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Dell cuts jobs amid growing economic uncertainties

CIO Business Intelligence

There are primarily two points to consider here,” said Pareekh Jain, CEO of EIIRTrend & Pareekh Consulting. We expect ISG net revenue to grow, driven by our AI-optimized servers, improving demand for our traditional servers, and a recovery in demand for our storage offerings,” Dell said in the filing. “We

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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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Decision Making with Uncertainty Requires Wideward Thinking

Andrew White

COVID-19 and the related economic fallout has pushed organizations to extreme cost optimization decision making with uncertainty. For literally 20-30 years organizations have assumed, or been told by consultants, that such programs need big budgets, big teams, executive commitment, and a giant expensive glossy to promote the work.

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IT budget shock: Global IT services firms continue to struggle

CIO Business Intelligence

The global IT services industry is at a significant crossroads, with the explosive growth of generative AI and deepening economic uncertainties reshaping its future. Tata Consultancy Services experienced its slowest profit growth since 2020 in the December quarter, and Infosys failed to meet its quarterly profit expectations.

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Avoid generative AI malaise to innovate and build business value

CIO Business Intelligence

Sixty-six percent of C-level executives are ambivalent or dissatisfied with the progress of their AI or GenAI efforts, according to Boston Consulting Group 1. However such fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) can make it harder for IT to secure the necessary budget and resources to build services. 2024 Artificial Intelligence

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IBM to acquire Octo to boost its US government business

CIO Business Intelligence

This opens up opportunities for digital transformation service providers such as IBM to help US federal agencies leverage emerging technologies and applications to optimize costs and operational efficiencies while improving security, IBM said. Its consulting business alone has acquired 13 companies to boost its offerings.

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Process Excellence: A transformational lever to extreme automation

IBM Big Data Hub

An efficient sustainable supply chain process with optimized CO2 footprint is an enterprise requirement as well as a societal need. It requires a combination of capabilities around process optimization. Process excellence is an intersectional play in the age of digital transformation.

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