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Using Data as Currency: Your Company’s Next Big Advantage
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Though challenges arise when implementing a strategy to capitalize on data currency, the rewards are worth the effort. Here are six ways to unlock the value of your data.
By Scott A. Snyder, Senior Fellow, The Wharton School, Senior Advisor, Heidrick & Struggles , 5/14/2021
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11 Ways to Ask Smarter Data Analytics Questions
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
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Not everyone has been trained to think like a data scientist or a data analyst, but they can learn to think more like one.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 5/13/2021
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Corporate Diversity Efforts Get Real
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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Data Science For All offers free education, and mentorship, plus hiring at partner companies like Accenture and Target. Here's what its founders say about diversity today.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 5/13/2021
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C-Suite Changes to Come
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
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The C-suite has expanded, but will the trend continue? Likely yes, but how depends on what your company values most.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 5/12/2021
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Move Over, Zoom, Holograms Are Next
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
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COVID-19 obliterated business travel. Some companies are partially replacing it with holograms.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 5/7/2021
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How to Enable Data at Operational Speed
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Achieving data at operational speed requires a fundamentally different mentality than looking to the past for answers. Here are three steps companies can take.
By Goutham Belliappa, VP of AI Engineering, Capgemini North America , 5/6/2021
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How to Recruit AI Talent and Keep Them Happy
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Data and analytics leaders looking to expand their AI teams should understand how to recruit, hire, organize, train, and retain AI talent to ensure long-term AI success.
By Peter Krensky, Research Director, Gartner, Inc. , 5/5/2021
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Pandemic Responses Make Room for More Data Opportunities
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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The move to accelerate digital transformation and engage with customers online in 2020 increased the opportunities for gathering data.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 5/4/2021
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Demystifying Quantum Computing: Road Ahead for Commercialization
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In the coming years, quantum computers will likely far exceed the performance of today’s supercomputers and as such, will open entirely new opportunities for organizations.
By Marc Suidan, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deals Leader, PwC , 5/3/2021
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How Data is Transforming Healthcare for Patients, Providers and Payers
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Data-driven digital health technologies are starting to bring seismic changes to the healthcare sector, delivering improved outcomes, increased efficiency, and lower costs.
By Sachin Kalra, VP of Customer Success, Infostretch , 4/30/2021
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How to Change Gender Disparity Among Data Science Roles
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
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Founder of Deloitte’s women in data science and analytics group on importance of inclusion in technology.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 4/29/2021
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The AI Ecosystem: Mapping the Future of Data Science
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A new artificial intelligence landscape is emerging, enabling a new wave of innovation for those with the skills and structure to seize the opportunity.
By Fernando Lucini, Global Data Science & ML Engineering Lead, Accenture Applied Intelligence , 4/29/2021
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What CIOs Need to Know About Graph Database Technology
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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Here's a look at how graph database technology, together with AI, can help enterprises solve complex problems in an era of ever growing data.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 4/28/2021
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What Some Customers and Employees Hate About Chatbots
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
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Want to talk to a human? You're not alone. The fundamental problem with chatbots is language.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 4/27/2021
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IT Meets Finance: How CFOs Drive Digital Success
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Chief financial officers now play a key role in guiding organizations through digital transformation so they can survive the current climate and come out stronger on the other side.
By Gina Mastantuono, Chief Financial Officer, ServiceNow , 4/27/2021
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Building Confidence with Data Resilience
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As enterprises grow more complex, the need to protect them intensifies. Have the confidence to understand potential weaknesses in your infrastructure and take a data-centric approach to resiliency.
By Eric Herzog, VP, IBM Storage , 4/22/2021
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3 Factors That Should be Driving Your Digital Transformation
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To maximize output of any digitalization project, organizations must treat it as a wider business initiative, rather than a targeted IT transformation.
By Steele Arbeeny, Chief Technology Officer, SNP , 4/21/2021
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10 Things Your Artificial Intelligence Initiative Needs to Succeed
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
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In the race to implement AI, some companies may overlook important details that can mean the difference between success and failure.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 4/20/2021
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AWS Offers Course on Basics of Machine Learning
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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A new course offered by AWS offers business leaders a foundational understanding of machine learning and its use cases without the need for a deep understanding of Python and coding.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 4/19/2021
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Time to Modernize Your Data Integration Framework
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Data is constantly making its way to new platforms, applications, algorithms, and users. The need for an effective data integration framework is at an all-time high. Are you ready?
By William McKnight, President, McKnight Consulting Group , 4/19/2021
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