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Chipotle’s recipe for digital transformation: Cloud plus AI

CIO

When Curt Garner became Chipotle’s first CIO in 2015, the only technology used for online restaurant ordering was, “believe it or not,” a fax machine, he says. Chipotle’s digital business in 2022 was $3.5 Chipotle’s digital business in 2022 was $3.5 Seven years later, the Newport Beach, Calif.-based

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Automation for all—managing and scaling networks has never been easier

CIO

At this time of dynamic business and market changes, uncertainty, and quickly evolving consumption models for IT infrastructure, every IT executive understands the benefits and necessity of network agility. Yet most businesses haven’t tapped into two major capabilities of truly agile distributed networks: scale and automation.

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Cloud native platforms: To build or to buy?

CIO

Platforms support the software you’ve built to run your business. The main issue here is that it drags down the actual business because an organization’s apps are increasingly how the business functions, and even what the business is to customers. Is Kubernetes a platform? This is a lot of work.

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How to incubate a winning innovation program

CIO

When leaders consider how technology has enabled the transformation of business models over the past several years, few would disagree that the world has changed dramatically. Tesla, Uber, and many other stories of business innovation have this in common: Their business models have technology at their cores.

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A Guide to Using QR Codes for Marketing Campaigns

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QR codes are accessible to anyone with a smartphone, making them an inclusive choice for businesses of all sizes. The result is that business owners can gain valuable insights into customer behavior, campaign performance, and more. Let’s investigate some of the specific advantages QR codes bring to the modern marketing table: 1.

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10 Big Data Examples Showing The Great Value of Smart Analytics In Real Life At Restaurants, Bars, and Casinos

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After all, these are some pretty massive industries with many examples of big data analytics, and the rise of business intelligence software is answering what data management needs. Then, they can use this data to create specials that take advantage of customer behavior. Think about business from a casino’s point of view for a moment.

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MLSE looks to revolutionize sports experience with digital R&D lab

CIO

The organization may have 96 years of history behind it, but Magsisi says digital technologies and analytics have been changing the business of sports to an astonishing degree in just the past few years. This analytics advantage in hockey has yet to be fully realized in MLSE’s other major sports, he adds. “In That was a large move.

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