Fri.Aug 04, 2023

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4 ways to ask hard questions about emerging tech risks

CIO

As CIOs and technology leaders, we’re almost always in the role of the technology evangelist, bringing both mainstream and emerging technology into the organization for business benefit. In collaboration with our peers, we have a solid business sense that carefully weighs innovation and risk in order to gain valuable ROI while protecting the organization from all forms of risk associated with each project.

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How to Compensate for Blind Spots and Biases in Your Security Strategy

Smart Data Collective

Many businesses have at least some kinds of cybersecurity plan in place, but not all cybersecurity strategies are equally thorough. Most business decision makers suffer from blind spots and biases that cause them to neglect or underestimate certain risks. How do you compensate for these and improve your cybersecurity approach? Blind Spots, Biases, and Misperceptions As any experienced IT consultant will tell you, human beings are imperfect.

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Full Steam Ahead: CIO Kopal Raj of WABTEC on staying ‘on-track’ with AI, IoT and sustainability goals

CIO

With a mission to revolutionize the future of global mobility, WABTEC delivers transformative transportation systems that quite literally propel the world forward. Initiated in 1869, with an expansive legacy built on the shoulders of giants such as Westinghouse (which gives it the name Westinghouse Airbrakes technology), Edison and Faiveley, WABTEC has been pioneering force in modern transportation solutions.

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Marketing on Twitch: Best Practices and How to Get Started

mention

Social media channels like Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube are popular touchpoints for social media marketing. However, savvy marketers are always on the lookout for new and emerging social networks to reach audiences. One such channel is Twitch. Twitch is a live video streaming platform that allows streamers to create content for and interact with audiences in real time.

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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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What is an automation engineer? A growing role to address IT automation

CIO

Automation has been a hot topic in the job market for several years now, with plenty of pros and cons surrounding both the idea of job creation and job loss. A study from Zippia found that automation has the potential to eliminate 73 million jobs by 2030, with 35% of Americans worried about automation displacing them and 25% of American jobs “highly susceptible” to automation.

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AWS hopes for a savior in AI as revenue growth continues to slow

CIO

Revenue growth at Amazon’s cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, continued to slow in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 as enterprises pressed on with their cost-cutting measures. Revenue for AWS increased 12% year-on-year in the second quarter to $21.4 billion. However, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said enterprises subscribing to AWS services have “needed assistance cost optimizing to withstand this challenging time.

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How to Conduct Private Market Research with Expert Insights

Alpha Sense BI

In the realm of investment research, staying ahead of the curve requires access to reliable and comprehensive private market research. Private market research refers to the analysis and assessment of non-publicly traded assets, such as private companies , venture capital , private equity , and other alternative investments and is paramount in identifying untapped opportunities, mitigating risks, and enhancing decision-making for successful investments.

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BusinessObjects and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

InfoSol

I have owned a motorbike most of my life and used it both for work and pleasure. When I was at university in the UK, I earned extra cash by being a motorcycle dispatch rider doing deliveries in Central London. We were often referred to as “suicide jockeys” due to both the stunts we did to get around traffic and to the high number of accidents and deaths.

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How Do You Use Business Intelligence Data: Practical Use Cases

Owler

Making informed decisions about your target audience and your customer base comes down to having an accurate understanding of everything from their priorities to their behaviors. A business intelligence database provides insights you need as a professional looking to connect with your customers and prospects. There are many potential uses for business intelligence data across a variety of industries.

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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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Defending Your Organization from Illegal Data’s Wrath

Dataversity

In today’s interconnected world, businesses not only grapple with the management of vast amounts of data but also face the looming threat of illegal data concealed within their digital repositories. This proliferation of illegal data presents a range of risks and challenges that organizations must confront. Illegal data encompasses a broad spectrum of content or […] The post Defending Your Organization from Illegal Data’s Wrath appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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A 4-pronged strategy to cut SaaS sprawl

CIO

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) has witnessed explosive growth over the past few years, as vendors, thought leaders, and CIOs have hailed the enhanced efficiency, lower costs, and reduced time to benefit the model can deliver. However, in their zeal to make good on the promise of SaaS, IT leaders often lose full visibility into the technology stack across their enterprises, leading to underutilized or even unutilized applications.