CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 31, 2023

For those companies operating on a calendar year, the end of summer signals the start of annual planning and the mad dash to prepare their IT strategies. Your answers will lay the foundation for your strategy and highlight where your story needs work if you want to avoid fire drills in the eleventh hour. What’s the vision for IT?

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Strategy IT Cost-Benefit Finance 96

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 24, 2024

Organizations can’t afford to mess up their data strategies, because too much is at stake in the digital economy. Unfortunately, the road to data strategy success is fraught with challenges, so CIOs and other technology leaders need to plan and execute carefully. Here are some data strategy mistakes IT leaders would be wise to avoid.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 25, 2024

This article explores how CIOs can address each of their CFO’s key concerns when moving away from project-based teams to persistent funding, including the need to better track ROI, reduce risk, and reduce cost. The persistent teams used a benefits delivery roadmap, which outlined the SMART benefits to be delivered throughout the year.

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Modeling Cost-Benefit IT ROI 114

IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In today’s business environment, regardless of the product or service, leaders must develop a well-honed business strategy. A successful business strategy must clearly define an organization’s objectives, decision-making processes and long-term business goals.

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Strategy Cost-Benefit Consulting Marketing 73

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Following are ways CIOs can help overcome disconnect in the C-suite on the evolving nature of their role in an effort to better enable support for their digital strategies. The dialogue with the board and with human resources is fruitful, and the managers are receptive, which greatly facilitates the digital strategy.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 19, 2024

Disaster recovery strategies provide the framework for team members to get a business back up and running after an unplanned event. Worldwide, the popularity of disaster recovery strategies is understandably increasing. A disaster recovery strategy lays out how your businesses will respond to a number of unplanned incidents.

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Strategy Cost-Benefit Testing Risk 97

IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A procurement strategy allows an organization to navigate an increasingly complex global supply chain, adapt swiftly to market fluctuations, and achieve cost optimization, operational efficiency and growth. A procurement strategy is not merely a series of steps for acquiring goods and services. What is a procurement strategy?

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Strategy Cost-Benefit Key Performance Indicator Consulting 70

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 9, 2023

Such is the case with a data management strategy. Without it, businesses incur steep costs, but the downside, or costs, are often unclear because calculating data management’s return on investment (ROI), or upside, is a murky exercise. Without it, organizations incur a significant opportunity cost.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 2, 2024

What benefit does AI serve to that department? Bring the whole organization on the AI journey CIOs also see the need to bring everyone along on that AI journey, something that takes a well-articulated narrative about the benefits AI can bring to those who are and will be impacted by the technology. We’re piloting, PoC-ing.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Without an AI strategy, organizations risk missing out on the benefits AI can offer. An AI strategy helps organizations address the complex challenges associated with AI implementation and define its objectives. What is an AI strategy? A successful AI strategy should act as a roadmap for this plan.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The pandemic and its aftermath highlighted the importance of having a robust supply chain strategy , with many companies facing disruptions due to shortages in raw materials and fluctuations in customer demand. Here’s how companies are using different strategies to address supply chain management and meet their business goals.

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Strategy Management Forecasting Cost-Benefit 86

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 29, 2024

An effective customer retention strategy should support the company to maintain a healthy stable of loyal customers and bring in new customers. Organizations that succeed at customer retention will benefit by encouraging customer loyalty. Some of the steps to building an effective customer retention strategy are: 1.

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Strategy Cost-Benefit Key Performance Indicator Marketing 63

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 16, 2024

A finely tuned product development strategy is a holistic, cross-collaborative endeavor with the capacity to help any organization weather unforeseen events or market changes. Why is a strong product development strategy important? Consumers have access to more information than ever to compare products and brands.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Our primary goal has always been to innovate in ways that directly benefit our clients, ensuring that our products and processes, particularly in technology, are tailored to meet their evolving needs and daily demands. Could you share some facts and figures about Mashreq’s digital transformation process over recent years?

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IT Digital Transformation Cost-Benefit Technology 112

IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

An organization is only as strong as its talent pool, so organizations have increasingly embraced talent management as a core component of their overarching strategy. Demonstrate a strong approach during recruitment and onboarding Talent management strategies begin before an organization ever hires someone.

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Strategy Management Cost-Benefit Consulting 105

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Moreover, most enterprise cloud strategies involve a variety of cloud vendors, including point-solution SaaS vendors operating in the cloud. While cloud risk analysis should be no different than any other third-party risk analysis, many enterprises treat the cloud more gently, taking a less thorough approach.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 12, 2023

While central banks have a very different mission from commercial banks, what they do have in common is the need to modernize their IT operations to support digital transformation, contain costs, source key skills and mitigate operational and cybersecurity risks. What does it mean to “do cloud right?”

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 8, 2023

According to the report: “Our qualitative interviews indicated many companies are looking to recycle devices at the end of their lifecycles if they don’t already, and they are open to reducing the time it takes to refresh if it reduces cost over time.” Furthermore, 49% believe outdated hardware hinders employee productivity.

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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While there are many benefits of big data technology, the steep price tag can’t be ignored. We mentioned that data analytics offers a number of benefits with financial planning. In traditional definition, IT budgeting involves planning and tracking all the costs associated with your company’s IT infrastructure.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 5, 2024

It’s better to do it quickly, like taking a Band-Aid off, even if it hurts for a short time,” he summed up at the recent Hamburg IT Strategy Days 2024. This strategy resulted in a long list of projects he pushed forward over two years. Today, we have effective, cost-effective IT,” he says. “We We can react faster.”

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As a result, most IT functions have seen budget increases, support for more staff, and higher involvement in shaping enterprise strategy , according to multiple reports. As a result, most IT functions have seen budget increases, support for more staff, and higher involvement in shaping enterprise strategy , according to multiple reports.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 17, 2023

AWS also builds its own low-cost AI chips ( Inferentia and Trainium ) in limited volumes; the company is using the chips internally to power its gen AI capabilities, and it is making the chips available to customers. Here are the top cloud market trends and how they are impacting CIO’s cloud strategies.

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Smart Data Collective

MARCH 23, 2023

Some companies are interested in taking advantage of the benefits of existing AI tools like ChatGPT. The ROI of creating their own AI applications can be massive, but they still need to use them cost-effectively. A study done by Deloitte in late 2022 showed that cost reduction is the top priority for CFOs.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 23, 2024

One meaning: initiatives that, as outlined above, have potential benefit but a high probability of failure. You can choose to not charter a risky initiative, ignoring and eschewing its potential benefits. You can choose to not charter a risky initiative, ignoring and eschewing its potential benefits.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 11, 2024

2023 was a year made notable by a range of unexpected, unpredictable, and fast-moving challenges that, despite seemingly having little to do with technology, had profound impacts on IT strategies. These external factors can have a dramatic impact on business operations and strategic planning.

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datapine

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Every day, more and more businesses realize the value of analyzing their own performance to boost strategies and achieve their goals. Keep on reading to learn a definition, benefits, and a warehouse KPI list with the most prominent examples any manager should be tracking to achieve operational success.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Leaders who can establish financial- or time-related benefits to mitigate the risk of breaking the rule can show they have thought through the decision’s repercussions and have an objective view of the balance between risk and value, Chowning says. All are established to help the organization meet compliance and achieve essential goals.

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IT Risk Cost-Benefit Consulting 137

IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Enterprise marketing teams stand to benefit greatly from generative AI, yet introduction of this capability will require new skills and processes. With the right generative AI strategy, marketers can mitigate these concerns. The journey starts with sound data. For decades, IBM has been at the forefront of AI for business.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 17, 2023

In almost every case, there’s an increased need for data insight and technology-enabled agility to reaffirm technology’s position at the center of investment strategy in order to achieve organizational growth. Then, identify opportunities to reduce run costs and free up funds to invest in transformation and new technology capabilities.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 23, 2023

According to the MIT Technology Review Insights Survey, an enterprise data strategy supports vital business objectives including expanding sales, improving operational efficiency, and reducing time to market. The problem is today, just 13% of organizations excel at delivering on their data strategy.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

That’s where an IT strategy that frames shadow IT as an opportunity for improved collaboration can have a profound impact. Ask IT leaders about their challenges with shadow IT, and most will cite the kinds of security, operational, and integration risks that give shadow IT its bad rep. That’s not to downplay the inherent risks of shadow IT.

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IT Risk Cost-Benefit Risk Management 130

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 8, 2024

Organizations then benefit from looking at industry and technology trends to better decide how to deliver the best possible customer experience to existing and prospective customers. There are several reasons why digital transformation and business strategy are so closely tied together: 1. ” Why?

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Their manufacturing industries are laser-focused on melding IT with OT to create the smartest digital production lines possible. The world of manufacturing is undergoing a quiet revolution: the integration of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT). To achieve this, manufacturers need a platform capable of handling these tasks.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The technology talent gap continues to inflate labor costs, too, despite big layoffs in high tech, CIOs say, and they’ve seen double-digit increases in SaaS and cloud costs over the last two years. Inflation may have dropped from its high in 2022, but the price pressures on IT budgets have continued unabated. in June, 2022, to 3.7%

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IT Cost-Benefit Digital Transformation Software 122

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Modern applications and multi-cloud strategies drive digital transformations that make this success possible, and businesses are under pressure to get better and faster at delivering applications and services to their customers, employees, and stakeholders.

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IT Cost-Benefit Software Digital Transformation 111

IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 20, 2023

Here’s what you need to know in order to build a successful strategy. The following are the six stages of asset lifecycle management: Planning: In the first stage of the asset lifecycle, stakeholders assess the need for the asset, its projected value to the organization and its overall cost. What is an asset?

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Strategy Management Cost-Benefit IoT 74

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 2, 2024

That includes maintenance and upgrades deferred in favor of other projects or priorities, which can result in high future costs when those actions can no longer by avoided, often when a solution reaches end-of-life. Here’s where CIOs can rethink their approach to the long-term benefit of their organizations.

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