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Microsoft and Cognizant team up to boost enterprise Copilot adoption

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Microsoft is opening another route for extending the reach of its Copilot offerings in the enterprise through an expanded partnership with global professional services company Cognizant. The announcement comes amid reluctance among some CIOs regarding the ROI of generative AI copilots.

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IT Hardware Startups Turn to Data Analytics for Market Research

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Global companies are projected to spend over $9.7 One of the biggest ways that data analytics is changing marketing is that it can help with marketing research. Startups require a solid foundation founded on extensive market research to flourish in this volatile climate. What new technologies are on the horizon?

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Fostering Innovation at Discover Financial Services

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Innovation is about modernization, it’s about optimization,” said Dan Gisolfi, Distinguished Engineer, Head of Innovation and Intellectual Property at Discover Financial Services. “It It’s basically a forum for research and development, giving engineers the freedom to experiment, fail, succeed, and learn. or how might we?’”

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6 IT rules worth breaking — and how to get away with it

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Management rules typically exist to enable faultless decision-making, set a foundation for consistent operation, and provide protection from risk, observes Ola Chowning, a partner at global technology research and advisory firm ISG. Both options represent some level of financial, regulatory, or performance risk.”

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Captive centers are back. Is DIY offshoring right for you?

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Unlike earlier generations of what are increasingly being called “global capabilities centers,” which tended to be large operations set up by multinationals, more than half of last year’s new centers were launched by first-time adopters — and on the smaller side, with less than 250 full-time employees; in some cases, less than 50.

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CIOs grapple with the ethics of implementing AI

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Christoph Wollersheim, a member of the services and artificial intelligence practices group at global consulting firm Egon Zehnder, pinpoints five critical areas most organizations need to address when implementing AI: accuracy, bias, security, transparency, and societal responsibility.

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IT leaders grapple with shadow AI

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Michele Goetz, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research, agrees. That could lead to compromised intellectual property and regulatory penalties. Insurers understand risk As a global insurer with a presence in many countries, TMG’s international units have been experimenting with generative AI. “We

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