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Software vendors offer AI sales boost for retail at NRF show

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If software vendors have their way, the answer is likely to involve more artificial intelligence. Sales statistics Two recent surveys concur that only a tiny minority of retailers have no plans to implement AI today. It’s using AI to simplify stock replenishment and order management in physical and online stores.

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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. The same goes for customer experience management (CXM), another key capability that can be a challenge to find and define.

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8 strategies for accelerating IT modernization

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And with infrastructure and application modernization cited as key reasons for CIOs’ budget increases this year, according to the 2024 State of the CIO Survey, that pace is not fast enough. Recent research found that application modernization took an average of 16 months. Luckily, there are ways to slash the timelines on those projects.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

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McMasters takes full advantage of the analytical tools Microsoft provides with Azure Cloud Computing Services to assist with cost optimization analysis, but he doesn’t stop there. “We But there are also vendor-specific metrics we define, and we build telemetry using tools based on usage and needs,” the CIO says.

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Weighing risk and reward with gen AI vendor selection

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According to an O’Reilly survey released late last month, 23% of companies are using one of OpenAI’s models. An enterprise that bet its future on ChatGPT would be in serious trouble if the tool disappeared and all of OpenAI’s APIs suddenly stopped working. Entire businesses have been built on top of OpenAI and its APIs.

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Cloud Leaders Sound Off on Key Challenges

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And, managing who has access to these systems poses a significant challenge. These are the findings from a commissioned survey including 262 IT and security professionals who have the final decision-making authority for their organization’s cloud infrastructure.

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The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of the year

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Perforce Software, a privately held provider of software development tools, has agreed to buy the infrastructure automation software platform Puppet. Perforce already owns development tools such as Helix and the testing tools, including Perfecto and BlazeMeter. Perforce Software buys Puppet. Atlassian buys Percept.ai.