Blue Ocean
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The first mainstream mention of ESG as a concept came from the United Nations in 2004 in their report titled “ Who Cares Wins.” The report urged stakeholders to consider environmental, social, and governance factors in their financial processes and investments. Simultaneously, worldwide attention on issues of sustainability and diversity began to take off and haven’t faded yet.
Everest Group
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Webinar Outsourcing Pricing and Commercial Trends of 2023 October 18, 2023 | 11:00 AM ET Everest Group is excited to be sponsoring an upcoming webcast with The Conference Board. Everest Group analysts, Abhishek Sharma, Partner, and Bharath M, Vice President, will serve as presenters. The webcast will focus on the most important pricing and commercial themes observed in the first half of the year, emerging trends and how enterprises can incorporate them into their forward-looking planning for 202
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Zinnov
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Thirty years ago, the concept of looking beyond domestic borders for talent was purely based on a cost arbitrage philosophy. Unbundling ‘core vs support,’ companies looked at offshore locations to cut costs and reduce overheads. General Electric was one of the pioneers, adopting offshoring practices as early as 1982, where they set up manufacturing in Mexico.
3Pillar Global
OCTOBER 17, 2023
On this episode of The Innovation Engine Podcast, we dive deep into the realm of innovation, change, and the human resistance to new ideas with David Schonthal, an award-winning professor at the Kellogg School of Management. David is the co-originator of the revolutionary “friction theory,” which sheds light on why promising innovations often stumble before reaching their full potential.
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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
Paysquare
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Businesses are a great way of making profits and earning revenues, but the major focus of a business is the clients. The products and services all depend on the customers’ demands and preferences. But the primary job to supply these products to the customers rightly is the duty of all the employees. The employees are the foundation stone for the company or the business.
The Global Small Business Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2023
©iStock/metwmorworks How can companies find the best talent, regardless of where they are located, to meet their business needs while navigating the fundamental economic changes impacting global workforces in the world today? The digital economy, along with the transition to more remote/hybrid work, has provided opportunities to find the best talent globally.
Global Sourcing Brief brings together the best content for outsourcing professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Perficient Digital Transformation
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Have you started up a new Optimizely site, and prepared your database only get to this error message? Reading the error message itself, you’ll see that the created DB version is at 957 where the current version of Optimizely, at the time of this writing, is 904. Where did this come from? How do I put my database in a time machine and bring it back to the present?
IBM Services
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Heavy industries, particularly cement, steel and chemicals, are the top greenhouse gas emitting industries, contributing 25% of global CO2 emission. They use high temperature heat in many of their processes that is primarily driven by fossil fuel. Fighting climate change requires lowering heavy industry emissions. However, these industries face tremendous challenges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Global Small Business Blog
OCTOBER 17, 2023
©iStock/upthebanner The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provided Empire State Development (ESD) nearly $1 million in funding in the latest round of the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). STEP connects businesses in New York state to exporting opportunities abroad through grants for qualifying small and medium-sized businesses. Learn more about how STEP enables small businesses to expand their global reach and competitiveness.
inDinero
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Applying for an SBA loan can be a daunting task. The Small Business Administration (SBA) offers a variety of loan programs designed to help entrepreneurs get the financial support they need. Still, the information available makes it difficult to know whether or not an application is even likely to succeed. In this article, we’ll provide a snapshot of the minimum requirements for an SBA loan and a detailed overview of the documents you must submit to apply.
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Grow your startup beyond borders and boundaries. Global expansion is the ultimate goal for many startup founders. However, to successfully enter new markets and grow internationally, you need a sound and scalable global recruitment strategy. In this eBook, you’ll discover how you can gain a competitive edge over your business rivals through the latest technology, harnessing global contractors, and using a global employment platform.
Perficient Digital Transformation
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Recently, the Cultural Connections ERG held its first “Cultivating Career Growth” event highlighting the experiences of Malvika Malviya, Lead Technical Consultant in India; Ron Jones, Director in the United States; Miroslav Maric, Manager in Serbia and Margarita Hoyos, Lead Software Developer in Colombia, who are part of Perficient’s global community.
IBM Services
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The landlocked country of Malawi, located in southeastern Africa, is home to rich, arable land and a subtropical climate suitable for farming. As a result, over 80% of the population is employed in agriculture, and their livelihood revolves around alternating rainy and dry seasons that dictate how the year’s planting, growing and harvesting will unfold.
The Global Small Business Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2023
©2023 Global TradeSource, Ltd. All rights reserved. LAST CHANCE to attend the 8th Annual Global Small Business Forum: Navigate Turbulence in the Global Marketplace (hybrid) on Friday, October 20, 2023. To sign up, visit here.
Everest Group
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The Israel-Hamas war has immediately increased cyberattacks, depleted technology provider resources, and postponed venture capital funding. While novel cybersecurity products from Israeli startups will face temporary setbacks, the situation may foster future cybersecurity innovation. Read on to explore the impact of this conflict on Israel’s cybersecurity firms, technology providers, enterprises, and venture capitalists.
Speaker: Olivia Montgomery, Associate Principal Supply Chain Analyst
Curious to know how your peers are navigating ongoing disruption? The supply chain management techniques that dominated the last 30 years are no longer supporting consumer behavior or logistics and manufacturing capabilities. So what’s working now? What should your plans for 2023 include? By researching the supply chain challenges and solutions that businesses – especially small and midsize businesses – are currently experiencing, we’ve learned what’s working and what’s not.
Perficient Digital Transformation
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Adding Alt Text to your Images in Optimizely When developing a site using Optimizely, it is important to keep accessibility in mind. A common solution that I’ve found helpful is to extend the ImageData class from EpiServer.Core and add a property for Alt Text. This concept is demonstrated in the Alloy Project and has been explained further in the blog post ‘ Episerver and Alternate Text for Images in the TinyMCE Rich Text Editor ‘ by Dylan McCurry.
IBM Services
OCTOBER 18, 2023
On December 5–6, 2023 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA, hundreds of developers and software engineers will come together at PrestoCon 2023 to support and learn more about Presto, the open-source SQL query engine for data analytics and the Open Data Lakehouse. Learn more about PrestoCon 2023 We’re excited for the future of Presto.
The Hackett Group
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) today announced that it will release financial results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2023 on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 after the close of regular market hours. Following the release, senior management will discuss third quarter results in a conference call at 5:00 P.M. ET. The number for the conference call is (800) 593-0486, [Passcode: Third Quarter].
Everest Group
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) The global multi-process Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) market continued to grow at a steady rate of 11-13% in 2022 and is expected to continue this growth trajectory for the next three years. Surging inflation, the recessionary environment, and geopolitical instability, coupled with the volatility that the pandemic left the enterprises in, have increased enterprises’ openness to leverage third-party service provider support for their finance f
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Perficient Digital Transformation
OCTOBER 20, 2023
On October 12 th and 13 th , 2023, we had several Perficient colleagues attend the Puerto Rico IT Cluster’s CIO & IT Leadership Conference , the most important technology leadership in the region. This year’s conference agenda brought interesting and relevant topics around AI, talent development, new service models, cybersecurity, and data to the forefront.
IBM Services
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Over the past ten years, I’ve been on a journey to create an interactive, patented curriculum that combines the power of math with the joy of music. In our program Make Music Count , students from elementary to high school get hands-on experience solving math equations while learning how to play the piano. Since launching, I’ve seen the need, desire and impact: Make Music Count is in over 400 schools with 60,000 registered students and 20,000+ downloads on iOS and Android devices.
Airswift
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Source: Imagevixen/Shutterstock The high number of renewable energy projects being run in 2023, especially in wind power, is creating more and more green jobs across the country. Australia could be transformed into a world leader in the renewable energy industry. Renewable electricity generation has more than doubled over the last 10 years. In 2022, 32% of Australia’s total electricity generation was from renewable energy sources, including solar (14%), wind (11%) and hydro (6%).
Everest Group
OCTOBER 17, 2023
With slowed IT industry growth, service providers can drive momentum with asset-based business models that center on delivering services built on digital products and platforms or monetizing the platforms and assets themselves. To learn about the advantages and key questions service providers should ask to successfully move to this model, read on. Contact us to explore this further.
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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.
Perficient Digital Transformation
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Perficient Celebrates 30 New Bright Paths Program Graduates We are proud to announce the successful completion of our ninth Bright Paths Program cohort and the 30 students who graduated from the coding bootcamp. Since launching the Bright Paths Program in 2020, more than 200 students have graduated from the program with the majority joining Perficient.
IBM Services
OCTOBER 17, 2023
In a research brief defining “5 trends for 2023,” the IBM Institute for Business Value reports, “In 2023, rapid response is the new baseline. Uncertainty is expected and complexity is compounding. As threats materialize on multiple fronts, organizations must reduce the time from insight to action.” 1 Business and data analysts are intimately familiar with the growing business need for precise, real-time intelligence.
Auxis
OCTOBER 16, 2023
As AP teams get ready for 2024, focusing on these 5 critical improvements can help you learn how to improve efficiency in your accounts payable department.
Everest Group
OCTOBER 20, 2023
The global services industry’s confidence waned in 2023 after a banner post-pandemic year. Leaders were more cautious and prioritized cost optimization. To gain valuable insights into how the year unfolded compared to expectations, read on. Participate in the Key Issues Survey 2024 to better understand the current thinking of industry leaders across the globe.
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The benefits of expanding internationally are endless, especially if you approach it the right way. However, there are pitfalls along the way that can slow down progress. Global expansion brings many opportunities for companies —business growth, brand-building in new markets, and access to diverse talent pools worldwide. However, international growth can come with challenges.
Perficient Digital Transformation
OCTOBER 16, 2023
We’re excited to announce that Perficient has been ranked the fifth-largest healthcare IT consulting firm in Modern Healthcare’s 2023 survey. The annual survey ranked healthcare IT consulting firms according to 2022 provider revenue, the number of health IT contracts, and the number of healthcare IT consultants. Transforming Healthcare and MedTech With End-to-End Digital Solutions Consumer-driven health continues to be shaped by digital interactions happening outside of the industry
IBM Services
OCTOBER 18, 2023
AI has inspired millions of people around the world with ideas about what it can make possible. But this technological game changer has also provoked a lot of questions around how it will impact the world of work. Change is happening, and fast. Research from IBM’s Institute for Business Value (IBV) finds that executives estimate about 40% of their workforce will need to reskill over the next three years due to AI and automation.
Balbelforce
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Sie bilden sich das nicht ein. Wir stehen an einem Wendepunkt der AI. Die halbe Welt schwärmt davon. Die andere Hälfte betreibt Schwarzmalerei darüber, was die Menschheit auf dem Weg dorthin verlieren wird. Nehmen Sie ChatGPT als Beispiel – wo immer Sie hinschauen, gibt es Theorien darüber, wozu es imstande sein könnte. (Und wie die meisten technischen Theorien zu Beginn einer neuen Ära sind diese meist inkorrekt).
Everest Group
OCTOBER 19, 2023
LinkedIn Live The Road to GBS/GCC Leadership: Perspectives from Executive Search View the event on LinkedIn, which was delivered live on Thursday, October 19, 2023. There is an unprecedented transformation occurring in Global Business Services (GBS) / Global Capability Center (GCC) leadership across the industry. The qualities that define the GBS/GCC leadership role and the path to promotion have become increasingly less clear.
Speaker: Michelle Meyer, Founder and CEO of MatterProviders
Michelle Meyer is the Founder and CEO of MatterProviders, and a supply chain professional of over 30 years. Fortunately, she's here to walk you through the future of supply chain strategy and why your current approach is probably not working. In this exclusive webinar, she will explore ways to develop and perfect your new, innovative supply chain design in this post-pandemic era of economic uncertainty.
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