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Customer centricity: How Mashreq Bank is placing its customers at the forefront of its operations.

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After thorough research, Oracle’s Exadata Cloud at Customer emerged as the ideal solution. This choice was bolstered by third-party benchmark reports, which highlighted significant advantages such as approximately 35% lower total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to traditional solutions.

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11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

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Some organizations have been innovating, transforming, and growing so fast that they haven’t had time to clear up older cost structures that start getting in the way,” says Stewart Buchanan, research vice president on Gartner’s CIO team. Today’s CIO is not just a technology leader, but a business executive. But it’s not the only one.

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5 key mistakes IT leaders make at board meetings

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Pietrocola recommends using security benchmarks to help directors understand the risks, saying, “Scoring algorithms can put a grade on the most critical facets of cybersecurity and the critical operations of the enterprise.” But when I think about my own board presentations and meetings, it’s the simple mistakes I remember most.

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Competitor Benchmarking: What It Is & How It Works

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We are going to detail some of these opportunities, as well as what competitor benchmarking is, how it’s used, as well as some best practices. 61% of brands say they’ve seen positive impacts to their revenue by implementing competitive benchmarking strategies into their market research. What is Competitor Benchmarking?

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Can Businesses Meet Increasing Consumer Expectations?

According to 3BL and TriplePundit’s Consumer Insights & Sustainability Benchmark two-thirds of U.S. This research reveals what issues consumers care about and how businesses can tailor their communications to different segments of consumers. adults actively seek and follow sustainability issues.

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EU and US agree to chart common course on AI regulation

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The EU and US want to foster scientific information exchange between AI experts on either side of the Atlantic in areas such as developing benchmarks and assessing potential risks. Researchers gave the development of US-EU coordination on AI a cautious welcome, while looking for more detail on the specifics. “AI

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IT Modernization With a Sustainability Edge

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In comparison, a modernization strategy that shifts workloads from on-premises data centers to cloud can reduce energy consumption and associated carbon emissions by nearly 80% and is up to five times more efficient than the typical on-premises data center, a 451 Research/AWS report found. times more energy efficient than the average U.S.

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