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Women IT leaders take center stage

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Karen Stine, head of data, Willis Towers Watson Willis Towers Watson So Stine focused on raising her profile in the data profession by writing white papers, posting thoughts online, working with professional organizations, seeking speaking engagements, and seizing high-profile opportunities at work. “It

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Salesforce IT injects generative AI to ease its massive datacenter migration

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Salesforce recently rearchitected its Data Cloud and Einstein AI framework to introduce Einstein 1 , a platform aimed at enabling Salesforce users (and its own IT shop) to connect any data to create a unified profile of their customers and then infuse AI, automation, and analytics into every workload or customer experience, according to the company.

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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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3 areas where gen AI improves productivity — until its limits are exceeded

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According to a research report IDC released in November, based on a survey of over 2,100 business leaders and decision makers with responsibility for AI transformation, 71% of companies already using AI are seeing returns on their AI investments within 14 months, averaging $3.50 for every $1 spent.

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How ZoomInfo Enhances Your ABM Strategy

And to begin the targeting process, marketing teams must develop an Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) with appropriate firmographic and behavioral data to ensure they’re going after the correct audience. According to Forrester Research, only 8% of marketing professionals have confidence that their data is 90-100% accurate.

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Big tech ‘acquihires’ suppress IT wages, drain high-demand talent pools

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While an oft-mentioned concern regarding large tech firms buying small firms is the potential for such deals to reinforce monopoly power in the product market, we argue instead that acquihiring can be understood as a means of bolstering monopsony power in the specialized labor market,” the researchers wrote.

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CIOs in transition: 5 tips for landing your next IT leadership job

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Martin Davis, CIO and managing partner at Dunelm Associates, offers these suggestions: Review your online presence, how you come across to others, and what your LinkedIn profile says about you. Rework your profile to target who you are now and where you are going, not who you were 10 years ago. Networking is a lifelong endeavor.

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