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Microsoft Ignite 2023: 11 takeaways for CIOs

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This year’s Microsoft Ignite developer conference might as well be called AIgnite, with over half of the almost 600 sessions featuring artificial intelligence in some shape or form. Generative AI, in particular, is at the heart of many of the new product announcements Microsoft is making at the event, including new AI capabilities for wrangling large language models (LLMs) in Azure, new additions to its Copilot range of generative AI assistants, new hardware, and a new tool to help developers de

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Design Systems vs. Modular Templates: What’s Best for E-commerce

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Expanding your E-commerce business can be very expensive: production of goods, distribution, salaries, marketing needs (and that’s only a small part of it). So if you see some areas you can optimize at least a bit, seize that opportunity. This will help you save not only your resources but money as well. If you’re using emails as one of your marketing communication channels, start by reviewing the email production process and optimizing the costs.

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We’re all becoming software CIOs — a role Red Hat CIO Jim Palermo knows well

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Whether you sell cars, candy, consulting, or construction, software is moving to the center of your business. Your products and services rely on software and data for nearly everything from product development to aftermarket support. So congratulations! You’ve become (or will become) what is, essentially, a software company CIO. I’ve been writing about how life is different for software company CIOs for years — more specifically, on how they must make clearer distinctions between IT and product

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T4NG2 – Who’s Who in the New Zoo?

FedSavvy

We are back with another installment of our T4NG2 series! Our last blog looked at the returning incumbents and we are now shifting our focus to look at the footprint of all T4NG2 awardees across the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and provide a special highlight of the contract’s newcomers. Current VA Footprint of T4NG2 Winners Figure 1 – The current VA footprint of T4NG2 awardees, FY2018-FY2023.

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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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CIO as enabler: Building an ecosystem of innovation partners

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There’s significant debate about the future of the CIO role , but one thing is clear: Digital leaders who want to be successful must look beyond the firewall and link up with an ecosystem of vendor partners, startups, and other organizations to ensure the enterprise thrives. The reason for this shift is simple: While CIOs can often call on talented teams of internal IT professionals to deliver business solutions, no technology department can be expected to generate every innovation necessary to

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Illuminating the black box: why CIOs should consider publishing an annual IT report

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This article was co-authored by Ishan Prakash , a Manager at Metis Strategy. The black box For decades IT has been a black box—an obscurity of inner workings mostly just accepted by the firm. But that paradigm is changing and not least because IT itself has changed. Once relegated to a role of support, the function now can inform entire strategies as critically as it does key processes or core products.

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GoodData Plugins #3: Insight Groups

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Enhance dashboard organization with GoodData's Insight Groups plugin. Group multiple widgets for streamlined navigation and an improved user experience.

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How ServiceNow gets the most out of generative AI

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Competition among software vendors to be “the” platform on which enterprises build their IT infrastructure is intensifying, with the focus of late on how much noise they can make about their implementation of generative AI features. ServiceNow wasn’t the first to announce its generative AI capabilities, but it was among the first of the major platform vendors to make them generally available to all customers.

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How Consumer and Retail Companies Can Better Navigate Economic Uncertainty

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While inflationary and supply chain pressures have eased considerably in the past year, most industries and global regions are still feeling the impacts of economic volatility. And the consumer and retail sector, in particular, is sensitive to the ups and downs of the market, as this industry is usually the most heavily impacted by periods of economic uncertainty.

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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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Survey: Are you digitally ready for AI-enhanced ERP?

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Many businesses are eyeing the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to transform ERP. Your ability to reap the rewards of that potential may depend on how far along you are with digital transformation. A recent IDC report sponsored by Rimini Street, AI, and ERP: Intelligently Automating the Enterprise and Creating Differentiating Value, by Mickey North Rizza, Group Vice-President Enterprise Software, points out that 51% of businesses are running a digital business

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Student Loan Repayment: Consumer Spending Outlook

Alpha Sense BI

During periods of economic instability, the consumer and retail industry usually bears the initial and most substantial brunt. This sector proves highly responsive to almost every market event, serving as a crucial barometer for gauging the overall state of the economy. With inflated prices and astronomical interest rates already burdening consumers, there’s little capital that Americans can spend on non-essentials.

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A new and stronger entity: Versuni transforms its company – and technology

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In September 2021, Philips Domestic Appliances became a stand-alone company called Versuni. As part of the carve-out, Versuni made the decision to transform its entire technology landscape. It would be a formidable undertaking, given the siloed nature of the systems in place at the time. For example, there were segregated applications for the various finance functions.

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Malicious innovation, building resilience, and the importance of chocolate

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I recently had the privilege of talking with Keren Elazari, Joanne Friedman, and Isaac Sacolick. They are just three of the smart, compassionate, and forward-thinking speakers you can hear from at CSO’s Future of Cybersecurity Summit on December 7, 2023. This is a virtual event so take part from wherever you are, but don’t miss out on the inspiration and information that is being offered for free to those who qualify to attend.

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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