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Don’t ignore virtual reality as you plan the future workplace

CIO Business Intelligence

Two years ago, the consulting giant started shipping many of its recruits virtual reality headsets instead. At the same time, it created a virtual world or “metaverse” that enables employees to socialize, form teams, conduct training, and collaborate. “We More business applications are on the way. The Zoom fatigue factor.

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Sharing my life story from a virtual perspective

Trends in the Living Networks

Last week on The Virtual Excellence Show our scheduled guest was not able to make it at short notice, so I thought it would be a good opportunity for me to share my own life story and how it relates to the virtual. Hi, welcome to The Virtual Excellence Show. So I thought it’d be worth sharing my story of the virtual.

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Generative AI is pushing unstructured data to center stage

CIO Business Intelligence

The evolution of AI and the use of structured and unstructured data When discriminative AI rose to prominence in sectors such as banking, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing, it was primarily trained on and used to analyze, classify, or make predictions about unstructured data. have encouraged the creation of unstructured data.

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Microsoft Stores remain closed as Apple and Best Buy continue reopening

The Verge

Microsoft is being a little warier than other companies when it comes to welcoming consumers back to its retail stores. After closing the doors at its physical locations, Microsoft continued selling devices online and shifted the focus of retail employees to remote assistance for enterprise, small business, and education customers.

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Microsoft offers its own take on the metaverse with the introduction of Mesh for Teams

GeekWire

At its virtual Ignite 2021 conference Tuesday morning, the company announced a new product called Mesh for Teams, which allows workers to take the form of avatars and navigate virtual work environments. Prototypes of products could even be laid out on a virtual table. Microsoft Image).

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The Convergence of Digital and Physical Customer Interactions in Today’s On-Demand Economy

The Investing Edge

My partners and I had a fantastic dinner in Boston’s North End a few weeks ago with seven of our portfolio CEO’s that lead companies in the marketing tech category of enterprise technology. Improving customer engagement has become one of the dominant trends in enterprise technology. percent from last year.

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Computer vision is primed for business value

CIO Business Intelligence

Following is a look at how companies across a range of industries are deploying computer vision to improve and optimize key business processes, from retail fulfillment to health-care diagnostics. Scaling and expediting retail fulfillment and delivery. What is computer vision?