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IT leaders: What’s the gameplan as tech badly outpaces talent?

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In a November report by HR consultancy Randstad, based on a survey of 12,000 people and 3 million job profiles, demand for AI skills has increased five-fold between 2023 and 2024. Gen AI-related job listings were particularly common in roles such as data scientists and data engineers, and in software development.

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10 ways to kill your IT culture

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Without a strong IT culture, inspiring IT teams to extend beyond their “run the business” responsibilities into areas requiring collaboration between business colleagues, data scientists, and partners is challenging. Additionally, 84% of leaders believed their organizations had strong teamwork compared to 60% of team members.

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Unlocking the full potential of enterprise AI

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Research from Gartner, for example, shows that approximately 30% of generative AI (GenAI) will not make it past the proof-of-concept phase by the end of 2025, due to factors including poor data quality, inadequate risk controls, and escalating costs. [1] Reliability and security is paramount.

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3 promises every CIO should keep in 2025

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Nearly all tech surprises last year were related to gen AI, which was so hyped in 2023 that every organization had to try it in one or more projects in 2024. Given everything that was learned in 2024, it would be a shame for CIOs not to commit to three things that could help them prepare for the year ahead. Where are we heading?

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Digital transformation 2025: What’s in, what’s out

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Transformational CIOs continuously invest in their operating model by developing product management, design thinking, agile, DevOps, change management, and data-driven practices. CIOs must also drive knowledge management, training, and change management programs to help employees adapt to AI-enabled workflows.

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When is data too clean to be useful for enterprise AI?

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Once the province of the data warehouse team, data management has increasingly become a C-suite priority, with data quality seen as key for both customer experience and business performance. But along with siloed data and compliance concerns , poor data quality is holding back enterprise AI projects.

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5 tips for better business value from gen AI

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For example, developers using GitHub Copilots code-generating capabilities have experienced a 26% increase in completed tasks , according to a report combining the results from studies by Microsoft, Accenture, and a large manufacturing company. These reinvention-ready organizations have 2.5 times higher revenue growth and 2.4