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Dun and Bradstreet has been using AI and ML for years, and that includes gen AI, says Michael Manos, the companys CTO. These are also areas where organizations are most willing to use contract talent. So weve aggressively tried to hire for traits around curiosity, learning, knowledge-seeking, and initiative.
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Its a very long and painful process, notes Don Henderson, CTO at BetaNXT, a wealth management company that provides tech services to clients. Henderson is in the throes of an 18- to 20-month project to consolidate three database architectures for operational efficiencies. across Ulta Beautys 1,400-plus stores, Maresca says.
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A pragmatic and structured architectural approach when moving to the cloud is critical,” says William Peldzus, senior director and Center of Excellence head with enterprise consulting firm Capgemini Americas. If they migrated applications, now they can refactor them for the cloud,” he says. “If
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