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Paul Martin: CIOs don’t retire, they go work on boards

CIO Business Intelligence

Two years of pandemic uncertainty and escalating business risk have sharpened the focus of corporate boards on a technology trend once dismissed as just another IT buzzword. I bring the tech and cyber expertise to those boards, and also the digital piece,” adds Martin, a member of the CIO Hall of Fame since 2017. “It

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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.” 3 Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume I. degrees Celsius (2.66

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Operational Finance in the Age of Covid-19: Time to Change the Basics?

Jet Global

The term ‘operational finance’ encapsulates the critical activities associated with order to cash, procure to pay, fixed assets, close, consolidation, and reporting. By finely tuning its AR reporting capabilities, a business can enjoy greater financial stability and predictability – something much needed in the current climate.

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The Luck of The Irish: The Rise in Air Traffic & Irish Economic Growth

Sisense

The study looked at both air freight and air passenger traffic from the year 2000 to 2017. Top 20 Countries in Passenger Traffic, 2017. Air Passengers Relative to Population Size (Adults 15+) by Country in 2017. In 2018 it was reported that Irish economic growth was 7.8 Read the Report. Here’s what we found.

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5 Things CFOs of Multinational Companies Need to Know About the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines

Jet Global

Although the most recent updates to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines took place in 2017, some CFOs of multinational companies still don’t fully understand the implications of those changes, and how the changes affect transfer pricing at their companies.

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Perform time series forecasting using Amazon Redshift ML and Amazon Forecast

AWS Big Data

Forecasting acts as a planning tool to help enterprises prepare for the uncertainty that can occur in the future. Many businesses use different software tools to analyze historical data and past patterns to forecast future demand and trends to make more accurate financial, marketing, and operational decisions. and Karra Taniskidou, E.

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New Thinking, Old Thinking and a Fairytale

Peter James Thomas

© Scott Adams (2017) – dilbert.com. In 2017, a survey estimated that 68 percent of American offices had low or no separation between workers. King was a wise King, but now he was gripped with uncertainty. Clearly, somewhere along the line, things started to go wrong in the world of BPR. Dilbert’s Dystopia. ©