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XPO Logistics invests in IT for the long haul
The logistics company’s less-than-truckload freight operations are fueled by in-house freight applications fine-tuned to leverage loads of data in the cloud.
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CDO resumes: 5 tips for landing a chief data officer role
Chief data officers are on the rise as businesses embrace data-driven strategies. But you’ll want to follow these five tips to write the perfect CDO resume to get the job.
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Tata Consultancy Services delivers self-service analytics in-house
TCS CIO Abhijit Mazumder built an analytics platform to empower the IT services provider’s business users to gain insights from soaring volumes of data without IT intervention.
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What are decision support systems? Sifting data for better business decisions
Decision support systems are a subset of business intelligence aimed at helping organizations make informed business decisions based on vast troves of analyzed data.
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5 tips for excelling at self-service analytics
Organizations are accelerating their ability to make data-driven decisions by offering analytics capabilities directly to business users. Here’s how to do it right.
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Regeneron turns to IT to accelerate drug discovery
CIO Bob McCowan’s digital and data transformation sets the stage for innovation by equipping the pharmaceutical’s scientists with the data they need to experiment and test hypotheses.
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JetBlue optimizes data operations with shift to the cloud
After struggling with an on-premises data warehouse, the airlines has unlocked self-service reporting and the power of machine learning by migrating its data to the cloud.
IDG TECHtalk Voices
The data flywheel: A better way to think about your data strategy
Mobilizing data strategy is analogous to getting a flywheel spinning: it takes tremendous effort to get the wheel moving, but its momentum is largely self-sustaining.
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Inside track: Chris Bedi on his evolving CIO role at ServiceNow
Growing from the maintenance of internal infrastructure to a more holistic digital role, it’s been a transformational period for Chris Bedi after stints as CIO for two electronics manufacturers.
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Chipotle’s recipe for digital transformation: Cloud plus AI
CTO Curt Garner fortified the fast-casual chain’s digital aspirations with an all-in push for the cloud, providing a foundation for innovations aimed at improving customer experience and restaurant operations.
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Texas Rangers data transformation modernizes stadium operations
A new stadium and the data it produces have spurred the baseball team to transform its business operations, all thanks to a strategic overhaul of its data infrastructure.
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9 business intelligence certifications to advance your BI career
From BI analysts and BI developers to BI architects and BI directors, business intelligence pros are in high demand. Here are the certifications that can give your career an edge.
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Inside the US Army’s ‘warfighting’ cloud
The US Army first-ever CIO, Dr. Raj Iyer, discusses the ‘game-changing’ impact the cloud, data, and AI are having in support of Ukraine’s fight against Russia and in safeguarding democracy at home.
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Data storytelling: A key skill for data-driven decision-making
IT and analytics leaders seeking to convey actionable insights from their organization’s data must learn how to tell compelling stories with data, emphasizing context and narrative.
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6 traits of data-driven enterprises
Few organizations are truly positioned to deliver on the promise of data-driven decision-making. Here’s how to tell if yours is one.
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NJ Transit creates ‘data engine’ to fuel transformation
CIDO Lookman Fazal has moved New Jersey’s public transportation agency to a multicloud platform tuned to deliver data insights and innovations the company’s analysts never knew they could have.
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American Airlines takes flight with analytics transformation
The world’s largest airlines has turned to the cloud, leveraging AI, machine learning, and real-time analytics to minimize disruptions, streamline operations, and improve the travel experience.
CIO Executive Council POV
Oshkosh puts digital solutions into overdrive
Global CDIO Anupam Khare’s targeted forays into AI and predictive analytics are fueling continued growth and paving new roads to success for the manufacturer of specialty vehicles.
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Expert tips for hiring (and retaining) data scientists
The market for data science talent is tight. To stand out, IT leaders advise establishing innovative, purpose-driven roles that ensure data scientists can thrive at your organization.
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Digital twins: 5 success stories
These five companies are using digital twins to monitor operations, plan predictive maintenance, improve customer service, and optimize their supply chains.
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The rise of the data lakehouse: A new era of data value
Query accelerators such as data lakehouses consolidate the data warehouse and data lake into a single system of insight that enables enterprises to accelerate analysis and maximize data value at a reduced cost.
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Unlocking the hidden value of dark data
The chances are that most of the data you collect — from human communications to machine logs — is piling up with little plan for actualizing its potential. Good governance and AI can help.
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Disney Advertising's Dana McGraw: Sharing data enhances its value
The VP of audience modeling and data science views success of data-driven products and practices as a measure of strong business partnerships and a culture steeped in empathy.
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What is a data engineer? An analytics role in high demand
Data engineers are vital members of any enterprise data analytics team, responsible for managing, optimizing, overseeing, and monitoring data retrieval, storage, and distribution throughout the organization.
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What is data visualization? Presenting data for decision-making
Data visualization is the presentation of data in a graphical format to make it easier for decision makers to see and understand trends, outliers, and patterns in data.
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CIO 100 US: 8 award-winning healthcare IT projects
Healthcare organizations are increasingly embracing digital initiatives to expedite evaluations, better share medical records, and improve patient care.
CIO Executive Council POV
Applied Energy Services doubles down on data quality
AES digital chief Alejandro Reyes turns up the heat on data analytics and AI as customers and commercial clients take a more proactive approach to responsible energy usage and sustainability.
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IT leaders get creative to fill data science gaps
The ongoing data scientist shortage sees enterprises reconfiguring data teams, upskilling promising employees, and partnering to improve talent pipelines.
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Feeding America turns to data to feed the hungry
Maryann Byrdak, the domestic hunger relief organization’s first CIO, is leading a technology transformation at the nonprofit with data and analytics at its core.
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DTN’s CTO on combining IT systems after a merger
To successfully merge IT systems after an acquisition, ask the right questions before doing the deal, and build the team before building the application, says Lars Ewe.
Opinion
The secret to successful citizen data science programs: Good governance
Putting data and visualization tools in the hands of business people is one thing; getting IT out of the business of running reports is quite another.
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Data lakehouses give enterprises analytics edge
Blending the structure of data warehouses and the flexibility of data lakes, data lakehouses are proving to be versatile tools for making the most of any data you want to collect.
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What is business analytics? Using data to improve business outcomes
Business analytics is the practical application of statistical analysis and technologies on business data to identify trends and predict business outcomes.
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Digital twin helps NTT Indycar deliver better race experience to fans
Digital twin, AI, and predictive analytics help put fans behind the wheel of race cars in the NTT Indycar Series, including the iconic Indianapolis 500.
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Data science drives big decisions at Kohl’s
The American department store chain modernized its data strategy around Google BigQuery, bringing in third-party data sets and algorithms to further hone its personalization and merchandizing efforts.
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Nvidia and Siemens to accelerate digital twins’ development
Siemens Digital Industries Software and Nvidia are working to bring IT and OT closer together by facilitating the creation of digital simulations of products and processes.
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7 key Microsoft Azure analytics services (plus one extra)
Microsoft offers an array of options for data analytics in its cloud that are meant to operate together as a full analytics stack. Here is an overview of the core services and where each fits.
IDG TECHtalk Voices
Is your data supply chain a liability?
Data is the key raw material for analytics and decision-making. A strong data supply chain will improve business outcomes.
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Otis takes the smart elevator to new heights
The elevator maker is bringing its fleet into the digital era with a connected solution that leverages IoT sensors and AI in the cloud to help keep its customers’ elevators humming.
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What companies get wrong about data transformation
A lot of organizations continue to struggle with leveraging their data. To become data-driven, organizations need to commit to treating data as a product and to transforming their culture.
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The 10 biggest issues IT faces today
Economic, market, and worldwide turbulence continue to reshape the CIO agenda as priorities shift mid-year.
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Top 15 data management platforms
Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns.
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What is data analytics? Analyzing and managing data for decisions
Data analytics is a discipline focused on extracting insights from data, including the analysis, collection, organization, and storage of data, as well as the tools and techniques to do so.
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Amplitude customer data platform challenges Twilio, Salesforce, Adobe
Analytics company Amplitude is set to release a new customer data platform (CDP), planning to undercut market leaders with an aggressive pricing strategy.
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Top 10 AI graduate degree programs
Thinking about getting your graduate degree in artificial intelligence? Here are 10 of the top schools with AI degrees worth pursuing.
The Business of Data
5 hidden costs of working with alt data
Alt data offers enterprises the opportunity to gain competitive advantage, but the costs of integrating it into business workflows may be more than you think.
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Tableau adds data storytelling to its revamped cloud platform
The Salesforce company wants to make data more accessible with a set of self-service tools built into its new-look Tableau Cloud platform.
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6 business risks of shortchanging AI ethics and governance
Factors inherent to artificial intelligence and its implementation can have dire ramifications for your company if ethics and governance aren’t baked into your AI strategy.
The CIO Whisperers
Veteran CIO Neal Sample: All architecture is wrong
The business executive, technologist, and former champion debater explains why you should go where the data takes you and how to avoid getting too invested in your ideas.
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Top 8 predictive analytics tools compared
Predictive analytics tools comb through your data to divine visions of your business future. Here’s an overview of the wide array of options available today.
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