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Software vendors offer AI sales boost for retail at NRF show

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Its Dynamics 365 Customer Insights marketing analytics tool is also getting a generative AI makeover, with a new Copilot to help staff build and manage marketing campaigns. Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, IT Strategy, Microsoft, Predictive Analytics, Retail Industry, Vendor Management, Vendors and Providers

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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Such partnerships include long-standing ones such as business consultancies to advise on transformation efforts, software vendors with expertise in vertical or horizontal solutions, system integrators to help design and implement multi-vendor tech stacks, and managed service providers to run and optimize targeted IT domains.

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How CIOs reinterpret their role through AI

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As businesses digitally transform, technology is increasingly integrated into every activity, and the CIO is becoming more of a catalyst for data-driven value creation through analytics, new AI model training, software development, automation, vendor engagement, and more. The first step in this transformation was organizational.

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10 highest-paying IT jobs

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For technologists with the right skills and expertise, the demand for talent remains and businesses continue to invest in technical skills such as data analytics, security, and cloud. Program analyst/manager A program analyst or manager is tasked with developing and overseeing IT projects to ensure that they stay on task and on budget.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

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Technical skills topped the list but also crucial are key leadership and culture capabilities such as change management, strategy building, and business relationship management, as well as critical business skills such as cost, product, and vendor management, as shown in the graphic below.

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CIOs still grapple with what gen AI can do for the enterprise

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Sectors, such as finance, where most companies began developing data platforms years ago to use with analytical tools, are now experimenting with the newest AI technology using the same platforms. Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, IT Leadership, IT Skills, IT Strategy, Predictive Analytics, Supply Chain, Vendor Management

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How Accenture’s solution erases the blind spots of services spend management

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As it faced its latest challenge, Accenture chose SAP Fieldglass , a vendor management system for services procurement and external workforce organization, to provide reporting and analytics.