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The Important Reasons Why You Need an API Integration Platform

Strategy Driven

Forbes conducted a survey in 2016, which found that even the most basic organization was using at least 6 cloud apps. Meet the Demands of Modern-Day Apps and Tools. Finance departments in modern-day enterprises have a lot of different tasks that must be handled by various teams. Easier Connection to Cloud Apps.

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3 Ways M&A Is Different When You’re Acquiring a Digital Company

Harvard Business Review

Doing digital M&A right means upending the way most companies approach financing, due diligence, and merger integration. Let’s start with financing the deal. Meanwhile, because digital targets tend to be expensive, acquirers are limited in their ability to use stock to finance a deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

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Startups Could Fundamentally Change the Way Big Investors Operate

Harvard Business Review

In September 2016 we undertook a survey of nearly 300 endowment and foundation managers. Given their size and appetite for diversification, these gigantic investors are a significant source of financing for many companies and governments in the developed world, and their investment activities can and do move markets.

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How the Data That Internet Companies Collect Can Be Used for the Public Good

Harvard Business Review

Our existing policy tool kit seems stale and outdated. In particular, the vast streams of data generated through social media platforms, when analyzed responsibly, can offer insights into societal patterns and behaviors. Our research, applied to social media data and viewed more generally , indicates five public-value propositions.

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

Total investment (internal and external) in AI reached somewhere in the range of $26 billion to $39 billion in 2016, with external investment tripling since 2013. Machine learning is a powerful tool, but it’s not right for everything. While investment in AI is heating up, corporate adoption of AI technologies is still lagging.

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How Companies Are Already Using AI

Harvard Business Review

Even the near-term outlook has been quite negative: A 2016 report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said 9% of jobs in the 21 countries that make up its membership could be automated. Four years ago, an Oxford University study predicted 47% of jobs could be automated by 2033. AI wasn’t new at Microsoft.

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How to Become a Coach or Consultant After You Retire

Harvard Business Review

A 2016 study estimated that there are more than 53,300 professional coaches worldwide, and the British paper The Independent pegged the number of management consultants at 500,000. .” I’ve created a free self-evaluation tool kit to help you determine where it’s most fruitful to focus your efforts.).