This year’s spotlight on generative AI has been one of several factors increasingly placing corporate ethics in the crosshairs. Important today, ethics will soon become foundational and existential for business. Five years from now an organization’s ability to recruit and retain top talent and design and sell profitable goods and services will depend on how…
When an application is finally ready for deployment, the last thing the development team wants to hear is: “Stop! There’s a security issue.” And then, after months of painstaking work, their application launch is delayed even further. That’s why Discover® Financial Service’s product security and application development teams worked together to shift security left by…
In today’s digitally transforming world, time is of the essence. Whether you’re looking to deliver a new product release, fix an issue, or enhance a service, the longer you make customers wait, the worse for your business. As you seek to boost agility and speed your organization’s digital transformation, there are some proven principles you…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping our world. In business, this puts CIOs in one of the most pivotal organizational roles today. CIOs are responsible for much more than IT infrastructure; they must drive the adoption of innovative technology and partner closely with their data scientists and engineers to make AI a reality–all while keeping costs…
The AI Safety Summit, convened by the UK government, is the latest in a series of regional and global political initiatives to shape the role AI will play in society. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sees the summit as an opportunity for the UK, sidelined since its departure from the European Union, to create a role…
Like so many IT leaders, Richard Wiedenbeck wears multiple hats. Yet unlike his peers, Wiedenbeck’s dual roles — the top technology executive as well as the transformation lead at Ameritas — are often at odds. As chief technology officer, Wiedenbeck is driving automation and IT modernization to reduce complexity and technical debt. In his chief…
The past decade in IT has been all about digital transformation. Under the aegis of digital transformation, IT initiatives have become more customer-centric, with a greater emphasis on people, not technology — all in an effort to redefine how the organization operates and to ensure it can keep up with the pace of change, capable…
In June, the Lufthansa Group’s Digital Hangar touched down in Barcelona. A new business unit, which also has hubs in Brussels, Frankfurt, Gdansk, Vienna, and Zurich, Digital Hangar was founded in September 2022 with the aim to create the world’s best-connected travel experience, incorporating both in-person and digital services. Each Hangar houses agile coaches, business…
Certifications give your resume more credibility and can make you more marketable to recruiters and hiring managers. And at the entry-level, they’re a great way to stand out from other candidates — and even boost your pay. As you grow in your career, you’ll want to consider more advanced certifications to continue your professional development. By…
AWS posted a stable 12% revenue growth in the third quarter of 2023 buoyed by demand for generative AI-led services, despite customers trying to optimize their cloud spending. For the last few sequential quarters, revenue growth for AWS has been on a constant decline. The 12% growth in the September quarter is a sign of…