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CIOs are worried about the informal rise of generative AI in the enterprise

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Organizations are seeing a dramatic rise in informal adoption of gen AI – tools and platforms used without official sanctioning. A CISO at a major marketing software firm worried about this explicitly, stating, “The real risk is that you have unintentional data leakage of confidential information. Here’s what I learned. Privacy leaks?

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3 business benefits of stronger security using Zero Trust principles

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This connectivity maximizes efficiency, keeps critical infrastructure running, and gives the business new information and insights. Attacks against OT systems pose risks beyond financial losses. All of these functions can lower capital expenditures and operating expenses. And these are just some of the biggest ones.

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4 perils of being an IT pioneer

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Proponents of early technology adoption further argue that it enables companies to build informal relationships with leading technology providers, develop deeper understanding of the latest technologies, and lure better talent. But there are also certain inherent risks associated with this.

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Data Analytics: Strategies to Demonstrate Value and Achieve Transformation

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Recently, chief information officers, chief data officers, and other leaders got together to discuss how data analytics programs can help organizations achieve transformation, as well as how to measure that value contribution. How does the data analytics program reduce losses for the business?

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What is a business intelligence analyst? A key role for data-driven decisions

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The role is becoming increasingly important as organizations move to capitalize on the volumes of data they collect through business intelligence strategies. BI analysts typically discover areas of revenue loss and identify where improvements can be made to save the company money or increase profits.

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PepsiCo transforms for the digital era

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In fact, she says, PepsiCo, which employs about 300,000 workers across the globe, is transforming all its human capital for the digital era. “We IDC analyst Craig Powers says increased automation inevitably leads to some job losses. Kanioura insists the transformation’s goal is not distributing pink slips.

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Why IT leaders are putting more business spin on security spend

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Gartner projects that spending on information security and risk management products and services will grow 11.3% To better focus security spend, some chief information security officers (CISOs) are shifting their risk assessments from IT systems to the data, applications, and processes that keep the business going. billion this year.

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