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3 business benefits of stronger security using Zero Trust principles

CIO Business Intelligence

Manufacturing in particular has become a bigger target for bad actors; in fact, it was one of the sectors most impacted by extortion attacks, according to Palo Alto Networks’ 2023 Unit 42 Extortion and Ransomware Report. The first is the ability to get to ROI faster. The second business benefit is cost savings.

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CIOs not entirely sold on generative AI copilots

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A new breed of AI assistant has set its sights on the enterprise user in recent months, with Microsoft and other vendors promising huge productivity gains that offset the cost. Its Copilot for Microsoft 365, a high-profile offering among the growing list of AI agents, costs $30 per seat per month, with a 300-seat minimum. No,” he says.

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How to get your CFO to buy into a better model for IT funding

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And they want to know exactly how much return on investment (ROI) can be expected when IT leaders make technology-related changes. CFOs have grown comfortable with the traditional project-based approach, through which they believe they get a better handle on spend certainty and a better sense of ROI.

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Generative AI gold rush drives IT spending — with payoff in question

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No company got out of 2023 without having a story about how much better their company was going to be, how much better their products were going to be, how much better their customers’ lives were going to be because of generative AI,” he said. growth in 2023. Another big change from 2023 comes in the devices category, which saw a 9.1%

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Customer Experience Management: Optimizing Your Strategy for Financial Success

Speaker: Diane Magers, Founder and Chief Experience Officer at Experience Catalysts

She’ll explore how to pinpoint, measure, and attain benefits such as increased revenue per customer, call reduction, reduced attrition, referral growth, and reduced cost-to-serve through CX improvements, all while actively engaging your customers. October 19th, 2023 at 9:30am PDT, 12:30pm EDT, 5:30pm BST Register today!

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Top 9 challenges IT leaders will face in 2023

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The need to grow smartly Gil Westrich’s company, ClearML, is benefiting from increased adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) technology. Closing our offices made sense to conserve energy costs and give people flexibility to come into the office any day from Tuesday through Thursday,” Phelps says.

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How to maximize ROI by choosing the right Java partner for your organization

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In January 2023, Oracle changed its licensing and/or pricing for Java for the fourth time in four years. According to State of Java Survey and Report 2023 , an independently run study of more than 2,000 Java users, Java users have taken notice. Do you provide indemnification in case of patent litigation?

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