CIO

JULY 20, 2023

I’ll never forget the look on my first mortgage clients’ faces as they signed for their new home – the joy and relief washing over them in equal measure. After weeks of exhausting back-and-forth requests and paperwork transferred in ways that seem naively unsecure by today’s standards, their prize was the key to the front door. Since then, automation has filled the gap in improving customer experience and security.

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Crayon

JULY 20, 2023

Earlier today, I had the pleasure of talking to Sam Niro , Competitive Intelligence Manager @ Talkdesk, about how she creates and rolls out new battlecards.

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Smart Data Collective

JULY 16, 2023

Big data technology has undoubtedly changed the financial industry in extraordinary ways. It will play an even more important role in the future. We usually talk about the benefits of big data from the perspective of financial institutions such as hedge fund managers, insurance companies and banks. These companies have certainly benefited from big data, which explains why global financial companies spent $10.8 billion on financial analytics last year.

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Chris Webb BI

JULY 16, 2023

If you’re tuning refresh for a Power BI Import mode dataset one of the areas you’ll be most interested in is throughput, that is to say how quickly Power BI can read data from the data source. It can be affected by a number of different factors: how quickly the data source can return data; network latency; the efficiency of the connector you’re using; any transformations in Power Query; the number of columns in the data and their data types; the amount of other objects in the s

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

Nvidia’s transformation from an accelerator of video games to an enabler of artificial intelligence (AI) and the industrial metaverse didn’t happen overnight—but the leap in its stock market value to over a trillion dollars did. It was when Nvidia reported strong results for the three months to April 30, 2023, and forecast that its sales could jump by 50% in the following fiscal quarter, that its stock market valuation soared, catapulting it into the exclusive trillion-dollar club alongside well

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Smart Data Collective

JULY 16, 2023

Big data is the most important business trend of the 21st century. It has completely changed the game in business and finance. The usage, volume, and types of data have increased significantly. And there is no sign of it slowing down. In fact, big data keeps gaining momentum. We mentioned that data analytics is vital to marketing , but it is affecting many other industries as well.

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Aqute Intelligence

JULY 17, 2023

At times, it seems like AI (Bard AI, Chat GPT) is making things up. Ars Techica has a good article about this trait, which it calls confabulation, althought the article doesn’t quite get to the bottom of why AI does this. If you try AI for various typical competitor analysis questions, maybe half of them will include made-up facts. Here is an example, asking Bard who leads competitive intelligence at Google: There are three different ways here in which Bard has invented facts: Misinterpretation:

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CIO

JULY 17, 2023

Small- and medium-sized businesses and enterprises have accelerated their move into the cloud since the global pandemic. The Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud computing model enables remote working, supports digital transformation, provides scale, increases resilience, and can reduce costs. However, this shift requires a thorough understanding of the security implications and how a business can protect its data and applications.

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mention

JULY 19, 2023

Today’s customers know what they want. Across the board, marketing and customer experience trends today reveal that customers prefer highly personalized services, including product recommendations and direct access to customer support. One way that organizations can provide direct interactions with customers and attentive, personalized care is to utilize messaging apps.

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Intelligence Node

JULY 20, 2023

Market Comparison Between Two Premier Retail Giants In the original report, Intelligence Node compared two of the largest departmental stores in the US- Macy’s & Kohl’s. Both these retailers have. The post An In-Depth Data Analysis of Macy’s and Kohl’s Retail Competitiveness appeared first on Blog.

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FedSavvy

JULY 20, 2023

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation ( SpaceX ) is a spacecraft manufacturer, launcher, and satellite communications company founded by Elon Musk in 2002. The company is known for flagship programs like the Starlink constellation satellite, the Falcon orbital launch vehicle series, and the Dragon crew and cargo spacecraft series. SpaceX has approximately 12,000 employees and is headquartered in Hawthorne, CA with offices across the U.S. located strategically near launch facilities includin

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

Microsoft unveiled a new incentive program on Tuesday to help enterprises still running its Dynamics ERP and CRM software on premises to move to the cloud. The Accelerate, Innovate, and Move program (AIM) covers a broad range of on-premises business applications, including Dynamics AX, Dynamics CRM, Dynamics GP, Dynamics NAV, Dynamics SL, and Dynamics 365 Business, Microsoft said.

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Aqute Intelligence

JULY 19, 2023

To stay one step ahead of your competition, you need to know what they’re doing. Monitoring your market rivals for new developments is a key component of any competitor analysis. While there are many ways to keep tabs on competitors, scanning the news to see what kind of coverage they’re receiving lets you know their activities and how consumers and the general public are reacting to them.

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Domo

JULY 19, 2023

The 9th FIFA Women’s World Cup marks some changes to the tournament: the number of teams grew from 24 to 32, and two countries will host this year’s competition: Australia and New Zealand. This year’s Cup kicks off an interesting trend—the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be split among three host countries, and the 2027 Cup has already received multiple joint-country bids.

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FedSavvy

JULY 20, 2023

As we enter the second half of the calendar year 2023, this blog summarizes some substantial federal contract wins and losses thus far. Some competitors celebrated while others mourned some rough losses. Read on to learn about some big highlighted wins and losses in this never ending game of federal contracting musical chairs. Figure 1 – A summary of major contract wins in 2023.

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CIO

JULY 19, 2023

Alstom builds high-speed trains, subways, monorails, and trams, but also develops turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signaling, and digital mobility. And with a presence in 70 countries and around 74,000 employees, 3,100 of which are in Spain, the French multinational has important weight in the country, where it introduced a high-speed train, the first automatic metro, the latest generation signaling systems, and the return of the modern tram.

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Netbasequid

JULY 17, 2023

B2C companies have been using social intelligence for a while now, and as business interactions become more personalized, B2B marketing teams have been wisely adopting B2C tactics. It’s all about being data-driven, agile, and empathetic in the B2B world—and it’s incredibly effective. Brands are composed of individuals, and incorporating B2C techniques presents opportunities for enhanced marketing refinement.

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Vable

JULY 17, 2023

A Jinfo event got me thinking about the question Team Vable gets asked all the time - “How do we get relevant external content into our intelligence/aggregation platform?”. According to the webinar, the answer was to go and ask your information person. Some source-based questions are technology-based and fairly clear-cut. But source assessment requires a certain level of specialist knowledge.

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Alpha Sense BI

JULY 21, 2023

We’re living in unprecedented times of extreme market volatility plagued by macroeconomic hardships (i.e., rising inflation, supply chains disrupted by COVID-19, etc.) and growing global tensions (i.e., Russian-Ukraine war , China-Taiwan conflict , etc.). Consequently, deal flow and opportunities have never been more scarce. In periods of high risk, renewed attention is brought to due diligence and what should concern your decision-making.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

The CIO’s biggest hiring challenge is clear: “There is simply not enough talent to go around,” says Scott duFour, global CIO of business payments company Fleetcor, for whom positions in areas such as AI, cloud architecture, and data science remain the toughest to fill. This enduring talent gap has been a pressing concern for years, says Max Chan, CIO at global electronic components distributor Avnet, but it is widening.

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Netbasequid

JULY 19, 2023

From prospecting and pitch creation to presentation delivery, the pitching process presents numerous challenges. Time is of the essence as you gather valuable insights to show your potential client and help your agency stand out! Your pitch must demonstrate a deep understanding of the external forces affecting your prospective client. These factors depend on advanced research techniques, market and consumer analytic tools utilized, and tactics.

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Vable

JULY 18, 2023

Using multimedia tools, create engaging and powerful images, infographics, and videos to communicate effectively with your library & information end users

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Dataversity

JULY 21, 2023

Today, one of the most popular techniques to achieve high levels of performance and reliability in your software applications is by leveraging the power of microservices architecture. This architectural style breaks down a monolithic application into smaller, more manageable services that can be independently developed, deployed, and scaled. While this approach offers numerous benefits, it […] The post Distributed Tracing in Microservices: A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on DATAVERSIT

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

HPE Aruba Networking is coming off a very strong Q2 2023 with our Intelligent Edge revenue reaching $1.3 billion , up 50% from the prior-year period. We have invested in the areas of security and private 5G with two recent acquisitions that expand our edge-to-cloud portfolio to meet the needs of organizations as they increasingly migrate from traditional centralized data centers to distributed “centers of data.

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Netbasequid

JULY 21, 2023

Although it happens like clockwork each year, many brands find themselves racing to prepare compelling back-to-school campaigns at the last minute. This year can be different, though, with consumer research informing their efforts—and there’s lots of it available right now! With the shopping season already in full swing, we have quick insight to pull from the data, particularly if we zoom in on Amazon Prime week—and better still, let’s compare it to last year.

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Speaker: Marius Moscovici, CEO Metric Insights & Mike Smitheman, VP Metric Insights

While the proper governance of data is clearly critical to the success of any business intelligence organization, focusing on data governance alone is a huge mistake. Organizations continually fail to generate ROI on their governance initiatives because they are too narrow in scope. To be effective, Business Intelligence (BI) governance must cover both data and visualizations.

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Owler

JULY 20, 2023

Missed the first-ever Cold Email Battle Royal or just want to rewatch this exciting event? Find highlights and key takeaways from Owler’s event featuring some of the most talented sales and marketing professionals in their fields! About The Cold Email Battle Royal Attendees learned from the best in their fields as Battle Royal contestants put their skills to the test by selling an imaginary SaaS product.

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Dataversity

JULY 21, 2023

Every company today is a data company. Organizations worldwide are striving to derive business insights from the enormous amounts of data that are captured and stored to measure and improve business performance. McKinsey found that insight-driven companies report EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) increases of up to 25%.

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CIO

JULY 21, 2023

Since SAP RISE came to the market, it seems that SAP’s goal is to force organizations into a relatively unproven and inflexible RISE model. To do so, they are obfuscating reality, limiting transparency, and changing their historic business practices to make RISE appear financially superior to the traditional perpetual license models. Because of the way SAP is positioning RISE in the market, organizations must also re-evaluate their cloud strategy.

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