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Florida Crystals concentrates SAP in hosting sweet spot

CIO Business Intelligence

It also runs ASR Group International, a sugar refining and marketing company it owns jointly with Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida. One of those requirements was to move out of its hosting provider data center and into a hyperscaler’s cloud. Florida Crystals grows sugar cane, sweet corn, and rice in Florida and elsewhere.

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5 common consultant negotiation tactics and how to protect your interests

CIO Business Intelligence

To execute a successful digital transformation initiative, you are likely to establish consulting provider relationships. Unfortunately, many organizations find themselves susceptible to the tactics used by consultants to manage their risk and optimize a commercial arrangement to their benefit. This takes planning.

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How the Recording Academy is transforming the member experience with IBM Consulting and Salesforce

IBM Big Data Hub

Which is why the Recording Academy®, which hosts the GRAMMYs®, calls it “Music’s Biggest Night® ” But it’s still only one night. And with the help of IBM Consulting, the RA is rapidly transforming the member experience. It’s a major production. “This is the digital age.

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Atos grabs lifeline from Onepoint

CIO Business Intelligence

EPEI wanted to make Atos the “leading European industrial company for the development, optimization, operation and marketing of data centers as a service”. This includes cloud hosting, infrastructure management, cybersecurity and consulting services, among others. Whether Atos should be kept together or split up, EPEI left open.

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From AI to Empathic Leadership: Your Journey at FutureIT Toronto 2024 Begins Here

CIO Business Intelligence

On April 23, 2024, CIO + IDC host FutureIT Toronto. As the day progresses, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in hosted discussion groups, diving deep into thematic topics with industry experts leading the way. All applications to attend are carefully reviewed. All participants are subject to IDC & CIO approval.

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6 ecommerce trends to watch

IBM Big Data Hub

As the ecommerce market grows exponentially, six trends projected to heavily impact the global market are artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality, live commerce, online-to-offline ecommerce, social commerce and voice assistants. The ecommerce market has grown exponentially over the last decade.

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3 areas where gen AI improves productivity — until its limits are exceeded

CIO Business Intelligence

Management consulting firm AArete has been using other gen AI to do just that for about a year. “We So it’s no surprise creative professionals use these tools to create marketing and sales materials to supplement internal communications and for other purposes. They’re used by developers, marketers, and many other job functions.

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