CIO opinion
CIO OPINION
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ENSURING
THE QUALITY OF DATA
IS A COMMON OBSTACLE
TO MACHINE LEARNING
ADOPTION.
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Allan Leinwand, Chief Technology Officer, ServiceNow
Five steps for re-tooling
your organisation with
machine learning
Allan Leinwand, Chief
Technology Officer, ServiceNow,
says CIOs in the Middle East
are learning lessons from the
way they are attempting to
implement machine learning.
Despite investing in it, he says,
most CIOs do not have the
talent available, data quality
and budgets to fully leverage
the technology. He recommends
five steps for CIOs to get the
most out of their investments.
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L
et’s say you decide to build a new house. Not only do you have to
buy the materials, but you also have to hire the skilled talent who
can get the job done. That is a lesson many CIOs in the Middle
East are learning about their plans to implement machine learning
technologies that are able to analyse and improve performance without
direct human intervention.
Despite investing in machine learning, a new survey from ServiceNow
indicates that most CIOs do not have the talent, data quality and
budgets to fully leverage the technology. If your organisation is
embarking on the machine learning journey (and it should be), there are
five steps CIOs must take to maximise the value of their investment.
Take these steps today, because the long-awaited Age of Machine
Learning may be upon us soon. Computer science has caught up to
the hype around machines that emulate human intelligence. Now,
the technology occupies the peak position of Gartner’s Hype Cycle for
Emerging Technologies, indicating that it has matured enough to spur
wide interest. In other words, your competitors are also investing in
machine learning.
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