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7 Reasons Why Custom Demand Forecasting Is Essential for Retail

Xebia

In today’s highly competitive retail landscape, demand forecasting is more critical than ever. Retailers need to predict product demand accurately to avoid stockouts, reduce overstock, and optimize their supply chains. While standard demand forecasting solutions may seem like a quick fix for small retailers , large -scale retailers need custom solution s tailored specifically to the unique complexities of their business , and data offers far greater long-term value.

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IT pros: One-third of AI projects just for show

CIO

As organizations rush to spin up AI projects, many IT professionals aren’t sold on the value of these early efforts. A substantial 36% of IT professionals surveyed by Dice.com believe that the primary purpose of many AI projects they’ve worked on is to show investors, board members, or outside stakeholders that the company is doing something with AI.

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Implementing a Version Control System for AWS QuickSight

Xebia

Introduction In today’s data-driven world, business intelligence tools are indispensable for organizations aiming to make informed decisions. Among the myriads of BI tools available, AWS QuickSight stands out as a scalable and cost-effective solution that allows users to create visualizations, perform ad-hoc analysis, and generate business insights from their data.

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Gartner projects major IT spending increases for 2025

CIO

Gartner is projecting worldwide IT spending to jump by 9.3% in 2025, one of the largest percentage increases in this century, and it’s only partially driven by AI. Gartner’s new 2025 IT spending projection , of $5.75 trillion, builds on its prediction of an 8.2% growth this year, with data center spending increasing by nearly 35% in 2024 in anticipation of generative AI infrastructure needs.

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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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Autoscaling Azure DevOps Pipelines Agents with KEDA

Xebia

1. Introduction As organizations scale their DevOps practices, the need for efficient resource management and automation becomes critical. One of the key challenges in large-scale CI/CD environments is managing the availability of build agents, especially when working with hundreds of specialized pipelines that require custom tools and configurations.

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How ChatGPT scanned 170k lines of code in seconds, saving me hours of work

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Have a question that requires a lot of text or numerical analysis? Consider running it by ChatGPT or another popular model -- the answer might surprise you.

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A medida que se escala la IA surgen retos de infraestructura

CIO

Las organizaciones que experimentan con la inteligencia artificial (IA) generativa suelen crear cuentas de nivel empresarial con servicios basados en la nube como ChatGPT de OpenAI o Claude de Anthropic, y las primeras pruebas de campo y los beneficios en productividad pueden inspirarles a buscar más oportunidades para desplegar la tecnología. Nick Kramer, responsable de Soluciones Aplicadas de SSA & Company, una consultora global, afirma: “Las empresas utilizan la IA generativa para produci

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Ray-Ban Meta vs. GoPro: I took my smart glasses fly fishing and it was surprisingly relaxing

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Fishing is one of my favorite ways to decompress and take in the beauty of the world around me. Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses helped me capture that without diminishing the experience at all - unlike some other gadgets I've tried.

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Dulling the impact of AI-fueled cyber threats with AI

CIO

IT leaders are placing faith in AI. Consider 76 percent of IT leaders believe that generative AI (GenAI) will significantly impact their organizations, with 76 percent increasing their budgets to pursue AI. But when it comes to cybersecurity, AI has become a double-edged sword. While poised to fortify the security posture of organizations, it has also changed the nature of cyberattacks.

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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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Augment Code Delivers AI Code Generation Platform to Rival GitHub Copilot

DevOps.com

Augment Code today unveiled an AI tool designed for software engineering teams to collaboratively employ large language models specifically trained to generate code.

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Avoiding ‘The Overlap Trap’: Poor org structure can sabotage results

CIO

Janet Sherlock is a digital and retail executive with a long track record of modernizing organizations, processes, and solutions. She has held various P&L and technology leadership roles at companies such as British Petroleum, ExxonMobil, Guess, and Carters. Most recently she was the chief digital and technology officer at Ralph Lauren, where she was responsible for the global e-commerce strategy and revenue as well as driving digital transformation.

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I took my Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses fly fishing, and they beat GoPro in several surprising ways

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Fishing is one of my favorite ways to decompress and take in the beauty of the world around me. Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses helped me capture that without diminishing the experience at all - unlike some other gadgets I've tried.

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Sólo el 48% de las iniciativas digitales cumplen o superan los objetivos empresariales

CIO

De media, únicamente el 48% de las iniciativas digitales en toda la empresa cumplen o superan los objetivos de resultados de negocio. Así se desprende de la última encuesta global anual de Gartner, un estudio que radiografía la opinión de más de 3.100 CIO y ejecutivos de tecnología, y más de 1.100 líderes ejecutivos fuera de TI (CxOs). Según el informe presentado por la firma de análisis e investigación, una pequeña cohorte de CIO y CxOs conocida como ‘la vanguardia digital’ ostenta la tasa de l

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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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Learning From SpaceX: How the Space Industry’s Transformation can Inspire DevOps in Software Development

DevOps.com

In recent years, the space industry, much like software development, has experienced rapid transformation. SpaceX has revolutionized space launches with its use of reusable rockets and innovative suppliers.

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How CIOs and CISOs can partner to improve workforce productivity and security

CIO

Many organizations are still struggling to adjust to flexible work requirements, while maintaining enterprise cybersecurity. One key reason is that CIOs and chief information security officers (CISOs) are not always aligned in how to enable productive, secure work. Flexible work requirements mean changes for both ITOps and SecOps teams. But in practice, IT and security teams often work separately, without common knowledge, data, goals, priorities, and practices.

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Investing In The Next Frontier Of Aerospace And Defense Startups

Crunchbase News

By Katie Vasquez The aerospace and defense sectors face a pivotal moment as geopolitical tensions rise, labor shortages increase and technological innovation accelerates, driving demand for modernizing military and aerospace operations. Early-stage tech investors are taking note, as funding shifts toward startups that address challenges in automation, digital transformation and supply chain resilience — each significant for these sectors.

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Companies to shift AI goals in 2025 — with setbacks inevitable, Forrester predicts

CIO

Forrester Research this week unleashed a slate of predictions for 2025. Noting that companies pursued bold experiments in 2024 driven by generative AI and other emerging technologies, the research and advisory firm predicts a pivot to realizing value. “2025 will be about the pursuit of near-term, bottom-line gains while competing for declining consumer loyalty and digital-first business buyers,” Sharyn Leaver, Forrester chief research officer, wrote in a blog post Tuesday.

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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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Why Offsites Work — and How to Get the Most Out of Them

Harvard Business Review

Some high-profile companies have recently issued return to office mandates, which have been met with mixed reactions from employees and the general public. A decade of research suggests a performance-boosting alternative for helping employees build meaningful collaborative networks: corporate offsites. They can be a powerful strategic tool for managers, allowing them to reshape employees’ informal organizational networks to facilitate more sharing of ideas and expertise.

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Luz verde al Sistema de Inteligencia Turística de La Rioja

CIO

Cada vez más administraciones públicas apuestan por la digitalización en aras de mejorar los servicios que brindan al ciudadano. Este es el caso del Ejecutivo riojano que, tras la celebración del último Consejo de Gobierno, ha dado luz verde a la licitación del nuevo Sistema de Inteligencia Turística de La Rioja (SITR). Así, la prestación de los servicios de consultoría, diseño, desarrollo e implantación del nuevo modelo turístico de la región ha quedado aprobado por procedimiento abierto y urge

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Even With Venture Slowdown, Megadeals Grow

Crunchbase News

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2024 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. Although venture funding still seems to be slumbering overall , big rounds have made a comeback this year. Per The Crunchbase Megadeals Board , nearly 240 rounds of $100 million or more have been announced (or reported by reputable news outlets) by U.S.

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How IT leaders can assess “secure-by-design” software claims

CIO

It’s no secret cyberthreats are increasing. The cost of reported cybercrime in the US jumped 22% last year to more than $12.5 billion, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. 1 One issue is weaknesses that have been preserved in software by traditional approaches to coding and security. To combat these risks, there is now a concerted effort to create software that is secure by design.

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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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The Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED is great for gaming and streaming, and still 25% off

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED offers great picture and audio quality for both streaming and console gaming. Save $150 on the 55-inch model, but you'll have to hurry because you might not see a deal this good again until Black Friday.

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El Principado de Asturias apuesta por la gestión inteligente del agua mediante un ‘data lake’

CIO

Asturias apuesta por la tecnología de vanguardia en la gestión y mantenimiento de sus recursos hídricos. En este sentido, Telefónica Tech, en colaboración con Xylem e Ídrica, está desarrollando la infraestructura tecnológica para la creación del data lake que permitirá al Principado de Asturias optimizar la gestión, el análisis avanzado y la visualización de sus recursos hídricos, así como aplicar algoritmia para poder prevenir diferentes escenarios.

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AWS CDK Risk: Exploiting a Missing S3 Bucket Allowed Account Takeover

Aqua Security

In June 2024, we uncovered a security issue related to the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), an open-source project. This discovery adds to the six other vulnerabilities we discovered within AWS services. The impact of this issue could, in certain scenarios (outlined in the blog), allow an attacker to gain administrative access to a target AWS account , resulting in a full account takeover.

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Marc Benioff rails against Microsoft’s copilot

CIO

After lashing out against Microsoft at the Dreamforce customer conference, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has taken another swipe at his competitor. “When you look at how Copilot has been delivered to customers, it’s disappointing,” Benioff wrote in a post on Twitter/X. “It just doesn’t work, and it doesn’t deliver any level of accuracy. Gartner says it’s spilling data everywhere, and customers are left cleaning up the mess,” he said.

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.

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This $679 Lenovo IdeaPad has a clever feature that makes it a budget laptop winner

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Running Windows S mode, Lenovo's IdeaPad Flex 5 delivers a secure and simplified computing experience - and it's available now for $679.

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ServiceNow, Rimini Street partner for a new ERP cost-saving model

CIO

ServiceNow and end‑to‑end enterprise software support provider Rimini Street have jointly developed a new enterprise software model, designed to reduce costs for enterprises by providing an alternative to digitally transforming existing ERP software. The new enterprise model ensures that enterprises don’t have to “rip and replace” or “lift and shift” their ERP software, which could lead to delayed or often unrealized return on investment, the companies said.

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A Simple Exercise to Help You Check Your Biases

Harvard Business Review

Five science-backed tools to help managers address the most common DEI challenges.

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