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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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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. AI and Uncertainty. Some people react to the uncertainty with fear and suspicion. This finding held regardless of the characteristics of the uncertainty.

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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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Top Five Financial KPIs for the Construction Industry

Jet Global

At the start of 2020, construction was projected to grow at 4.5 Now that every industry is facing a prolonged period of uncertainty, having access to accurate, up-to-date information is more critical than ever. Measured by taking revenues and subtracting things like taxes and expenses, net income is simply another word for profit.

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How CFOs Can Lead With Foresight

Jedox

The depth and breadth of the 2020 crisis caught many unaware. The unprecedented uncertainty forced companies to make critical decisions within compressed time frames. With many industries facing existential threats, the CFO’s guidance and foresight will remain critical for companies to weather this uncertainty. Conclusion.

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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. And it’s possible to become lost in the minutiae of the many different metrics available to measure an organisation’s AR capabilities. However, FSN’s 2020 study , showed that reporting against operational data is often overlooked in many organisations.

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