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Red Sox CTO Brian Shield on building a world-class IT team

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As SVP and CTO for the Boston Red Sox, Brian Shield is responsible for the strategic direction of technology, fan engagement, day-to-day IT operations, and cybersecurity in support of the team, their fans, and Fenway Sports Management. Hopefully, you have a few All-Stars, together with a coaching staff, and a manager.

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Hiro Capital puts $2.3M into team sports tracking platform PlayerData — as does Sir Terry Leahy

TechCrunch

Hiro Capital has gradually been making a name for itself as an investor in the area know as “Digital Sports” or DSports for short. based PlayerData uses wearable technology and software tracking to give grass-roots and professional sports teams feedback on their training. It’s now led a $2.3 Edinburgh, U.K.-based

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The NBA’s digital transformation is a game-changer

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The NBA has also enjoyed a 50% growth in subscribers and 52% increase in viewership this season, the CTO adds, attributing the wins to the NBA’s tight partnership with Microsoft and its three-point action plan that began in earnest three years ago. “We

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Masters, an app for training with celeb athletes, closes a $2.7M seed funding round

TechCrunch

Plus there is Moxie , where coaches create their own courses. Dorffer told me: “People love to follow their sports idols on TV, social media, print and audiobooks… Masters represents a brand new publishing format, we call it ‘interactive training documentaries’. What has not quite been cracked yet is the celebrity fitness class.

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Making Software Development Teams Hum with Ron Lichty

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

But as you do that you are oftentimes in the role of VP or fractional CTO or you’re the person who’s, I’m guessing the highest “ranking” person amongst the team. I mean software development is a team sport, then it sort of makes sense that we talk to each other at least once a day? Marcus: It does.

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6 generative AI hazards IT leaders should avoid

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Businesses are accountable for the consequences of their choices, and that includes deploying AI in inappropriate areas, says Andi Mann, global CTO and founder of Colorado-based consultancy Sageable. You can take advantage of that extra productivity but still decide code won’t be released into a production environment without human review.

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Bringing the Benefits of Athletics to More Kids—Through Esports

Battery Ventures

Esports fandom already rivals that of traditional sports: In 2019, the League of Legends World Championship Finals ( 100 million unique viewers ) eclipsed Super Bowl 53 ( 98 million viewers) in terms of total viewership! Few platforms exist today to support competition, training, development and coaching for amateur players.

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