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IRM 2021: The Year of Uncertainty and Change

John Wheeler

We all looked to 2021 as a year of recovery and renewal. Unfortunately, 2021 will be much different. No doubt, 2021 will be the year of uncertainty and change. A focus on performance and assurance helps to reduce uncertainty related to strategic goals. These uncertainties can make or break a business.

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Why Rolling Forecasts Are a “Must”!

Jet Global

In periods of great uncertainty, organizations forecast more frequently in the hope that it will give them a better handle on their trading prospects, levels of activity, and resources needed for the coming months. The forecasting wheel is turning faster and faster, but the process hasn’t changed materially.

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Regulatory uncertainty overshadows gen AI despite pace of adoption

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s no surprise, then, that according to a June KPMG survey, uncertainty about the regulatory environment was the top barrier to implementing gen AI. So here are some of the strategies organizations are using to deploy gen AI in the face of regulatory uncertainty. Would you put your client’s sales forecast into Facebook?

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IT spending projected to grow despite economic headwinds

CIO Business Intelligence

The 3% increase in total IT spending represents slower growth than in 2021, as the economy as a whole and the IT sector in particular began to recover from the effects of the pandemic, and growth will largely be driven by cloud services and the data center, Gartner said. trillion, according to projections released by Gartner Research.

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Apache Ozone Powers Data Science in CDP Private Cloud

Cloudera

corr = usdf[usdf.rec_date < np.datetime64(' 2021-07-31 ')][[' people_fully_vaccinated ',' new_cases ']].corr() plot_corr_location(specific_locations, df[df.rec_date > np.datetime64(' 2021-01-01 ')], " Covid Correlation Stats (Jan 1 2021 - Present) "). label="uncertainty"). start_date = "2021-01-01".

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Climate change predictions: Anticipating and adapting to a warming world

IBM Big Data Hub

According to the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory of the US’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), “Climate models reduce the uncertainty of climate change impacts, which aids in adaptation.” Nature Geoscience , 14 , 473–478 (2021). 13 2021: Ocean, Cryosphere and Sea Level Change.

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Why Relying on Spreadsheets for Planning will Drive Your Business Into the Slow Lane

Jet Global

Webinar Date: February 18, 2021 at 11 AM Local Time. With the pace of change and uncertainty facing your business, is your current planning process fit for purpose? How easily can you keep up with new pressures to forecast more frequently, more accurately, and with input from across the whole organization? Register Now.