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IBM and AWS forge global alliance, streamlining access to AI and hybrid cloud solutions

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“By expanding the availability of our software portfolio in AWS Marketplace, organizations around the world will have greater access to a streamlined way to procure many IBM AI and hybrid cloud offerings to help propel their business forward,” Nick Otto, Head of Global Strategic Partnerships at IBM, said in the statement.

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Global RPA software sales forecast to jump this year

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Driven by the ongoing need for companies to automate repetitive tasks, global RPA (robotic process automation) software revenue is expected to reach $2.9 from last year, according to a market research report by Gartner. this year, and next year the market research firm expects that growth will further slow, to 17.5%, reaching $3.5

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Expat CIOs: IT leaders broaden horizons with global experiences

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We live in a world that is more global than ever before and it is important to experience different cultures, customs, and traditions,” he says. He moved from New Zealand to Amsterdam, working with Nike and Heineken as their global enterprise architect for data and analytics.

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7 steps for turning shadow IT into a competitive edge

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After all, 41% of employees acquire, modify, or create technology outside of IT’s visibility , and 52% of respondents to EY’s Global Third-Party Risk Management Survey had an outage — and 38% reported a data breach — caused by third parties over the past two years.

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Statistics for the Outsourcing of Market and Competitive Intelligence Activities

Cipher

In partnership with Forrester Research , Cipher conducted a study in March 2021 exploring how life science companies and third-party market and competitive intelligence (M/CI) vendors can best work together.

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A changing market landscape requires constant evolution: Our mission for VMware customers

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As we moved from transaction to integration, we began to translate customer thoughts into a comprehensive go-to-market strategy for VMware Cloud Foundation, or VCF. Early in this process, I concluded that the previous go-to-market model was too complex and costly for VMware and its customers.

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US lawmakers advance bill to close loopholes in AI export controls

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We must understand that whoever sets the rules on its application will win this great power competition and determine the global balance of power.” This could hinder the global competitiveness of US firms.”

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