For CEOs, Generative AI Starts with Data and Culture
27 July, 2023
I’ve been working with artificial intelligence (AI) startup companies since 2017. Early on, AI was sacred, a…
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MULTI-CLOUD COST MANAGEMENT: NAVIGATING UNCERTAIN ECONOMICS
26 April, 2023
Are you concerned about managing costs while expanding your business using multi-cloud? You are not alone. As…
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The 3Rs for CEOs Preparing for AI, Data – and a Recession
03 March, 2023
Many of the CEOs I talk to are hungry to grow at scale. This calls for increased…
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Women in Tech: The 4Ps Strategy to Address the Underrepresentation and Build a More Inclusive Industry
23 February, 2023
The tech industry has long been known for its lack of gender diversity, with women significantly underrepresented…
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Leveraging the Power of Diversity: Women’s Vital Role in Rescuing Manufacturing
16 February, 2023
The future of manufacturing is not just about technology. It’s also about increasing the amount of diversity…
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5Qs for CIOs and CFOs to Ask About Corporate Travel and Expense in 2023
19 January, 2023
How important is the relationship between technology and financial leaders? Two words: game changer. Yet, according to…
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Connectivity: Catalyst for Industrial Revolution
16 December, 2022
By 2025, IDC estimates that there will be an enormous amount of IoT devices - over 41.6…
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3 Observations from the Recent Marriage of Akamai and Linode
12 December, 2022
I’m no stranger to mergers and acquisitions. During my dozen years with Oracle, the tech giant acquired…
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Reducing Cyber Underwriting Risk Starts with the 3 “Bs”
24 November, 2022
Beyond holding second place in the alphabet, the letter “B” touches many things. In classical terms, the…
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Modernizing Cyber Underwriting to Turn Risk into Resilience?
11 November, 2022
In Vegas, there are no sure bets. The global cyber insurance industry, however, comes close when you’re…
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The Straight “A” Strategy for Outsmarting Inflation
09 November, 2022
As students, we are taught to relentlessly strive for straight A’s. Even if we fall short, our…
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Explore the Path to Digital Future: Interconnect, Integrate and Innovate
07 September, 2022
Together, We Go Further I first heard about Equinix while getting my cybersecurity certification from MIT Sloan…
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Preparing for the Unexpected: Build a Foundation for Better Decisions
29 August, 2022
Every business faces the possibility of the unexpected — those events and challenges it’s never faced and…
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Who’s Your Plus-One?
26 August, 2022
Love is a wonderful thing – except if you’re the one returning little yellow balls with a…
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Five Rules for Fixing AI in Business
12 August, 2022
I’ve never been a gambler. Outcomes are determined more on luck than skill and that just makes…
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Artificial Intelligence: Ready to Ride the Waves?
02 August, 2022
Question: can you scale #AI at your organization? Of course, the answer is yesssssssss, assuming you want…
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3 Strategies for CIOs to Win the Great Tech Stack Battle
29 July, 2022
In an era of short attention spans and fickle attitudes, it’s hard to believe a book from…
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Where are the Locks When You Enter the Digital World?
18 July, 2022
Like millions of other people, we have a routine in our house each night. We lock the…
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Einstein, Empathy and AI
04 July, 2022
Albert Einstein once said: "The ideals that have lighted my way, and time after time have given…
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The “4S” Strategy for Smart Manufacturers
27 June, 2022
While walking among the redwoods of California on a hiking trip, I could feel the solemnity of…
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The Biggest Breakthrough of Our Time Might Be Something We’ve Always Known
31 May, 2022
The acceleration of technology has come by way of its promise to work anywhere, anytime. Except, therein…
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Transparency: The Superpower Behind Global Supply Chains
05 May, 2022
The real superpower behind the popular Marvel heroes known as the Avengers goes far beyond unusual talents.…
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Zero Trust, Authorship and Our Creative Future
12 April, 2022
In one of my recent CXO Spice Talk shows, a guest and I were talking about a…
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Managing the Barriers to Startup Scalability
29 March, 2022
All over the world, entrepreneurs are dreaming up the next million- or billion-dollar idea. Unfortunately, Failory research…
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Digital transformation: 3 priorities for CIOs facing a tough climb
29 March, 2022
Leading a successful digital transformation is like leading a mountain climbing expedition: It takes courage, leadership, and…
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The Unlikely Marriage Between Mobility Solutions and Enterprise Resiliency
17 March, 2022
We’ve learned valuable lessons since 2020 about resilience: endurance favors those who are prepared, agile and proactive…
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Party at the Edge: Where Significance and Security Meet
01 March, 2022
We’ve all attended big events where security was tight. Maybe not White House level; but people scanned…
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Our Zetta-Future and Other Predictions
21 February, 2022
Usain Bolt crossed the 100-meter finish line of the World Championships in 9.58 seconds back in 2009.…
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Getting Cyberfit During the Pandemic: Cybersecurity Essentials
16 February, 2022
Understanding cybersecurity is crucial because it protects all types of data from theft and damage. An Introduction…
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The psychological and cultural impact of artificial intelligence
16 February, 2022
Everybody knows AI is meant to bring a huge competitive edge to those who successfully adapt it.…
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An inside look at IBM Almaden’s Future of IT Executive Summit
27 January, 2022
Scaling the intimidating peaks of Mount Everest taught me resilience, determination and a commitment to forging a…
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How to Scale a Business Successfully in 4 Simple Steps
27 January, 2022
As a new founder at the beginning of your entrepreneurial journey, you have many tasks at hand…
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Leader of the Band: 6 Key Traits for the Performance-Driven CFO
27 January, 2022
A maestro must know the mechanics of their craft, listen to individual musicians and foresee what the…
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Cloud Strategy for P&C Insurance Companies
13 December, 2021
No one likes being treated like a number. A great customer experience with real people showing they…
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The Obstacles and Opportunities of Democratizing AI for Enterprise Companies
03 December, 2021
Without question, enterprise deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) is positioned for tremendous growth. Published in early 2021,…
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The Intersection of Digital Transformation and Data Privacy
01 November, 2021
Imagine for a moment your social security and driver's license numbers are stolen – and not by…
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The Multi-Cloud Era: Where IT Freedom Becomes a Business Strategy
18 October, 2021
On the patio of VMware’s Palo Alto offices, lights were set against a backdrop of indigo night…
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It’s 2025. What’s on the Priority List for Cybersecurity Leaders?
12 October, 2021
When asked about what 2025 looks like, some people fear it will bring a greater divide between…
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3 Tenets Leaders Should Know About Ethical Artificial Intelligence
05 October, 2021
We set out to climb Vatnajökull; it’s Iceland’s largest ice cap and the largest glacial mass in…
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Will Data Make Driving More Pleasurable?
09 September, 2021
Perhaps there is no greater sense of freedom than stepping into a car with a flawless and…
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Data Fabric: Winning the Battle Against Data Deluge
08 September, 2021
We live in a connected world. By 2025, Statista predicts there will be 30.9 billion devices compared to the…
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The Next 10 Years: Profile of the Future-Ready Manufacturer
27 July, 2021
In his private notebooks, author Albert Camus wrote: “Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all…
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When We Innovate With Our Whole Self, Everything Changes
05 May, 2021
It feels like the world is evolving faster and faster, from a sudden reset on remote work…
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Can Manufacturers Reach Their Greatest Potential in the Factory of the Future?
04 May, 2021
When I talk to people about Industry 4.0 – that being, at its simplest level, applying smart…
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Manufacturing becomes more inclusive as AI enables hiring of workers with disabilities
28 April, 2021
In a webinar entitled “The Art of Possible: Manufacturing Priorities that Will Define 2021,” Çağlayan Arkan, Microsoft’s…
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The Software-Defined Car for the Human-Centered Experience
22 January, 2021
I believe growth thrives at the crossroad of technology and humanity. This is where technology creates solutions…
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How We Look at Cars Today is Changing How We Make Them
05 October, 2020
Early in my career, I remember being at a stoplight, looking over and admiring a sleek, red…
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Top 10 influencers in digital transformation you should follow in 2019
29 May, 2020
Let’s start by explaining, at a very high level, the concept of digital transformation. It’s a term…
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Getting CyberFit: How to Start? Lose The Rose-Colored Glasses!
29 May, 2020
“Crampons make it easy to climb the ice without slipping,” says a guide to scaling Vatnajökull, Iceland’s…
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IBM’s latest mainframe technology from A to Z
29 May, 2020
Many say beauty is in the details. The phrase came to mind as I entered the glass…
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The Unlikely Marriage Between Security and Employee Experience
29 May, 2020
You and I have something in common. We are human beings with an innate drive to get…
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The psychological and cultural impact of artificial intelligence
29 May, 2020
Everybody knows AI is meant to bring a huge competitive edge to those who successfully adapt it.…
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Who Will Protect Your Customer?
29 May, 2020
Paris and Chicago were fifty degrees and rainy the day I heard back from one of our…
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4 Ways Infrastructure Will Heighten Customer Experience in our Emerging New World
29 May, 2020
The world is waiting and wondering. What's next? How do we rewrite our business playbooks? How do…
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Start-ups: Beware of Those “Pocket Aces”
25 April, 2019
In poker, no opening hand beats pocket aces. So why would a player rather draw a lowly…
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Customer Success Obsession – Disruption or Disruptor?
19 March, 2019
With the popularity of SAAS, customer success is now a more well-known industry buzz word. Most importantly, it…
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Women In AI
15 March, 2019
AI is set to be a critically transformative technology over the next decade, changing how we live…
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The evolving state of Cyber Security
05 March, 2019
The importance of cyber security will grow in importance for both businesses and individuals in 2019. With…
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5 steps to motivate your team
29 November, 2018
Helen Yu (@YuHelenYu) is an experienced leader with a track record of transforming organizations, whether it’s a…
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10 Ideas to get more women to the boardroom
07 March, 2018
"As the world moves from capitalism into the era of talentism, competitiveness on a national and on…
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Company Culture, Money, And Mentorship: The Path to the C-Suite for Women in Fintech
02 March, 2018
EXCLUSIVE— Banking, like so many other industries in today’s world, is facing a diversity problem: and, just…
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