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IT leaders are less AI-ready than they were a year ago, says Cisco report
IT leaders are feeling great pressure to adopt AI, but most say they’re nowhere near ready as they lack the necessary infrastructure and technology. Virtually all the businesses polled in Cisco’s AI Readiness Index reported increased urgency to deliver on AI, and 85% say they believe they have less than 18 months to act. Six in ten are feeling even…
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Business leaders face green ‘investment paralysis’ as concerns clash with climate targets
Business leaders in the UK are anxious about sustainability, with efforts to go green hampered by a lack of sustainable investment. That’s according to research from BT, with three-quarters (72%) of surveyed business leaders saying they feel stress over sustainability targets. With the UK government pushing towards climate targets — including an 81% reduction in emissions compared to 1990 levels…
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9 Worthwhile Product Launch Templates for Busy Leaders
Launching a product doesn’t have to feel like blindly solving a Rubik’s cube — the right product launch template will help you map out your strategy, high-level goals, in-the-weeds details, and all the work it’ll take to get there. These are some of the best tools and templates to start with, whether you’re introducing your first digital course or your…
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Bridging the IT skills gap: channel leaders should embrace platformization
The IT industry is facing a talent shortage. The technology sector is growing at a rapid pace, outstripping the availability of skilled workers. As new technologies emerge and existing solutions evolve, there is a growing skills gap in IT specialists, which is impacting innovation and growth across various sectors. The channel, a vital intermediary between technology providers and end-users, is…
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ROI from AI projects has nosedived – how can IT leaders deliver success?
Return on investment (ROI) from AI has plummeted over the last three years, and the issue rests on how enterprises are maximizing the use of their data. Source link
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Two-thirds of leaders feel Gen AI will reshape entry-level jobs – Computerworld
Generative AI is on track to transform entry-level roles across industries, with 64% of leaders expecting these positions to evolve from creation to review and refinement of outputs within the next three years. The percentage of managers holding a similar view stood at 71%, according to new research from the Capgemini Research Institute. The findings suggest the traditional model of…
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Leaders Staffing notifies 52K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, financial and medical info
Indiana headhunting firm Leaders Staffing over the weekend confirmed it notified 51,929 people of a January 2024 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, and medical information. Ransomware group Play claimed responsibility for the attack in February, saying it stole confidential data, client documents, budget, IDs, payroll, taxes, and financial info. Leaders Staffing…
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The blind spots: five critical mistakes cybersecurity channel leaders must avoid
Cybersecurity solutions today have to be capable of addressing a wide range of problems. The tactics deployed by threat actors continue to diversify and vary from the crude (we’ve all received the poorly written email from our ‘CEO’ who – for some reason – has changed their email address to a string of random characters) to the highly sophisticated (such…
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UK IT leaders prioritize cloud investment – but AI skills shortages continue to cause worries
Preparing for AI adoption has become a major factor in determining cloud strategies in the UK, but more than eight in ten IT managers say there’s an urgent AI skills gap. Almost all (98%) leaders surveyed for a new Red Hat report said they saw advantages in adopting enterprise open source solutions for AI, mostly through accelerating innovation and cost-efficiency.…
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IT channel leaders remain buoyant about future of partnerships
New research from global channel services provider, Agilitas, has found IT channel leaders remain confident in the industry’s ability to form collaborative partnerships. Conducted in partnership with research firm Censuswide, Agilitas recently quizzed 250 respondents working in UK-headquartered businesses with an annual turnover greater than £5 million. The resulting ‘Blurred lines between suppliers’ report – which forms the first installment…
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