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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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Humans and AI: How Should You Talk About AI? Be Positive or Give Warnings?

DataRobot

In a July 2020 interview with the New York Times , Musk expressed his opinion that London research lab DeepMind is a “top concern” when it comes to artificial intelligence. Are AI sales and marketing teams contributing to AI hype? AI and Uncertainty. Some people react to the uncertainty with fear and suspicion.

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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.”. That’s fast.

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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 Combining with Sirius is expected to expand CDW’s Services portfolio by approximately 45%, from approximately $900 million annual net sales in 2020 to approximately $1.3

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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. There are many solutions on the market that profess to lighten a finance team’s workload under the current circumstances. And it’s possible to become lost in the minutiae of the many different metrics available to measure an organisation’s AR capabilities.

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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. Not surprisingly, many companies have deferred capital expenditures in the first half of 2020. This is a natural response during times of uncertainty. The situation continues to be very fluid, as 2020 has brought a lot of changes.

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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. In October, Japanese investor SoftBank announced it was selling its 6.4%