CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 6, 2023

Several economists, a bank president, and a couple of reporters walk into a bar. The economists lament, “ A thick fog of uncertainty still surrounds us.” The reporters keen about “ gut-churning feelings of helplessness ” and “a world of confusion.” Uncertainty is our jam.” After all, uncertainty is the one certainty.

Uncertainty 104

Uncertainty Strategy Data Processing Reporting 104

Jedox

APRIL 21, 2020

In the face of unprecedented uncertainty, the question is how to quickly evaluate risk, opportunities and competitively allocate capital. Once the low point has passed, transformation strategies – which were already on the agenda – may be accelerated. In the face of uncertainty, investor relations are paramount.

Uncertainty 52

Uncertainty Modeling Management Finance 52

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.

Uncertainty 108

Uncertainty Reporting Experimentation Technology 108

Jet Global

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

The details of an intelligent EPM reporting strategy are complex, but the concept is quite simple: Intelligent reporting differentiates itself from other types by putting the emphasis on the application of the reports rather than the creation. Imagine a scenario where reporting is effortless.

Reporting 40

Reporting Strategy Uncertainty Finance 40

Jet Global

MARCH 20, 2023

Recognizing a need for better operational analytics, insightsoftware leveraged award-winning technology from Logi Analytics to provide Oracle ERP Cloud users the ability to customize, create, and share interactive dashboards and reports across all departments of a business.

Operational Reporting 52

Operational Reporting Reporting Uncertainty Analytics 52

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 31, 2023

Just look at the stats:Some 45% of 2,500 executives polled for a May 2023 report from research firm Gartner said the publicity around ChatGPT prompted them to increase their AI investments, 70% said their organization is already exploring gen AI, and 19% are in actual pilot or production mode. There’s a lot of uncertainty.

Strategy 93

Strategy Risk Enterprise Risk Management 93

Jet Global

JUNE 23, 2020

As companies grapple with economic shutdowns, plummeting revenues, market instability, and economic uncertainty now and into the foreseeable future, they need financial insights more than ever before. Reporting has always been necessary, but now it’s paramount. Self-service reporting looks like the obvious solution.

Reporting 98

Reporting Uncertainty Metrics Measurement 98

Jet Global

MARCH 30, 2021

Tax planning is playing an increasingly important part in corporates’ enterprise resource management (ERM) strategies, driven by the many uncertainties created by political, economic, and pandemic-related trends. Reputational management is another driver for boards to build tax planning into ERM strategies.

Risk Management 98

Risk Management Risk Strategy Enterprise 98

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Here are some of the challenges left to resolve in the area of environmental sustainability: Collecting, sharing, and reporting on environmental data: For many organizations, identifying and collecting sustainability data across operations is still a challenge. So far, however, companies seem to be staying the course.

Uncertainty 89

Uncertainty Measurement ROI Reporting 89

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.

IT 119

IT Uncertainty Cost-Benefit Strategy 119

Jet Global

JULY 16, 2020

COVID-19 uncovered some important truths about the state of financial reporting. Financial reporting promises to offer users a glimpse of what’s coming, yet few managed to predict the onset of a global pandemic or take meaningful steps to prepare early. If reporting was important before, it’s mission-critical now.

Reporting 80

Reporting Finance Uncertainty Enterprise 80

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By Bryan Kirschner, Vice President, Strategy at DataStax From the Wall Street Journal to the World Economic Forum , it seems like everyone is talking about the urgency of demonstrating ROI from generative AI (genAI). At least as it was reported, it comes across sounding like a flip dismissal of what genAI might have to offer.

ROI 72

ROI Uncertainty Metrics Testing 72

Jet Global

AUGUST 6, 2020

Andy Burrows is a UK-based finance consultant who coaches businesses all over the world to drive performance using data and financial strategies that work in practice, not just in theory. I started out as an accountant, but I decided that I wanted to go beyond financial reports and auditing accounts to use my skills in business.

Strategy 96

Strategy Finance Forecasting Consulting 96

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 11, 2024

Seventy-one percent of business leaders expect AI and ML to have a worldwide impact, according to the Workday C-Suite Global AI Indicator Report. Business leaders are excited about what AI and ML could do for their organizations—especially operational efficiency, better decision-making, and competitive advantage,” says the report.

Enterprise 110

Enterprise Uncertainty Reporting Risk Management 110

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 1, 2024

Higher compliance costs and revised tax strategies could also result in higher service fees for clients, affecting the cost of IT outsourcing. According to Indian media reports , the dispute involves a global client. It is crucial that compliance obligations are not subject to multiple interpretations,” Nasscom added.

Uncertainty 85

Uncertainty Sales Finance Strategy 85

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. These developments, along with broader market reports, have cast a shadow over the growth prospects of the IT services sector.

IT 81

IT Uncertainty Consulting Forecasting 81

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2024

It emerged that there are major gaps in cloud cost management and optimization (CCMO) strategies, resulting in exceeded budgets and an overall loss cloud spend control. Overspend in cloud deployment Money wasted on an untargeted cloud strategy has serious consequences to the enterprise.

Uncertainty 124

Uncertainty Optimization Strategy Management 124

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

By Bryan Kirschner, Vice President, Strategy at DataStax Today, we’re all living in a world in which “humans with machines will replace humans without machines”—for the second time. And CIOs are already playing a vital role in putting enthusiasm and talent to work: 43% said that AI strategy is led by IT.

Experimentation 127

Experimentation Uncertainty Strategy Machine Learning 127

Smart Data Collective

OCTOBER 6, 2023

One of the biggest benefits of data analytics is that it helps companies improve stability during times of uncertainty. In this article, we will explore the significance of managing seasonal fluctuations and the strategies businesses can implement. McKinsey Global Institute reports that 52% of retail activities can be automated.

Management 120

Management Analytics Predictive Analytics Cost-Benefit 120

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 8, 2024

By Bryan Kirschner, Vice President, Strategy at DataStax Data scientists have long struggled with silos and cycle time. About Bryan Kirschner : Bryan is Vice President, Strategy at DataStax. He specializes in removing fear, uncertainty, and doubt from strategic decision-making through empirical data and market sensing.

Unstructured Data 92

Unstructured Data Data Science Uncertainty Sales 92

BA Learnings

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Art Of Communication: More Than Just Reports First and foremost, the ability to communicate effectively is your Excalibur in the world of business analysis. You’re the translator of complex jargon into the common tongue, ensuring clarity is achieved in every meeting, email, and report. Where you can, try to predict change.

Business Analysis 130

Business Analysis Uncertainty Reporting Management 130

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 4, 2022

By Bryan Kirschner, Vice President, Strategy at DataStax. In the new report, titled “Digital Transformation, Data Architecture, and Legacy Systems,” researchers defined a range of measures of what they summed up as “data architecture coherence.” About Bryan Kirschner : Bryan is Vice President, Strategy at DataStax.

Machine Learning 97

Machine Learning Data Architecture Uncertainty Data-driven 97

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Paul Beswick, CIO of Marsh McLennan, served as a general strategy consultant for most of his 23 years at the firm but was tapped in 2019 to relaunch the risk, insurance, and consulting services powerhouse’s global digital practice. But the CIO had several key objectives to meet before launching the transformation.

IT 104

IT Insurance Consulting Risk 104

Cloudera

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Retailers are increasingly relying on a hybrid cloud strategy to run their business — it is not uncommon for them to store sensitive data on private cloud while running their customer-facing website on public cloud so that it can scale. As data becomes a high-value asset, we’re seeing an increasing number and scale of cyberattacks too.

Data-driven 91

Data-driven Data Strategy Strategy Cost-Benefit 91

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 15, 2024

Bernaert cited differences of opinion over governance as the reason for his departure: He disagreed with the board about the need for recent changes in the company’s strategy, and the way they were executed. It had previously reported revenue of €11.3 billion and free cash flow of negative €197 million for the full year 2022.

Uncertainty 95

Uncertainty Sales Finance Forecasting 95

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 19, 2024

It has already delayed publication of the results once to give its auditors additional time to examine an independent business review report and to complete their audit of non-cash goodwill impairment charges. As a result, Atos has postponed — again — the release of its audited financial statement for 2023 while it evaluates its options.

Manufacturing 94

Manufacturing Uncertainty Big Data Sales 94

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Paul Beswick, CIO of Marsh McLellan, served as a general strategy consultant for most of his 23 years at the firm but was tapped in 2019 to relaunch the risk, insurance, and consulting services powerhouse’s global digital practice. But the CIO had several key objectives to meet before launching the transformation.

IT 85

IT Insurance Consulting Risk 85

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

CIOs and others who manage technology teams are advised to see beyond the churn of constant upskilling, and consider what people excel at: creativity and critical thinking, business strategy, and building strong relationships that increase employee satisfaction while boosting the organization’s performance.

IT 128

IT Uncertainty Strategy Testing 128

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 11, 2023

By 2027, 70% of healthcare organizations will rely on digital-first strategies to empower patients to take a more active role in health responsibilities and experiences, notes IDC in its FutureScape Worldwide Healthcare Industry 2023 Predictions report. Bedford, Mass.-based

Modeling 98

Modeling IT Strategy Uncertainty 98

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The US Federal Government has been investing heavily in IT modernization and cybersecurity, with an estimated budget of $65 billion for 2023 for civilian IT spending, according to a White House report. billion for the quarter ended September 2022, an increase of 14% year-on-year.

IT 97

IT Consulting Digital Transformation Uncertainty 97

Jet Global

JUNE 21, 2023

. – June 21, 2023 – In an economy that challenges them to do more with less, finance teams believe they are actually taking longer to get things done, according to new research from insightsoftware , a global provider of reporting, analytics, and performance management solutions.

Finance 52

Finance Uncertainty Digital Transformation Reporting 52

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 18, 2023

Information, according to the mathematical theory that bears its name, reduces uncertainty. In this way, the information I have given you has cut your uncertainty in half. And yet when it comes to reading about our industry, content that too often fails to reduce our uncertainty about a subject in any useful way.

Uncertainty 59

Uncertainty IT Measurement Technology 59

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

It demoralizes IT when there is a lack of direction, no IT strategy, and the CIO says yes to everything the business asks for regardless of whether the IT team has the capacity,” says Martin Davis, managing partner at Dunelm Associates. When changes are made without transparency or input from the team, it breeds uncertainty and resentment.

IT 120

IT Digital Transformation Management Experimentation 120

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Certinia, a developer of software for service businesses, is using AI and automation to extend the capabilities of its tools for report-building or planning and analysis beyond the financial sphere and into operations, too. It bought into Certinia in July in a deal that reportedly valued the company at almost $1 billion.

Finance 74

Finance Forecasting Uncertainty Sales 74

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 31, 2024

Within six months, OpenTofu had become the IaC tool with the second highest growth potential (after Crossplane) – as per the State of IaC report, nearly 3x cloud professionals said they planned to use OpenTofu as opposed to Terraform. In fact, they already have a competing open source IaC tool in Ansible.

Uncertainty 84

Uncertainty Data-driven Enterprise Reporting 84

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 2, 2022

Businesses today have faced greater levels of uncertainty than ever before. But current DevOps solutions may not live up to their needs given just how complex business has become, as many existing solutions lack flexibility, don’t have complex compliance reporting or are simply outdated. Comprehensive compliance reporting.

Uncertainty 109

Uncertainty Reporting Software Cost-Benefit 109

Rocket-Powered Data Science

JULY 19, 2023

These three emergent analytics products are: (a) Sentinel Analytics – focused on monitoring (“keeping an eye on”) multiple enterprise systems and business processes, as part of an observability strategy for time-critical business insights discovery and value creation from enterprise data sources.

Data-driven 188

Data-driven Enterprise Analytics Machine Learning 188