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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

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Equally telling is another statistic from that research: Just 35% of these enterprises have achieved their digital goals or are on track to do so. Strategizing for new opportunities Many of the most important capabilities for driving continued digital innovation are decidedly nontechnical. It’s large-scale thinking.”

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5 rules that transform outsourcing outcomes

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It is the product of nearly 20 years of research at the University of Tennessee, beginning with a deep-dive funded by the United States Air Force on outcome-based outsourcing in 2003. Managed services contracts (e.g., There are two principles for establishing a pricing model.

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3 key roles for driving digital success

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This is a question I am asked often by IT leaders who prefer slowing down the pace of transformation and technology innovation. Product leaders must define a vision statement , research end-user needs, and propose roadmaps. Digital Transformation, IT Leadership, Staff Management

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The year’s top 10 enterprise AI trends — so far

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Given how we think the market will develop, generative AI will get embedded into every application we use,” says Nick Patience, research director specializing in AI at S&P Global Market Intelligence. Open-source AI Open source has long been a driver of innovation in the AI space. billion this year to $36 billion by 2028.

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

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“Generative AI can also be used to parse publicly available data on markets and companies to help make investment decisions,” says Chris Herringshaw, global CIO of Janus Henderson, the British-American global asset management group. My prediction is generative AI will be the most disruptive innovation in business.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

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Plan for cost savings up front Cost optimization starts with defining desired business outcomes and architecting a cost-effective solution right from the start, says Jevin Jensen, research VP, Intelligent CloudOps Market at IDC. And make sure your teams see cloud cost optimization as a way to innovate, not just a cost-cutting exercise.

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Vendor consolidation a hot-button topic for CIOs as they try to manage the tensions between innovation and efficiency

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CIOs have always had to find a balance between the need to deliver innovation and the need to establish operational excellence. In a report , EY highlighted five steps towards delivering innovation in a way that also achieves cost efficiency. CIOs realise the value of finding the right vendor partner.