CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 30, 2022

Long before the advent of customer data platforms (CDPs) , Kohl’s business model centered on collecting and cultivating customer data. We’ve had a homegrown customer data environment for decades,” says Paul Gaffney, CTO and supply chain officer at the $19.4 billion American department store chain. The Milwaukee, Wis.-based

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 2, 2024

“You can have the best solution but if you don’t have adoption, it will fail,” says Wayne Tung, managing director of Sendero Consulting. There’s always change,” says Jim Moore, CTO at HR Acuity. “A Some changes — buyouts or leadership shifts, for example — don’t allow for much notice. A healthy team is used to it. “It

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Companies taking a multicloud approach can experience ballooning OpEx numbers, says Barrett Schrader, managing director of the technology consulting group at Protiviti: “Organizations can take advantage of volume discounts with reduced complexity. Consumption-based contracts are self-optimizing,” says Gartner’s Buchanan.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 28, 2023

For example, most say they love both technology and problem-solving — a combination that often got them interested in the IT profession in the first place. For example, he took on the CTO role at Rodan + Fields because he “liked the appeal of being part of the product.” Second, be intentional. Curiosity tops his list. “I

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One way they’re doing that is by reimagining the IT function, say management consultants, executive advisors, and CIOs themselves. This reinvention goes beyond the adoption of cloud, agile development principles, and cutting-edge technologies. Strategies to transform IT for digital success include the following.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 26, 2023

This is where Saurabh Mittal, CTO at Mumbai-based Piramal Capital & Housing Finance, wants IT leaders to make a careful distinction. Enterprise technology leaders must differentiate between cost and investment if they want to make the most of their limited budgets.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Host Isaac Sacolick ( @nyike ) was joined by a bevy of consultants and practitioners who had no shortage of advice on the topic. nyike The best way to avoid hidden #cloud costs is to read every word in the contract. Drafting and Negotiating Cloud Computing Agreements’ , so they can understand the many nuances of cloud contracts.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 22, 2024

Unlike prior chatbots and other digital point solutions, generative AI technology is transformative because it unlocks the power of unstructured data to create new content. Here’s an example. A payer organization was working with an existing technology provider but only achieving incremental benefits. Artificial Intelligence

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 29, 2024

Employee training on AI is essential, says Sam Ferrise, CTO at Trinetix, a tech consulting firm. CIOs and CTOs must also set the rules of the road for using AI and navigate or mitigate potential risk and ethics issues, he says. With each one of these new cycles comes enthusiasm and apprehension both,” he says.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Prioritize transparency Prioritizing transparent communication is necessary to maintain positive team morale, says Chip Kleinheksel, global SAP CTO at business consulting firm Deloitte. By emphasizing the importance of the work they do, and how it impacts the business, you can help the team feel more engaged and motivated.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Thomas Phelps, CIO and SVP of corporate strategy at Laserfiche, says cloud contracts typically include several “gotchas” that IT leaders and procurement chiefs should be aware of, and he stresses the importance of studying terms of use before signing. I strike this language from all my contracts.”

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 10, 2024

Be strategic with reserve pricing Reserve pricing for cloud services can reduce resource usage costs by as much as 70%, says David McKee, who in his role as fractional CTO, tech founder, and digital twins thought leader at Counterpoint Technologies acts as a part-time CTO for nine companies in the US and Europe.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 17, 2024

I take what I learned in the scriptwriting seminar about passion and the narrative arc into every meeting I attend,” one chief technology officer said. So here, we explore why so many IT leaders attempt to improve this sense of narrative and ability to spin tales, and how it can make a difference to the business. “For

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 9, 2023

The need to grow smartly Gil Westrich’s company, ClearML, is benefiting from increased adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) technology. But the CTO and co-founder says that scaling to meet that demand presents its own challenges, which require self-reflection. How do we grow our business responsibly?”

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 28, 2023

For example, one model incorporates rent and lease terms for customers in the 84 counties in which JLL operates. We do a lot of paperwork in leasing and contracts, pages and pages of legal documents in multiple languages,” which has thus far been challenging to incorporate, the CTO says.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Gathering and processing data quickly enables organizations to assess options and take action faster, leading to a variety of benefits, said Elitsa Krumova ( @Eli_Krumova ), a digital consultant, thought leader and technology influencer. Nichol ( @PeterBNichol ), Chief Technology Officer at OROCA Innovations.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In times of economic downturn, for example, cybercrime may increase as people turn to illegal activities to make money. For example, suppose an organization has multiple teams or departments responsible for different parts of its cybersecurity strategy. Looking at history, this does not bode well for levels of cybercrime.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Financial security company Apex is employing Genpact’s riskCanvas software, which has been integrated with Amazon’s Bedrock gen AI technology, initially for document summarization but eventually it will be used to help prevent financial crimes, says Justin Morgan, Apex’s head of financial crimes compliance.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 21, 2023

“The anticipation and fear of the impact of generative AI in particular, and its relationship to artificial general intelligence (AGI), makes it overhyped,” says Daryl Cromer, vice president and CTO for the PCs and smart devices division at Lenovo. The number of use cases and utility values are limited, impacting the potential.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 2, 2023

Critical to the success of the migration was AWS premier consulting partner Lemongrass, which enabled Pick n Pay to migrate its mission-critical SAP (including SAP S/4HANA) and non-SAP workloads to AWS, and provide the ability to manage these workloads with the highest levels of automation and agility. That’s how I’d approach it.”

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 4, 2023

And if you’re presenting, it’s best to study older board packages and consult with colleagues about how the directors discuss, debate, and finalize key decisions. When presenting, you’ll need to win over board members by doing your homework, communicating in business language, and practicing the presentation.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Real-time data gets real — as does the complexity of dealing with it CIOs should prioritize their investment strategy to cope with the growing volume of complex, real-time data that’s pouring into the enterprise, advises Lan Guan, global data and AI lead at business consulting firm Accenture.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

We get consistent investment year over year,’’ says Yao Morin, CTO of global commercial estate company JLL. But the paradox Seals found is that “legacy organizations aren’t digital, so I need [business] leaders to understand the core business” and then elevate their education around digital technologies.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 24, 2023

In July, for example, New York City started enforcing new rules about the use of AI in hiring decisions. For example, in an HR application, an employee might be allowed to see their own salary information and benefits, but not that of other employees. Even individual cities are getting in on the action. AI is a black box.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The September Monthly Threat Intelligence Report from cybersecurity firm NCC Group delivers plenty of reasons to worry. For example, it highlighted a 153% rise in global ransomware attacks from September 2022 to September 2023. For example, his company now moves 24 terabytes of data a minute.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 19, 2023

This often leads to non-compliance and millions of dollars in penalties, or people getting stuck in contracts with no exit. For example, by training broader IT staff in cybersecurity and getting them involved in incident management, they can increase awareness around cyber risks.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 26, 2024

For the more specialized IT needs, there just aren’t enough people to meet the demand,” says Michael Manos, CTO of Dun & Bradstreet. But CIOs are also working with niche consultancies and startups for skills in areas such as cybersecurity, AI, cloud, analytics, and DevOps.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2022

Successful AI teams also include a range of people who understand the business and the problems it’s trying to solve, says Bradley Shimmin, chief analyst for AI platforms, analytics, and data management at consulting firm Omdia. The data engineer is foundational for both ML and non-ML initiatives, he says.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 13, 2023

As Seth Dobbs, CTO at Bounteous, explains, “We do creative work. This is true for every technology company and, increasingly, for nontechnology companies seeking to implement technical solutions. Companies often approach this as contract-to-hire strategy,” explains Rowley. “Or CIOs, and their recruiting teams, are well aware.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 10, 2023

Similarly, Kapil Pal, CTO at iEnergizer, a global BPO solutions provider, had to take some tough calls while heading IT at United Breweries (UB), one of India’s best known liquor companies. He also leveraged Heineken’s global contracts. “We We leveraged lower cost licensing because of our global contracts,” he adds.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 14, 2024

“Although the talks are a good first step towards establishing potential guidelines for AI safety, the talks will most likely be focused on existential risks, instead of the more mundane, but significant risks, that IT leaders are facing on a daily basis,” said Andrew Gamino-Cheong, CTO at Trustible, an AI governance strategy firm.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 30, 2024

Never pass up the opportunity to have a conversation with someone, regardless of their level or area of expertise,” suggests Kevin Miller, CTO of IFS North America. “If While those are examples, there are other networking practices IT leaders can engage in more consistently through online communities and social media.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 11, 2023

What they are finding is that the line between advancing technologically and ensuring AI doesn’t result in detrimental outcomes is thin. For example, if a tool offers a certain capability, “do we want it to be used whenever possible, or should we hold back because it’s the right thing to do,” Prasad says.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

This includes spending on strengthening cybersecurity (35%), improving customer service (32%) and improving data analytics for real-time business intelligence and customer insight (30%). This applies to his IT group as well, specifically, in using AI to automate the review of customer contracts, Nardecchia says.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 11, 2024

Banerji is the managing partner for the Data, Digital & Technology Leaders Practice at Caldwell, recruiting such roles as CIO, CTO, chief digital officer, chief data officer, CISO, and the related leadership suites. You’re going to travel around; you’re going to be busy.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Leading by example is the way to start a turnaround,” says Fredrik Hagstroem, CTO of Emergn, a digital business services firm. They can say ‘no’ and feel in control,” says Aviv Ben-Yosef, head of Aviv Ben-Yosef Consulting and the author of The Tech Executive Operating System. Culture is a function of leadership execution.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 30, 2022

It helps to start with a process that is extremely well-defined, low-risk, and has a large collection of examples. Companies too busy with the day-to-day might not notice that they’re missing these opportunities, says Ray Wang, principal analyst and founder at Constellation Research. Here are some tips to help you do all of that.

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