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Providing Unparalleled Technology Intelligence
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NEWS : Latest news round-up from across North America
LATEST INTELLIGENCE : The latest whitepapers from Forcepoint and Veeam
TRENDING : Nearly 70 % of leaders now prioritize GenAI for data and analytics
INFOGRAPHIC : Ranked : The best countries for AI startups
PROJECT LATEST : Updates from Connecticut , Colorado , Massachusetts and California
EDITOR ’ S QUESTION : How do turn regulatory sand into business gold ?
TALKING BUSINESS : TFrom Siloed to Synced : Strategies for effective enterprise data control
FEATURE : What Should CIOs focus on in 2025 ?

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CIO OPINION : Why close collaboration at the C-Level is key to effective data protection
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COUNTRY FOCUS : SUMA Wealth unites with California State University Northridge ’ s Global Hispanic Serving
Institution ( HSI ) Equity Innovation Hub
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FEATURE : Honeywell and Google Cloud to accelerate autonomous operations with AI agents for the industrial sector
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CASE STUDY : Navigating the nuance of AI and music licensing
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CASE STUDY : Globant launches advanced video search Tool powered by Google Cloud ’ s Gemini models
COVER STORY

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INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
INDUSTRY WATCH : BETA Technologies raises more than $ 300m in additional equity capital to fund growth

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and commercialization
TECH TALK : The challenge of deploying secure and high availability IT Systems

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GET TO KNOW : Pete Lilley , VP and General Manager , Instaclustr by NetApp
FINAL WORD : Ten reasons companies are ditching legacy online security solutions
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