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Harbr raises $38.5M to help enterprises exchange and share big data troves securely

TechCrunch

Today, a new London startup called Harbr , which has built a secure platform to enable big data exchange, is announcing a big round of funding to tap into that demand. “We’re really focused on helping people to treat data as a product. for its privacy-first, federated approach to big data analytics.

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UK’s Marshmallow raises $85M on a $1.25B valuation for its more inclusive, big-data take on car insurance

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Meanwhile, Marshmallow’s novel, big-data approach and successful traction in the market speak for themselves. — a strategy that has been in the works for a while. Regardless of whether Marshmallow is the first or one of the first, given the dearth of diversity in the U.K.

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Today’s best CIOs are strategy wranglers

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Twenty-plus years in, CIOs have discovered that, when it comes to IT, everything is going to need a strategy. As CIO, you need a data strategy. You need a cloud strategy. You need a security strategy. Just this past year another strategy must-have arrived to upend nearly every organization.

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2025 Middle East tech trends: How CIOs will drive innovation with AI

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Data sovereignty and the development of local cloud infrastructure will remain top priorities in the region, driven by national strategies aimed at ensuring data security and compliance. With the right investments, policies, and strategies in place, the region is on track to become a global leader in digital transformation.

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10 big data challenges and how to address them

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A well-executed big data strategy can streamline operational costs, reduce time to market and enable new products. But enterprises face a variety of big data challenges in moving initiatives from board room discussions to practices that work.

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Generative AI in healthcare: benefits and challenges according to CIOs

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With the use of big data and AI we are working on an AI-driven ecosystem in which we will constantly follow the full patient journey,’ says Abid Hussain Shad, CIO at Saudi German Health (UAE). “We This way, waiting times before going in for a consultation can be minimized. AI could change the game with a preventive approach.

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Marsh McLennan IT reorg lays foundation for gen AI

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Paul Beswick, CIO of Marsh McLennan, served as a general strategy consultant for most of his 23 years at the firm but was tapped in 2019 to relaunch the risk, insurance, and consulting services powerhouse’s global digital practice. Simultaneously, major decisions were made to unify the company’s data and analytics platform.