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Women IT leaders take center stage

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Judy Balaban has seen firsthand how stepping into the professional spotlight, even on a small stage, pays dividends. Early in her career as a program management specialist at AT&T, Balaban became an active member with the Project Management Institute’s New Jersey chapter, which put her front and center at plenty of events. She considered her commitments to PMI as a way to give back to her professional community.

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Competitive Analysis Report: What Is It & How to Create One (+ Examples)

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With the rise of digital marketing, the business world has evolved into a competitive market. Every business is now doing its best to stay ahead of its competitors. This can be in terms of product development, customer service, customer experience, or anything else. In such a scenario, a competitive analysis report is a crucial tool to understand your competitors and the industry landscape better.

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How to get your CFO to buy into a better model for IT funding

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CFOs want certainty when it comes to spend. And they want to know exactly how much return on investment (ROI) can be expected when IT leaders make technology-related changes. Meanwhile, CIOs want certainty when it comes to funding. Continuous and dependable funding facilitates IT leaders’ ability to deliver leading-edge technology solutions while not increasing technical debt.

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Get the scoop on ITES-3S spending trends, competitors and customers

FedSavvy

The Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – 3 Services (ITES-3S) contract vehicle is a mandatory $12.1 billion multiple award IDIQ contract vehicle awarded by the Army Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) office within Program Executive Office (PEO) Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) in coordination with the Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI).

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Government, Energy, and IT sectors identified as primary targets for cyber threat actors in the UAE

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Cybersecurity is established as one of the priorities of companies in the UAE, proof of this is the increase in investment and the participation of the CISO in the management committee. Cybersecurity in UAE’s companies is one of the top priorities; new work models and growing cyber threats have caused companies to dedicate more staff and capital to mitigating these types of risks.

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What does Jacobs bring to Amentum in its mega-merger?

FedSavvy

In November 2023, Amentum and Jacobs agreed to merge Jacobs’ Critical Mission Systems (CMS) segment and the cyber and intelligence (C&I) portions of the Divergent Solutions segment with Amentum to create an independent, publicly traded company. Jacobs CMS and C&I add expertise in energy, space exploration, intelligence and analytics, and digital modernization to Amentum.

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Future-Proof Your Cyber Risk Management with These Top Trends in 2024 (Part II)

Dataversity

As shared in part one of this installment, the global marketplace faces an increasingly destructive cyber risk landscape each year, and 2024 is set to confirm this trend. The cost of data breaches alone is expected to reach $5 trillion, a growth of 11% from 2023. As technology advances, attackers continue to develop new, more sophisticated methods […] The post Future-Proof Your Cyber Risk Management with These Top Trends in 2024 (Part II) appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Why Internet Performance Monitoring is the new frontier in a distributed world

CIO

The landscape of applications and their delivery has undergone a dramatic transformation. Applications are no longer standalone entities but are now intricate collections of services, APIs, and distributed applications across various cloud environments. This ecosystem relies heavily on core internet services such as DNS and BGP, while networks have evolved to embrace a variety of complex architectures, including IPv4/6, WAN, SD-WAN, SASE, EDGE, and 5G technologies.

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Choosing B2B Marketing Channels & Formats: Engage Buyers On Their Turf & Terms

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Today’s industrial buyer is on a journey across new terrain — and B2B marketers are challenged to even find them in fragmented digital spaces. Many industrial marketers have found themselves watching their website traffic and conversions plummet. Yet, curiously, their sales may remain strong. So what’s going on? Buyers are waiting longer to reveal themselves as prospects.

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2024 CSO30 Middle East Awards: Nominations are now open

CIO

Foundry and IDC Middle East are proud to launch the first edition of CSO30 Awards in the UAE, KSA and Qatar, recognising the top 30 senior security executives in each country with outstanding leadership in driving positive business outcomes through effective risk mitigation strategies Reflecting Foundry’s (formerly IDG Communications) and IDC’s increasing commitment to the region, CSO30 is aligned to a global awards program and viewed as a mark of excellence within the enterprise.

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7 Strategies to Gather (and Actually Use) Competitive Intel from Employees

Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. But they don’t have a good plan or system to gather, organize, and share these insights with the stakeholders who need them. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.

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FlexQuery: A Major Update to our Vision for Analytics and BI

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Learn more about FlexQuery, the composable data service layer that forms a cornerstone of our vision for analytics and BI.

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Getting Ahead of Shadow Generative AI

Dataversity

Like any new technology, a lot of people are keen to use generative AI to help them in their jobs. Accenture research found that 89% of businesses think that using generative AI to make services feel more human will open up more opportunities for them. This will force change – Accenture also found that 86% […] The post Getting Ahead of Shadow Generative AI appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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7 modi per rendere le IT operation più efficienti

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Nessun CIO vuole essere alla guida di un’organizzazione IT inefficiente: è un dato di fatto. Tuttavia, a causa della disattenzione o della conduzione di pratiche obsolete, l’IT può diventare progressivamente inefficiente e improduttivo. Il perseguimento dell’efficienza nell’IT dovrebbe essere un processo continuo, non un evento una tantum, afferma Robert Orshaw, global cloud operate leader di Deloitte Consulting.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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FlexQuery: 5 Benefits for BI Leaders and Data Product Builders

GoodData

Read this article to learn about the top business benefits of GoodData's FlexQuery analytics engine.

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Getting to know our Market Research Maven

Wink Intel

THIS MARKET RESEARCH MAVEN IS ON THE JOB! Cathy, Market Research Maven is the Wink team member who has known Sheryl J. Moore the longest. They have known each other since TLC “didn’t want no scrubs,” and she is definitely the most easygoing person you will ever meet! While she is just as likely to be seen at Hamilton as she is at a Ludacris concert, she is also the gal you’ll see kayaking and roller skating in her natural habitat.

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Cloud Computing Market Trends to Watch in 2024

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The cloud computing market landscape, relatively unknown since its inception in the mid-2000s, is now a booming vertical driving competition among Wall Street investors and tech mammoths alike. Today, almost every aspect of business seems to rely on cloud computing technology–the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage and computing power, without direct active management by a user.

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Arrow Flight RPC 101

GoodData

Delve into the Flight RPC, which is a fundamental part of our Longbow engine, which powers FlexQuery.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Finseca’s 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

Wink Intel

WASHINGTON , March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Finseca is pleased to announce that Anthony T. Mazzei, Sr. , Chairman and Founding Partner at National Financial Network, an agency of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) ; our first-ever female inductee, Deb White , District Manager at Farm Bureau Financial Services; and Howard Cowan (recognized in memoriam), formerly with MassMutual, were honored last night with the prestigious Finseca Hall of Fame Award at the L

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‘An uphill battle’: Lack of diversity in the financial industry is hurting women long-term

Wink Intel

A lack of diversity in any industry hinders the advancement of the marginalized communities they serve, and in few areas is underrepresentation more apparent than financial services. Women are expected to be the primary beneficiaries in the upcoming $30 trillion wealth transfer, according to a recent report from management consulting firm McKinsey, but with women making up less than a third of financial advisers, they may not get the kind of support they need to set themselves up for success

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Empower Launches Comprehensive Suite of New Retirement Income Solutions

Wink Intel

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Empower today announced a comprehensive suite of new partnerships with asset management and insurance providers to offer a market-leading range of in-plan and out-of-plan guaranteed retirement income solutions for investors saving through workplace plans. The new offerings, to be launched in the coming weeks, will offer retirement plans multiple options designed to convert participant retirement savings into an income stream customized to th

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Annuity Sales Are Soaring Because of Higher Payouts. What You Need to Know.

Wink Intel

Higher interest rates are making annuities of all stripes more attractive, allowing buyers a chance to protect their principal and lock in yield before payouts decline. Sales of the insurance product hit a record in 2023 as the combination of volatile equity and bond markets and higher payouts propelled buyers to seek annuities, says Bryan Hodgens, head of LIMRA research, an industry group.

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.

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Looking for a safer retirement income stream? Consider annuities

Wink Intel

As you navigate the labyrinth of retirement planning, the resurgence of annuities has sparked renewed interest among people seeking financial security in their golden years. Click HERE to read the full story via MSN. Wink’s Moore on the Market: Getting my highlighter out here… “There are three main types of annuities: life annuities, which guarantee income for as long as you are alive; term-certain annuities, which guarantee income for a fixed period; and variable annuities, wh

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Annuity Owners Show What They’re Really Thinking

Wink Intel

Most owners of nonvariable annuities like them, according to new survey results. The National Association for Fixed Annuities hired Greenwald Research, an independent polling firm, to conduct the survey. The sample included 404 U.S. residents ages 50 and older who own a traditional fixed rate annuity or a nonvariable indexed annuity. Click HERE to read the full story via Think Advisor.

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Voya Faces Suit Over Universal Life Policy Premium Hike

Wink Intel

A 94-year-old Florida woman says financial advisors misrepresented how a universal life insurance policy would perform. The woman, Carolyn Hawkins, believed the universal life policy would have stable premiums, but, instead, the premiums increased to $90,000 in 2022, from $25,000 in 2011, and Hawkins had no choice but to let the policy lapse, according to a complaint that Hawkins and her trust filed earlier this month in a state court in Escambia County, Florida.

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ECA Marketing Unveils Advanced Media Production Studio for Agents and Advisors

Wink Intel

Eden Prairie, March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eden Prairie, Minnesota – Eden Prairie, MN – March 22nd, 2024 – ECA Marketing, a leading National Annuity and Life Marketing Organization, is proud to announce the launch of its advanced media production studio designed for the independent advisor and insurance producer. This new media production studio marks a significant milestone for ECA Marketing, further solidifying its commitment to supporting independent insurance professionals i

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Athene USA Tops Rankings for Annuity Sales, Pension Group Annuity Volumes

Wink Intel

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Athene USA (“Athene”), a leading provider of retirement savings products, ranked number one in total annuity sales in LIMRA’s 2023 U.S. Retail Annuity Survey, with a record $35 billion. Athene also ranked first in pension group annuity sales (PGA) in 2023, with $10.4 billion in total volume, according to LIMRA.

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Hurt by inflation, Americans yearn for pensions in retirement. One answer may be annuities.

Wink Intel

Inflation continues to ravage Americans’ savings, making them nostalgic for a retirement benefit of yesteryear: the pension. Ninety percent of Americans saving in a company retirement plan, such as a 401(k), worry it doesn’t provide a reliable stream of income that can withstand the financial strains posed by inflation, which hit a 40-year high in 2022, according to a survey of 1,003 plan participants last fall by Greenwald Research.

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Simplicity Partners with M&O Marketing and Welcomes Dennis and Denise Brown as Partners

Wink Intel

SUMMIT, N.J. , March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Simplicity Group (“Simplicity”) today announced that it has partnered with M&O Marketing (“M&O”), a leading independent insurance marketing organization in the fixed annuity, life insurance, and long-term care markets. CoreCap, M&O’s affiliate broker/dealer and registered investment advisory firm, was also included in the transaction.

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Sheryl Moore: The Insurance Industry’s Scorekeeper

Wink Intel

Even in a giant industry like insurance, some people stand out in a special way. Such an individual is Sheryl Moore, Founder and CEO of Wink Inc. Sheryl is the scorekeeper of the insurance industry. She publishes the industry’s sales results across product types and product lines. But what I admire most about Sheryl is her character, and her commitment to continuous improvement.

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The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges

In our latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Scorpio Edition, 3BL embraces the perspective of one of the zodiac's most misunderstood signs: Scorpio. While this sign often has a darker view of the world, they do not shy away from shining a light on controversial topics. This month we take a deep dive into corporate pullback of DEI and how companies can utilize astrological advice to reinvent its social impact communication.