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CIO as enabler: Building an ecosystem of innovation partners

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There’s significant debate about the future of the CIO role , but one thing is clear: Digital leaders who want to be successful must look beyond the firewall and link up with an ecosystem of vendor partners, startups, and other organizations to ensure the enterprise thrives. I would say, right now, I’m a technologist last.

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Salesforce earmarks $250 million for AI startup investment

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CRM giant Salesforce today said that it would commit $250 million to investments in startups focused on generative AI, even as the company warned of the dangers of the technology. The second, Cohere, is a natural-language processing startup which, it said, aims to make language AI accessible to a much broader range of companies.

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Banking on customer experience and security via technology-based innovation

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To better understand the impact of specific technologies on banking, Iron Mountain conducted digital listening research that analyzed public conversations about emerging technology tools. Source: “Innovation Digital Listening Research.” Conducted by Quadrant Strategies for Iron Mountain.

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

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Startup” means risk. Regardless, new business ventures work under pressure to research, refine, and deliver an idea to the market. But despite the high risk/reward framework, these Victory-or-Bust ventures don’t have the market cornered on agility and innovation. Like any startup, delivering on expectations is job one.

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IT Hardware Startups Turn to Data Analytics for Market Research

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One of the biggest ways that data analytics is changing marketing is that it can help with marketing research. Hardware Providers Use Marketing Analytics to Get a Better Handle on their Customers Starting an IT hardware company may be an exciting adventure full of innovation and potential. Are they private individuals or businesses?

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How the new AI executive order stacks up: B-

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In contrast, US regulators must have a light touch with startups to maintain the country’s leadership position in innovation. Naturally, such guidelines are only effective in encouraging innovation if they are consistently applied. Regulation of AI research and development makes little sense, given the speed of innovation.

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How AI is reshaping Saudi Aramco’s oil exploration and underwater operations strategy

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Saudi Aramco is spearheading the innovations by embracing cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, both within its core operations and beyond, which places the company ahead of the curve. This investment is reflected in its innovative efforts, which extend beyond its primary operations.

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