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January 13, 2024

Event Report: Rebuilding Trust - The 2024 Davos Agenda

Data to Decisions
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:
R "Ray" Wang
Analyst Blog
December 27, 2023

Trends: Tech IPOs Will Come Back In 2024

Data to Decisions
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.
R "Ray" Wang
Analyst Blog
November 27, 2023

AWS re:Invent 2023: Perspectives for the CIO | Live Blog

New C-Suite
I'm excited to be live from AWS re:Invent 2023 in Las Vegas. This year's event is packed with announcements about the leading-edge of cloud computing and the hot topic of the year, generative AI.
Dion Hinchcliffe
Analyst Blog
November 20, 2023

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

Data to Decisions
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.
R "Ray" Wang
Analyst Blog
October 03, 2023

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

New C-Suite
lt;span style=quot;font-size:11ptquot;gt;lt;span style=quot;font-family:quot;Verdanaquot;,sans-serifquot;gt;\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.lt;/spangt;lt;/spangt;
R "Ray" Wang
Andy Thurai
Analyst Blog
August 26, 2023

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

Data to Decisions
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.
R "Ray" Wang
Analyst Blog
August 13, 2023

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

Data to Decisions
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. Constellations recent CXO Business Confidence Survey highlights how all CXO's face this dual mandate over the next 18 to 24 months.
R "Ray" Wang
Analyst Blog
July 30, 2023

News Analysis: Q2 2023 MATANA Stocks Still Shine

Data to Decisions
Three Factors Drive Growth In MATANA Stockslt;brgt; 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).
R "Ray" Wang
Analyst Blog
May 01, 2023

News Analysis: Global Indian IT Services Firms Q4 Wrap Up

Data to Decisions
Temporary Slow Down Ahead All indications from Constellations 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.
R "Ray" Wang
Analyst Blog
May 01, 2023

News Analysis: Big Tech Shows Signs Of Stability

Data to Decisions
The Q1 Tech Earnings Breathe Life Among The Digital Giants. With just Apple left to report in the tech earnings season, three major trends have emerged
R "Ray" Wang