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What’s next for digital transformation?

CIO Business Intelligence

Digital transformation isn’t new. I assisted in designing and stage-managing my first symposium on digital transformation in 1987. Despite the term itself having been relegated to buzzword status , a result of decades of overuse and misuse, the fact is digital transformation is THE thing great CIOs do, every day.

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Anticipating Tomorrow: Preparing for AI-Driven digital transformation at the upcoming IDC Saudi Arabia CIO Summit 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

Saudi Arabia’s rapid stride towards digital transformation is propelled by a concerted effort between the government and private sectors. International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that ICT spending in Saudi Arabia will top 36.6

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Rebranding IT for the modernized IT mission

CIO Business Intelligence

That definition was well ahead of its time and forecasted the current era’s machine learning and generative AI capabilities. After all, many C-suite leaders and employees have an outdated impression of what IT departments do today, which may undermine the CIO’s digital transformation , change management, and other strategic objectives.

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Chipotle’s recipe for digital transformation: Cloud plus AI

CIO Business Intelligence

Removing the physical speaker box on site was a simple concept but a key part of a bigger digital transformation Chipotle kicked off in 2018 that led to an explosion in business, in large part because the digital ordering system required less human labor during the pandemic. Chipotle’s digital business in 2022 was $3.5

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Data Strategy: The Missing Link in Your Digital Transformation Plan

Smart Data Collective

On the surface, digital transformation is a simple process. This could be moving your spreadsheets to cloud software or even going so far as to move up from paper to digital. Specifically, we’re talking about how digital transformation efforts routinely fail to take advantage of the data they provide access to.

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Leaning into Retail’s Challenges with Digital Transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Digital transformation initiatives have picked up in the retail sector in recent years as store chains compete for brand awareness and sales in a rapidly evolving market. By 2026, retailers’ global investments in digital transformation tools are expected to reach $388 billion , growing by 18% a year.

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IT spending in the MENA region will grow 5.2% this year

CIO Business Intelligence

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have witnessed a remarkable surge in Information Technology (IT) spending in recent years with, for example, governments and businesses embracing technology’s transformative power to drive growth and innovation. billion USD in 2024, an increase of 5.2%