CIO
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
IT leaders are drowning in metrics, with many finding themselves up to their KPIs in a seemingly bottomless pool of measurement tools. The result is wasted time, confusion, and, in some cases, conflicting insights. There are several important metrics that can be used to achieve IT success, says Jonathan Nikols, senior vice president of global enterprise sales for the Americas at Verizon.
Crayon
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
In today's competitive landscape, doing more with less is no longer a luxury, it's a necessity. And for compete leaders, that means it is more vital than ever to prove the impact of your work.
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CIO
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Oracle is adding new capabilities to its Supply Chain and Manufacturing (SCM) Fusion Cloud to help enterprises manage their logistics. The new features appear in its Oracle Transportation Management and Oracle Global Trade Management applications, and include expanded business intelligence capabilities, enhanced logistics network modelling, a new trade incentive program, and an updated Transportation Management Mobile application.
Smart Data Collective
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
While data analysis may have been reserved for huge corporations with large budgets in the past, today, it’s more accessible than ever before. Whether you’re a one-person operation or the leader of a growing small business, utilizing data analysis is a great way to improve efficiency, boost productivity, and scale to new heights.
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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
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Business alignment is often heralded as a key tenet of successful IT strategies. Popular ways of ensuring IT efforts align with business goals range from co-developing strategic plans with executives on the business side of the company to actively collaborating with business users on projects aimed to derive more value from their efforts. All are sound approaches, but CIOs should dig deeper by pursuing full awareness of what their companies do and what it takes for their companies to succeed.
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CIO
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Get ready for the IDC Middle East CIO Summit 2024. Addressing the theme ‘The Future of IT: Rethinking Digitalization for an AI Everywhere World’. This 17th annual edition will explore the pivotal shift that is reshaping the region’s IT landscape and provide essential guidance on navigating AI’s transformative influence across industries. Expert speakers will dissect the reality of an ‘AI Everywhere’ world and empower IT leaders to understand their new roles in today’s AI-infused landscape.
Smart Data Collective
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The global market for financial analytics was worth $7.99 billion in 2022 and it is projected to be worth over $18 billion in 2030. Many factors are driving this market, one of which is the growing demand for analytics for cryptocurrency investing.
CIO
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Rainforests are under threat from deforestation and climate change. Urgent action is needed to preserve these vital ecosystems, often called the lungs of the Earth. Recognizing that this will take long-term innovation and collaboration, NTT has teamed up with ClimateForce, an organization dedicated to combating climate change, to launch the Smart Rainforest project.
Intelligence Node
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Delivering Unparalleled Digital Shelf Optimization Intelligence Node, a global leader in retail analytics, recently announced it is expanding its work to support retailer clients and third-party (3P) sellers, starting with. The post Intelligence Node Expands to Serve Marketplace Retail Clients appeared first on Blog.
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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.
CIO
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
In 2018, Pariss Chandler posed a question on Twitter, asking “ What does Black Twitter in Tech look like? ” A software engineer at the time, Chandler consistently found herself to be the only Black person in the room at work and wanted to connect with others who were having similar experiences. The tweet went viral, connecting her to a large community of Black tech workers on Twitter, much to Chandler’s surprise.
Intelligence Node
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
In the 21st century, the profile of the digital shopper has evolved dramatically, mirroring the seismic shifts in the retail landscape. Today’s retail environment is predominantly digital, with consumers expecting. The post 8 Digital Shopper Secrets to Understand the Modern Consumer appeared first on Blog.
CIO
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
When Shayne Tong took up the role of chief digital officer at New Zealand supermarket co-operative Foodstuffs South Island in 2022, it was clear there was opportunity to modernise and reset how the team worked. The organisation had conducted an independent IT capability review in the months prior, which found that the digital services team was technically strong, but that the structure of the teams and ways of working meant engagement and retention rates were lower than other parts of the co-ope
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
I recently achieved a new status in the insurance industry: social influencer. And never, in my decades of insurance experience have I witnessed a debate on social media that is more heated and passionate than that of fee-based advisors versus those who are commissioned. The argument? “One cannot act in the client’s best interests unless they are a fiduciary who does not get paid a commission.
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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
Domo
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The Databricks ML Connector is the latest feature of Domo’s AI Model Management platform. It’s a straightforward but powerful way to connect your Databricks models directly within the Domo environment. You’re bringing the model directly to your data in your existing, secure environment. Your data doesn’t get exposed, and you’re protected from all the risks associated with public models.
Timo Elliot
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Just a quick reminder that a hostile culture can kill any technology project — and often does! Researchers say that AI projects tend to be “technosocial” — where technical aspects dominate the social side of work. But investments in “sociotechnical” approaches (putting people first) can pay big dividends, because ultimately the biggest benefits of AI are in Augmented Intelligence, empowering people and teams to do more than they could in the past.
Dataversity
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Are you drowning in data? Feeling shackled by rigid data warehouses that can’t keep pace with your ever-evolving business needs? You’re not alone. Traditional data storage strategies are crumbling under the weight of diverse data sources, leaving you with limited analytics and frustrated decisions. But what if there was a better way? A way to […] The post Hybrid Architectures in Data Vault 2.0 appeared first on DATAVERSITY.
WideNARROW
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Embracing the AI Wave in the Insurance Industry The insurance industry, known for its adherence to tradition and reliance on established practices, finds itself on the brink of a monumental transformation. As digital channels continue to reshape the insurance landscape, understanding the pivotal role of artificial intelligence (AI) is paramount. AI presents unprecedented opportunities, ranging from elevating customer experiences to streamlining processes and refining risk assessments.
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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
GoodData
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Explore the reclassification of planets and Pluto's intriguing role in our Solar system. Discover insights with GoodData for VS Code analytics on Pluto Day.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Athene Annuity and Life is far and away the No. 1 seller of annuities, but its parent company is far from satisfied with those monster numbers. Apollo Global Management executives talked about the potential for a lot more from Athene today during a conference call with Wall Street Analysts on Apollo’s successful fourth-quarter earnings report. “Athene had record inflows of $66 billion,” Apollo CEO Marc Rowan said.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Brookfield Asset Management, the publicly traded investment unit of Brookfield Corp., plans to use its scale and breadth to raise as much as $100 billion annually even as rivals enter its core markets by backing other infrastructure specialists and clean-energy developers. “We can expect to raise approximately $75 billion annually separate and apart from our flagship funds, which are typically raised every few years,” President Connor Teskey said Wednesday during an earnings call with analysts.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
OLDWICK, N.J.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– AM Best has added hundreds of thousands of life/health insurer rate filings to Best’s State Rate Filings , which previously focused solely on the property/casualty industry. Subscribers now have access to this additional information at no extra cost. New features include: A dedicated life/health search page, where subscribers can narrow their search based on 12 major health lines and over 250 types and subtypes of insurance; An NAIC-based prod
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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.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Under SB 17, math teachers would be able to teach financial literacy. The bill would allow high school students to meet their financial literacy requirements by taking Advanced Placement microeconomics or macroeconomics. “I’ve known a lot of really bright AP students over the years,” Brennan said. “They’re incredible, but they have no idea the difference between a whole life life insurance policy and a term life life insurance policy, or the various types of mortgage options available when one’
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Equitable created the hottest segment of the U.S. individual annuity market. It is outselling competitors, benefiting from a strong selling environment and hedging away most of the investment risk — but it’s having a hard time impressing Wall Street. Suneet Kamath, a securities analyst at Jefferies, asked about Wall Street investors’ annuity enthusiasm gap Wednesday during a conference call that Equitable held with the analysts.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
KKR now owns 100% of its Global Atlantic business, and it hopes Global Atlantic will increase total annual sales to about $20 billion, from about $10 billion per year today. Rob Lewin, KKR’s chief financial officer, talked about the company’s vision for Global Atlantic today, during a conference call with securities analysts. ”I think there’s a lot of share we can gain there,” he said.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
KKR remains a diversified, investment firm juggernaut that continued to gather momentum in the fourth quarter, fed heavily by its insurance holding, Global Atlantic. In a deal that closed in January, KKR purchased the remaining 37% of Global Atlantic Financial Group it didn’t already own for $2.7 billion. Global Atlantic is a big seller of fixed annuities – ranking seventh with Q3 sales of more than $7 billion, according to LIMRA – and is contributing significant assets to KKR.
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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.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Brookfield Asset Management announced a blockbuster deal to acquire annuity seller American Equity Investment Life (AEL) more than seven months ago – a deal that has yet to officially close. That doesn’t mean that BAM executives are not making big plans for the insurance assets it will control in the near future. “Brookfield will become one of the largest writers of annuities in the United States,” BAM President Connor Teskey told Wall Street analysts on a conference call today
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Top executives at Lincoln Financial Group insist they are progressing in their mission to right their ship in the face of continued losses but probably aren’t navigating the choppy waters as fast as they’d like. The Pennsylvania-based insurer, one of the oldest and largest stock insurance companies in the United States, Thursday reported a net loss of $1.2 billion, or $-7.35 per share for the fourth quarter of 2023, and a loss of $835 million or $-4.92 per share for the full year.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Columbus, OH – Nationwide recently announced a new variable universal life (VUL) product that offers a flexible solution for long-term financial goals with guaranteed death benefit protection, plus cash value growth potential for your family’s future. Nationwide VUL Protector II features improved guaranteed pricing, an Extended No-Lapse Guarantee (ENLG) Rider with a guarantee to age 120, and a new ENLG Advantage program that offers a meaningful discount on single premiums in exchange for partici
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