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Fostering Innovation at Discover Financial Services

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Innovation has a different meaning for every organization. Innovation is about modernization, it’s about optimization,” said Dan Gisolfi, Distinguished Engineer, Head of Innovation and Intellectual Property at Discover Financial Services. An innovation squad was created to flesh out the prototype.

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How to evolve IT systems into innovation engines

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When vendor-driven and customer-driven technology roadmaps are in close alignment, the results can be almost magical. Unfortunately, for most organizations that’s rarely the reality as they’re often left struggling to achieve the innovation that their vendors are supposed to enable.

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AI is set to transform hiring requirements: Report

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The report highlights a critical dilemma that technology organizations face these days – while AI offers unparalleled innovation and productivity, at the same time, it reshapes the workforce dynamics. Our recent pulse poll demonstrates that technology companies generally have a positive sentiment toward the next productivity wave.

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2 Innovations That Can Tip the Balance in Cybersecurity

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Army Major General and Vice President and Federal Chief Security Officer for Palo Alto Networks What critical innovations can change the balance in cybersecurity, providing those of us responsible for defending our organizations with more capabilities against those who would do us harm? They are: Innovations in automation.

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Microsoft and Cognizant team up to boost enterprise Copilot adoption

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Generative AI can be a game-changer for virtually every business in every industry, opening up new possibilities for innovation, efficiency and growth,” Ravi Kumar S, the CEO of Cognizant, said in a news release. This partnership provides CIOs with access to AI tools that can greatly accelerate innovation and improve customer experiences.”

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Generative AI and the Transformation of Everything

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Generative AI is an innovation that is transforming everything. But like many new technologies, the anxieties it creates may have more to do with fear for the future rather than how that future will be. The reality is very similar to the early days of many paradigm-changing technologies.

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What is a CTO? The exec who sets tech strategy

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The chief technology officer (CTO) is the senior executive who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities, and challenges within an organization. These executives, in many cases working in collaboration with CIOs, are oftentimes at the forefront of innovative technology products and services. What is a CTO?