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The great divide: Separating operations and innovation

CIO

Of the many possible answers, some of our clients elect to carry the transformation further by separating their employees into two groups: those responsible for operations and those responsible for innovation. Advantages. Operations will always take priority over innovation whenever there’s a fire. Trade-offs.

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Henkel embraces gen AI as enabler and strategic disruptor

CIO

To achieve its vision, Henkel laid down a five-year strategic roadmap that involved reshuffling the IT organization, creating a new digital unit, consolidating CIO and CDO venture activities under one roof, and building global innovation centers in hubs like Berlin, Shanghai, Bangalore, and the US.

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The business value of social sustainability

CIO

It can help to unlock new markets, attract and retain customers, build trust and credibility, and spark innovation. Directly or indirectly, companies affect what happens to employees, workers in the value chain, customers and local communities and it is important to manage impacts proactively. Innovation

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Industrial modernization: Becoming future-ready in uncertain times

CIO

Making products closer to customers removes some uncertainty and risks in the supply chain and relocating production of high-value products back to the U.S. market is a challenging task and will only work with agility and innovation across the value chain.

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3 things CIOs must do now to accurately hit net-zero targets

CIO

CEOs are relying on CIOs to identify and deploy these value-driven technology solutions, thus reinforcing the role that CIOs play at the heart of their companies’ innovation, agility, and growth. In some cases, CIOs are building more sustainable businesses by leveraging what already exists.

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Accelerating digital transformation with sustainable solutions

CIO

From there, we can dynamically connect to industry-leading cloud and network providers around the world via software-defined interconnection, gaining maximum choice, flexibility, cost control, and performance advantages. Dell is committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the entire value chain by 20502.

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10 most difficult-to-fill IT roles — and how to address the gap

CIO

The talent out there realizes they have more options than they are used to, and they can leverage that to their advantage., 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. “As million professionals.

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