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When is data too clean to be useful for enterprise AI?

CIO Business Intelligence

Once the province of the data warehouse team, data management has increasingly become a C-suite priority, with data quality seen as key for both customer experience and business performance. But along with siloed data and compliance concerns , poor data quality is holding back enterprise AI projects. And while most executives generally trust their data, they also say less than two thirds of it is usable.

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How to Create an Accurate IT Project Timeline

Information Week

Building a project timeline is relatively easy. Ensuring accuracy is the tricky part.

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The key to operational AI: Modern data architecture

CIO Business Intelligence

From customer service chatbots to marketing teams analyzing call center data, the majority of enterprises—about 90% according to recent data —have begun exploring AI. However, there’s a significant difference between those experimenting with AI and those fully integrating it into their operations. For companies investing in data science, realizing the return on these investments requires embedding AI deeply into business processes.

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Why IT Leaders Should Hire Veterans for Cybersecurity Roles

Information Week

Maintaining cybersecurity requires the effort of a team. Veterans are uniquely skilled to operate in this role and bring strengths that meet key industry needs.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Taking stock of human capital in the age of AI

CIO Business Intelligence

Turnover has always been a concern for employers, but in a recent PwC report, an increasing number of employees worldwide are looking to move within the next year in light of many things, but mostly because of opportunities afforded by the rapid pace of technological change. “Technology is fundamentally changing the way work gets done and the skills employers seek,” said Pete Brown, global workforce leader at PwC UK in the report, adding that employees value organizations that invest in their sk

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Balancing AI and Humanity: Insights from KM’s Biggest Events in 2024

Forrester IT

Knowledge Management (KM) is experiencing an exciting transformation fueled by the merging of generative AI and human-centered practices.

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Top IT Skills and Certifications in 2025

Information Week

In 2025 top IT certifications in cloud security and data will offer high salaries as businesses prioritize multi-cloud and AI.

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Su infraestructura de TI puede estar más obsoleta de lo que cree

CIO Business Intelligence

Los directores ejecutivos y los CIO parecen tener puntos de vista conflictivos sobre el grado de preparación de los sistemas de TI de sus organizaciones. Y es que una gran mayoría de los directores generales están preocupados por su obsolescencia, según un informe del proveedor de servicios de TI Kyndryl. Según la encuesta de Kyndryl a 3.200 ejecutivos de empresas y TI , aproximadamente dos tercios de los directores ejecutivos dicen que les preocupa que sus herramientas de TI estén obsoletas o c

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Threat Actors Put $1 Trillion Shopping Season in Their Sights

Information Week

Tis the season for holiday shopping, and that means cyberthreats that target the retail industry are ramping up.

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La IA facilita la labor investigadora de los científicos del Instituto Curie

CIO Business Intelligence

Ciencia, investigación y descubrimiento. El Instituto Curie se fundó en 1909 y se estableció como un laboratorio de excelencia dirigido por la científica Marie Curie, una mujer pionera en su campo. Más de un siglo después, el Instituto Curie, el primer centro francés de investigación y tratamiento del cáncer, continúa haciendo gala del liderazgo y vanguardismo que le precede.

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Turn Your Contact Center Into a Profit Machine with AI

Every year, $75 billion is lost to bad customer service — and your business could be bleeding loyalty without realizing it. AI is rewriting the rules. Imagine instant answers, 24/7 self-service, faster resolutions, and skyrocketing satisfaction scores. Companies like Amazon are already cashing in, and the technology is easier than you think — plug, play, and profit.

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AI Expertise in Business Strategy: The New Competitive Edge

Eric D. Brown

A recent Harvard Business Review article about AI expertise in business strategy got me thinking. While everyone’s talking about AI replacing jobs or automating tasks, a more fundamental shift is happening: AI is completely changing how companies develop and maintain strategic expertise. Traditionally, companies succeed by having better expertise than their competitors in key areas.

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AI’s data problem: How to build the right foundation

CIO Business Intelligence

2024 was undoubtedly “the year of AI,” with businesses across the globe attempting to fast-track implementations. In fact, EY’s 202 4 Work Reimagined Survey found that Generative AI (GenAI) adoption skyrocketed from 22% in 2023 to 75% in 2024. Meanwhile, Forrester found that 67% of AI decision-makers plan to ramp up their GenAI investments in the coming year.

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New Capabilities in Windows Autopilot Device Provisioning Real Time Monitoring App and Script Provisioning

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and LinkedIn page for latest updates [link] The post New Capabilities in Windows Autopilot Device Provisioning Real Time Monitoring App and Script Provisioning appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Wagh Bakri Tea Group leverages data to understand evolving consumers’ taste: Tarun Vijh

CIO Business Intelligence

Tarun Vijh, CIO of Wagh Bakri Tea Group, is well versed with how technology drives business, having tackled the CIO role at the tea establishment for the last 3 and a half years. In his tenure, he has created a roadmap for the over 100-year-old erstwhile tea organization wherein digital transformation has taken centre stage, revamping procurement processes and business trends.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.

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How do you tame AI? Scientist sees a need for regulating bots like drugs or airplanes

GeekWire

Cognitive scientist Gary Marcus, left, and science-fiction author Ted Chiang discuss the challenges posed by the rapid advance of artificial intelligence at a recent Town Hall Seattle event. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Have the risks of artificial intelligence risen to the point where more regulation is needed? Cognitive scientist Gary Marcus argues that the federal government — or maybe even international agencies — will need to step in.

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TradeMe’s bold new plan to boost number of women in technical leadership roles

CIO Business Intelligence

New Zealand online marketplace TradeMe, has unveiled an ambitious plan to double the number of women in technical leadership roles, to address the persistent gender imbalance in the tech industry, where women remain underrepresented, especially in senior positions. The latest research from NZ Tech highlights the diversity challenge in the digital technologies workforce.

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Travel Safe: Cybersecurity Tips for Your Next Vacation

SecureWorld News

Even if you leave your desktop computer at home, you'll probably stay connected when you're vacationing—you can check your phone on the beach or on a mountaintop. Travelers often rely on technology to enhance vacations, like by sharing photos online or finding lodging on an app. As you embark upon your next adventure, remain cyber safe following some simple practices to keep your vacation plans free from cybercriminal meddling.

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Advances in AI Avatars and why Teeth and Beards are Still Challenging

Dataconomy

AI avatars, or “talking heads,” have marked a new step in the way we approach and comprehend digital engagement. Not that long ago, turning a single photo and audio clip into a realistic, speaking likeness seemed impossible—the best we could get was an ‘uncanny valley’ result, certainly unsuitable for any external use. Now, the situation is much different.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Introducing the New Explore with Copilot Feature in Autopatch for Intune

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and LinkedIn page for latest updates [link] The post Introducing the New Explore with Copilot Feature in Autopatch for Intune appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Technology Short Take 184

Scott Lowe

Welcome to Technology Short Take #184! This Tech Short Take is a bit shorter than the usual ones, but then again this week—at least in the US—is a bit shorter than most weeks due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Even so, I hope that I’ve managed to include some information that folks find useful. Also, thanks to some feedback from readers, I’ve tried hard to ensure that links are more descriptive and informative than they’ve sometimes been in the past; let me know how I

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4 Sales Management Styles You Must Know

IT Toolbox

A big challenge for sales managers is understanding and employing the right management styles to elicit the desired behavior from employees. Employing the right management style at the right time can reap rewards - and help your team reach their quotas. The post 4 Sales Management Styles You Must Know appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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The future of smart homes: From control to prediction

Dataconomy

Modern technologies provide many opportunities for a better life. Smart houses, which until recently seemed like a fantasy, are now actively entering people’s lives. This area of ​​innovation is developing rapidly, and the primary trend is the transition from simple control of devices to comprehensive prediction of the needs of residents. Tools like home automation design software play a crucial role in shaping these advancements, enabling efficient planning and integrating smart home syst

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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)

Procurement is in the middle of a tech tsunami. And if it feels like the old playbooks aren’t working anymore, that’s because they aren’t. Agentic AI. Autonomous procurement. Unified source-to-pay ecosystems. These innovations are converging and transforming how procurement teams operate. The GEP 2025 Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report breaks it all down.

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Starbucks, Supermarkets Targeted in Ransomware Attack

Tech Republic

Blue Yonder, a prominent supply chain software provider, has been targeted in a ransomware attack, leading to disruption at major retail outlets.

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Study shows Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of any car brand

TechSpot

Tesla's long-standing reputation for producing the safest vehicles on the road has been called into question by a recent study from auto research firm iSeeCars. The report reveals that Tesla vehicles have the highest rate of fatal accidents among all car brands, contradicting the company's bold safety claims and challenging.

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7 modi per creare il proprio Large Language Model

CIO Business Intelligence

L’intelligenza artificiale generativa è una delle tecnologie a più rapida crescita della storia. Sta trasformando il mondo e, secondo un sondaggio pubblicato a settembre da Real-Time Population Survey su oltre 3.000 adulti che lavorano negli Stati Uniti, un quarto aveva utilizzato la GenAI per lavoro almeno una volta nella settimana precedente alla rilevazione, con quasi l’11% che ha dichiarato di farne uso ogni giorno.

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Windows 11 24H2 is now incompatible with USB scanning devices, too

TechSpot

Windows 11 24H2 doesn't work well with cache-less WD SSDs, Ubisoft games, Asus devices, fingerprint sensors, and much more. We can now add USB scanners and devices using the eSCL scan protocol to the troublesome issues. Microsoft recently confirmed the problem through its ever-growing list of known Windows 11 24H2 problems.

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Agent Tooling: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems & Data

Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

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8 Video Production Templates You Can Use in < 30 Minutes

Tech Republic

Streamline content creation with the best video production templates for monday.com, ClickUp, Notion, Google Sheets, Excel, and more.

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Former Google CEO warns AI girlfriends could lead to obsession and loneliness

TechSpot

Speaking about the dangers of AI and regulation on The Prof G Show with Scott Galloway, Schmidt spoke about the ability for young men to create perfect AI romantic partners and fall in love with them. "This is a good example of an unexpected problem of existing technology," Schmidt said.

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It’s easier than ever to use SearchGPT on your iPhone

Dataconomy

OpenAI has updated its ChatGPT app for iOS, introducing a new shortcut for SearchGPT, which enhances the application’s search capabilities. This development, announced on November 26, 2024, allows users to access SearchGPT quickly through Apple’s shortcuts integration, making it easier to initiate searches and conversations using artificial intelligence.

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CEO fires 90% of his company for missing a meeting, many were unpaid workers

TechSpot

Baldvin Oddsson, CEO of Wyoming-based musical-instrument online storefront the Musicians Club, was far from happy when just 11 of the company's 110 employees and contracted freelancers turned up to a meeting at 8:30 am on Friday, November 15. His response was to fire the offending 90% of staff via Slack.

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The AI Race Isn’t Just About Tech Superiority – Its the Supply Chain, Stupid!

The race to dominate AI is no longer about who has the smartest algorithms — it's about who can build and scale faster. Behind every AI breakthrough lies a battle for resources: data centers, compute hardware, power, and telecom infrastructure. And right now, even tech giants are hitting a wall. Our latest white paper reveals the six critical supply chain elements that are increasingly separating AI leaders from the rest.