CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 8, 2024

Founded in 2004, NCWIT’s mission has always been to “increase the meaningful and influential participation of women in tech” while respecting intersecting identities, with an overall emphasis on avoiding “treating women as a monolithic group,” says Catherine Ashcraft, a senior research scientist at NCWIT.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 25, 2024

The math demonstrates a powerful truth All predictive models, including AI, are more accurate when they incorporate diverse human intelligence and experience. Consider the diversity prediction theorem. So, it’s not just volume, but diversity that improves predictions. This is not an opinion; it has empirical validity.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 8, 2024

While a leadership gap is apparent across most industries, it’s far wider among tech companies. For instance, when May Govender, group CIO of pan-African financial services group Old Mutual, first started moving up the corporate ladder, she was one of very few women doing so.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

That’s the question The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) set out to answer in 2022 with the help of AI and augmented reality (AR). It’s also something that aligns with our mission to be the most inclusive and diverse beauty company in the world, both for our employees and all our consumers.”

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Businesses must prioritise fostering an inclusive company culture in order to improve the professional experiences of young tech workers from underrepresented groups, according to Wiley Edge’s second annual ‘Diversity in Tech’ report. The survey shows there is still a lot more work to be done to hire and retain diverse talent.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Despite a recent push to address diversity issues in IT, data shows that Black professionals still face an uphill battle in the tech industry, receiving less recognition, opportunity, and acceptance than non-Black peers. To advance their careers and earn more pay, Black talent in the tech industry move employers every 3.5 years on average.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 22, 2022

Here are 19 key organizations dedicated to uplifting women in tech, pushing inclusivity in the workplace and closing the diversity gap. The training program offers a collaborative learning environment as well as individualized support through mentors, tutors, mental health support, and affinity groups. Ada’s List. Change Catalyst.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 1, 2024

Diversity is a hot topic in the tech industry — and because it’s discussed frequently, it might be easy to feel like things have already changed. And most aren’t just for women — they’re open to allies and anyone who supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace. in partnership with the City of Long Beach and the Mayor.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 23, 2023

The tech industry has long been known for its lack of diversity and, as a result, there’s been a big push for companies to take DEI strategies seriously. Diversity not only helps organizations perform better but fostering equity and inclusion can also strengthen recruiting and retention rates, as well as overall employee satisfaction.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 24, 2022

“Now more than ever, having a strong partnership between HR and the CIO is critical, because the demand for talented employees is so high,” says Kathy Kay, CIO at global financial investment management and insurance company Principal Financial Group. Kathy Kay, senior vice president and CIO, Principal Financial Group.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 10, 2023

Hiring tech talent in 2023 means navigating an uncertain economy, the effects of widespread tech industry layoffs, and candidates who want to work for a company with a mission and workplace culture that align with their values, including diversity, equity, and inclusion. IT leaders say the best approach is to focus on adaptability.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 28, 2022

HP CIO Ron Guerrier says the company’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is one of the factors that brought him to the company in September 2020. For society, it’s about 13%, but in tech at large it’s about 7%,” Guerrier says, citing the US government’s Diversity in Tech Report. A multiplier effect’.

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Dataiku

JULY 27, 2022

It takes a village, or more accurately a diverse group of brilliant advocates and experts to develop a strong approach to governed and safe AI. At Dataiku, we’re lucky enough to have such people in our company, and Triveni Gandhi, Data Scientist and Responsible AI Lead, is one of them.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 12, 2023

A 2020 report from McKinsey found that companies with stronger gender diversity numbers were 25% more likely to outperform their less diverse competition. Yet, while companies have placed a greater emphasis on addressing the gender gap of late, women remain largely underrepresented in IT positions. Here are three of note.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 16, 2024

We thought this would broaden our talent pool, increase diversity, and reduce biases in hiring,” Snyder says. This approach has helped him fill roles despite the IT talent shortage, Cucchiara says, noting that the company has had strong retention rates with the talent hired through this strategy.

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AWS Big Data

APRIL 26, 2023

This is a guest post co-written by Maik Leuthold and Nick Harmening from BMW Group. The BMW Group is headquartered in Munich, Germany, where the company oversees 149,000 employees and manufactures cars and motorcycles in over 30 production sites across 15 countries. This allows us to process each data source independently.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 16, 2023

For companies looking for an edge in the tight talent market, a solid DEI strategy and employee engagement often go hand in hand, creating a balance that fosters an inclusive work environment. 1 on Computerworld’s 2023 Best Places to Work in IT list for large companies. 1 for diversity and No. BCBSNC also ranked No.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 19, 2024

More than 120 ‘flavors’ to handle When your company is dealing with today’s volatile market, a variety of products, and a supply chain covering 120+ countries – each with its own rules and processes – demand planning, including forecasting, can get a bit gut-wrenching. As a result, the company was able to check off that wish list.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As the first company in the data center industry to commit to becoming climate-neutral globally by 2030, aligned to an approved near-term Science-Based Target (SBT) [1] , we encourage our suppliers to do the same. We also believe that teams must be diverse in order to be truly innovative. In the U.S.,

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 9, 2023

The recent layoffs and hiring freezes by the big tech companies have leveled the playing field somewhat,” Hoemeke says. The need to grow smartly Gil Westrich’s company, ClearML, is benefiting from increased adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) technology. How do we grow our business responsibly?”

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 23, 2022

Businesses for some years now have had initiatives in place for diverse, equitable and inclusive (DEI) work environments. In addition to this, research shows that some racial groups were more vulnerable to the overall effects of the pandemic than others. Typically this is because they are often the newest members of the company.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 6, 2023

The lack of diversity in IT doesn’t just leave underrepresented workers feeling alienated; it can also make them feel unsafe. Moreover, only 35% of LGBTQ+ and 41% of trans or GNC workers say they feel “represented in upper management at their company.” as a part of the Out for Work conference.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

When Matt Postulka left Arbella Insurance Group as deputy CIO at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, he didn’t intend to look back. Postulka is an example of a boomerang IT leader — professionals who leave a company, gain experience elsewhere, and then return in a higher tech leadership position.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

By recognizing the importance of a strategic and proactive talent acquisition approach, companies can position themselves as employers of choice. It enables HR professionals and the organization to build a strong employer brand, create a positive candidate experience and foster an effective, diverse and inclusive workforce.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 2, 2022

The multinational energy and services company operates Scottish Gas in Scotland and British Gas in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and is the owner of Bord Gáis Energy in Ireland. During my first 12 months in this role, I have focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. CIO.com: What are your roles and responsibilities?

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Dennis Schultz, executive director of BIT, says that at its core BIT offers Black technologists an “external support system,” and an external employee resource group (ERG). For Black tech workers who feel isolated in their companies or their careers, BIT offers a vital community of people who share that unique experience.

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Smart Data Collective

MAY 29, 2023

To help you better understand what machine learning biases are, we have listed some of the biases that machine translation companies encounter that affect the performance of their translation system. These metrics should go beyond surface-level analysis and consider the impact of translations on different language groups.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 14, 2022

I spent a sizable fraction of my time in 2021 reviewing about 10,000 applicants for software engineering positions at my company, 7Factor, in order to eventually hire about 30. Along the way, I had to confront and attempt to solve for some of the most persistent systemic impediments to greater diversity in software engineering.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 27, 2022

In addition, software testing groups are often thought of as a cost center, rather than a group that can add value to an enterprise. As such, many testing groups are understaffed and overworked. Test Manager includes traceability and visual logging tools that let companies rapidly triage any defects.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 28, 2022

As global head of technology and operations at AllianceBernstein, Sprules, along with his leadership colleagues, are going the extra mile to ensure the financial services company can compete in today’s seller’s market for vital tech skills. . “I Diversifying the talent pipeline. The Nashville, Tenn.-based

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 5, 2024

Many of the bills are targeted both at the developers of AI technologies and the organizations putting AI tools to use, says Mahdavi, a lawyer with global law firm BCLP, which has established an AI working group. Companies should first take an inventory of the AI products they’re using.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The UK study also revealed that women of all backgrounds and ethnicities make up around 22% (approximately 424,000), compared to 48% of the entire UK workforce, with Black women in particular facing a wide range of obstacles, including discrimination and being accused by colleagues or superiors of being merely ‘diversity hires.’

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Embrace diversity of thought. Jaspreet Singh, partner at advisory and consulting firm Grant Thornton, says that diverse teams have repeatedly proven to be smarter and more efficient if core business goals are aligned with technology implementations. Diversity of thought helps negate biased decision making. It is important.

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Cloudera

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Diversity takes on many forms around us. If we understand the value of diversity, why is workplace diversity still a big challenge for many companies? D&I’s progress limited a narrow view of diversity. D&I’s progress limited a narrow view of diversity. Building the case for cognitive diversity.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

With research showing that a more diverse team leads to increased revenue, “diversity and inclusion” is on every company’s agenda. Despite this fact, it’s been no secret that tech companies regularly fall below the national average when it comes to diversity of race, gender, and educational background.

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 17, 2023

Put simply, target audiences are the specific group of people that a marketing campaign will aim to communicate with and persuade. For example, a surfboard company may assume that the majority of people buying their surfboards are in their twenties. For example, a shoe company may make a pair of pink sneakers that sell extremely well.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 20, 2022

As companies scramble to find qualified IT talent, they are struggling to achieve greater female representation in their technology ranks, particularly in key areas such as software engineering and cybersecurity. “We “I didn’t just want to be a software engineer — I wanted to be a software engineer at Gusto,” McGrath explains. “I

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