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How Pick n Pay’s migration to the cloud is paying off

CIO

The data warehousing team was the first to take its platform to the cloud and is already leveraging AWS’ suite of services and cloud-first applications, like Snowflake, for self-service analytics. “We We had to decide whether to invest in another five-year depreciation cycle with our partner in our existing data, or move to a hyperscaler.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

The economy may be looking uncertain, but technology continues to drive the business and CIOs are investing big in 2023. At the same time, they are defunding technologies that no longer contribute to business strategy or growth. This should secure our business strategy for the next five years and longer.”

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Innovative Manufacturers are Investing in these Advanced Technologies

CIO

Answering these concerns, smart factories are moving to another edge: edge computing, where operational data from Internet of Things (IoT) sensors can be collected and processed for insights in near-real-time. With edge computing, those functions are performed much closer to where the data is created, such as on the factory floor.

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The Very Group adopts a data catalog to better organize and leverage its online retail capabilities

CIO

When Steve Pimblett joined The Very Group in October 2020 as chief data officer, reporting to the conglomerate’s CIO, his task was to help the enterprise uncover value in its rich data heritage. He found a rich collection of data assets, including information on over 2.2 Establishing a clear and unified approach to data.

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Leaning into Retail’s Challenges with Digital Transformation

CIO

I’m also impressed with their willingness to integrate new technologies in their businesses. Are they adopting digital strategies that serve both younger and older populations? And how is that data reconciled into the POS systems to determine in-store product quantity? It’s about making the data architecture data centric.

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3 things CIOs must do now to accurately hit net-zero targets

CIO

Optimize internal technology Today, CIOs can influence everything from hardware procurement and the way developers write code for their company, to how IT gathers, processes, distributes and stores data—all of which impact a company’s carbon footprint. The CIO’s role in delivering this technology will be essential.

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6 tips for making the most of a tight IT budget

CIO

global inflation rate, an ongoing talent squeeze, and persistent supply issues as a triple threat to CIOs’ ability to realize time to value for their tech investments this year, according to its 2023 Gartner CIO and Technology Executive Survey , which gathered data from 2,203 CIOs in 81 countries and all major industries.

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