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Capitalizing on technology budgets: A CIO’s story

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In today’s competitive business setting, enterprises are constantly under pressure to maintain profitability amid challenging economic conditions. By leveraging data-driven methods, businesses can optimize and reclaim operating capital from their extensive technology budgets, reducing expenses without resorting to drastic measures.

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Banking on customer experience and security via technology-based innovation

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Quick loan approvals, online applications, personalized lending options, and massive data breaches create pressure for banks to focus on customer experience and security to compete with more technically mature and agile competition. Source: “Innovation Digital Listening Research.” Conducted by Quadrant Strategies for Iron Mountain.

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Private 5G networks are sparking innovation at the edge

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They also provide a foundation for unprecedented business innovation and transformative new digital experiences. Technology innovation for our times Even in a challenging global economy, 2023 is poised to be a big year for private 5G in the edge setting. As edge applications grow in significance, so will the emphasis on private 5G.

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Driving a culture of innovation at Merchants Fleet

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Charlton recently spoke to Maryfran Johnson, CEO of Maryfran Johnson Media and host of the IDG Tech(talk) podcast, about investing in people and collaboration in order to remain competitive and drive innovation. At the onset of the pandemic, we had financial sponsors telling us it was going to be impossible to raise capital.

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How to create a culture of innovation

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A shift has occurred and IT is now viewed as an equal partner in driving business growth with CIOs recognized as the de facto leaders of innovation. Here, they and others share seven ways to create and nurture a culture of innovation. Innovation is a double-edged sword: It is critical to growth — but that’s also what makes it risky. “It

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USPTO takes human-first approach to AI innovation

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This is important because each one of the more than 600,000 applications received yearly by the USPTO on average contains approximately 20 pages of text and figures, or roughly 10,000 words describing the claimed innovations. Anyone can seek information on companies, their patents, and funding sources such as venture capital.

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7 steps for turning shadow IT into a competitive edge

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Following are seven steps to guide this transformation for competitive advantage. Recent charts from venture capital firm Sequoia Capital help show just how many generative AI tools are coming to market to support sales, marketing, design, software engineering, customer support, legal, and other departmental needs.