend around 3-6% of their IT budget on security.” “Great, we’re at 3%,” the client replied, satisfied with their position.
Speaker: Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners
This new, thought-provoking webinar will explore how even incremental efforts and investments in your data can have a tremendous impact on your direct mail and multi-channel marketing campaign results! Industry expert Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners, will share real-life case studies and best practices from client direct mail and digital campaigns where data modeling strategies pinpointed audience members, increasing their propensity to respond – and buy.
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