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How to Move from Real-Time Data to Real-Time Decisions

CIO Business Intelligence

In How to Measure Anything , Douglas Hubbard offers an alternative definition of “measurement” to the Oxford English Dictionary’s “the size, length, or amount of something.” Hubbard defines measurement as: “A quantitatively expressed reduction of uncertainty based on one or more observations.”.

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IT budget shock: Global IT services firms continue to struggle

CIO Business Intelligence

The global IT services industry is at a significant crossroads, with the explosive growth of generative AI and deepening economic uncertainties reshaping its future. Tata Consultancy Services experienced its slowest profit growth since 2020 in the December quarter, and Infosys failed to meet its quarterly profit expectations.

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CDW to Acquire Sirius Computer Solutions for $2.5 billion

CDW Research Hub

The combined company would have had 2020 net sales of $20.5 One of the largest IT solutions integrators in the United States, Sirius generated 2020 net sales of $2.04 One of the largest IT solutions integrators in the United States, Sirius generated 2020 net sales of $2.04 Accelerates CDW’s service and solutions capabilities.

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

Jet Global

Invariably, these activities have seen added stress in 2020. Most operational finance activities are driven by the month end and ledger close, typically involving a web of steps including transaction processing, reconciliation, journal entry capture, and financial statement preparation. Tip 3: Make decisions with operational data.

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5 Tips to Manage Cash Flow Pressures

Jet Global

In 2020, businesses around the globe are watching cash more closely than ever. Be prepared to challenge any data points in the cash flow projection that are driven by an assumption that “business as usual“ will return quickly. As already noted, for example, sales pipeline data needs to be accurate and up to date.

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How sport made CIO 100 winner Joanna Drake a better technology leader

CIO Business Intelligence

CIO 100 winner, sports leadership and being ‘too friendly’ Having featured in the CIO 100 in 2021 and 2020 prior to topping this year’s list , Drake says the award is for her team, not just her. “If Such uncertainty means Drake’s focus is now on efficiency. “[My In October, Japanese investor SoftBank announced it was selling its 6.4%

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Themes and Conferences per Pacoid, Episode 10

Domino Data Lab

Co-chair Paco Nathan provides highlights of Rev 2 , a data science leaders summit. We held Rev 2 May 23-24 in NYC, as the place where “data science leaders and their teams come to learn from each other.” Nick Elprin, CEO and co-founder of Domino Data Lab. First item on our checklist: did Rev 2 address how to lead data teams?