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What your CFO really needs in periods of economic uncertainty

CIO Business Intelligence

The pressure is on to navigate economic uncertainty. Keep tabs on the keep the lights on (KTLO) budget If you fall on hard times in your personal life, you pay for your mortgage, health insurance, and groceries first to cover the necessities: shelter, security, and food, respectively.

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Peak Preparedness: How Technology Allows Insurers to Manage Sudden Changes in Demand

CIO Business Intelligence

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it shook every industry to the core, but especially and dramatically affected health insurers. Like other businesses, they had to switch to remote working practically overnight. The crisis forced insurers to accelerate a digital-first strategy that many had planned to phase in over several years.

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Global managed services to grow in 2024 as enterprise IT spending rises

CIO Business Intelligence

The region (Western Europe) maintained strong growth despite various economic and geopolitical uncertainties. Many of the large deals were signed in the Nordics, including the Danske Bank and Infosys contract and the LahiTapiola Mutual Insurance and CG deal, which further fueled the growth in the region.” billion, IDC said.

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Zendesk to lay off another 8% of its staff, cites macroeconomic issues

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CRM software provider Zendesk is reducing another 8% of its workforce citing macroeconomic uncertainty, just six months after the company laid off 300 staffers for the same reason. The new tranche of layoffs, according to Eggemeier, can be attributed to continued macroeconomic uncertainty and increased competition from rivals.

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American Honda IT to fuel innovation with generative AI

CIO Business Intelligence

The completion of such transformative EV and hydrogen fuel cell engineering — amid uncertainty about which technology will prevail as the industry standard — reflects the one constant American Honda’s VP of IT Bob Brizendine has confronted throughout his 36 years with the company: an ever-changing, winding road that never slows down.

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Exploring the digital impact in Northern Ireland’s health and social care system

CIO Business Intelligence

CIO Leadership Live’s Drinkwater recently spoke with West about how to put people first in a system under increasing pressure to function as it strives to digitally transform amid a backdrop of political and environmental uncertainty. Watch the full video below for more insights. I’m also quite passionate about the local technology sector.

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How manufacturers can unlock new value from existing data

CIO Business Intelligence

In an industry buffeted by constant pressure on margins, shifting trade patterns, and supply chain uncertainty, manufacturing companies are looking for any edge they can get. Here’s how manufacturers can harness data analytics to improve performance across three critical areas of their businesses. The good news?