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The missing data link: Five practical lessons to scale your data products

As companies increasingly rely on data to innovate and grow, ineffective (or nonexistent) data product practices have become a top strategic issue.
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Open source technology in the age of AI
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The state of AI: How organizations are rewiring to capture value
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Organizations are beginning to create the structures and processes that lead to meaningful value from gen AI. While still in...
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The head of the North American steel company talks about its wide-ranging business strategy—and the company culture that...
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Superagency: The transformative potential of AI
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Welcome to AI in Action. In this edition, the first in a series of four learning modules, we explore key concepts from...
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The state of AI: How organizations are rewiring to capture value

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Organizations are beginning to create the structures and processes that lead to meaningful value from gen AI. While still in early days, companies are redesigning workflows, elevating governance, and mitigating more risks.
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Superagency in the workplace: Empowering people to unlock AI’s full potential
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Investing in the future of tech: Lessons from winning companies
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Survey results suggest that while the overall outlook for tech investments is strong, only a select few companies are investing...
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AI for IT modernization: Faster, cheaper, better
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Gen AI agents are starting to deliver breakthrough value, but only when companies figure out how to build and orchestrate hundreds...
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Enterprise technology’s next chapter: Four gen AI shifts that will reshape business technology
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Transforming telecom tech: How IT excellence drives innovation and cost efficiency

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New McKinsey benchmarking research shows what separates telecom tech leaders from laggards and how a strategic approach to IT can pay off for operators.
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Tech resilience for healthcare providers: Inaction has a heavy toll
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Cyberattacks and tech outages at provider organizations have reached an all-time high. To stem the tide, providers need strong plans to prevent, detect, and recover from attacks and disruptions.
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Faster, smarter trials: Modernizing biopharma’s R&D IT applications
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To fully realize the potential of AI and digital, biopharma sponsors need a structured approach to upgrading tech infrastructure for efficient data capture and trial management.
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The real estate industry can solve problems with data—if it asks the right questions
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McKinsey associate partner Jules Barker discusses how real estate companies can start their AI-based data-gathering journeys.
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Scaling gen AI in the life sciences industry
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Gen AI pilots have shown promise, but for the technology to deliver transformational business value in the life sciences industry, organizations need to rethink how they scale it.

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Generative AI adoption is taking longer than expected. But AI innovation is rapidly accelerating, and businesses must seize the opportunity to stay competitive.

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