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Exploit IT for Strategic Benefit

Harvard Business Review

However, when we ask CIOs how their "enabling" is going, they consistently respond that sometimes it goes well; sometimes not so much. At a recent CIO roundtable, one CIO said that the demand for IT in his company is infinite. And other CIOs nodded in agreement. These are finite resources.

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

Harvard Business Review

Many conversations about data and analytics (D&A) start by focusing on technology. A robust, successful D&A function encompasses more than a stack of technologies, or a few people isolated on one floor of the building. Cultural resistance can also become a bigger obstacle than anticipated.

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Using IoT Data to Understand How Your Products Perform

Harvard Business Review

Our research and client engagement experience has shown us that generating strong returns from the digital sensors, wireless communications devices, digital cameras installed in buildings and other smart, connected devices does not come down to writing big checks or being technologically savvy. Operations in a Connected World.

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Why Apple’s New HQ Is Nothing Like the Rest of Silicon Valley

Harvard Business Review

The sheer magnitude of Apple’s new headquarters sets it apart from any other technology workspace on the West Coast. Software, like information technology in general, is optimized for speed and upgrades — constant, sometimes radical change. million square feet) called the Ring, designed to house 12,000 employees.

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Improve Decision-Making With Help From the Crowd

Harvard Business Review

But with the rise of digital technology, and with it the ability to get immediate feedback from customers and communities, crowdsourcing has become a powerful alternative for driving important decisions. Given the success of the program in 2013, IBM’s CIO decided to invest $7 million to expand iFundIT in 2014.