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News Analysis: Finance In The Age Of AI - Microsoft Copilot for Finance

The Leap Year Brings A New Copilot - Finance

Microsoft announced the public preview of Copilot for Finance. With tools such as Copilot, the user experience begins and ends with generative AI. In conversations with Vice President of Business Applications Engineering - Charles Lamanna, Corporate Vice President of Business Applications Marketing - Emily He, Vice President of AI-led ERP Engineering - Georg Glantshnig, users can now apply geneative AI across departments such as sales, service, finance, and IT with Copilot for M365, Copilot for Sales, Copilot for Service, Copilot for Finance, and Copilot Studio.

Monday's Musings: Trust In The Age of AI

By R "Ray" Wang

Enter AI And The Real Fourth Industrial Revolution

Running out of ideas to inspire, a false fourth industrial revolution was coined by the World Economic Forum. The move to digitization and digital transformation was a necessary half-step to the move towards AI. While some will now profess that the Fifth Industrial revolution is AI, AI is more exponential than the internet or the fake fourth industrial revolution. The dawn of the fourth industrial revolution begins with AI. This Cognitive Era will be with us for decades to come. Constellation Research has seen a projected CAGR of 19.8% in global AI IT spending from $151 billion to $490.6 billion by 2030.

Event Report: Rebuilding Trust - The 2024 Davos Agenda

By R "Ray" Wang

The World Economic Forum's Four Themes Seek To Rebuild Trust

The 54th annual convening at Davos brings 2700 delegates from over 130 countries to officially attend the World Economic Forum’s event. Meanwhile, an additional 5000 individuals join events around Davos in a series of programing known as UnDavos. This year’s official Davos proceedings center on four main themes:

Trends: Tech IPOs Will Come Back In 2024

By R "Ray" Wang

Two Year IPO Drought Coming To An End

In 2023, only 148 companies completed an initial public offering (IPO). This was the worst year on record and followed a 15% decline from the number of IPO's in 2022, another disappointing year. In 2023, ARM was the sole blockbuster tech IPO.

After a brutal two years with a paucity of tech IPOs, the market is poised for a resurgence in 2024.

Big Idea: The Future of AI and Biology: De-Mystifying Benefits, Risks, and Opportunities Ahead

By R "Ray" Wang, Dr. David Bray

AI and biology have the potential to greatly benefit humanity in several ways. Here are some key illustrative opportunities to consider:

News Analysis: Sam Altman's Steve Job's Moment And Satya Nadella Just Saved His Microsoft Stock Price

By R "Ray" Wang

Sam Altman just faced his Steve Jobs moment when the OpenAI board fired him on Friday.

The balance between too much governance and not enough innovation was the challenge OpenAI faced. This was a very immature board with members who had never built companies, never moved from ideology to commercialization, nor had any pragmatic board experience.

Research Summary: The Urgent Case For A Chief AI Officer (CAIO)

By R "Ray" Wang, Andy Thurai

\With artificial intelligence (AI) projects all the rage, organizations must make a strategic determination to create a new CxO role at least at a functional level if not at a title level.. This decision should not be made lightly, however. Although the chief AI officer (CAIO) role is critical to an organization’s success, the level of collaboration across business, IT, finance and operations, HR, and legal risk and compliance requires an unprecedented level of cooperation and orchestration. Boards will also want to consider AI at the same level as CyberSecurity.

Monday's Musings: Will Generative AI Drive Humanity Into The Dark Ages Of Knowledge?

By R "Ray" Wang

Big Brains In AI Discuss The Risks of Generative AI At Reinvent Futures Event

On July 27th, 2023, almost 300 people gathered at Shack15 in the Ferry building in San Francisco to discuss the actual risks of Generative AI. The event hosted by Reinvent Futures with Peter Leyden and Joe Boggio brought together the biggest minds on AI for an evening of deep discussion.

Monday's Musings: Time To Focus On Revenue Platforms, Not Piecemeal "RevOps"

By R "Ray" Wang

Every Enterprise and Brand Is Focused On Revenue Growth While Trying To Achieve Operational Efficiency

There has never been a greater focus on revenue, however, Chief Revenue Officers (CROs) face a dual mandate. On one hand, they must continue to find growth and revenue, on the other hand, leaders must balance operational efficiency and reduced budgets. Constellation's recent CXO Business Confidence Survey highlights how all CXO's face this dual mandate over the next 18 to 24 months.

News Analysis: Q2 2023 MATANA Stocks Still Shine

By R "Ray" Wang

Three Factors Drive Growth In MATANA Stocks
1. AI Powers Valuation Growth, But Earnings Growth Keeps Momentum Going, 2. Ads Are Back For The Remaining Digital Giants, 3. Cloudy Times Ahead (For Now).

Event Report: Hexagon Live 2023 Demonstrates Prowess In Digital Reality Solutions

By R "Ray" Wang

The €5.2 Billion Tech Company Most CXO's Have Never Heard Of

On June 12th to 15th, Hexagon, AB held their user conference at the Caesar's Forum in Las Vegas Nevada. The event showcased how Hexagon has built a foundation for bringing the real world to the digital world using reality capture, positioning, autonomous technologies,design and simulation, and location intelligence.

News Analysis: Global Indian IT Services Firms Q4 Wrap Up

By R "Ray" Wang

Temporary Slow Down Ahead

All indications from Constellation's 1000 person executive network show a temporary 3 to 6 month slowdown ahead. This pause in general IT spending impacts mostly the North American markets.

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