Back to the Future!

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Session Overview

As we face the ever-increasing pace of change in technology with AI, ML, Cloud, MarTech, and more, we need to be prepared with frameworks to understand where there are true opportunities for competitive advantage. Once we decide to pursue those opportunities, we need to address the basics that we’ve always relied on to launch products safely and securely, with outcomes that create business value.

The Why: Applying tried and true techniques will get real value from emerging technologies.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn the importance of structure and framework
  • Go slow to go fast (and don’t go alone!)
  • Security is Queen

This session is for… IT leaders and decision-makers and anyone looking to bring new technology into their organization.

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