What is a data warehouse and why does your business need one?

Matthew Gierc·2 September 2019·Data & Analytics

...As any good tradesperson knows, you need the right tool for the job. Just ask someone who’s used a screwdriver to assemble furniture how much they would pay for a power drill. The same holds true for working with data. Today, many companies dive into machine learning, advanced analytics, or… Read More...

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Making sense of data science, data mining, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI)

Mark Hewitt·1 September 2019·Enabling Technologies

...Data science is a set of tools or methods to understand and make sense of data and information. Data mining can be used to derive existing information to highlight patterns and serves as a foundation for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). AI is a broad term, which in… Read More...

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Give it up. Creativity, passion and a sense of purpose

Karen Ferris·1 September 2019·People & Change

...Transitioning people through constant change. In this series of posts, I am exploring the Give It Up model in which we move away from the command and control of manager to the delegation and trust of true leaders. Creativity Delegation and trust sparks creativity. Creativity is vital for… Read More...

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Tour and activity operators you need to disrupt or be disrupted

Peter Syme·1 September 2019·The Digital Transformation People

...My last article The Road To The Real Future For The Tours and Activities Industry seems to have raised more questions than answers looking at my inbox and also from several discussions with clever folks over the last few days. This is not surprising as I was attempting… Read More...

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CMOs: front burner priorities

Mark Hewitt·1 September 2019·Customer Engagement

...What is the experience you want your customers to have with you as a company? Balancing what customers want and where you need to be evolving your business is becoming increasingly challenging, and marketing is a key figure in the change. CMOs are juggling a lot of priorities these days. Read More...

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Part 9: The People Challenge

Roland Deiser·1 September 2019·People & Change

...“Technology is the easy part – it’s really people issues that are at the Center of Digital Transformation challenges”. This sentiment was echoed by virtually every executive we were talking to during our research, no matter which functional area they came from. Three elements of the “People Challenge” stood out… Read More...

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What I learned solving a business crisis

Greg Satell·1 September 2019·Strategy & Innovation

...By 2006 we knew we had a serious problem. Our company’s onetime flagship product, called Afisha, was in a steady decline and it was becoming all too clear that something had to be done. What had once been a market leader that generated huge profits, which fuelled the growth of our… Read More...

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Your brand and customer experience

Phil Darby·28 August 2019·Customer Engagement

...A few of us “marketing nerds” were recently engaged in a fascinating discussion on LinkedIn. It all started when one of our number was struggling to convince a client of the merits of investing in customer experience. Amazingly, the CEO in question rejected out of hand any initiative designed to… Read More...

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Cloud-Native Environments: a challenge for traditional cyber security practices

JC GAILLARD·28 August 2019·Cyber Security

...Blind trust is no longer enough in the era of GDPR. Clouds are those blurred masses of condensed watery vapor floating in the sky whose gloomy nature often leads to questionings around their true physical state. Are they really tangible? Could we touch what we look up to? And above… Read More...

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Stoking the fire for innovation excellence: an interview with Braden Kelley

Braden Kelley·28 August 2019·Strategy & Innovation

...‘Leading Digital Transformation’ is a weekly podcast series produced in collaboration between The Digital Transformation People and Rob Llewellyn digital transformation advisor and founder of CXO Transform. During this series, Rob interviews experienced practitioners, authors and thought leaders whose stories and experiences provide valuable insights for digital transformation success. Read More...

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Artificial Intelligence – 10 fears answered

Bharat Thakrar·27 August 2019·Enabling Technologies

...Why are we being told that A.I. will change everything? It is beginning to sound as gloomy as Brexit.  Because fundamentally it is questioning how humans think. Human intelligence is the key quality above else that separates us from all the other creatures. But now it may be possible for… Read More...

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A.I. – should our children be worried about Artificial Intelligence?

Bharat Thakrar·27 August 2019·Enabling Technologies

...Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be the current flavour of the month and is being sprinkled liberally onto everything from Apple SIRI and Alexa, to medical diagnoses, self-driving cars, and even to making burgers and helping you decide who to marry. It is perhaps the most complex multifaceted challenge of… Read More...

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