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Taking the Canadian Insurance Industry Digital

Cloud Musings

. - McKinsey & Company Founded in 1871, Economical Insurance operates within the old and relatively static Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance industry. According to the American Insurance Association (AIA) , the modern insurance industry, developed primarily in England after the Great London Fire in 1666.

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8 top priorities for CIOs in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Technology will play a pivotal role in building resiliency, since it’s entrenched in every aspect and rung of an enterprise,” says Peter Kirkwood, principal consultant at Zinnov, a global management consulting and strategy advisory firm. The negative financial and competitive consequences … will be difficult to escape,” he says.

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Healthcare analytics startup founded by early Amazon employee lands $6.5M

GeekWire

million to boost its software that helps employers get a handle on benefits data. Launched in 2019, the company pitches an enterprise software solution to large employers that legally transfers HR and benefits data from various stakeholders. Seattle healthcare analytics startup Abett raised $6.5

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3 areas where gen AI improves productivity — until its limits are exceeded

CIO Business Intelligence

So based on early results, the three functional areas where companies see the biggest productivity improvements are in customer service, software development, and general creative and knowledge work. But it’s not just big software development projects where gen AI can help.

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DevOps Best Practices for Oracle Cloud Migration

Flexagon

It’s now common for enterprises to move software to the cloud as part of their digital transformation. After all, migrating enterprise systems can be quite complex. Now you can take advantage of the scale and speed of the cloud with your enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Establish Key KPIs.

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State of IT jobs: Mixed signals, changes ahead

CIO Business Intelligence

Skills currently fueling increased pay include cybersecurity (55%), cloud (51%), AI and ML (46%), software development (44%), and data science and database management (33%), according to data from Robert Half. Candidates really can separate themselves and get more opportunity,” thanks to less competition from other candidates, he adds.

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Oil changes for houses: Startup led by former Expedia director offers regular home maintenance

GeekWire

The startup’s eight employees currently do everything from property maintenance to software development. In the future, it plans to target enterprises including home insurance companies and large tech companies, which could offer Onder as a work-from-home amenity, Kreiger said.