1. What is business analytics? Business analytics is the practical application of statistical analysis and technologies on business data to identify and anticipate trends and predict business outcomes. Research firm Gartner defines business analytics as “solutions used to build analysis models and simulations to create scenarios, understand realities, and predict future states.” While quantitative analysis,…
What is a CAO? A chief administrative officer (CAO) is a top-level executive responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of an organization and the company’s overall performance. CAOs are responsible for managing an organization’s finances as well as creating goals, policies, and procedures for the company to help it operate more efficiently and compliantly. They…
Cairn Oil & Gas is a major oil and gas exploration and production company in India. It currently contributes 25% to India’s domestic crude production (about 28.4 MMT) and is aiming to account for 50% of the total output. The company plans to spend ₹3,16,09 crores (₹31.6 billion) over the next three years to boost its…
Harrison Grierson Chief Digital Officer Terri Carajannis on being ‘chief cheerleader’ for digital, the importance of wellbeing at work and why magic happens when you hear from everybody. Watch this episode: #id62c21a90e08c6 .jw-wrapper::before { content: “IDG” !important; } Careers, CIO, CIO Leadership Live Read More from This Article: CIO Leadership Live with Chief Digital…
Master storyteller Doug Keeley was a featured speaker at a large national sales meeting some years ago when he noticed how miserable everyone was feeling. “Morale was horrible,” he recalls. “There was a new leader taking over, and her opening keynote had bombed. Everyone thought this CEO was cold and lacking empathy.” The only way…
The Razor’s Edge is a podcast series that examines “IT Services for the New Way to Work,” produced by CIO.com in partnership with HP Inc. In this series, HP’s technology experts provide unique insights into the challenges associated with digital transformation and discuss how innovative, cloud-based services, solutions, and software can help you plan and…
Every day the headlines remind us just how fragile/broken the human supply chain is. At the height of the pandemic we discovered severe shortages of truck drivers, meat packers, and emergency room nurses. As we limp through the frustratingly elongated ramp toward a post-COVID world we are experiencing significant shortages of coders, butchers, bakers, pilots,…
When Marcus Ericsson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, won the Indianapolis 500 in May, it was in a car equipped with more than 140 sensors streaming data and predictive analytic insights, not only to the racing team but to fans at the Brickyard and around the world. NTT, which partners with Penske Entertainment for the…
Encouraging employees back to the office will be a key priority for businesses going forward, but for many employers, doing so needs to be a case of providing superior in-office experiences, rather than attempting to mandate it. To do this, investing in a technology refresh and focusing on the devices that your employees are using…
There’s still a sizable distance between sustainability sentiment and corporate action. Innovative green technology—including energy-efficient supercomputers, low-emissions datacenters, computational fluid dynamics simulations, and circular design—are helping to close that gap. Consider the statistics. Two-thirds of executives surveyed in the Deloitte 2022 CxO Sustainability Report say they are “very concerned” about climate change, with 79% seeing the world…