O'Reilly on Data

APRIL 9, 2024

Generative AI will be used to create more and more software; AI makes mistakes and it’s difficult to foresee a future in which it doesn’t; therefore, if we want software that works, Quality Assurance teams will rise in importance. Security is yet another issue: is an AI system able to red-team an application? But what about AI?

Testing 191

Testing Software Sales Marketing 191

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 12, 2024

With information about products and availability constantly changing, Tractor Supply sees Hey GURA as a “knowledge base and a training platform,” says Rob Mills, chief technology, digital commerce, and strategy officer at Tractor Supply. “It It makes the team member much more efficient.” The tech team is extremely agile.”

Experimentation 109

Experimentation Sales Digital Transformation Metrics 109

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 8, 2024

Nearly 10 years ago, Bill James, a pioneer in sports analytics methodology, said if there’s one thing he wished more people understood about sabermetrics, pertaining to baseball, it’s that the data is not the point. million video frames and documents about 100 million locations and positions of players on the field.

Analytics 112

Analytics Broadcasting Predictive Analytics Metrics 112

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 12, 2024

Still, gen AI for software development is in the nascent stages, so technology leaders and software teams can expect to encounter bumps in the road. Our initial launch of gen AI has enabled our team to develop code in days, instead of weeks.” Doing so not only streamlines daily tasks, but also improves overall team efficiency.”

Software 128

Software Experimentation Testing Cost-Benefit 128

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 18, 2024

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Sales 111

Sales Machine Learning Measurement Technology 111

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

After all, in today’s rapid-paced business world, a creative, productive IT team is vital for staying ahead of the competition, increasing revenue, and becoming a market leader. To establish a high-performing IT culture, IT leaders must be able to push their teams to the limit without crippling morale.

IT 128

IT Data-driven Strategy Digital Transformation 128

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 2, 2024

Yet, CIOs remain both undaunted by that list and expectant about what they can achieve. Create dynamic, flexible teams Alignment only gets IT so far, though. To ensure results, some CIOs say they’re creating teams that can easily pivot as business needs change. What exactly do CIOs hope to accomplish in the upcoming months?

IT 144

IT Cost-Benefit Statistics Consulting 144

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 8, 2024

The organization, which started with a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and about four or five employees, has since grown into a global nonprofit with more than 1,500 change leaders, universities, companies, nonprofits, and government organizations on board. It is about the leaders themselves taking ownership.

Digital Transformation 106

Digital Transformation IT Software Strategy 106

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

They deliver Although it’s true that leading , which is about visioning, is not synonymous with managing , aka accomplishing tasks , true IT leaders are indeed “great at the business of IT,” says Eric Bloom, executive director of the IT Management and Leadership Institute and part of the Society for Information Management (SIM) Leadership Institute.

IT 124

IT Consulting Management Insurance 124

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 25, 2024

This experience has given me a unique vantage point, enabling me to see those specifics that are unique to each team and organization—as well as common themes that apply to broad swaths of the market. Teams could buy a product and implement it without significant customization.

Digital Transformation 128

Digital Transformation Software Strategy Management 128

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 20, 2024

For Melbourne Airport CIO Anthony Tomai and his team, that overall strategic objective fuels their approach to create and deliver tech innovation at the airport campus at Tullamarine, northwest of the city. The team and I pulled together a technology strategy focused on enabling the corporate strategy.”

Technology 103

Technology Scorecard Digital Transformation Strategy 103

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

I’ve been writing about how life is different for software company CIOs for years — more specifically, on how they must make clearer distinctions between IT and product engineering than it is now for CIOs in other industries. Clearly, the leadership team at Starbucks had the foresight to hire a software company CIO. So congratulations!

Software 131

Software Marketing Sales Modeling 131

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 17, 2024

Normally, a CCO develops ideas about what the market needs and communicates them to a design team, which produces sketches to then be reviewed by the CCO. Helping software developers write and test code Similarly in tech, companies are currently open about some of their use cases, but protective of others.

Enterprise 124

Enterprise Testing Digital Transformation Software 124

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

But getting the most out of IT staff and unleashing synergies among IT teams is among the more underappreciated skills an IT leader must have to optimize their organization’s efforts. So, how do you as an IT leader unify these wide-ranging personalities into a cohesive project team?

Optimization 128

Optimization Management IT Sales 128

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 30, 2023

By employing Value Stream Management (VSM), executives gain the visibility to align teams, workflows, and investments around one key aspect: customer value. They created cross-functional teams that empowered employees to spend more time and effort on delivering customer value. What you see is maximizing the ROI.”

Management 144

Management Digital Transformation Cost-Benefit ROI 144

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 26, 2023

So, like a lot of IT people who find themselves taking on corporate leadership roles, Cantrell needed help communicating differently, understanding business needs, building and managing teams, and fostering confidence in his own abilities. Once I saw those variances, I could reframe the way I talked and thought about business needs.

Management 137

Management Business Objectives Consulting Technology 137

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It’s not about getting rid of positions, however, but “insourcing” technical talent by developing team members to fill more valuable roles. “At What we’re focused on is how we can up-level, upskill, those team members and move them into higher-value jobs, while at the same time push more automation across the enterprise.”

IT 120

IT Technology Enterprise Manufacturing 120

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

So students should learn about how to use the technology, and how to manage teams that use the tools — especially engineering teams. Building a team is becoming much more complicated because the inherent tendency among technical individuals to work alone is enhanced by AI,” says Lev Gonick, CIO of Arizona State University.

Recreation/Entertainment 133

Recreation/Entertainment Experimentation Modeling Data-driven 133

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Many IT teams use agile methodologies to iteratively deliver feature-rich releases, improve capabilities, address technical debt, and experiment with emerging technologies. We discussed how many agile teams focus on rituals without truly understanding the manifesto’s objectives or the organization’s goals.

Digital Transformation 133

Digital Transformation Uncertainty Metrics Business Objectives 133

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 23, 2024

And in spite of the spate of books that extol risk-taking as the only smart path, it’s worth remembering that their authors don’t face what might be the biggest risk CIOs have to deal with every day: executive teams adept at preaching risk-taking without actually supporting it. Mitigation is about reducing the damage.

Risk 108

Risk IT Insurance Risk Management 108

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

million video frames and documents about 100 million locations and positions of players on the field. Now she and her team at AWS are helping sports and entertainment organizations build data-driven solutions that encompass everything from fan engagement and venue management to game strategy, scouting, and rules development.

Recreation/Entertainment 132

Recreation/Entertainment Data-driven Risk Digital Transformation 132

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 25, 2024

After the show, we spent some more time talking about Chilton’s experience as a P&L leader and how that has contributed to his success as a CTO. That was an incredible opportunity where we realized meaningful results when you think about our first-year acquisition. The team and I agreed that we weren’t going to do that.

Consulting 110

Consulting Sales Software Technology 110

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 29, 2024

Back in the day, IT culture was all about the perks. Giving people access to free pizza or dry cleaning is not about building culture — it’s a way of getting people to stay in the building for long hours and to do a hard job,” contends Tim Wenhold, chief innovation officer, COO, and partner at Power Home Remodeling.

IT 124

IT Insurance Digital Transformation Technology 124

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The first 30 days are about listening more than speaking, engaging my business stakeholders and IT team, and identifying people who will be trusted advisors on our transformational journey. In the next 30 days, I start working on vision and roadmap, and begin assessing team capabilities. The next 40 days are when I take action.

Scorecard 103

Scorecard Insurance Strategy Digital Transformation 103

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 25, 2024

With two decades of experience as a human resources leader, Deepa Subbaiah, a senior director for HR at Freshworks, has deep expertise in exploring how enterprise teams can get the most out of workplace tech, from first-generation SaaS applications in the early 2000s to today’s AI-powered chatbots. I consider it more of a marathon.

Deep Learning 110

Deep Learning Cost-Benefit Statistics Manufacturing 110

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Politics — and even marketing — aside, there is no doubt that your teams should be diverse. This is especially true for technical teams, where innovation is your lifeblood, but it is true for every team, everywhere. Diversity makes your company — and your teams — more creative and innovative. How about your leadership?

Cost-Benefit 143

Cost-Benefit Marketing Technology Consulting 143

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

When employees disengage from work — often called quiet quitting — it starts a ripple effect that can damage everything from their career trajectory to your team, company, and the global economy. Unfortunately, only about 23% of the world’s employees are engaged at work. Gallup estimates that this phenomenon cost the economy $7.8

Measurement 131

Measurement Cost-Benefit Management Metrics 131

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2023, it would be highly improbable for a CTO not to be asked by their CEO, ‘What are we going to do about generative AI? This expertise is important for evaluating technical solutions, making informed decisions, and effectively communicating with the technical team,” Kowsari says. “It AI advancement provides a good example. “A

Technology 124

Technology Risk Strategy Interactive 124

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 11, 2024

And yet, IT teams face significant challenges, including: • Addressing information overload • Predicting capacity planning • Assessing risks that are sometimes unknown • Meeting complicated regulatory standards Complexity is the common thread that runs through these challenges. IT Leadership

IT 98

IT Digital Transformation Reporting Predictive Analytics 98

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 18, 2024

Eliminating the danger of fires, which cost about $10,000 per hour, should enable the implementation to more than pay for itself, according to Gudipati. Our data team uses gen AI on Amazon cloud to explore sustainability metrics. A key focus of the bank’s AI team is likewise data quality.

Risk 131

Risk Cost-Benefit Data Processing Testing 131