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SAP poaches Microsoft exec as its new global head of AI

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SAP has appointed a new global head of artificial intelligence, Walter Sun, after the previous post-holder quit to found her own AI startup. Sun replaces Feiyu Xu as SAP’s global head of AI. For the past 18 years, Sun worked at Microsoft, most recently as VP of AI for its business and applications platform group.

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The Inside Startup: Meet Cisco’s Emerging Technologies and Incubation Group

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Startup” means risk. Cisco sets aside space for an innovative team operating with a startup mindset. More than an experimental group, they hold themselves accountable the same way any startup should. Like any startup, delivering on expectations is job one. Why not both? The alternative is shuttering for good.

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Expat CIOs: IT leaders broaden horizons with global experiences

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We live in a world that is more global than ever before and it is important to experience different cultures, customs, and traditions,” he says. He moved from New Zealand to Amsterdam, working with Nike and Heineken as their global enterprise architect for data and analytics. PoCs take a lot of time,” he says.

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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 Startups require a solid foundation founded on extensive market research to flourish in this volatile climate. Stay Agile and Adaptable Successful startups are known for their adaptability. Consider how your IT hardware startup’s ideals may be aligned with these.

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AWS to invest $5.3 to build data centers in Saudi Arabia to bolster tech in the region

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Specifically, AWS will launch what it’s calling an AWS infrastructure Region in Saudi Arabia in 2026 to give technology developers, existing businesses, and startups and entrepreneurs a comprehensive, in-country data-center infrastructure for running their cloud-based technology solutions, according to a release by Amazon’s cloud unit.

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15 worthwhile conferences for women in tech

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Topics include cybersecurity, blockchain, AI, VR, digital transformation, big data, security, entrepreneurship, startups, and healthcare technology. It’s a two-day event with speakers, startup pitches, group discussions, educational workshops, and career mentorship sessions. Each day of the conference has a different focus.

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Cropin’s agriculture industry cloud to provide apps, data frameworks

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Cropin, an agritech startup backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on Tuesday said that it was launching its industry cloud for agriculture, built on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company claims to have deployed such predictive maintenance or analysis across 200 million acres of land globally. billion by 2028, from $921.4

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