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How to Ensure Your Organization’s Digital Transformation Succeeds

Leading Blog

I N THE AGE of digitization, businesses face a critical imperative: to adapt and embrace innovation or risk being left behind in a rapidly evolving world. This force is called creative destruction, which is the process where innovation and technology advancements are reshaping industries and business models.

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Big Data, Big Opportunity

Chartered Management Institute

Big Data, and its close cousin the Internet of Things, are among the trendier terms of 2013. They can sound geeky, but they are developments that every manager needs to understand. Last month the supermarket giant Tesco announced a partnership with a technology firm Amscreen aimed at improving the targeting of its advertisements.

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How to Avoid a Business Data Breach

Strategy Driven

After the 2013 Yahoo data breach and the recent Equifax hack, operating without proper security measures in place is no longer acceptable. Thanks to better file management and new information security technologies, companies can implement a much more advanced structuring across their organization. A Better Structure.

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If Data Is Money, Why Don’t Businesses Keep It Secure?

Harvard Business Review

Similarly, trust erosion triggered by Edward Snowden’s revelations of government surveillance in mid-2013 are estimated to have cost U.S. technology companies as much as $35 billion in potential business. At the same time, several technology platforms that do not collect or share personal data have emerged since mid-2013.

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Is Anyone Really Responsible for Your Company's Data Security?

Harvard Business Review

But when I put the question to top management, well, they''re busy — not their problem, that''s for sure — and they refer me to the chief information officer or the chief technology officer. This is a management failure, not a technological problem. Why Your CEO Is a Security Risk. But security?

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It’s Time for Boards to Cross the Digital Divide

Harvard Business Review

Is there any aspect of your daily life and business that is not significantly affected by digital technology? years in 2013 from 60.3 Digital transformation is about a careful transition between the old and the new, balancing risk management, value creation and long-term sustainability, which are precisely the key roles of boards.

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Medical Systems Hacks Are Scary, but Medical Device Hacks Could Be Even Worse

Harvard Business Review

Spurred by an aging population, increases in chronic disease, and technological breakthroughs, the electronic medical device market is poised to reach an estimated $398 billion in 2017. For example, in 2013, the average age of an MRI scanner in the U.S. Safeguarding your company in a complex world. Stay alert and informed.

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