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Sport analytics leverage AI and ML to improve the game

CIO

Nearly 10 years ago, Bill James, a pioneer in sports analytics methodology, said if there’s one thing he wished more people understood about sabermetrics, pertaining to baseball, it’s that the data is not the point. The point is to use the data like a razor to cut through false convictions to find the truth.

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Niantic tries its hand at sports with NBA All-World

TechCrunch

Being that I’m not much of a sports person — my preferred type of game involves controllers and screens — I hadn’t given All-World much thought until Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch’s managing editor, assigned me to write a first impressions piece. As a sports ignoramus, I can’t speak on the former point.

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Thrilling Sporting Showdown at Perficient: Cricket vs. Table Tennis

Perficient

Ultimately, it was the Strikers who emerged victorious, clinching the title with their outstanding performance on the field. Conclusion: The week-long journey of our organisational sports tournaments was nothing short of exhilarating. Despite the sweltering conditions, the teams played with zeal and passion. Click to view slideshow.

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7 ways CIOs can build a high-performance team

CIO

Having a clear vantage point within the organization, CIOs play a vital role bringing together engaged and motivated employees to work toward a common outcome, increase productivity, and achieve better business outcomes. That’s when a high-performance team takes shape. Prioritise culture Seugnet van den Berg, founder, Bizmod.

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Data-Driven Performance Feedback Helps Teams Improve Customer Outcomes

Speaker: Mickey Mantle, Founder and CEO at Wanderful Interactive Storybooks | Ron Lichty, Consultant: Interim VP Engineering, Author, Ron Lichty Consulting, Inc.

In order to be successful at delivering software, organizations need to become data-driven. And in the era of agile, which recognizes that software development is a team sport, performance reviews need to use data for programmer growth and to give focus to business results. How data-driven performance reviews do that.

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Sorare teams up with the Premier League for its NFT fantasy football game

TechCrunch

This is an important move for the company as the English football league is one of the most-watched sports league in the world. Sorare is a fantasy sports gaming experience based on NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. They can then put together a lineup of five players and earn points based on real-life performances.

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With generative AI, IT must deliver knowledge…not just technology

CIO

GenAI has been estimated to increase skilled worker performance by up to 40% with the potential to add trillions of dollars in value to the global economy. IT organizations have responded in kind, with 52% already building or deploying GenAI solutions according to Dell research 1. And for good reason.