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Doing Business in a Big Data World

Strategy Driven

All of this means that CIOs and centralized IT department staff no longer 'own' company data the way they did in the past; giving rise to new concerns about data integrity and security in a more distributed and anarchic company structure. About the Author.

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Yes, Managing IT Is Your Job

Harvard Business Review

Similar waves of innovative applications of technology (e.g., ERP systems, RFID , knowledge management, business intelligence) have washed over organizations. And IT will need to continuously reduce its spending on "keeping the lights on" to free up resources and mindshare for innovation and problem solving.

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How to Integrate Data and Analytics into Every Part of Your Organization

Harvard Business Review

Innovate more effectively? According to KPMG’s 2016 CIO Survey , data analytics is the most in-demand technology skill for the second year running, but nearly 40% of IT leaders say they suffer from shortfalls in skills in this critical area. Jumpstart process and cost efficiency? Drive strategy and accelerate change?