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4 smart technologies modernizing sourcing strategy

IBM Big Data Hub

Successful strategic sourcing often results in process optimization, cost management, customer satisfaction, risk management , increased sustainability and other benefits. In sourcing strategy, blockchain technology helps track orders, payments, accounts and more. How is sourcing strategy different than procurement strategy?

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Skills-first hiring has CIOs rethinking talent strategies

CIO Business Intelligence

Some researchers and tech leaders are using the strategy. In practice, I think leaders are too afraid to take that risk; it’s a change, and we’re inundated with change, and this is one more change they’re not willing to take on,” says Brittany Lutes, a research analyst at Info-Tech Research Group. Others IT execs express reservations.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO Business Intelligence

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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Building Tax Planning into Enterprise Risk Management Strategies

Jet Global

Tax planning is playing an increasingly important part in corporates’ enterprise resource management (ERM) strategies, driven by the many uncertainties created by political, economic, and pandemic-related trends. Take Responsibility for Risk Oversight. Engage in Risk-Monitoring Activities on a Regular and Systematic Basis.

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The Unexpected Cost of Data Copies

An organization’s data is copied for many reasons, namely ingesting datasets into data warehouses, creating performance-optimized copies, and building BI extracts for analysis. What to consider when implementing a "no-copy" data strategy. How replicated data increases costs and impacts the bottom line.

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Streamlining supply chain management: Strategies for the future

IBM Big Data Hub

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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What is GRC? The rising importance of governance, risk, and compliance

CIO Business Intelligence

The need to manage risk, adhere to regulations, and establish processes to govern those tasks has been part of running an organization as long as there have been businesses to run. Furthermore, the State of Risk & Compliance Report, from GRC software maker NAVEX, found that 20% described their programs as early stage. What is GRC?

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LLMOps for Your Data: Best Practices to Ensure Safety, Quality, and Cost

Speaker: Shreya Rajpal, Co-Founder and CEO at Guardrails AI & Travis Addair, Co-Founder and CTO at Predibase

Putting the right LLMOps process in place today will pay dividends tomorrow, enabling you to leverage the part of AI that constitutes your IP – your data – to build a defensible AI strategy for the future.