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July 07, 2021

IT leaders commit to diversity to gain competitive edge

Aware that diverse organizations drive better business outcomes, CIOs are reshaping IT cultures by seeking out and elevating more diversity in their IT teams. Read more ▶

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Sponsored by IBM: Jump-Start Your Hyperautomation Journey

Inefficiencies, manual processing errors, and other bottlenecks create operational challenges for most companies. A hyperautomation journey promises to help eliminate and improve these issues across the enterprise, letting people focus on what they do best.

Inside USPTO's IT overhaul

Several years ago, a database corruption issue at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) brought parts of the agency’s electronic filing system down for days. The IT platform it depended on was nearly two decades old, which spurred the agency to bring in a new CIO with a mandate to overhaul its IT systems from top to bottom for stability, resilience, and security. Join us to learn how USPTO overhauled its IT culture to build organizational resilience.

The hard truth about IT process success

Building effective IT 101: Want to design and implement effective IT processes? You must establish these four fundamentals before you can even begin.

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Predictive analytics: 4 success stories

These four companies are using predictive analytics to make their services more efficient, optimize maintenance, find potential threats, and even save lives.

Discount Tire transforms CX on road to expansion

Letting customers choose whether to buy their tires on site, online, or on the phone means consolidating multiple databases.

What is a project manager? The lead role for project success

Project managers play the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing projects. Here is a look at the project manager role, responsibilities, relevant certifications, expected salaries, and job-seeking tips.

Discover transforms data pipeline for AI success

Seeking to streamline the processes required to fully leverage machine learning and real-time data insights, Discover Financial Services has created a cloud-native data fabric that automates much of the work.

The analytics imperative: How data and analytics are evolving for the future

Why do so many new data technologies continue to emerge? Ultimately, they’re to create better decision making. Which explains why so many startup analytics companies -- adept with how to use these new technologies – are being acquired by major non-technology brands to improve decision making. Join us for this session as we demystify the process of leveraging data for better decision making. You’ll get tips on how to assess the quality of decision making in your organization, understand why silos across data, analytics and people create obstacles, and how you can overcome challenges with recommended strategic steps.

IBM returnship helps restart IT careers

IBM’s Tech Re-Entry Program helps bridge the gap for adults who have taken time away from the tech industry and are interested in getting back into an IT career.

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