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How sport made CIO 100 winner Joanna Drake a better technology leader

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Responsible for global operations and technology services across company and customer websites, staff technology, and THG’s direct-to-consumer Ingenuity service and hosting business, Drake has looked to support the rapid growth of the Manchester-based firm through IPO, a global pandemic, supply chain instability, and the onset of recession.

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Dubai-based GMG invests in next-gen tech to improve customer needs

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What has emerged in 2022 is a more robust omnichannel model that leverages the digital innovations of recent years that co-exist with one of the world’s most exciting physical retail landscapes. The use of advanced technologies is fundamental to this ambition. Digital Transformation, E-commerce Services, Retail Industry, Supply Chain

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SAP poaches Microsoft exec as its new global head of AI

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As part of Microsoft’s development team, Sun created Bing Predicts, the inference engine that provides the “favored to win” forecasts beneath search results for sporting fixtures and attempted to predict the 2016 US presidential election winner. Spoiler alert: it failed.)

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CIOs grapple with the ethics of implementing AI

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For many CIOs, implementations may be nascent, but mitigating biases in AI models and balancing innovation with ethical considerations are already among their biggest challenges. What they are finding is that the line between advancing technologically and ensuring AI doesn’t result in detrimental outcomes is thin.

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The Dream Team: Building The Ideal Product Team with Marvels of Data Analytics

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Data analytics technology is being used more and more by leading engineers all over the world. Sports Illustrated called the Dream Team, “arguably the most dominant squad ever assembled in any sport.”. Of course, this was before the advent of big data technology. It can help create incredibly valuable products.

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A perfect match: How tech promoted a small soccer team to the top

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A long-lasting relationship Hidden in rural Zuzenhausen, the Hoffenheim headquarters doesn’t immediately reveal the revolutionary technological advances it holds within. SAP is known for its innovation in the technology sector,” says TSG Hoffenheim MD Jan Mayer.

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How Canadian Tire CIO & CTO balances lessons learned and leading with purpose

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No small feat considering he’s responsible for a bursting portfolio that covers a family of companies including Canadian Tire retail, Sport Check, Mark’s, Party City, Pro Hockey Life, and several others. “I I didn’t realize how embedded technology was in everything in retail. But I was wrong. It’s so exciting.

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