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When is the right time to dump an AI project?

CIO

Many organizations running AI pilots will inevitably encounter a key IT dilemma: when to pull the plug and move on. If they dump a pilot that’s not meeting expectations too soon, they may miss out on huge benefits down the line, but if they hang on too long, they can waste huge amounts of time, money, and resources. On the one side, Forrester recently warned organizations not to look for AI ROI too soon, because they could miss out on AI’s benefits.

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Exception Handling in Java: Best Practices

InnovationM

Exception handling is a crucial aspect of Java programming, particularly when designing APIs and ensuring robust application behavior. This article outlines best practices for handling exceptions in Java, using Spring Boot for RESTful APIs, and emphasizes the importance of providing clear, helpful error messages to consumers. Here’s a comprehensive look into exception handling, using references from the “Standardized API Exception Handling” presentation.

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SALT TYPHOON Exploits Backdoor to U.S. Wiretap System

Ooda Loop

Recently, Chinese advanced persistent threat activity dubbed “SALT TYPHOON” was linked to intrusions that accessed major U.S. broadband providers such as ATT&T and Verizon Communications, among others.

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The Number One Thing Most CEOs Overlook When Setting Their Teams Up for Success—And How to Fix It

CEO Insider

When CEOs set out to lead their teams to success, the focus often lands on strategy, resources, or hitting key performance indicators. But there’s one critical element that frequently gets overlooked: accountability. Without it, even the clearest strategies and best resources fall flat. Accountability ensures that teams not only know what’s expected of them but […] The post The Number One Thing Most CEOs Overlook When Setting Their Teams Up for Success—And How to Fix It appeared first on C

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Subscription Management in the SaaS World: Challenges and Solutions

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AI as a catalyst for ESG: Empowering CIOs to drive sustainable innovation

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In today’s fast-evolving business landscape, environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria have become fundamental to corporate responsibility and long-term success. Stakeholders—investors, regulators and consumers — now expect businesses to move beyond profitability and actively demonstrate ethical governance, social responsibility and environmental stewardship.

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Boost productivity by using AI in cloud operational health management

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Modern organizations increasingly depend on robust cloud infrastructure to provide business continuity and operational efficiency. Operational health events – including operational issues, software lifecycle notifications, and more – serve as critical inputs to cloud operations management. Inefficiencies in handling these events can lead to unplanned downtime, unnecessary costs, and revenue loss for organizations.

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Transforming Patient Outreach and Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud: A Healthcare Success Story

Perficient

In our ongoing Health and Life Sciences series, we’re excited to share a remarkable transformation achieved by a leading pediatric health system. This organization, renowned for its commitment to children’s health, faced challenges in scaling its outreach efforts and enhancing patient experiences. Here’s how Perficient helped revolutionize their approach using Salesforce solutions.

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Getting the timing right at Setterwalls to invest in AI support

CIO

In recent years, there’ve been a number of smaller AI products geared toward the legal profession, but it wasn’t until gen AI caught on that Swedish law firm Setterwalls really saw the benefit. “We saw that there was potential to benefit on a broad front,” says CIO Daniel Sandberg. With backing from management and great interest outside the organization, the agency, started a pilot project where three AI tools specially designed for lawyers were tested, compared, and evaluated.

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How To Use Live Coding Interviews in Tech Recruiting?

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

In the fast-paced world of tech recruiting, finding the perfect candidate can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Resumes can be deceiving, and traditional interview formats may not always give you the full picture of a candidate’s technical abilities. This is where live coding interviews come in. These interactive assessments allow you to see a candidate’s coding skills in real-time, providing valuable insights into their problem-solving approach, coding efficiency, and

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Celebrating Data & AI Innovation: Dataiku Frontrunner Awards 2024

Dataiku

As data, analytics, and AI continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible, 2024 has brought forward a new wave of groundbreaking use cases and innovative leaders. The Dataiku Frontrunner Awards honor these trailblazers — organizations and individuals who have harnessed Dataiku, the Universal AI Platform, to drive transformation across industries.

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Exciting updates to Agile Alliance membership levels and pricing!

Agile Alliance

Agile Alliance has introduced new 2024 membership levels, including options for government, universities, and product/service providers, offering greater flexibility and lower costs per user. The post Exciting updates to Agile Alliance membership levels and pricing! first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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How NTT DATA CIO Barry Shurkey takes a people-first approach to IT success

CIO

As CIO at NTT DATA North America, Barry Shurkey is responsible for digital transformation and optimizing the IT roadmap to support the company and its clients. The award-winning tech exec also led the acquisition of Dell Services into NTT DATA, worked in Australia on the largest outsourcing deal of its time, and has held leadership roles with EDS, Travelport, and HP.

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Chinese scientists hack military grade encryption on quantum computer: paper

Ooda Loop

Chinese scientists have mounted what they say is the world’s first effective attack on a widely used encryption method using a quantum computer. The breakthrough poses a “real and substantial threat” to the long-standing password-protection mechanism employed across critical sectors, including banking and the military, according to the researchers.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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Nonprofit CEO Search: Strategies for Finding Mission-Driven Leaders

N2Growth Blog

Executive Search Process for Nonprofit Organizations Finding the right leader for a nonprofit is a crucial milestone for any organization, as it directly impacts the future trajectory and impact of its mission. The executive search process goes beyond filling a role; it ensures the new CEO is aligned with the organization’s purpose and vision. It takes a thoughtful, strategic approach that recognizes the unique challenges of the nonprofit world.

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Reflections from Climate Week 2024: Why workplace services deserve a bigger slice of sustainability budgets

Capgemini

Reflections from Climate Week 2024: Why workplace services deserve a bigger slice of sustainability budgets Alan Connolly 10 Oct 2024 Facebook Twitter Linkedin As sustainability budgets grow, many companies are making significant investments in decarbonization, renewable energy, and broader environmental initiatives. However, one key area has been noticeably left out:  workplace devices.

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FinOps SaaS: The missing piece of the puzzle

CIO

With more and more businesses moving to the Cloud, FinOps is becoming a vital framework for efficiently controlling Cloud expenses. FinOps, which was first created to maximise the use of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) models, is currently broadening its scope to include Software as a Service (SaaS). Given that SaaS accounts for a sizable amount of Cloud expenses for businesses of all kinds, including small and medium-sized firms, this addition is essential.

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CISA and NSA Cloud Security Best Practices: Deep Dive

Tenable

Recent cloud security guidance from CISA and the NSA offers a wealth of recommendations to help organizations reduce risk. This blog highlights key takeaways, provides further insights from CIS, and explores how utilizing cloud security posture management (CSPM) and cloud-native application protection program (CNAPP) solutions/services from Tenable can help.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Board of Directors: Steering Towards Organizational Excellence

N2Growth Blog

The success of any organization hinges on the strength of its board of directors. A well-rounded board guides the strategic direction, ensures sound governance, and drives overall growth. To build an exceptional board, recruiting members who bring diverse skills, expertise, and perspectives to the table is crucial. This requires a thorough, strategic recruitment process, often supported by executive search firms like N2Growth , which specializes in identifying top board talent that aligns with y

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Driving sustainable change in the workplace: The power of My Sustainability Score

Capgemini

Driving sustainable change in the workplace: The power of My Sustainability Score Aleksandra Domagala 23 Sep 2024 Facebook Twitter Linkedin In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, sustainability is no longer just a buzzword – it’s a critical driver for success and environmental stewardship. Organizations worldwide are realizing that integrating sustainable practices into their operations isn’t just beneficial for the planet, but for their business as well.

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Las entidades locales tendrán un espacio de datos para ordenar el tráfico, reducir la tarifa energética y planificar mejor la gestión urbana

CIO

“Un paso decisivo e innovador hacia la digitalización y modernización de nuestras ciudades que contribuya a mejorar los servicios públicos que se prestan a la ciudadanía”. Así ha definido hoy Óscar López, ministro para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública , en un acto en Jaén, el anuncio de la construcción de un espacio de datos en el ámbito municipal para la gestión de infraestructuras urbanas inteligentes.

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Backing Repeat Founders: Trading On Volatility In Venture Capital

Crunchbase News

Nearly half — 49% — of unicorn startup founders have previously started at least one company, according to Endeavor. In Europe, it’s even higher at 65%, Mosaic Ventures estimates. On the surface, these figures seem to validate a common assumption in venture capital: Prior entrepreneurial experience leads to better outcomes. However, the disparity between these numbers points to something more complex.

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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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Open-Source GenAI Adoption with the Dell AI Factory and AMD

Dell EMC

Dell Technologies and AMD give customers flexible generative AI solutions fast for efficiency and innovation.

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Inclusive Leadership in 2025: A Strategic Imperative for Growth

N2Growth Blog

As we approach 2025, inclusive leadership has transformed from a commendable goal into a strategic necessity for organizations aiming to thrive in a rapidly evolving global market. Leading with empathy, respect, and a genuine commitment to diversity unlocks fresh perspectives and untapped potential within teams. At N2Growth, we believe that fostering an inclusive environment is not just ethically sound— it’s a critical driver of innovation and sustainable growth.

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The success of GenAI models lies in your data management strategy

CIO

The rise of generative AI (GenAI) felt like a watershed moment for enterprises looking to drive exponential growth with its transformative potential. However, this enthusiasm may be tempered by a host of challenges and risks stemming from scaling GenAI. As the technology subsists on data, customer trust and their confidential information are at stake—and enterprises cannot afford to overlook its pitfalls.

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What Funding Slump? Active Venture Investors Picked Up The Pace In Q3

Crunchbase News

Global startup funding may have slowed in the third quarter, but that slowdown apparently didn’t apply to the most active venture investors, most of whom actually upped their dealmaking pace. This is particularly true for the three most-active post-seed investors — Y Combinator , Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst — which all significantly increased dealmaking in Q3.

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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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Forrester Consulting Examines the Impact of Dell APEX Backup Services

Dell EMC

Dell APEX Backup Services enable cost savings and business benefits.

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Unlock the knowledge in your Slack workspace with Slack connector for Amazon Q Business

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Amazon Q Business is a fully managed, generative AI-powered assistant that you can configure to answer questions, provide summaries, generate content, and complete tasks based on your enterprise data. Amazon Q Business offers over 40 built-in connectors to popular enterprise applications and document repositories, including Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) , Salesforce, Google Drive, Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, Gmail, Slack, Atlassian, and Zendesk and can help you create your generative

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Oracle adds agentic AI to Fusion Cloud CX

CIO

Aiming to deliver end-to-end service automation, Oracle on Wednesday unveiled new agentic AI capabilities for Oracle Fusion Cloud Service and Oracle Fusion Field Service. Oracle said the new AI-driven workflows will help service teams increase service efficiency, reduce time-to-resolution, and improve customer experience. “We’re striving at Oracle for total end-to-end service automation, not enhancements, not spot efficiency gains in service,” Jeff Wartgow, vice president of Oracle Service, told

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