Mon.Dec 05, 2022

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SMEs: The Move from Legacy to the Cloud

Compare The Cloud

Over the past ten years, the on-premise IT footprint of both large enterprises and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has decreased dramatically. With the emergence of the cloud, even the smallest businesses are seeing the appeal of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications versus server rooms, with reduced on-premise data centre costs and potential headaches.

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Imploding sports sponsorships: 3 lessons

Stellar Partnerships

There is something very interesting going on in sports sponsorships this year. Unless you’ve banned yourself from all media in Australia, you would have heard about Hancock Prospecting pulling its funding of Netball Australia. Donnel Wallam expressed her concern about wearing a uniform with the Hancock Prospecting logo. Why? Because of comments made by Gina Rinehart’s father in the 80’s.

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What is blockchain?

McKinsey & Company

Blockchain is a secure database shared across a network of participants, where up-to-date information is available to all participants at the same time.

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Lessons Learned 2022

Managed Services Platform

Apple Podcasts: [link] Spotify: [link] Youtube: [link] We are nearing the end of the year, so you know what that means: it’s time for 2022’s Lessons Learned. Lessons Learned is an opportunity for an MSP (or any business!) to discuss the actions they can take to either mitigate a problem or increase success. It’s best conducted at the end of the year so that you can thoroughly analyze everything that happened during the previous 12 months.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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The state of AI in 2022—and a half decade in review

McKinsey & Company

The results of this year’s McKinsey Global Survey on AI show the expansion of the technology’s use since we began tracking it five years ago, but with a nuanced picture underneath.

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Survey: Growth for top performers among mid-cap consumer companies

McKinsey & Company

Top performers among mid-cap consumer companies in Europe grow by outperforming in the core, moving into attractive adjacencies, and by very selectively launching new businesses.

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Delta Controls Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Its Advanced Building Control Products, Seamless Systems Tech Developments, and Market-leading Position

Frost & Sullivan

SAN ANTONIO, TX. – December 5, 2022 – Frost & Sullivan recently researched the building automation solutions (BAS) industry and, based on its analysis, recognizes Delta Controls with the 2022 North American Company of the Year Award. The company has been leading the industry for four decades, with a focus on innovation and sustainability. Its robust business framework emphasizes integrity, reliability, innovation, best practices implementation, and a positive track record of its products and

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Could supply-chain issues derail the energy transition?

McKinsey & Company

Electric-vehicle penetration is the biggest driver of oil demand declines in the energy transition. However, emerging supply bottlenecks for key battery materials could be an unexpected barrier.

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New Satellite Design Advances Fuel Market Growth for Satellite Propulsion Solutions

Frost & Sullivan

San Antonio – Dec. 05, 2022 – Satellite propulsion is vital to the successful operation of satellites as it is used to produce thrust for orbit insertion, position control, station keeping, and other in-orbit maneuvers. According to Frost & Sullivan’s recent report, Global Satellite Propulsion Solutions Market , commercial and private end-user satellite constellations generate a steady demand for propulsion systems because they provide communications and satellite imaging.

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Maximize Productivity and Simplify IT Management with Conversational AI

ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu

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Meet the newest member of the consumer C-suite: The chief transformation officer

McKinsey & Company

More consumer companies are turning to chief transformation officers, but the role is often ill-defined. Here’s how organizations can empower this crucial position to drive holistic change.

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Backed by Significant Advances in its Apollo Autonomous Driving Technology Platform, Baidu Unveils its Ambitious Robotaxi Plans

Frost & Sullivan

Baidu’s recently held “Apollo Day” was meant to showcase the Chinese search engine and technology giant’s astonishing progress in autonomous driving technology development, enabled by its open-source, autonomous driving software platform – Apollo. The Apollo technology stack has been in various levels of testing since 2017 and has attracted over 100 collaborators, including leading automakers like Toyota, Geely, Daimler, BMW, Hyundai, and Ford as well as other industry partners such as Nvidia, B

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Navigating volatility: Six trends businesses should look out for

McKinsey & Company

Senior partner Tracy Francis identifies six moves businesses—particularly consumer companies—can make to build resilience in the face of tough economic circumstances.

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Employee Spotlight: Nick Esposito

Market Source Inc

The post Employee Spotlight: Nick Esposito appeared first on MarketSource.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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How consumer companies can embrace change amid volatility

McKinsey & Company

Senior partner Dymfke Kuijpers shares more on being a business ‘triathlete’, and how consumer companies can embrace three mindsets to navigate current economic headwinds.

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How companies can build institutional and individual resilience

McKinsey & Company

Our Asia chairman, Gautam Kumra, discusses how companies can emerge stronger from current economic conditions through building institutional and individual resilience.

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Destination zero: An action plan for shipping CEOs

McKinsey & Company

The transition to zero carbon can be a value-generating opportunity for shipping companies—if they are proactive and purposeful, rather than reactive and defensive.

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Capturing opportunities in an interconnected world

McKinsey & Company

McKinsey Global Institute partner Jeongmin Seong tells us more about how businesses can leverage global networks and flows to capture opportunities for innovation and growth.

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Placing a premium on resilience: How businesses can thrive through volatility

McKinsey & Company

Senior partner Oliver Tonby shares four ways Asian businesses can anticipate and weather oncoming economic storms to emerge stronger.

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Nature in the balance: What companies can do to restore natural capital

McKinsey & Company

Specific corporate actions, many with a positive return on investment, could help reverse the trend of the depletion of natural capital.

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Bracing for headwinds: How banks can navigate disruption

McKinsey & Company

Senior partner Joydeep Sengupta discusses how banks can navigate headwinds and capture opportunities in the next 12 to 18 months.

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