Wed.Jul 17, 2024

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Elevate Your Revenue Game: N2Growth’s CRO Executive Search

N2Growth Blog

The Role of a Chief Revenue Officer The Chief Revenue Officer, or CRO, is absolutely essential for propelling business growth. They are responsible for managing and optimizing all revenue generation processes within an organization, and their decisions can significantly impact the company’s financial success. CROs oversee marketing, sales, and customer relationship teams to ensure they work together effectively.

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CIOs are stretched more than ever before — and that’s a good thing

CIO

The CIO role is in a constant state of flux. What was a thorough set of roles and responsibilities a few years ago is far from adequate today, so the operationally focused CIO of the last decade isn’t the digital leader of the future, says Omer Grossman, global CIO at technology specialist CyberArk. “Some CIOs just try and keep the lights on,” he says.

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How to Integrate Cloud, Data, and AI Technologies — and Make Your Company More Adaptable

Harvard Business Review

Building a strong, flexible “digital core” that integrates cloud, data, and AI technologies to serve as an interconnected foundation for your company is the key to future growth. It is your means of supporting the current business drive toward efficiency and effectiveness, while remaining flexible enough to respond to the new needs of the organization and quickly adopt and scale the latest technology innovations.

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Fujitsu partners with Cohere to build LLMs for Japanese enterprises

CIO

Japanese cloud service and data intelligence firm, Fujjitsu, has formed a strategic alliance with Cohere, a Toronto and San Francisco-based enterprise AI company known for its focus on security and data privacy, to develop and provide secure, cutting-edge generative AI solutions for Japanese enterprises. This collaboration focuses on building large language models (LLMs) specifically tailored for the Japanese language, empowering businesses to enhance customer and employee experiences, the compa

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Cybersecurity Funding Jumps 144% In Q2

Crunchbase News

Venture funding to cybersecurity startups had its best quarter since Q1 2022 — surging 144% year to year — and seemingly building off a strong start to the year. The increase in venture dollars was mainly due to a significant jump in nine-figure rounds — illustrating that even as investors may be pulling back on investing in young startups, they are willing to double down on more mature companies looking for growth rounds.

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The Risks of Botshit

Harvard Business Review

Botshit — made-up, inaccurate, and untruthful chatbot content that humans uncritically use for tasks — can pose major risks to your business in the form of reputational damage, incorrect decisions, legal liability, economic losses, and even human safety. Yet, it’s unlikely that chatbots are going away. How can you manage these risks while taking advantage of the benefits of promising new tools?

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Gestión TI de entornos de trabajo híbridos: claves y desafíos para el CIO 

CIO

El primer confinamiento al que forzó la pandemia de COVID-19 obligó a millones de personas a quedarse en sus hogares, en una situación que antes era poco común: ejercer sus trabajos a distancia. En marzo de 2020, tres de cada cuatro personas en España nunca habían trabajado desde casa. Sin apenas margen, empresas y organizaciones de todo tipo se vieron obligadas a adoptar infraestructuras que permitiesen el desempeño en remoto.

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Transforming Customer Engagement: The CMO’s New Mandate

N2Growth Blog

With the rise of the digital revolution, the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) role has undergone significant changes. CMOs are no longer limited to traditional roles like branding and advertising. They have evolved into key strategists in the boardroom, steering the organization towards digital transformation, personalized customer experiences, and customer-centric strategies.

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Cepsa desarrolla una ‘app’ para controlar la distribución y seguimiento de sus pedidos en tiempo real

CIO

Cepsa ha implantado un nuevo sistema de trazabilidad en tiempo real que evoluciona el proceso de distribución de sus lubricantes y asfaltos. Este servicio, que ya se está empezando a utilizar también en la comercialización de gasóleos, se extenderá a otras unidades de negocio el próximo año. En concreto, según se ha dado a conocer desde la corporación, la herramienta aúna en una única plataforma varias aplicaciones que hasta ahora eran independientes, mejorando la experiencia de clientes, emplea

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Revolutionize QA: GAPs AI-Driven Accelerators for Smarter, Faster Testing

GAP's AI-Driven QA Accelerators revolutionize software testing by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing test coverage. From generating test cases and Cypress code to AI-powered code reviews and detailed defect reports, our platform streamlines QA processes, saving time and resources. Accelerate API testing with Pytest-based cases and boost accuracy while reducing human error.

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Research: 4 Ways Employees Respond to DEI Initiatives

Harvard Business Review

A critical factor influencing the effectiveness of DEI initiatives is how employees respond to them. Traditionally, employee responses have been overly simplified as “resistors,” who complicate or hinder DEI initiatives, or “supporters” of DEI, who facilitate their implementation. Recent research suggests employee reactions can be broken down into four categories: excited supporters, calm compliers, torn shapers, and discontented opponents.

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Unpacking Leroy Merlin’s marketplace strategy

CIO

Leroy Merlin CIO and head of e-commerce and marketplace strategy Dmitriy Anderson admits that profitability keeps him up at night, particularly when it comes to new business endeavors like the Leroy Merlin product marketplace. According to Anderson, this online marketplace, which launched three years ago and currently has over 500 third-party sellers, recently reached a big milestone of breaking even for the first time in January 2024.

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Why Netlify selected Astro for its developer hub and marketing site

Netlify

Learn how Netlify decided on Astro as the preferred frontend framework to power some of its key web properties, including its marketing site and developer hub.

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MediaMarkt lanza Sandy, su nuevo asistente de IA generativa para mejorar la productividad de sus empleados

CIO

La seguridad de la información confidencial es una creciente preocupación entre las organizaciones que comienzan a utilizar la inteligencia artificial (IA) generativa. Por eso, muchas han optado por crear sus propios chatbots y herramientas que permitan realizar tareas sin temor a que se filtren datos críticos. Es el caso de MediaMarkt, el distribuidor de electrónica de consumo, que ha anunciado el desarrollo de Sandy, su nuevo asistente de IA generativa para uso interno.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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Hiring Interim Executives: Is It Worth the Investment?

N2Growth Blog

Interim executives are highly skilled and experienced individuals brought in at short notice to lead organizations during times of crisis, management transitions, or to spearhead major strategic initiatives. They provide rapid and effective leadership solutions during uncertain times and offer guidance to organizations. Drawing on their extensive leadership experience, they bring fresh, unbiased perspectives to the boardroom, addressing challenges while ensuring that solutions are firmly aligned

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In a changing world, LEOCH sets enterprise automation standard

CIO

With more than 1,000 patented offerings, LEOCH International Technology Ltd. has developed a reputation for battery products that cater to different specifications, configurations, and technologies, effectively meeting the diverse needs of various users. But in a time of accelerated innovation and overseas expansion, the Singapore-based company had to evaluate lifestyle limitations, charging inefficiencies, high costs, safety issues, and environmental impacts before releasing each product.

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Is it Time to Give Cyber Sovereignty a Real Chance?

Ooda Loop

In its latest International Cyberspace and Digital Policy Strategy, the Department of State promoted a technological future that supports “digital solidarity,” a term that repackages the United States’ long held position of preserving an open Internet via the collaboration of similarly-minded nations to align their goals with one another.

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ESP Solutions implanta RISE with SAP con vistas a pegar el estirón

CIO

La compañía murciana de logística y transporte ESP Solutions ha seleccionado la solución RISE with SAP para optimizar sus procesos de gestión en las principales áreas operativas y en las funciones de soporte. ESP Solutions, con más de dos décadas en el sector de la logística y el transporte, desarrolla operaciones en Europa y norte de África con una flota de más de 1.000 camiones y una plantilla de 500 empleados.

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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Real-Time Monitoring of Third-Party APIs: Benefits and Implementation

DevOps.com

Exploring the benefits of real-time API monitoring for third-party integrations and provides a guide on implementing it effectively.

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Unlocking the Secrets to IT Success: Why Attend the CIO100 Symposium & Awards Even if You Haven’t Won an Award

CIO

Why attend an awards event if you haven’t won an award? To quote Leonard Bernstein, “To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.” With IT innovation continuing to accelerate faster than anyone could have imagined, IT leaders are universally faced with “not quite enough time” but still need a plan that will enable their organizations to grow and succeed.

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Menlo Ventures And Anthropic Open $100M Fund

Crunchbase News

Another day and another AI fund debuts. Menlo Ventures announced the launch of its $100 million AI fund — named the Anthology Fund — in partnership with generative AI startup and OpenAI competitor, Anthropic. The new fund will look to back founders building AI-first applications and infrastructure solutions that leverage Anthropic’s technology and AI models.

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10 modi in cui l’intelligenza artificiale può rendere l’IT più produttiva

CIO

Quando si tratta di massimizzare la produttività dei loro team, i leader IT possono ricorrere a una serie di elementi motivazionali: pause regolari, snack e bevande gratuite, aggiornamenti dello spazio di lavoro, mini-concorsi e così via. Ma ora c’è un altro strumento all’avanguardia che può stimolare in modo significativo sia la produttività del team che l’innovazione: l’intelligenza artificiale.

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How to Create Sales Email Sequences That Convert

Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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Dell Data Lakehouse and Iceberg: The New Gold Standard

Dell EMC

Modern Data Architecture: Dell Data Lakehouse and Iceberg helps enterprises stay ahead.

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Kim Basile named new CIO of Kyndryl

CIO

Information technology services company Kyndryl has announced changes to its technology leadership team, which will now be led by Kim Basile, previously vice president of IT transformation and strategy at the company, as the new CIO of the group. Basile joined Kyndryl in May 2022 and has held senior roles at Lockheed Martin, Leidos, and Vanguard.

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When Collaborating with Competitors Makes Sense

Harvard Business Review

How to think strategically about “co-opetition” and mitigate your organization’s risk.

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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Effective Succession Planning

N2Growth Blog

Understanding Emotional Intelligence Understanding emotional intelligence involves delving into one’s abilities, including self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. These aspects are crucial for recognizing, comprehending, and handling one’s emotions and those of others. Proficiency in emotional intelligence not only enhances decision-making and problem-solving skills but also fosters positive and productive interpersonal relationships.

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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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This 3-in-1 MagSafe dock will charge your Apple devices while keeping them cool (and now get a cool 20% for Amazon Prime Day)

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

ESR's HaloLock 3-in-1 charging station will keep your iPhone and accessories optimized for all environments. And this Amazon Prime Day you can enjoy 20% off.

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Proud Diamond Sponsor at Black Hat USA

Palo Alto Networks

Experience Precision AI™ technology in action at Black Hat USA 2024. Palo Alto Networks is a top sponsor and supporter of the Network and Security Operations Center (NOC/SOC) at Black Hat USA 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. Black Hat is a premier cybersecurity conference that brings together security professionals, researchers and leaders to discuss the latest threats, trends and technologies in information security.

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This Anker power bank has a genius feature that makes it irreplaceable for me, and this Amazon Prime Day get it for 20% less!

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The fast USB-C charging is great, but the cable's layout makes the Anker Nano power bank a mainstay in my everyday carry. And this Amazon Prime day you can get it for $32.

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