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Coaching your IT team for change: 9 tips

CIO

When a necessary change hits your IT team, getting everyone to buy in and adapt is key — and challenging. Some team members will, by nature, fight any change. Even those once adaptable may have become change resistant due to years of near-constant turbulence. One Gartner study found that willingness to support organizational change dropped from 74% of employees in 2016 to just 43% in 2022.

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Streamlining Investigations: The Benefits of Automated AP Fraud Detection Solutions

Cherry Work

In today’s dynamic business landscape, where transactions are conducted rapidly and at scale, the risk of fraud within the Accounts Payable (AP) process looms large. For organizations, mitigating this risk is not just about protecting financial assets but also about maintaining trust and integrity in business operations. To address these challenges effectively, many companies are turning to automated AP fraud detection solutions.

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Siemens Mobility scales RPA by empowering employees

CIO

Siemens Mobility has been on a robotic process automation (RPA) journey for years, growing from five automated processes in 2017 to more than 700 now, transforming the company in the process. “There was just one book [on RPA] on the market back in 2017, where today you have hundreds,” says Benjamin Bock, head of RPA at Siemens Mobility. “By the end of 2017, we already decided to have a global rollout for the whole company.

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Strengthening Partnerships at Backbase Engage Miami

Xebia

Miami, known for its vibrant energy and forward-thinking spirit, became the epicentre of Fintech innovation during the recent Backbase Engage event. As representatives of Xebia, we were thrilled to be a part of this gathering of industry leaders, thought pioneers, and high-profile Fintech customers as it was an opportunity to dive into the heart of fintech’s future and solidify our partnership with Backbase.

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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The cyber pandemic: AI deepfakes and the future of security and identity verification

CIO

Security and risk management pros have a lot keeping them up at night. The era of AI deepfakes is fully upon us, and unfortunately, today’s identity verification and security methods won’t survive. In fact, Gartner estimates that by 2026, nearly one-third of enterprises will consider identity verification and authentication solutions unreliable due to AI-generated deepfakes.

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Building ROI with cloud migration

CIO

Organizations are racing to modernize their legacy technology, architecture, infrastructure, and databases. Modernization often revolves around cloud migration. But not every approach provides the same ROI. Before committing to a migration strategy, organizations must identify the best approach for their business requirements. Each approach comes with its own benefits, time commitments, and cost.

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Before You Start Collaborating with Someone, Talk About Your Work Styles

Harvard Business Review

When you’re working with new people, spending time upfront to have an explicit and open conversation about each other’s work styles and preferences can prove to be one of the best time investments. This “style alignment” conversation can lay a foundation for trust and understanding and help you set agreements for how to successfully work together. Yet, many people shy away from having these conversations for two reasons.

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Pioneering the new “borderless workspace” to improve productivity and collaboration

CIO

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has always been a digital-first organization. Continuous transformation of the workplace has been a cornerstone of the company’s business model for several decades. This approach proved its value during the COVID-19 crisis, when TCS pioneered location-independent “borderless workspaces” aided by Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams.

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Introducing Honeycomb for Frontend Observability: Get the Data You Need for Actionable Customer Experience Improvements

Honeycomb

Today, we’re announcing the early access program of Honeycomb for Frontend Observability. Honeycomb for Frontend Observability gives teams the ability to quickly identify opportunities for optimization within their web app. This starts with better OpenTelemetry instrumentation, available as an NPM package, that lets you instrument and collect attribution data on Core Web Vitals in under an hour.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Why your business needs a cloud-based print management solution

CIO

Why your business needs a cloud-based print management solution If your business isn’t using a cloud-based print management solution, you’re missing out on a range of efficiency, environmental and security benefits. There are a number of factors driving the move to cloud-based services, from budget considerations to the scalability and security. But there are different types of ‘clouds’ and it’s important to understand which solution will work best for your business.

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AWS Adds Generative AI Tool to Automate Tasks for Developers

DevOps.com

Amazon Web Services (AWS) this week make generally available an instance of a generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant capable of executing complex workflows on behalf of application developers.

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TCS and Microsoft: Powering sustainability through innovation

CIO

Now, more than ever, global businesses have an opportunity. With people and infrastructure touching every point on the planet — and new technology empowering us to radically change the way we consume resources — we can lead the world toward a better, more sustainable future. That optimism stems from three core beliefs: We can build our business ecosystems to promote environmental stewardship, achieving ambitious goals like net zero and zero waste.

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Harnessing the OODA Loop in Business: Insights from Jamie Dimon’s Leadership at JPMorgan Chase

Ooda Loop

In his annual letter to shareholders CEO of JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon extolled the virtues of the OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) Loop decision-making model developed by military strategist John Boyd.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Best practice advice for improving productivity while maintaining security

CIO

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has always been a digital-first organization. Continuous transformation of the workplace has been a cornerstone of the company’s business model for several decades. This approach proved its value during the COVID-19 crisis, when TCS pioneered location-independent “borderless workspaces” aided by Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams.

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The 10 Biggest Rounds Of April: Xaira And Pine Gate Lead Huge Month Of Megadeals

Crunchbase News

This is a monthly feature that runs down the month’s top 10 funding rounds in the U.S. Check out the biggest rounds of last month here. Another big month of big rounds. A startup needed to raise $200 million or more to break into this list for the April edition. April also saw a half-dozen rounds of a quarter-billion dollars or more, including a $1 billion round for an AI-enhanced biotech.

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Powering sustainability success with Microsoft Cloud

CIO

Now, more than ever, global businesses have an opportunity. With people and infrastructure touching every point on the planet — and new technology empowering us to radically change the way we consume resources — we can lead the world toward a better, more sustainable future. That optimism stems from three core beliefs: We can build our business ecosystems to promote environmental stewardship, achieving ambitious goals like net zero and zero waste.

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VCs Are ‘Knowledge Gatekeeping,’ And It’s Holding Back Diversity

Crunchbase News

By Eleanor Kaye Despite repeated commitments to “do better,” venture capital continues to be dogged by poor diversity and inclusion: Black investors make up an estimated 4% of venture capitalists in the U.S., and in Europe, women only represent 15% of general partners. Studies show that people hire and back those who remind them of themselves. This “ affinity bias ” creates a vicious cycle.

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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LayerX Security Raises $24M for its Browser Security Platform, Enabling Employees to Work Securely from Any Browser, Anywhere

CIO

LayerX , pioneer of the LayerX Browser Security platform, today announced $24 million in Series A funding led by Glilot+, the early-growth fund of Glilot Capital Partners, with participation from Dell Technologies Capital and other investors. Lior Litwak, Managing Partner at Glilot Capital and Head of Glilot+, and Yair Snir, Managing Partner at Dell Technologies Capital, will join the LayerX board.

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Is your organization in the process of expanding or contracting?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: Is your organization in the process of expanding or contracting? We’re growing and investing a lot behind that growth 39.03% We’re staying pretty stable and making some targeted investments 40.65% We’re cutting expenses and fighting to hold our market position 20.32% Beware of cutting too much. Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.

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CEO Steve Bandrowczak’s playbook for CIO success today

CIO

When we think about the many CIOs who have climbed the ladder to other executive leadership roles, Steve Bandrowczak’s path is somewhat unique. In addition to serving as CIO at Avnet, DHL, Lenovo, Nortel, and HPE, he’s also overseen sales organizations, run business process outsourcing (BPO) businesses, and led global business services. He took on new challenges throughout his career — sometimes taking a step back to gain invaluable hands-on experience in different areas of business — all of wh

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A Busy DOCSIS 4.0 Interop Event Sets a New Downstream Speed Record

CableLabs

CableLabs and Kyrio hosted a combined DOCSIS 4.0 technology and Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) Interop•Labs event April 15–18 at our headquarters in Louisville, Colorado. Combining the interops for these technologies drives home the fact that interoperability across all the system components is a high priority for the industry. And once again, the operators and suppliers in attendance made this event the most successful interop to date — and the busiest.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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Calculate ROI and create a business case for modernization

CIO

Organizations are racing to modernize their legacy technology, architecture, infrastructure, and databases. Modernization often revolves around cloud migration. But not every approach provides the same ROI. Before committing to a migration strategy, organizations must identify the best approach for their business requirements. Each approach comes with its own benefits, time commitments, and cost.

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Kaseya Connect Global 2024 Kicks Off 

Kaseya

After a pre-day packed with the annual M&A Symposium and the GlueXperience , the main event of Kaseya Connect Global 2024 kicked off with CEO Fred Voccola’s keynote on Tuesday morning. Introducing Kaseya 365: A Game-Changer in IT Management & Security The keynote highlight was Kaseya’s much anticipated industry-changing announcement: The unveiling of Kaseya 365.

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Balancing Work and Home Life: 4 Ways to Support Better Mental Health for Mothers

Perficient

I recently became a mother for the third time, welcoming a beautiful baby girl in July 2023. Stepping into the whirlwind of newborn life with two other children in tow felt like diving headfirst into uncharted waters! Balancing the needs of three young humans has become my daily adventure, filled with equal parts chaos and love. Mo therhood , whether it’s the first or fifth time, is a beautiful yet wildly demanding journey that nearly always involves juggling multiple responsibilities simultane

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Amazon Personalize launches new recipes supporting larger item catalogs with lower latency

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Personalized customer experiences are essential for engaging today’s users. However, delivering truly personalized experiences that adapt to changes in user behavior can be both challenging and time-consuming. Amazon Personalize makes it straightforward to personalize your website, app, emails, and more, using the same machine learning (ML) technology used by Amazon, without requiring ML expertise.

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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Eye On AI: After Q4 Slowdown, AI-Related M&A Picked Back Up In Q1

Crunchbase News

This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. Nvidia made more AI waves last week when it acquired not one, but two startups in the industry. The chip giant, which has made dozens of investment deals in the AI space, announced it had bought Run:ai for a reported $700 million. It was also reported that it bought Deci AI.

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Revolutionize Customer Satisfaction with tailored reward models for your business on Amazon SageMaker

AWS Machine Learning - AI

As more powerful large language models (LLMs) are used to perform a variety of tasks with greater accuracy, the number of applications and services that are being built with generative artificial intelligence (AI) is also growing. With great power comes responsibility, and organizations want to make sure that these LLMs produce responses that align with their organizational values and provide the same unique experience they always intended for their end-customers.

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Oracle renames Database 23c to 23ai, makes it generally available

InfoWorld

Oracle is making the latest long-term support release version of its database offering — Database 23c — generally available for enterprises under the name Oracle Database 23ai. The change in nomenclature can be attributed to the addition of new features to the database that are expected to help with AI-based application development among other tasks, the company said.