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Sport analytics leverage AI and ML to improve the game

CIO

Nearly 10 years ago, Bill James, a pioneer in sports analytics methodology, said if there’s one thing he wished more people understood about sabermetrics, pertaining to baseball, it’s that the data is not the point. The point is to use the data like a razor to cut through false convictions to find the truth.

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Sports venues advance goals, enhance fan experience with data analytics

CIO

Sports fans today have more ways than ever to watch their favorite teams beyond the traditional, live stadium experience, including television, streaming services, even highlights on social media. An oft-cited reason for this decline is increasing competition from home-viewing options.

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How to create a culture of innovation

CIO

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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Computer vision transforms tennis coaching at Billie Jean King Cup

CIO

With centuries of tradition behind it, tennis as a sport has been highly resistant to change. It’s fair to say that tennis has lived up to its roots as a traditional sport,” says Mat Pemble, executive director of IT for the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the sport’s governing body.

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With generative AI, IT must deliver knowledge…not just technology

CIO

By educating users, companies can accelerate adoption, which increases the potential to unlock innovation across teams and business units. This is a highly technical transformation, and companies that can rapidly get team members comfortable with GenAI will have a competitive edge. Both these tasks can deeply benefit from IT.

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LaLiga transforms fan experience with AI

CIO

IT is playing a key role in how the world’s most popular sport is played and experienced in Spain. The transformation, which started in partnership with Microsoft in 2016, is also enabling LaLiga to expand its business by offering technology platforms and services to the sports and entertainment industry at large.

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Henkel embraces gen AI as enabler and strategic disruptor

CIO

To achieve its vision, Henkel laid down a five-year strategic roadmap that involved reshuffling the IT organization, creating a new digital unit, consolidating CIO and CDO venture activities under one roof, and building global innovation centers in hubs like Berlin, Shanghai, Bangalore, and the US.