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New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies

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Increased security, productivity gains and enhancing innovation are among the reasons IT leaders are modernising their device fleets more frequently, new research reveals. Forrester’s research found that 55% of firms prioritised security at the hardware level when refreshing.

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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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Those efforts are critical, according to the multiple executives, researchers, and up-and-coming tech professionals interviewed on the topic. The NAACP cites similar figures , saying that research has found that although “Black people comprise 13% of the US population, they represent only 7% of the computing workforce.”

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8 strategies for accelerating IT modernization

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Recent research found that application modernization took an average of 16 months. New tech moves from bleeding edge to mainstream at an ever-increasing pace. Consider how fast generative AI went from avant-garde to ubiquity: At under two years, it may be a record. In contrast, only 27% of those categorized as DX laggards say as much.

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What Consumers Are Saying About ESG – And What That Means for Your Business

In pursuit of identifying where such trends are today, 3BL Media and TriplePundit partnered with the research technology firm Glow to survey 3,648 U.S. A growing body of evidence shows that environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are important to business growth.

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Women IT leaders take center stage

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You may get a pat on the back, and the recognition might last 10 minutes. But for true recognition, you have to have a presence beyond your company,” says Balaban, who has had multiple senior-level IT positions and was most recently a director in the Office of the CIO at waste management company Covanta. Others can learn from Balaban’s insights.

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Oracle makes its pitch for the enterprise cloud. Should CIOs listen?

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But with Amazon Web Services (31%), Microsoft Azure (24%), and Google Cloud Platform (11%) accounting for two thirds of the worldwide market, according to Synergy Research Group, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) remains distantly behind the behemoths, leaving many to question whether Oracle’s cloud gains are enough to make it a contender.

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How to Overcome the Pain Points of Your CRM

Leveraging leading industry research from industry analysts, this eBook explores how your sales team can gain back valuable time with the following: Conquering the most difficult pain points in your CRM. When used effectively, a CRM can be the lifeblood of your sales team – keeping everyone organized, efficient, and at peak productivity.

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How ZoomInfo Enhances Your ABM Strategy

According to Forrester Research, only 8% of marketing professionals have confidence that their data is 90-100% accurate. For marketing teams to develop a successful account-based marketing strategy, they need to ensure good data is housed within its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. Not so fast, though.

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The Impact of Direct Dials on Sales Productivity

Leveraging the latest industry research, this eBook highlights the impact of direct dial phone numbers on sales productivity with the goal of empowering reps to have more conversations with prospects, and consequently, schedule more meetings, increase opportunities, and close more business - fast.

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Can Businesses Meet Increasing Consumer Expectations?

This research reveals what issues consumers care about and how businesses can tailor their communications to different segments of consumers. This leaves room for businesses to fill in the gaps currently seen between consumer expectations and corporate ESG communication.

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3 Mistakes Organizations Make While Developing ABM Programs

While B2B research suggests organizations are thriving through successful ABM programs, getting just one campaign off the ground is more difficult than it seems. The benefits of Account-Based Marketing are clear, so what’s holding B2B professionals back?

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The State of Business Intelligence in 2022

Speaker: Howard Dresner & Chandrashekar (a.k.a. LSP)

Join Howard Dresner, founder and chief research officer at Dresner Advisory Services, and Chandrashekar LSP, senior evangelist at Zoho, as they discuss: Central BI drivers. That's why we've put together this webinar, to help you cut through the hype and focus on what's really happening in the BI & analytics space and why it matters.