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Bridging the Gap: How ‘Data in Place’ and ‘Data in Use’ Define Complete Data Observability

DataKitchen

The uncertainty of not knowing where data issues will crop up next and the tiresome game of ‘who’s to blame’ when pinpointing the failure. Moreover, advanced metrics like Percentage Regional Sales Growth can provide nuanced insights into business performance. One of the primary sources of tension?

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How CIOs can be pillars of stability in an uncertain world

CIO Business Intelligence

The economists lament, “ A thick fog of uncertainty still surrounds us.” Uncertainty is our jam.” minutes of downtime per year), and expanding digital capabilities in a world characterized by massive economic, political, social, and technological uncertainty. After all, uncertainty is the one certainty.

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Salesforce to hire 3,300 staffers as it eyes generative AI opportunity

CIO Business Intelligence

Salesforce sees boomerang hires as a new success metric, the top executives said, adding that there still might be strategic layoffs in the future. The top executives said that some of the new positions are more likely to be filled by what the company terms as “boomerang” hires.

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5 signs your agile practices will lead to digital disaster

CIO Business Intelligence

Business leaders get scared and say, ‘Tell me the plan so I can sleep at night,’” said Ronica Roth, co-founder and principal of The Welcome Elephant. They are afraid of failure and the uncertainty of knowledge work, and so that’s stressful. He recommends that leaders identify a metric that focuses on value to the customer.

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Why CIOs should invest in digital through economic headwinds

CIO Business Intelligence

Approximately 34% are increasing investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and 24% in hyper-automation as well.

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Customer service, especially field service, helps companies outperform competitors and drive growth

CIO Business Intelligence

In economic uncertainty, it’s natural for executives to explore where to reduce spending, trim the fat , so to speak, and cut enterprising investments as a matter of caution. But this thinking is also counter-productive for all the reasons that make uncertainty so predictable. There’s much to be done.

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Automation for all—managing and scaling networks has never been easier

CIO Business Intelligence

At this time of dynamic business and market changes, uncertainty, and quickly evolving consumption models for IT infrastructure, every IT executive understands the benefits and necessity of network agility. Yet most businesses haven’t tapped into two major capabilities of truly agile distributed networks: scale and automation.