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Tax Benefits for Employers: Navigating 401k and Pension Contributions

Jake Jorgovan

Employers always seek ways to optimize tax benefits while supporting employee retirement. To do so, they must understand the complexities of 401k and pension contributions. As an employer, you have several options for maximizing tax advantages and employee benefits. This article simplifies the process and offers clear guidance on optimizing 401k and pension contributions.

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EMBRACING THE STUDENT MINDSET

Be Partner Ready

It’s no secret that recruitment and retention of talented people within the non-profit sector is challenging. Staff turnover in 2023 was at 9% [1] (working with non-profits for almost 30 years, I reckon it’s much higher). I believe it has much to do with three things: 1) insufficient support 2) little opportunity for advancement and 3) overwork.

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A 60% Higher Alliances & Partnerships Success Rate.

Peter Simoons

Alliances are increasing in importance, used as a strategic tool to help organisations grow. Over 25 years ago Yves Doz and Gary Hamel wrote “No company can go it alone” as the opening statement of their book “Alliance Advantage: The Art of Creating Value Through Partnering”. Today, this is more applicable than ever. Many companies include alliances & partnerships as a critical pillar in their overall strategy to achieve their growth ambition.

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4 partnership pop stars – which one are you?

Stellar Partnerships

Social media is full of quizzes that are a wonderful time waster, especially if you’re waiting for a train. At any given time I’ve explored what type of potato I am, my ideal spirit animal or my chances of surviving a zombie apocalypse (spoiler alert- unlikely to make it through teatime). Through all of our conversations with non-profits working valiantly to build a partnerships program we’ve identified four types of approaches.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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The Role of Executive Search in Software Talent Acquisition: Attracting Top-Tier Developers

Jake Jorgovan

The current tech industry is extremely fast-paced and innovative. That’s why securing the best software development leaders is more challenging than ever. Attracting the right talent isn’t the only problem. You must also retain it so it can drive innovation and growth. You've come to the right place if you're searching for solutions to these hiring challenges.

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How Healthy is Your Professional Services Organization?

Vantage Partners

Annual physicals and preventive care are common for individual health. It helps prevent diseases and treat issues before they metastasize. They provide peace of mind and an early warning system of trouble.

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Safeguarding Ethics in AI-Driven Marketing Campaigns

SEO Magazine

In the realm of AI-driven marketing campaigns, ethical use should guide every strategy. You need tools to understand influencer impact on social platforms effectively. With technologies like engagement rate calculators or CPM estimators, it becomes simpler to gauge success and influence online. Yet these advancements bring about questions of ethics in creator management that must be addressed.

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Building a Competitive Edge: Offering 401k and Pension Plans to Attract Top Talent

Jake Jorgovan

Competition for the best talent in the labor market is getting stronger. Every company is looking for new strategies to differentiate themselves and attract the best candidates. You're not alone if you find it hard to make your company stand out to potential employees. Fortunately, you have come to the right place for effective solutions. This article will cover: The details of 401k and pension plans 6 key considerations when offering 401k and pension plans Continue reading to learn how 401k and

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For the planet and people: IBM’s focus on AI ethics in sustainability

IBM Business Partners

AI can be a force for good, but it might also lead to environmental and sustainability concerns. IBM is dedicated to the responsible development and deployment of this technology, which can enable our clients to meet their sustainability goals. “AI is an unbelievable opportunity to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges in health care, manufacturing, climate change and more,” said Christina Shim, IBM’s global head of Sustainability Software and an AI Ethics

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How to Build Competitive Channel Programs: Advice from 7 Channel Experts

The tech world is crowded. And that means the stakes for channel management have never been higher. How do you cut through the noise? Are SPIFFs, business plans, and marketing development funds really worth it? Get real-world, boots-on-the-ground insight into what it takes to build a partner relationship management motion that attracts, trains, retains, and motivates the right partners.

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Aerospike Lands $109 Million Investment to Fuel Expansion

Channel Insider

Aerospike, Inc. has marked a significant milestone in its expansion by securing a $109 million capital investment from Sumeru Equity Partners , with additional backing from existing investor Alsop Louie Partners. This investment highlights the robustness of the company’s low-latency NoSQL database platform and sets the stage for the development of its go-to-market strategy.

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Love Your Job or Leave It? Maybe There's Another Way

INSEAD Knowledge

Finding meaning in your work isn't just about loving what you do. The reality is there are many ways to experience fulfilment, even in what might seem like a mundane job.In this INSEAD Knowledge podcast, Winnie Jiang, an Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, explains how financial security, connections with colleagues and even the satisfaction of doing a good job can all contribute to a sense of purpose.

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Emerging Trends in Big Data Analytics: What Businesses Need to Know for the Future

Jake Jorgovan

Big data analytics is evolving fast. And these rapid technological advancements threaten to leave some businesses lagging. Though this pace of change is difficult to keep up with, you’re not alone on this journey. As a business owner, you’re in the right place to tackle these challenges. This article will cover: The evolution of big data analytics 6 key emerging trends in big data analytics How businesses can plan for and adapt to these trends Keep reading to equip your business with the necessa

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How to prevent prompt injection attacks

IBM Business Partners

Large language models (LLMs) may be the biggest technological breakthrough of the decade. They are also vulnerable to prompt injections , a significant security flaw with no apparent fix. As generative AI applications become increasingly ingrained in enterprise IT environments, organizations must find ways to combat this pernicious cyberattack. While researchers have not yet found a way to completely prevent prompt injections, there are ways of mitigating the risk.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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

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Video: How To Manage and Optimize FinOps With LucidPoint

Channel Insider

Cloud consultancy LucidPoint has launched FinOps Managed Services to help clients clarify cloud costs. The company’s head of product and CEO join host Katie Bavoso to break down the barrier of entry to better financial freedom when it comes to optimizing cloud spend. Co-founded in 2017 by a US military veteran with an extensive history working for some of the top technology companies in the market, LucidPoint aims to make financial operations an easy task for customers by taking FinOps man

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Balancing Safety and Accessibility for Open Foundation Models  

Partnership on AI

Share Our Blog / Blog Other Balancing Safety and Accessibility for Open Foundation Models Madhulika Srikumar April 23, 2024 Content Wrapper Click here to start editing --> Content Row Click here to start editing --> The release of Meta’s Llama 3 and the findings from the Stanford AI Index Report 2024 underscore an unmistakable trend – foundation models are not just advancing rapidly but also increasingly being released with open access.

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Integrating Fractional Executives into Software Development Teams

Jake Jorgovan

Leadership gaps can significantly hinder your software team's progress, especially because the world of technology is extremely fast-paced. Fractional executives are a solid solution because they can guide and press the refresh key on your software development team. But integrating fractional executives into teams isn’t always easy. Luckily, this article will cover: The benefits of integrating fractional executives, from strategic guidance to leadership and mentorship Best practices for seamless

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Commerce strategy: Ecommerce is dead, long live ecommerce

IBM Business Partners

In today’s dynamic and uncertain landscape, commerce strategy—what we might formerly have referred to as ecommerce strategy—is so much more than it once was. Commerce is a complex journey in which the moment of truth—conversion—takes place. This reality means that every brand in every industry with every business model needs to optimize the commerce experience, and thus the customer experience , to drive conversion rates and revenues.

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Maximize Productivity and Simplify IT Management with Conversational AI

ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu

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NVIDIA AI Use Cases for MSPs: Enhance Efficiency and Offerings

Channel Insider

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are indispensable drivers of operational efficiency, revolutionizing organizational operations across every conceivable sector of the economy. With its high-performing GPUs powering edge-to-cloud computing, supercomputers, and workstations, NVIDIA’s comprehensive suite of products, platforms, and solutions is the AI engine many MSPs are turning to to deliver superior business outcomes and become more resilient in supporting customers’

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Shoppers and Retail Associates: A Changing Relationship

Market Source Inc

Frontline sales associates are the life and breath of retail brands. If you are not making sure associates are prioritizing customer relationships, this blog is for you. The post Shoppers and Retail Associates: A Changing Relationship appeared first on MarketSource.

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ISH Tecnologia Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Its Market-leading Position and Helping Secure and Grow Latin American Organizations

Frost & Sullivan

SAN ANTONIO, TX. – April 25, 2024 – Recently, Frost & Sullivan assessed the managed and professional security services industry and, based on its findings, recognizes ISH Tecnologia with the 2023 Brazilian Company of the Year Award. The company has over 27 years of experience delivering managed security services. It leads Brazil’s managed and professional security services (MSS & PSS) market with over 850 employees across 9 offices, 3 data centers, 3 SOCs, and over 60 partnerships

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Bigger isn’t always better: How hybrid AI pattern enables smaller language models

IBM Business Partners

As large language models (LLMs) have entered the common vernacular, people have discovered how to use apps that access them. Modern AI tools can generate, create, summarize, translate, classify and even converse. Tools in the generative AI domain allow us to generate responses to prompts after learning from existing artifacts. One area that has not seen much innovation is at the far edge and on constrained devices.

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten

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Soft Quarter for Australian MSPs, But Positive Outlook

Channel Insider

The latest Asia Pacific ISG Index shows that activity in the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand (A/NZ) market had softened in the first quarter for MSPs, but across the APAC region, there are plenty of positive signs. The index focuses on large contracts with an annual contract value (ACV) worth US $5 million or more. In A/NZ, the first quarter saw a decline of 15% year-on-year in the area, on the back of a strong year in the same period last year.

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Gabby’s MarketSource Team is More Like Family

Market Source Inc

Gabby Rivera, a first-generation immigrant, says working at MarketSource “doesn’t really feel like work.” She leads her team as if they were family, and they support each other through everything. The post Gabby’s MarketSource Team is More Like Family appeared first on MarketSource.

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Calculating the Six Hidden Costs of Waste in Software Development 

Planview Blog

Nothing frustrates software developers more than working hard on something that never ends up providing value. Whether because of changing priorities, miscommunication among teams, or other blockers, the hidden cost of waste can significantly impact productivity and bottom lines. The challenge lies not just in recognizing the presence of waste but in identifying exactly where resources are being inefficiently utilized.

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AI this Earth Day: Top opportunities to advance sustainability initiatives

IBM Business Partners

This Earth Day, we are calling for action to conserve our scarcest resource: the planet. To drive real change, it’s crucial for individuals, industries, organizations and governments to work together, using data and technology to uncover new opportunities that will help advance sustainability initiatives across the globe. The world is behind on addressing climate change.

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Understanding the Changing Dynamics of Procurement in Hospitality

TRG Blog

Procurement in the hospitality industry is not just about buying goods and services; it is a strategic process that impacts the overall quality of operations. With responsibilities ranging from sourcing furniture, equipment, food, and beverage supplies to managing relationships with suppliers, this function has evolved from mere cost-cutting to becoming essential in achieving business goals.

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Vodafone Earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2024 European Company of the Year Award for Redefining Water Management Technology across Europe

Frost & Sullivan

San Antonio, TX — April 22, 2024 — Frost & Sullivan recently researched the smart water metering industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Vodafone Group Plc with the 2024 European Company of the Year Award. Vodafone is a leader in telecommunications and has expanded its offerings to include smart metering solutions for industries such as utilities and energy.

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Managing BizOps Through Rapid Growth

Aepiphanni

Managing a business through rapid growth can be like guiding a ship through a field of icebergs. With the right strategy in place, managing can be both successful and rewarding.

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