Tue.Nov 05, 2024

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Redefining customer experience: How AI is revolutionizing Mastercard

CIO

In an era where technology reshapes entire industries, I’ve had the privilege of leading Mastercard on an extraordinary journey. Once synonymous with a simple plastic credit card to a company at the forefront of digital payments, we’ve consistently pushed the boundaries of innovation while respecting tradition and our relationships with our merchants, banks, and customers.

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Assessing the results of using the Strangler Fig on a Mobile App

Martin Fowler

Matthew Foster and John Mikel Amiel Regida finish their account of how they incrementally modernized a mobile application by looking at the results of their work. They achieved a significant shortening of time to new value, and found that changes in the new application could be prepared in about half the time it took on the old codebase.

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Where many CIOs’ strategic visions fall short

CIO

Setting direction is the first task of leadership. That’s because, by definition, you’re only leading when others are following. Leaders, that is, are supposed to say, “Follow me!” Those who are supposed to follow have every right to ask, “Where to?” “I don’t know” is not an answer likely to garner energetic enthusiasm. But even if you have a better answer, you aren’t done answering questions.

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Building a Digital-First Culture: The Chief Digital Officer’s Blueprint

N2Growth Blog

The Chief Digital Officer has emerged as a pivotal figure in the C-suite, steering organizations through the complexities of digital transformation. The CDO’s mandate extends beyond mere technology implementation; it encompasses the development of comprehensive digital strategies and the cultivation of a culture that embraces continuous innovation.

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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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Cómo generar valor empresarial exprimiendo los datos con la IA

CIO

Aunque vivimos en un mundo cada vez más impulsado por los datos, la mayoría de las empresas no operan modelos de negocio basados en estos. El círculo virtuoso que impulsa el éxito de empresas tecnológicas como Alphabet, Meta y Amazon no se produce en las organizaciones que venden productos y servicios tradicionales. Sin embargo, las herramientas desarrolladas para sacar más partido de los datos propios que se generan en los procesos empresariales cotidianos son cada vez más accesibles y podrían

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ADNOC, Masdar, and Microsoft join forces to drive AI and Low-Carbon initiatives for a sustainable energy future at ADIPEC 2024

CIO

At ADIPEC 2024 in Abu Dhabi, ADNOC, Masdar, and Microsoft signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) to advance artificial intelligence and low-carbon initiatives aimed at reshaping the energy landscape. The collaboration, which combines expertise in energy and technology, is set to support environmental and economic goals through renewable energy, carbon capture, and efficiency projects that reduce emissions and enable a sustainable future.

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Fewer Small And Midsize Venture Funds Are Closing This Year

Crunchbase News

By many measures, the current fundraising environment looks challenging for smaller startup investors. That’s reflected in the tally of new funds. So far in 2024, just 118 small and midsized U.S. startup investors 1 have raised new funds of $500 million or less, per Crunchbase data. That puts this year on pace to deliver by far the fewest new funds in the category in years, as charted below.

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Los CIO buscan perfeccionar la gobernanza de la IA a pesar de las dudas

CIO

A medida que más proyectos de IA generativa pasen de la prueba de concepto a la fase de producción, los CIO experimentarán mayor presión para establecer políticas de gobernanza de esta tecnología con el fin de proteger no sólo a su empresa sino también sus puestos de trabajo. El gobierno estadounidense y la Unión Europea, así como los principales analistas del mercado, ofrecen numerosos marcos de gobernanza de la IA , pero no cabe duda de que, a medida que la innovación en IA generativa sobrepas

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Broadcom Strengthens Case for Integrated VCF Platform

DevOps.com

Broadcom today revealed it is adding a raft of additional capabilities to the optional portfolio of services it makes available on top of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), including a module that makes it simpler to deploy databases on top of instances of Kubernetes that are integrated with the VMware virtual machine platform.

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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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El 30% de farmacéuticas desarrollan medicamentos con ayuda de la IA

CIO

Según el Informe Ascendant, elaborado por Minsait tras entrevistar a directivos de 900 empresas de España y otros países de diversos sectores, la industria farmacéutica –que en Europa genera 300.000 millones de euros y aporta 175.000 millones de euros a la balanza comercial de la UE– ya ha integrado la inteligencia artificial en su día a día: “ Tres de cada cuatro empresas diseñan sus productos y servicios, más concretamente sus medicamentos, con la ayuda de la IA ”, reza el informe, que indica

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A Guide to Handing Off Work Before a Vacation

Harvard Business Review

When you’re planning for a vacation, it is essential to hand over work efficiently. Begin by notifying colleagues and clients of your absence well in advance, ideally four to six weeks ahead. It is good practice to find a colleague to act as your backup at least a month in advance. Then, create a detailed handover document, listing current project status, pending tasks, and instructions for what they’d need to take care of while you’re away.

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Sustainability: Real progress but also thorny challenges ahead

CIO

Over the past several years, organizations across the board have made progress in improving environmental sustainability by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, cutting back on toxic substances, using more earth-friendly packaging, and replacing energy-inefficient infrastructure. There is no denying that environmental sustainability is top of mind for many companies today.

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Goodbye, Git-Centricity: Getting to Green in an AI-Powered World

DevOps.com

For decades in the software industry, we have focused on testing our applications under the reassuring streetlight of GitOps. It made sense in theory: Wait for changes to the codebase made by engineers, then trigger a re-test of your code. If your tests pass, you are good to go.

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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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Almarai partners with Google Cloud to power its digital transformation journey

CIO

This strategic partnership aims to empower Almarai to elevate its operational efficiency, drive sustainable growth, and deliver exceptional customer experiences amidst a rapidly evolving marketplace. As population growth and shifting consumer expectations reshape the Middle East’s food and beverage sector, Almarai has recognized the necessity of embracing advanced digital technologies.

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Beyond Metrics – Why Human Capital is Key in Founding and Leadership Team Assessments

N2Growth Blog

Evaluating founding and leadership teams of portfolio companies and acquisition targets has become crucial for investment and operating partners. As businesses grow and adapt to shifting market demands, the strength of the leadership team often dictates a company’s ability to scale and succeed. Assessing factors such as vision, resiliency, leadership style, adaptability, and alignment with the company’s vision is now seen as fundamental to driving long-term growth.

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Microsoft's Copilot AI is coming to your Office apps - whether you like it or not

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Microsoft 365 subscribers in Australia, New Zealand, and some Asian markets are about to get an AI upgrade and a price increase. How long until customers in the US and Europe see the same?

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Future Trends in Interim Executive Search: What Leaders Need to Know

N2Growth Blog

Interim executives have become indispensable in addressing immediate leadership needs, whether due to sudden departures, organizational restructuring, or transformational change management. Their roles are characterized by short-term tenures, typically ranging from six months to a year, during which they are expected to quickly assimilate into the company culture, diagnose issues, and implement necessary changes.

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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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Your dream programming job demands this language, every site agrees

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Want a programming job? Learning any language is good but only one is essential in 2024.

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Why Moderators Can’t Protect Online Communities on Their Own

Harvard Business Review

An analysis of 18 years of data on user behavior and its moderation reveals that the failure stems from five common misconceptions about toxicity.

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Top Three Ways Organizations Were Unprepared for Cyberattacks in 2023

Palo Alto Networks

Back to Basics With attackers moving at greater speed and scale than ever before, the fundamentals of cybersecurity have become even more important. Unit 42 has gathered data from hundreds of incidents across the globe to identify the soft spots in security postures that made cyberattacks in 2023 more risky and painful than they needed to be. Effective patch and vulnerability management, complete visibility and comprehensive identity management practices often feel out of reach.

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Unifying Leadership in a Divided Time

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with the University of Oxford’s Karthik Ramanna on how managers can effectively navigate increasing political polarization.

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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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Radar Trends to Watch: November 2024

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

October had many language model releases. The mid-size models, and even the small models, are catching up to frontier models like GPT-4.5o in performance. But the release that blew us all away wasn’t a language model: It was Claude’s computer use API. Computer use allows you to teach Claude how to use a computer: how to run an application, click on buttons, and use a shell or an editor.

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The smartwatch with the best battery life I've tested is also one of the cheapest

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The Xiaomi Smart Band 9 brings a new level of accessibility to fitness tracking with a well-designed app and a large selection of features for less than $60.

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Meet Michelle Hoover, Cloudera’s new SVP of Global Alliances and Channels

Cloudera

Cloudera’s partner ecosystem delivers best-of-breed technology solutions to joint customers from the biggest names in the industry and is a core pillar of the company’s growth strategy. Cloudera is committed to fostering collaboration with partners, growing relationships, and innovating for the future. To elevate Cloudera’s partner ecosystem, the company recently announced the promotion of Michelle Hoover to Senior Vice President of Global Alliances & Channels.

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I travel with Bose's QuietComfort Ultra headphones, and not the Sony XM5. Here's why

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

I tested Bose's flagship headphones and its closest competitor, the Sony WH-1000XM5, back to back. The former is better for travel due to its design and performance.

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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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Communicating Strategy is as Simple as Creating a Map

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Strategy doesn’t have to be something reserved for executives or communicated in a secret language that most people don’t understand. By creating a simple strategy map, you can effectively communicate your strategy to your entire organization. Today’s guest post is by Sanjiv Anand, author of Execution Excellence. A few years ago, I visited a client who was the CEO of the subsidiary of a major French firm.

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3 handy upgrades in MacOS 15.1 - especially if AI isn't your thing (like me)

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MacOS 15.1 may not include a ton of new features, but there are a few gems that could make life on a MacBook or iMac a bit easier. These are my favorites.

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Fujitsu and QuTech Collaborate to Build Scalable Quantum Computing Blueprint for the Future

Ooda Loop

QuTech and Fujitsu have recently announced a partnership to develop a blueprint for a scalable quantum computer. This collaboration is centered around delivering a comprehensive framework for building quantum computers that addresses all major components required for scalability and reliability. According to the announcement, the partnership takes a “full-stack approach,” which encompasses everything from physical […] The post Fujitsu and QuTech Collaborate to Build Scalable Quantum Comput