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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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But on the other hand, AI and generative AI in particular, as well as the speed at which intelligence barreled its way into organizations, have disrupted many IT plans, says Taglienti, chief data officer and distinguished engineer at tech firm Insight. “It 1 challenge listed.

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A history of tech adaptation for today’s changing business needs

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The best weapon to make decisions in a dynamic world is accurate and relevant information so organizations can carry out strategic plans in the most reliable way. But to get to this point, the organization has had to rely on technology for decades as a strategic tool.

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Hybrid Workplaces: Fad or Future?

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As the new year gets underway, organizations are looking beyond the challenges, volatility and reactive mode of the past few years and strategically planning their future to compete and thrive. it’s clear from the survey results that hybrid work is here to stay. Corporate real estate investments are changing.

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Essential skills and traits of chief AI officers

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The rapid rise of artificial intelligence — especially generative AI — is prompting many organizations to hire or promote a chief AI officer (CAIO). But the ranks of the CAIO are expected to increase at enterprise organizations as well in the coming years. Sometimes that can be readily found within the organization.

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What business executives don’t understand about IT

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To often CEOs have positioned IT to report to some other executive, oftentimes the CFO, and according to CIO.com’s State of the CIO survey , 18% still do. Putting IT under the CFO, the company will likely have financially sound systems but perhaps not the ones the company strategically needs.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

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Digital transformation is indeed a cornerstone of business strategy today, as 89% of enterprises see digital business as core to their growth, according to Gartner’s Board of Directors 2023 Survey. Strategizing for new opportunities Many of the most important capabilities for driving continued digital innovation are decidedly nontechnical.

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Top 8 challenges IT leaders will face in 2024

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These external factors can have a dramatic impact on business operations and strategic planning. To guide an organization through uncertainty, IT leaders must help ensure everyone in the company is on the same page, Srivastava says. Miller says his organization is making the choice to invest in growth. “We

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