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Rediscovering the value of information

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In his dissertation at Stanford in 1976, smartphone pioneer and founder and CEO of General Magic Marc Porat correctly prophesied that the future would be defined by “ information machines, information workers, and information companies.” It is high time to get serious about information management.

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Academic institutions are already losing information and may not realise it

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For example, academic institutions must comply with strict guidelines for the retention of research data for anywhere from ten to thirty years. With decades or even centuries of information to steward, how can academic institutions preserve this content for future generations? Information may be degrading because of how it is stored.

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10 highest-paying IT skills for 2024

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These roles include data scientist, machine learning engineer, software engineer, research scientist, full-stack developer, deep learning engineer, software architect, and field programmable gate array (FPGA) engineer. As a result, AI skills are now among the most sought-after skills, even as companies retrench via layoffs.

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

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Officials at the North Carolina Department of Information Technology found themselves in a position familiar to most IT organizations: aware of the need to do more to attract IT workers given that they — like most employers — faced fierce competition for talent.

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Prioritizing AI? Don’t shortchange IT fundamentals

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Independent research analyst Sageable founder Andi Mann agrees, pointing out how many internal operations and basic functions of IT infrastructure turn out to be the ‘picks and shovels’ to power an AI gold rush. But the usual laundry list of priorities for IT hasn’t gone away.

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Women IT leaders take center stage

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All leaders need to be visible: You cannot brand yourself as a thought leader if you’re not publicly sharing your thoughts,” says Kristen Lamoreaux, president and CEO of Lamoreaux Search and founder of SIM Women, part of the Society for Information Management. “All You may get a pat on the back, and the recognition might last 10 minutes.

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9 traits of great IT leaders

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They deliver Although it’s true that leading , which is about visioning, is not synonymous with managing , aka accomplishing tasks , true IT leaders are indeed “great at the business of IT,” says Eric Bloom, executive director of the IT Management and Leadership Institute and part of the Society for Information Management (SIM) Leadership Institute.

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