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12 ways to accelerate digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

CEOs prize transformation and reinvention, seeing both as essential to current and future competitiveness. But successful transformation and reinvention are no longer enough, top executives say. They must happen fast, and their delivery must get faster over time. Speed and agility bring in the top transformation prize. CIOs are feeling the pressure to expedite transformational work, as the ever-faster churn of customer demands and the possibility of economic headwinds further ratchet up the ne

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The Sudden Silobreaker: GenAI Converges Search Experiences And Disciplines

Forrester IT

GenAI Mirrors Search Experiences Because of genAI, all search experiences are increasingly conversational, assistive, and agentic. Consequently, distinctions between search experiences disappear. Perplexity and Rufus, Amazons shopping assistant, both leverage genAI-integrated search, blurring the line between search engine and site search experiences.

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What You Should Know About Agentic AI

Information Week

By taking artificial intelligence to a new level, agentic AI promises to elevate enterprise operations and productivity to new heights. Now is the time to prepare for this powerful technology.

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Medallia And Qualtrics Conference Highlights: Rivals Offer Different Plans For AI Enhancements

Forrester IT

Over the past two weeks, we attended back-to-back CX events first Qualtrics X4 in Salt Lake City, then Medallia Experience in Las Vegas. Both leaders in The Forrester Wave: Customer Feedback Management Solutions, Q4 2024, these vendors court enterprise-wide CX programs as well as digital, contact center, and location-based operations leaders.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook For Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Document-heavy workflows slow down productivity, bury institutional knowledge, and drain resources. But with the right AI implementation, these inefficiencies become opportunities for transformation. So how do you identify where to start and how to succeed? Learn how to develop a clear, practical roadmap for leveraging AI to streamline processes, automate knowledge work, and unlock real operational gains.

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3 Key Insights on Driving Intelligent Operations in the GenAI Era

Social, Agile and Transformation

Intelligent operations is crucial for executives in construction and manufacturing today. They enhance safety, competitiveness, and growth, especially with the advent of genAI. Emphasizing the human element in operations, leveraging technology, and building trust in AI systems can improve overall performance and attract younger talent, while addressing workforce challenges.

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Potential Nvidia chip shortage looms as Chinese customers rush to beat US sales ban

Network World

The AI chip shortage could become even more dire as Chinese customers are purportedly looking to hoard Nvidia chips ahead of a proposed US sales ban. According to inside sources, Chinese companies including ByteDance, Alibaba Group, and Tencent Holdings have ordered at least $16 billion worth of Nvidias H20 server chips for running AI workloads in just the first three months of this year, The Information reported Wednesday.

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Generative AI Innovation In Security Tools Is Finally Getting Interesting

Forrester IT

Last week, I spoke at the C2 conference in London. The C2 conference is an invite-only threat intelligence conference run by the team at SE Labs. The core themes of the event were timely and provoked interesting discussion: artificial intelligence, supply chain security, and cyber hygiene.

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3 Ways the UK Government Plans to Tighten Cyber Security Rules with New Bill

Tech Republic Security

Amid a sharp spike in ransomware attacks disrupting essential services and critical infrastructure, the U.K. government has set out the scope of its upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill for the first time. It aims to patch the holes in the countrys existing cyber regulations and protect critical infrastructure from ransomware and other attack types.

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Linux Foundation Networking shares new AI projects, milestone releases

Network World

The Linux Foundations networking division (LF Networking) is continuing to grow both its mandate and project roster in 2025. At the Open Networking & Edge Summit in London, which is co-located with the Kubecon conference, LF Networking detailed an ambitious strategic roadmap that emphasizes the convergence of open source, artificial intelligence, and cloud-native technologies as the foundation for next-generation networking infrastructure.

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Siemens and Accenture launch joint business group to transform manufacturing

CIO Business Intelligence

At Hannover Messe 2025,Accenture and Siemens announced an extension of their strategic partnership in the form of the Accenture Siemens Business Group, an Accenture-based joint business unit that will employ 7,000 professionals with manufacturing and IT expertise worldwide. The group will develop software-defined products and factories, combining industrial technology with AI-supported engineering and manufacturing expertise.

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How AI Is Revolutionizing Contact Centers: 2025 Strategy + ROI Playbook

In 2025, contact centers aren’t just changing—they’re being rebuilt by AI. This no-fluff, executive-ready guide shows you how to capitalize on the transformation. Inside: proven ROI calculators, workforce optimization tactics, deflection strategies, and a 90-day AI deployment plan. Built for CIOs, COOs, CX leaders, and contact center strategists, it goes beyond buzzwords into play-by-play implementation.

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Once More Unto The Breach: Tech Leaders Face Another Year Of Volatility And Cuts

Forrester IT

In todays era of volatility, technology leaders will need to do more with even less. This means dusting off the cost-cutting playbook to seek out additional optimization opportunities without sacrificing your AI ambitions. Here are a few cost-cutting measures to focus on in the near term.

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DDoS Attacks Now Key Weapons in Geopolitical Conflicts, NETSCOUT Warns

Tech Republic Security

Hackers now use AI and botnets to launch powerful DDoS attacks, bypassing security and overwhelming servers as law enforcement struggles to keep up.

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Tariff war throws building of data centers into disarray

Network World

Enterprise IT leaders are facing a double-whammy of uncertainties complicating their data center building decisions: The ever-changing realities of genAI strategies, and the back-and-forth nature of the current tariff wars pushed by the United States. This is obviously a fluid situation. The stated goal of the [US] administration is to bring more development into the US, said Forrester Senior Analyst Alvin Nguyen.

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What is S/4HANA? SAP’s latest ERP system explained

CIO Business Intelligence

What is S/4HANA? S/4HANA is SAPs latest iteration of its flagship enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The successor to SAP ECC, S/4HANA is built on an in-memory database and is designed to enable real-time data processing and analysis for businesses. It is available both in a cloud-based SaaS and an on-premises version. The abbreviation S/4HANA sounds cryptic but fits seamlessly with its predecessors.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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What Do Buying Networks Mean For Revenue Enablement?

Forrester IT

Today at Forresters largest annual customer event in Phoenix, my colleague Barry Vasudevan opened B2B Summit North America with his keynote address, Introducing Buying Networks: Your Buyers New Reality, which introduced the new concept of buying networks.

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What Cybersecurity Guardrails Do CIOs and CISOs Want for AI?

Information Week

With more AI models emerging, how do CIOs and CISOs at enterprises go about establishing security guardrails to reduce risks as the technology gets deployed?

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IBM Cloud speeds AI workloads with Intel Gaudi 3 accelerators

Network World

IBM Cloud is broadening its AI technology services with Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerators now available to enterprise customers. With Gaudi 3 accelerators, customers can more cost-effectively test, deploy and scale enterprise AI models and applications, according to IBM, which is said to be the first cloud service provider to adopt Gaudi 3. Intel Gaudi 3 accelerators include AI-specific designs and features and are targeted at multi-model large language models (LLMs) and retrieval-augmented generati

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9 principles to improve IT supplier relationship management

CIO Business Intelligence

As with any other skill, focusing on specific principles and practices can improve your relationship management skills. This will create stronger alignment between both sides and a framework that results in true win-wins. In a white paper I co-authored for the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, we cover nine design principles to improve IT supplier relationship management.

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The Ultimate Contact Center Buyers Guide: A Crucial Decision

Harness the True Power of your Contact Center In today’s fast-paced business environment, selecting the right contact center solution is critical for enhancing customer experience, improving operational efficiency, and optimizing costs. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the essential factors to consider when choosing a contact center software that aligns with your business needs.

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Help Your People in the US Federal Government Navigate Unprecedented Changes

Forrester IT

Lets face it: as a US Government leader, you are currently facing unprecedented change. The speed, depth, and widespread nature of the current change in the U.S. Government is dramatic. As a U.S. Government leader, you are uniquely challenged at this moment to help your people stay engaged in delivering great outcomes while under significant mental stress.

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Quit Fooling Yourself: How to Actually Be Ready for a Cyberattack

Information Week

Cybersecurity should be integrated into an organization's overall strategy, not treated as an afterthought or isolated task.

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Cisco takes inspiration from Iron Man for its AI-driven platform engineer

Network World

When it comes to developing highly intelligent AI agents, one might not think of combining open systems technology and the theoretical super-logic behind a movie character, but Ciscos Outshift development team is doing just that. The Outshift by Cisco team is developing JARVIS, an AI platform engineer and the persona behind a multi-agentic system that includes more than 15 specialized sub-agents, 40 tool integrations, and 10 automated workflows that work together to handle complex engineering ta

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Remember when developers reigned supreme? The market for software coding goes soft

CIO Business Intelligence

It seems like only yesterday when software developers were on top of the world, and anyone with basic coding experience could get multiple job offers. This yesterday, however, was five to six years ago, and developers are no longer the kings and queens of the IT employment hill. Job titles like data engineer, machine learning engineer, and AI product manager have supplanted traditional software developers near the top of the heap as companies rush to adopt AI and cybersecurity professionals rema

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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VMWare/AG Siemens: A Cautionary Tale About The Risks of Software and Services Licensing

Forrester IT

Litigation has become the default method for companies to resolve disagreements, force accountability, and establish recourse for everything from breach-related failures to contractual disagreements.

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What Can IT Executives Do to Improve Mental Health for Themselves and Their Teams?

Information Week

IT execs -- CIOs, CISOs, and CTOs -- are experiencing unprecedented mental health strain. So are their teams. What can they do to address the problem?

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Surge in threat actors scanning Juniper, Cisco, and Palo Alto Networks devices

Network World

A surge in internet probes targeting devices from Juniper Networks, Cisco Systems, and Palo Alto Networks should put their admins on alert, say security experts. A threat actor is probing the internet using default credentials for a Juniper Networks router, prompting a cybersecurity expert to warn network admins to change the login combo from the factory setting if they havent already done so.

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How the wow factor drives innovation at Northeast Grocery

CIO Business Intelligence

The AI revolution is rewriting the CIO playbook across industries, creating unprecedented opportunities for technology leaders to elevate their strategic impact. At Northeast Grocery, this shift has enabled a fundamental redistribution of responsibility for future readiness across the organization. No longer solely accountable for anticipating tomorrows tech needs, CIOs like Scott Kessler are now equipping business partners with AI capabilities that make envisioning the future a shared effort.

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Future-Proof IT: Cost-Saving Strategies Every IT Leader Needs in 2025

With IT budgets projected to grow 9.8% in 2025, leaders must invest wisely—not just cut blindly. This whitepaper introduces The Future-Proof IT Cost Optimization Model, a framework to reduce costs while maintaining service quality. Learn how Cloud Efficiency, AI-Powered Workforce Automation, Vendor Optimization, Cybersecurity Resilience, and Unified Communications can drive savings and improve efficiency.

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Address The Whole Person To Impact Insider Risk 

Forrester IT

I recently attended my first-ever Insider Summit (formerly the Insider Threat Summit) in Monterey, CA. The event, in its ninth year, was attended by insider risk leaders, counterintelligence professionals, and current/former members of law enforcement and the US military. The heavy focus on people not data or systems was surprising to me.

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Why Vendor Relationships Are More Important Than Ever for CIOs

Information Week

The best vendor relationships are partnerships, but which organizations should CIOs trust? The ones that understand your company and deliver accordingly.

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Lightmatter launches photonic chips to eliminate GPU idle time in AI data centers

Network World

Lightmatter has announced new silicon photonics products that could dramatically speed up AI systems by solving a critical problem: the sluggish connections between AI chips in data centers. The companys newly unveiled Passage L200 and M1000 platforms use light instead of electricity to move data, potentially unlocking major performance gains for companies running large AI models, the company said in a statement.

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New AI education initiatives show the way for knowledge retention in enterprises

CIO Business Intelligence

Two of the biggest names in artificial intelligence are independently developing new AI tools that encourage learning, at a time when the technology has been criticized for dumbing down smart users in the enterprise and discouraging critical thinking. While the new initiatives from OpenAI and Anthropic are aimed at transforming how AI is used in higher education, the opportunities they open up extend beyond universities.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!