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Six practical actions for building the cloud talent you need

Despite a shortage of cloud talent, top companies are finding ways to get past table stakes and build the capabilities needed.
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The digital-value guardian: CEOs and digital transformations

– The CEO is ultimately the only one who can shape and guide a successful digital transformation. Here’s the playbook.
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Quantum computing use cases are getting real—what you need to know

– A burgeoning quantum-computing ecosystem and emerging business use cases promise to create significant value for industries—if... executives prepare now.
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2021 global report: The state of new-business building

– Business leaders predict that by 2026, half of their revenues will come from products, services, or businesses that haven’t yet... been created. Here’s how new-business building can help bridge that gap through sustainable, inclusive growth.
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The state of AI in 2021

– A majority of companies now adopt AI, and leaders are using more sophisticated tools and practices.

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Leadership and digital transformation

Explore our collection of insights on how leadership is evolving to drive successful digital transformations.
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The Rise of Quantum Computing

Accelerating technological breakthroughs, increasing investment flows, start-up proliferation, and promises of capable quantum... systems by 2030 signal it’s time for business leaders to begin planning their quantum-computing strategies.
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The CIO Agenda

Explore our collection of insights on the evolving role of the CIO.
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Cloud by McKinsey

The cloud is revolutionizing how businesses create value, but only when tech organizations, and the business, understand how to... use it and change how they operate.

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What CIOs need from their CEOs and boards to make IT digital ready

– McKinsey research shows that CIOs need five things from their CEOs and boards to transform IT, but CIOs have an important role themselves in making that happen.
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The CIO agenda for the next 12 months: Six make-or-break priorities

– With the post-pandemic economy taking shape, CIOs can evolve IT’s mission to shape the business.
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Open-source e-commerce: The next wave of value for the enterprises

– Moving to open-source e-commerce has significant benefits, but companies must be willing to embrace a broader digital culture.
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How enterprise architects need to evolve to survive in a digital world

– Enterprise architects still have an important role to play at large incumbents, but they need to evolve in three ways.
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Building a tech-services ecosystem to deliver products—not applications

– IT organizations focused on building value as well as reducing costs need to rethink how they engage with their vendors.

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Our short takes on key technology and architecture topics

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How medtech companies can create value with new-business building

– Medtech industry senior executives recently convened to discuss new-business building. Their experiences illuminate what it can do for companies, why it’s so difficult, and how to get it right.
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The benefits of being a cloud trailblazer

– To meet an SEC demand for greater transparency, FINRA chose the road less traveled—public cloud—and reached its goals and more at substantially lower cost.
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Breaking the code: Unlocking digital and analytics at scale for consumer goods

– The why, what, and how of consumer digital and analytics transformations
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The case for cloud in life sciences

– As cloud technology matures, life-sciences companies are generating new paths to business value beyond the cost efficiencies that cloud migrations typically target.
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Digital health ecosystems: Voices of key healthcare leaders

– COVID-19 has made it more pressing than ever to integrate online and offline offerings and to establish integrated health ecosystems. We asked key healthcare leaders about their views to make this change happen.

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Boards and the cloud

– A shift to the cloud requires boards to weigh numerous implications, from the technology infrastructure to cybersecurity.

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Building innovation ecosystems: Accelerating tech hub growth

– Innovation ecosystems can generate economic, financial, and social benefits for all, and there’s new federal funding to... build them. A six-step playbook could help leaders get them right.
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Call to action: How A&D companies can build the workforce of the future test

– In light of the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the aerospace and defense sector is reimagining talent management... to boost critical digital skills.
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Why digital trust truly matters

– Consumer faith in cybersecurity, data privacy, and responsible AI hinges on what companies do today—and establishing this... digital trust just might lead to business growth.
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AI and the super app: An interview with Careem’s Selim Turki

– Careem’s head of data and AI talks about how the Middle Eastern ride-hailing pioneer is using AI technology to simplify... people’s lives.
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McKinsey for Kids: Game on! Why your computer learns faster and games better than you think testing

– Computers can solve some problems better and faster than humans can—but only after humans train the machines to use artificial... intelligence. Let’s explore the world of gaming to figure out how.
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APIs: The secret ingredient for one company’s massive tech leap

– Emirates NBD’s Neeraj Makin and Saud Al Dhawyani discuss how APIs became central to their organization’s IT transformation.
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Scaling up ‘rock-star fast’: A conversation with foodpanda’s Jakob Angele

– The CEO of foodpanda APAC recounts how the company grew from a food-delivery start-up to a business valued at $30 billion by moving... fast and creating a trusted brand.
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Your questions about automation, answered

– A new survey sheds light on the state of automation, the benefits that automation brings, and best practices for scaling automation... technologies successfully.
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Your questions about automation, answered

– A new survey sheds light on the state of automation, the benefits that automation brings, and best practices for scaling automation... technologies successfully.
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Your questions about automation, answered

– A new survey sheds light on the state of automation, the benefits that automation brings, and best practices for scaling automation... technologies successfully.
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How to unlock the full value of data? Manage it like a product

– Creating reusable data products and patterns for piecing together data technologies enables companies to derive value from data... today and tomorrow.
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