CIO

APRIL 16, 2024

It’s Wednesday night. You’re fast asleep aboard the USS Enterprise Star Trek. Suddenly, you wake to an urgent announcement and rush to the bridge of the starship. Captain James T. Kirk is activating warp drive and you see the iconic blurred streaks of light as the spaceship reaches warp speed. Within seconds, you are traveling faster than the speed of light to reach a Klingon war in the Alpha Quadrant–arriving in minutes versus years.

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 16, 2024

Unleash the power of new AI startups transforming legal solutions, surpassing ChatGPT's performance. Elevate your legal processes today!

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Chris Webb BI

APRIL 14, 2024

There are a couple of nice new features to do with table joins (or merges as they are known in M) and query folding in Power Query in the April release of Power BI Desktop that I want to highlight. Anti Joins now fold First of all, a few months ago I wrote a post about how the built-in anti join functionality didn’t fold in Power Query. The good news is that it now does on SQL Server-related sources, so no more workarounds are needed.

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mention

APRIL 17, 2024

Social media analytics is an essential component for any brand or business looking to measure how its audience interacts with its content. Through a thoughtful analysis of interactions, engagements , and content performance, companies and social media professionals can gain insights that help enhance their social media efforts. In an age where data is king, understanding the impact of social media campaigns is more than just counting likes and retweets.

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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

Business Intelligence

CIO

APRIL 18, 2024

A new breed of AI assistant has set its sights on the enterprise user in recent months, with Microsoft and other vendors promising huge productivity gains that offset the cost. But Microsoft still has work to do on its value proposition. Its Copilot for Microsoft 365, a high-profile offering among the growing list of AI agents, costs $30 per seat per month, with a 300-seat minimum.

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Aqute Intelligence

APRIL 19, 2024

Competitive intelligence (CI) services offer businesses valuable insights into their market and competition. These services are becoming essential for companies seeking informed decision-making and a strategic edge. Competitive intelligence services: What is it, and why do you need it? Competitive intelligence (CI) involves gathering and analyzing information about your competitors and the market.

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mention

APRIL 15, 2024

The mission of an employer brand manager is to cultivate and amplify the reputation of their organization as an employer of choice. Central to this role is crafting a compelling narrative that showcases the company’s values , culture, and growth opportunities to attract top talent. This involves developing strategies to promote the employer brand across various channels, ensuring a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process, and engaging with current employees to unde

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CIO

APRIL 19, 2024

A scramble to invest in artificial intelligence and a natural replacement cycle for computing devices purchased during the COVID pandemic will lead to an 8% increase in global IT spending this year, Gartner predicted. Interest in AI, building since last year, will push a 10% increase in data center system spending this year, driving worldwide IT spending to $5.06 trillion, said John-David Lovelock, distinguished vice president analyst at Gartner.

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 15, 2024

More insurers are using data analytics to streamline the process for worker's compensation claimants.

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FedSavvy

APRIL 18, 2024

This blog summarizes some of the significant contract wins and losses that have shaped the current federal contracting landscape today. This includes successful defense of recompetes and some major takeaway contract wins. Keep reading for some highlighted wins and losses in the GOVCON space. Figure 1 – A summary of recent, major contract wins. Amentum wins Army takeaway contract In October 2023, Amentum was awarded a five-year, $327 million contract to engineer, integrate and test advanced proto

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TBR

APRIL 16, 2024

PC vendors are embracing the AI PC in hopes that this new offering will propel a vigorous recovery from the recent post-pandemic slump in PC sales. There are, however, only a few unexciting current AI applications that take advantage of the new AI hardware. Compelling applications that rely on PC and smartphone hardware will become available starting in 2025.

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CIO

APRIL 16, 2024

Jason Snyder faces the same challenge nearly all CIOs encounter when looking to fill open positions: a tight labor market, where fierce competition for workers has meant months-long vacancies. Snyder, secretary of the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security and Commonwealth CIO for Massachusetts, responded by overhauling the agency’s recruitment and retention practices.

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 18, 2024

AI technology has significantly improved image recognition technology, which helps with modern security.

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Domo

APRIL 17, 2024

Are you ever overwhelmed by how much data you have scattered across your marketing channels and tools? It’s like trying to navigate a maze without a map, piecing together insights from fragmented sources. There’s a solution to this data chaos. At Domo, it’s called a connector. So…what’s a connector? If you work in marketing (like me), you may not know what connectors are and how powerful they can be.

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mention

APRIL 15, 2024

The mission of an employer brand manager is to cultivate and amplify the reputation of their organization as an employer of choice. Central to this role is crafting a compelling narrative that showcases the company’s values , culture, and growth opportunities to attract top talent. This involves developing strategies to promote the employer brand across various channels, ensuring a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process, and engaging with current employees to unde

Management 130

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2024

Innovation is essential, especially in the contact center as the tip of the spear in customer experience, but how do you activate your modernization plan? I had the opportunity to speak with Mary Daniel, VP of Customer Solutions Center for Aflac, a long-time Avaya customer, at the Gartner Symposium last fall. Mary is a veteran when it comes to customer experience and was most recently named by Constellation Research to the AX100 list , an elite group of executives who are breaking barriers and

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 16, 2024

Lawyers are becoming more dependent on AI technology, which is helping them get better settlements for customers in ride-sharing accidents.

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Competitive

E2M

APRIL 15, 2024

Visual hierarchy plays a big role in the design and user experience of your website. The success of a website depends on its ability to guide users effortlessly from point A to point B. That’s where visual hierarchy comes in. It’s about using size, color, and layout to direct attention and make browsing intuitive. When you look at a website, your brain quickly figures out what’s important.

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Intelligence Node

APRIL 17, 2024

The 2024 economic climate has heightened shopper price sensitivity. This shift has sparked a retail revolution with dynamic, data-informed pricing strategies and cutting-edge technology. This surge in price consciousness among. The post The Crucial Role of Price Matching in Today’s Retail Landscape appeared first on Blog.

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2024

The retail industry has no shortage of cases on display where generative AI has shown tangible benefits. Take for example French multinational Carrefour, who used it to make digital avatars and videos. They had ChatGPT write the script, and other gen AI tools to create a digital person who reads the script, a scalable process with at least one measurable benefit: speed.

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 16, 2024

AI can help photographers come up with better headshots, which is a huge opportunity for many professionals.

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Speaker: Evelyn Chou

Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) platform can feel like navigating a maze of features, promises, and technical jargon. With so many options available, how can you ensure you’re making the right decision for your organization’s unique needs? 🤔 This webinar brings together expert insights to break down the complexities of BI solution vetting.

Business Intelligence

TBR

APRIL 17, 2024

In March 2024 Infosys hosted industry analysts for its U.S. Analyst and Advisor Meeting. The packed agenda included client stories and technology partner presentations to reinforce Infosys’ role in the IT services and cloud market. Infosys executives consistently returned to a few main themes, including delivering business outcomes, maintaining trusted relationships, and focusing on speed, agility and commitment.

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Weidert Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Artificial intelligence is changing the ways businesses operate, and for sales and marketing, generative AI is already becoming a powerful tool for efficiency and growth. But it’s more than efficiency that’s at play; AI is today’s gateway to the data-driven marketing strategies of the future. And believe it or not, AI’s enabling marketers and salespeople to make more human-centric connections with target audiences and sales prospects.

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2024

Salesforce’s reported bid to acquire enterprise data management vendor Informatica could mean consolidation for the integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) market and a new revenue stream for Salesforce, according to analysts. “With this deal, Salesforce would be the dominant data integration company, making it the starting point for enterprises trying to bring disparate data sources together,” said Hyoun Park, chief analyst at Amalgam Insights.

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 16, 2024

Data mining technology is a huge benefit for dropshipping companies that are trying to find new products.

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Dataversity

APRIL 17, 2024

In the world of data management, the focus often zeroes in on the performance, scalability, and reliability of database systems. Total cost of ownership (TCO) is a crucial aspect that should hold equal – if not more – importance. TCO isn’t just a financial metric; it’s a comprehensive assessment that can significantly impact a business’s […] The post Why Total Cost of Ownership Is a Critical Metric in High-Availability Databases appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Alpha Sense BI

APRIL 19, 2024

Over the past few years, the technology industry has experienced dramatic highs and lows. 2020 and 2021 were marked by increased innovation, accelerated growth, and workforce expansion. On the other hand, 2022 and 2023 brought mass layoffs , falling market capitalizations, and a weakening of global tech spending. As we navigate 2024, the landscape appears positioned for a triumphant comeback.

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CIO

APRIL 16, 2024

Companies expect a lot from their CIOs: integral knowledge of the business, visible financial results, and agility, as well as the ability to manage change, actively collaborate with business leaders, and explain IT in plain English. It’s a tall order that requires a broad spectrum of skills. It once prompted a CFO contemporary of mine to say, “I’m glad you’re the CIO.

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