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The fast track to intelligent retail modernization with TCS and Microsoft Cloud

CIO

Retail organizations face an urgent need to accelerate digital transformation efforts in response to economic insecurity, persistent inflation, and growing consumer price sensitivity. With cloud adoption, retailers have been successful and with emerging artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities on cloud, they can break the barriers.

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Amazon downsizes AWS in a fresh cost-cutting round

CIO

However, the company faces intense competition in the cloud computing market, particularly from Microsoft, which has emerged as a formidable rival. These numbers underscore the intensifying competition in the cloud computing sector and hint at Amazon’s drastic decision to reduce its workforce to maintain profitability.

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Top automation pitfalls and how to avoid them

CIO

That recently happened at a company he worked with, a retail store chain with locations around the US. The retailer approached people on the front lines, and employees and managers working on the shop floors, for suggestions about manual processes that should be automated.

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Generative AI in Investment Banking

Alpha Sense BI

Within their retail divisions, banks introduced ATMs in the 1960’s, and in the decade that followed, electronic card-based payments. On the retail side, they emerged as customized banking and financial tools such as virtual assistants, fraud detection services, and risk management tools.

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New York Life’s Industry-Leading Financial Strength Ratings Affirmed by All Major Ratings Agencies

Wink Intel

life insurer), affirmed August 10, 2023 Excellent competitive position and financial risk profile Strong brand recognition Top market positions in the U.S. individual annuity sales and lead position in U.S. Moody’s Investors Services affirmed New York Life’s financial strength of Aaa, the agency’s top rating, in November.

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For 33rd consecutive year, Northwestern Mutual achieves highest-available financial strength ratings

Wink Intel

Here is what some of the major ratings agencies said about Northwestern Mutual in 2023: Fitch, which awarded Northwestern Mutual with its ‘AAA’ rating, wrote: “Ratings reflect exceptionally strong capitalization, leading competitive position in the U.S.

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Plan Precisely with Predictive Analytics!

Elegant BI

Nearly every organization today is using analytics to improve productivity, competitive positioning, market presence, financial investment strategies, price point planning, risk mitigation and many other business factors.