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Generative AI: Propelling Enterprises Toward a Data-Driven Future
(SPONSORED ARTICLE) In an ever-evolving business landscape, data-driven decision-making is a critical component of success for any company. Unfortunately, many companies still struggle to establish a data-driven culture. In fact, according to recent studies, only 19% of companies have been successful in creating this. At our company, we see first-hand how using data and analytics…
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25 Major Car Brands Flunk Data Privacy Review
Modern cars are connected, which means they are treasure troves of data. *Privacy Not Included, a project from the nonprofit Mozilla, reviewed 25 different car brands and concluded that cars are a privacy nightmare. Cars can gather personal information from users — drivers and passengers — via connected services, apps, and third-party sources. And they…
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Podcast: Vanguard’s Ryan Swann on Big Data Strategies for Big Assets
Investment management company Vanguard operates with some 20,000 employees, has more than 50 million investors, with more than $7 trillion dollars in assets under management. Big money, big data, and a big responsibility to say the least. Financial institutions lean increasingly on data and technology to better navigate fluctuations of the market, which can see…
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Do’s and Don’ts of GenAI Spend
Clayton Christensen wrote in a very provocative article entitled The New Church of Finance, “Empowering innovations transform something that is complicated and expensive into something that is so much more simple and affordable that a much larger population can enjoy it.” Clayton was bemoaning that the generally accepted principles of finance led to underinvestment in…
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Leading Kubernetes Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
Kubernetes is a portable, extensible, open-source platform for managing containerized workloads and services. The system has a large and rapidly growing following. Unfortunately, as with any application tool, users can make mistakes that quickly negate its benefits. “There are many common mistakes,” says Mike Loukides, vice president of emerging tech content at IT learning services…
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Politics From the IT Engine Room
Like their C-level counterparts, CIOs have their eyes on promotion. Some would like to ascend to a CEO role. Others are fine to remain as CIOs, but they feel IT should have a greater say in the business. How do you get IT to the inner circle executive round table when IT is still perceived…
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No, Shadow IT Isn’t Going Anywhere: What CISOs Must Do Now
Businesses today are battling to maintain visibility over their networks and endpoints. But shadow IT further complicates things. This clandestine practice, which sees employees use technology and applications beyond the purview of IT, poses significant risks to data security and business operations. The allure of shadow IT lies in its promise to elevate efficiency and…
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Politics From the IT Engine Room
Like their C-level counterparts, CIOs have their eyes on promotion. Some would like to ascend to a CEO role. Others are fine to remain as CIOs, but they feel IT should have a greater say in the business. How do you get IT to the inner circle executive round table when IT is still perceived…
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Should You Feel Good About Emotion AI?
As artificial intelligence learns to interpret and respond to human emotions, IT leaders should begin contemplating how emotion AI could play a critical role in their enterprises and markets. Despite its name, emotion AI doesn’t refer to an angsty computer. It’s actually the tag applied to a form of AI that, through training and machine…
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Struggling to Build AI Teams? It’s Time to Focus on Skills
Integrating artificial intelligence into products and procedures has become imperative for many companies seemingly overnight. Whether due to customer expectations or C-suite mandates, tech teams are now tasked with developing AI programs to keep up with the market. Many are finding themselves without the necessary talent to get the job done. Magnit’s contingent workforce data…
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