Smart Data Collective

MARCH 2, 2023

Big data technology used to be a luxury for small business owners. It helps companies operate more efficiently, tap larger markets of customers, and solve some of their most complex challenges. One survey from March 2020 showed that 67% of small businesses spend at least $10,000 every year on data analytics technology.

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O'Reilly on Data

JANUARY 22, 2019

At Hedged Capital , an AI-first financial trading and advisory firm, we use probabilistic models to trade the financial markets. By contrast, market participants have trouble explaining the causes of daily market movements or predicting the price of a stock at any time, anywhere in the world. Finance is not physics.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In this first episode of our 5-episode podcast , Essential Connections: The Business Owner’s Guide to Growth During Economic Uncertainty , we welcome Jamie Domenici, Chief Marketing Officer at GoTo. Listen in to learn all the details, including Jamie’s actionable insights on how to use marketing and technology for differentiation.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 15, 2023

The pressure is on to navigate economic uncertainty. To get here, we recommend inventorying spend across all categories (labor, projects, technology, etc.) Build multiple budget scenarios with increasing levels of cost reduction to illustrate the plays you could run in response to various market conditions.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 24, 2023

It’s no surprise, then, that according to a June KPMG survey, uncertainty about the regulatory environment was the top barrier to implementing gen AI. So here are some of the strategies organizations are using to deploy gen AI in the face of regulatory uncertainty. But there’s one low-risk use case where gen AI is allowed, he says.

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O'Reilly on Data

MARCH 31, 2020

You’re responsible for the design, the product-market fit, and ultimately for getting the product out the door. Machine learning adds uncertainty. Underneath this uncertainty lies further uncertainty in the development process itself. Models within AI products change the same world they try to predict.

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Smart Data Collective

JULY 31, 2022

Modern investors have a difficult time retaining a competitive edge without having the latest technology at their fingertips. Predictive analytics technology has become essential for traders looking to find the best investing opportunities. Predictive analytics tools can be particularly valuable during periods of economic uncertainty.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 20, 2022

With two decades of experience working in technology, I’m no stranger to leading through uncertain times. Market constraints mean the opportunity to focus and double down on work that matters most. Scale up security investments: The move to a more distributed workforce has reset the level of flexibility employees have.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 18, 2022

According to John-David Lovelock, research vice president at Gartner, inflationary pressures are top-of-mind for most IT decision-makers at the moment, which creates a degree of uncertainty—high prices today could become even higher tomorrow. Cloud Computing, Data Center, Technology Industry in 2022, according to Gartner.

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John Wheeler

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regulations were set aside and associated technological and business risks were given low priority to help with the larger effort to “slow the spread” of the virus. No doubt, 2021 will be the year of uncertainty and change. A focus on performance and assurance helps to reduce uncertainty related to strategic goals.

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O'Reilly on Data

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Technical competence results in reduced risk and uncertainty. Likewise, AI doesn’t inherently optimize supply chains, detect diseases, drive cars, augment human intelligence, or tailor promotions to different market segments. There’s a lot of overlap between these factors. Conclusion.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 15, 2024

Deals are developing beyond core business growth, encompassing new digital opportunities and emerging technologies as drivers of strategic acceleration. Resource planning : Digital investments by definition address people, process, and technology in the business case. What technology would amplify or leverage differentiation?

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Responsible for global operations and technology services across company and customer websites, staff technology, and THG’s direct-to-consumer Ingenuity service and hosting business, Drake has looked to support the rapid growth of the Manchester-based firm through IPO, a global pandemic, supply chain instability, and the onset of recession.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 13, 2024

The proposed $35-billion merger of chip design software giants Synopsys and Ansys is facing increased scrutiny from global regulators, with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) the latest to launch an investigation. The CMA’s involvement adds another layer of complexity to Synopsys’ acquisition plans.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 22, 2024

With uncertain economic conditions on the horizon, including stubborn inflation in many parts of the world, high interest rates, and volatile stock markets, CIOs face unique budgetary pressures for the year to come. Even with global economic uncertainties, organizations that aren’t investing in AI risk getting left behind, he adds.

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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The IAB Tech Lab conferences , in particular, frequently gathered blockchain evangelists and ad tech experts who discussed how this technology would finally drive authentication to programmatic chains. Sure, right now crypto markets are not being in the best of times – the growing cryptotrading markets recently crippled in China.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 18, 2024

Exposure to new technologies such as trackers, robots, and AI software in the workplace work is linked with lower quality of life for workers, a UK study has found. Fewer than 25% of those surveyed frequently used these emerging technologies, with 20.2% using wearables, 20.8% AI software, and 23.7%

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O'Reilly on Data

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Our previous articles in this series introduce our own take on AI product management , discuss the skills that AI product managers need , and detail how to bring an AI product to market. In Bringing an AI Product to Market , we distinguished the debugging phase of product development from pre-deployment evaluation and testing.

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Rocket-Powered Data Science

MAY 21, 2024

Pure Storage empowers enterprise AI with advanced data storage technologies and validated reference architectures for emerging generative AI use cases. RAG is the essential link between two things: (a) the general large language models (LLMs) available in the market, and (b) a specific organization’s local knowledge base.

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Jet Global

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Currently, I am the director of finance at Emarsys , which is the largest independent marketing platform company in the world. We provide complete CRM and marketing solutions for retail, ecommerce, travel, and other industries. There are really three pillars that I talk about in a finance career: people, process, and technology.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 23, 2024

IT leaders at organizations considering AI are under major pressure — from boards, other executives, and the market itself — to roll out major AI initiatives. Companies always commit fraud, and they’ll find new ways to do it, based on new technology.” Now, user companies, rather than technology vendors, may be tempted to do the same.

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David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Sprinklr’s analyst day in September was an opportunity for the company to dive deeply into its progress in pivoting its product offerings to align with a broader perception of the market for contact centers and adjacent customer-related applications. Sprinklr has described its market as “unified CXM,” or customer experience management.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 25, 2024

A growing number of workers worldwide are considering changing employers within the next year due to rising workloads and the rapid pace of technological change, surpassing the levels seen during the “Great Resignation” of 2022, a report by PwC said. This sense of uncertainty appears to coincide with rising workloads.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 9, 2023

Recruiting, retainment, and yes, adoption of lead-edge technology, are back on the radar of IT leaders. Economic uncertainty Organizations are concerned about multiple economic forces that are all causing uncertainty, says Srinivas Mukkamala, chief product officer at Ivanti. How do we grow our business responsibly?”

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 20, 2023

Fundamentally, a multicloud approach to sovereign cloud is about unlocking and supporting emerging data economies with as little complexity and uncertainty as possible. Technology executives must understand that establishing a sovereign cloud is complex and difficult, especially without assistance from a partner or vendor with deep expertise.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Over the next 15 years, more than 12 million people will retire, while technological progress will lead to major changes in occupations. This is due, on the one hand, to the uncertainty associated with handling confidential, sensitive data and, on the other hand, to a number of structural problems. Changes in the labor market.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 11, 2024

2023 was a year made notable by a range of unexpected, unpredictable, and fast-moving challenges that, despite seemingly having little to do with technology, had profound impacts on IT strategies. To guide an organization through uncertainty, IT leaders must help ensure everyone in the company is on the same page, Srivastava says.

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Cloudera

JUNE 1, 2021

Our partnership with CD&R and KKR will enable us to pursue exciting new markets that offer tremendous growth opportunities. . CDP is gaining tremendous momentum in the market and the rate of adoption in our customers is at an all-time high. Cazena’s technology and DevOps team handle patches, upgrades and configuration.

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Jedox

APRIL 16, 2020

Dean Boyer as a guest to the Jedox Blog for our series on “Managing Uncertainty” Mr. Boyer is a Director of Technology Services at Marks Paneth LLP, a premier accounting firm based in the United States. He shares his expertise on how an EPM solution supports managing economic uncertainty, particularly in times of crisis.

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Jet Global

MAY 11, 2021

“The Office of the CFO is in the midst of major evolution from an organization’s financial custodian to a strategic business advisor tasked with not only keeping an accurate record of the past, but also providing a realistic vision for the future,” said Bryan Motteram, Director of Product Marketing at insightsoftware.

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Jedox

APRIL 21, 2020

Assets with strong fundamentals and low valuations create openings to new markets. In the face of unprecedented uncertainty, the question is how to quickly evaluate risk, opportunities and competitively allocate capital. Modern planning solutions and modeling technology such as Jedox can harmonize these views into cohesive scenarios.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 23, 2023

In Broadcom’s case, it has been through a combination of organic growth and growth through acquisition, which has created Broadcom today – a company built from a heritage of American technology pioneers such as AT&T Bell Labs and Hewlett Packard, among others. The core technology to do this already exists at VMware.

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Smart Data Collective

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Artificial intelligence technology has massively disrupted the financial sector. There are many other reasons AI and big data technology is changing finance. The good news is that predictive analytics technology is making it easier for people to boost their ROI and tweak their portfolios to align with their investment goals.

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Smart Data Collective

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Data analytics technology has helped retail companies optimize their business models in a number of ways. One of the biggest benefits of data analytics is that it helps companies improve stability during times of uncertainty. This underscores the importance of investing in predictive analytics technology to forecast sales.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Earlier in June, Salesforce showcased a new offering, dubbed AI Cloud, which combines its previously announced Slack GPT, Tableau GPT, Apex GPT , MuleSoft GPT, Flow GPT, Service GPT, Marketing GPT, and Commerce GPT along with the new Einstein Trust layer and a prompt engineering tool for training large language models (LLMs ).

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 23, 2024

The global market for managed services will rise in 2024 due to organizations’ IT spending surge and larger investments in managed services deals involving AI and cloud computing, according to market intelligence firm IDC. The region (Western Europe) maintained strong growth despite various economic and geopolitical uncertainties.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 8, 2022

Digital disruption, global pandemic, geopolitical crises, economic uncertainty — volatility has thrown into question time-honored beliefs about how best to lead IT. With that as the backdrop, the need to restructure technology and product teams into efficient, effective, agile, and resilient squads is critically important.

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