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To gain advantage, IT leaders should turn competitors into collaborators

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For CIOs and other tech leaders, this means a shift in mindset to not only keep tech costs in check, but adopt a more entrepreneurial approach to explore how to drive business revenue and competitiveness. A rigorous analysis will invariably reveal that technology has fundamentally altered how they should think about their competition.

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IT to thank for most of Radisson Hotel Group’s business initiatives

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We closed three of our own data centers and went entirely to the cloud with several providers, and we also assembled a new data strategy to completely restructure the company, from security and finance, to hospitality and a new website. We made everything new from scratch. How many people, then, make up Radisson’s IT area worldwide?

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The steep cost of a poor data management strategy

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However, the benefits of effective data management can far outweigh the costs, providing businesses with a competitive advantage, insights into customer behavior, and improved decision-making capabilities. The cost of not doing so creates a competitive advantage gap over those with a head start.

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7 famous analytics and AI disasters

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Insights gained from analytics and actions driven by machine learning algorithms can give organizations a competitive advantage, but mistakes can be costly in terms of reputation, revenue, or even lives. And 20% of IT leaders say machine learning/artificial intelligence will drive the most IT investment.

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Data Analytics Technology Proves Benefits of an MBA

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If the hospital that you work for now doesn’t want to fork over more money, there will probably be one somewhere that is more willing. If they are not currently involved professionally with hospitals, they will almost certainly know people who are. And again, it’s not only about moving up at the hospital where you are at right now.

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How Southwest’s CIO modernized the airline through turbulent times

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So that’s where we’re focused — making sure we have these reliable and effective systems so we can create that competitive advantage where we want to be focused on being able to produce a really good product, because we have really great customers,” she says. Digital Transformation, IT Leadership, Travel and Hospitality Industry

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Mapping the progress of Air New Zealand’s digital rebuild

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Of course, achieving this kind of goal in such a competitive and unpredictable industry requires not just companywide cohesion, but partnerships that help synergize digital and sustainable ambitions to become reality. Chief Digital Officer, Digital Transformation, IT Leadership, Travel and Hospitality Industry

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