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DS Smith sets a single-cloud agenda for sustainability

CIO

British multinational packaging giant DS Smith has committed itself to ambitious sustainability goals, and its IT strategy to standardize on a single cloud will be a key enabler. From a sustainability perspective, utilizing a cloud platform unlocks the company’s data and its value chain’s data end-to-end,” Burion says. As for No.

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OctoML raises $85M for it for its machine learning acceleration platform

TechCrunch

OctoML , a Seattle-based startup that helps enterprises optimize and deploy their machine learning models, today announced that it has raised an $85 million Series C round led by Tiger Global Management. “It’s not only a cost issue but also a sustainability issue,” he noted.

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Machine Learning In Internet Of Things (IoT) – The next big IT revolution in the making

Openxcell

From human genome mapping to Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI),Machine Learning, Blockchain, Mobile digital Platforms (Digital Streets, towns and villages),Social Networks and Business, Virtual reality and so much more. What is Machine Learning? Machine Learning delivers on this need.

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Why CIOs should invest in digital through economic headwinds

CIO

Revolutionise work Gartner has identified three ‘force multipliers’ that CIOs should focus on to help make their organisation an employer of choice, and to create sustainable performance in the workplace: Take the friction out of work : Friction is when work is unnecessarily hard and degrades employee performance and staff retention.

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Crisis Management in the Digital Age: Lessons for 2024’s Unpredictable Economy

N2Growth Blog

There is friction between globalization and regional autonomy, a conflict between the desire for sustainability and the lure of rapid development, ongoing political uncertainties, and the ever-increasing impact of digital technology. It is the driving force behind the shift from traditional brick-and-mortar businesses to the virtual world.

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The power players of retail transformation: IoT, 5G, and AI/ML on Microsoft Cloud

CIO

Landmark Group, one of the largest retail and hospitality organizations in the Middle East, wanted to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint, improve operational excellence, and make progress toward its sustainability goals. With 5G-enabled smart mirrors, a person can virtually try on apparel.

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IT leaders explore footing amid shifting needs and the AI power struggle

CIO

Some even implemented their own virtual personal assistants (VPAs), which included at least natural language processing—and sometimes more intelligence than that. Many IT leaders experimented with copilots and virtual assistants that helped users access existing systems. Perhaps the best thing to hope for in 2024 is simplicity.