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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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Rethinking ‘Big Data’ — and the rift between business and data ops

CIO

When it broke onto the IT scene, Big Data was a big deal. Still, CIOs should not be too quick to consign the technologies and techniques touted during the honeymoon period (circa 2005-2015) of the Big Data Era to the dust bin of history. Data is the cement that paves the AI value road. Data is data.

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CIOs must mind their own data confidence gap

CIO

Data strategies in the balance In addition to a data visibility gap between levels of IT management, quality problems often come from piecemeal IT infrastructure, with many companies using multiple IT vendors products to achieve desired functionality, says Anant Agarwal, co-founder and CTO at Aidora, developer of AI-powered HR software.

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

TechCrunch

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

CIO

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

CTOvision

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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