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United Airlines deploys software 75% quicker using the Harness DevOps platform This article is sponsored by:

The airline is using the technology to support its ambitious tech-led change programme and to keep up with fast-changing business requirements.

A brief history of collaborative documents This article is sponsored by:

As Salesforce rolls out Slack canvas to the messaging platform's customers, it's time to take a look at the history and likely trajectory of collaborative documents.

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Debating the automation skills paradox - can we democraticize enterprise automation? Automation Anywhere weighs in This article is sponsored by:

What does advanced automation look like? And is the automation skills paradox a barrier to widespread organizational adoption? To get to the heart of it, I had an in-depth dialogue with Automation Anywhere, including demo evaluations. Here's what I learned.

British Government introduces digital markets legislation in attempt to clamp down on big tech dominance This article is sponsored by:

The Digital Markets Unit has been operating in earnest in recent months, but with the legislation going ahead, will be given teeth.

Bed, Bath & Bankruptcy - cataloging the multi-year failure of an omni-channel retail transformation This article is sponsored by:

Bed, Bath & Beyond has been on a long omni-channel transformation journey, but with too little, too late being the inevitable end.

Salesforce World Tour DC - understanding Einstein GPT This article is sponsored by:

My take on last week's announcements coming out of Salesforce World Tour's visit to Washington DC.

NVIDIA SimReady connects digital twins to AI This article is sponsored by:

Beau Perschall, NVIDIA’s first Director Omniverse Sim Data Ops, talks us through an important development.

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Oracle customers share their views on the business impact of digital transformation This article is sponsored by:

London Stock Exchange, Nestlé Nespresso and Network Rail shared their experiences of the impact of digital transformation during the keynote at last week's Oracle CloudWorld London.

Safra Catz and Anna Manz at Oracle CloudWorld London 2023-04 by @philww

Enterprise hits and misses - enterprise software is legacy, and the impact of AI on jobs is overrated This article is sponsored by:

This week - is enterprise software on its last legs, with AI utilities taking over? Speaking of AI, is the job loss impact underrated, or overrated? Supply chain transformation is criticized; your whiffs include a very enthusiastic defense of the Metaverse.

Salesforce data finds that we're all very excited by generative AI; the trouble is, only one in ten of us has the necessary skills to exploit it! This article is sponsored by:

Workers of the world are united in enthusiasm for generative AI, but would like their organizations to train them up in the necessary skills to use it in the workplace.

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Memo to businesses - Stop being so risk-averse when it comes to data! This article is sponsored by:

Attendees at a roundtable event held by Carruthers and Jackson highlighted the importance of giving employees the ground rules to do exciting things with information.

Why the struggle for ethics in generative AI is more complex than we imagine This article is sponsored by:

When are ethics not ethics? And when are people not people? Welcome to the hall of mirrors that is the proving ground for ethical AI

Microsoft integrates Copilot into its employee engagement platform, Viva - but does AI really lead to better engaged employees? This article is sponsored by:

Microsoft looks to lead the pack in employee engagement software as it integrates its AI assistant, Copilot, with its employee engagement product, Viva. How might employees and leaders who take up this technology expect to be impacted?

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