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How Companies Can Support Women After a Leave of Absence
Despite the efforts of inclusivity and diversity programs and times of recognition like International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, women are still a minority in the technology industry — particularly in management roles. This unfortunate trend cannot continue, especially since research shows women in top management make companies more successful in the long term. While there are many programs established to encourage young women and girls to get involved in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs, there is still plenty of room for businesses to support women in their career progression.
Unlocking DevSecOps’ Potential Challenges, Successes, Future
It has been more than 15 years since DevOps emerged on the technology landscape, promising to revolutionize team collaboration and streamline development processes. While some people now say Platform Engineering is the one true way forward, DevOps scope widened to include security, giving rise to DevSecOps, which remains influential. Unfortunately, even as the need for coding and operational security grows, a Progress study has found that many organizations have struggled to implement DevSecOps.
Why You Should Add an Inclusion and Diversity Program Manager to Your Bench in 2023
We’ve heard a lot about companies’ growing interest in hiring chief inclusion and diversity officers (CIDOs). CIDOs are allocating budgets, mapping out goals, and building programs for inclusion and diversity (I&D) that will impact all employees.
2023 VIEW FROM THE TOP: Progress
In 2023, it’s no surprise that how an organization uses data is what sets it apart from its competition. Yet, as data volumes increase and more data becomes available from even more sources, many organizations are struggling to manage it all—including the ability to connect data efficiently. This is where Progress DataDirect can help.
Valuing Multilingual Employees
Communication and connection are at the core of being human. Interacting with others and the world around us is critical not only for collaboration and progress but also for inclusion and belonging.
Modernize properly; Progress exec explains how to achieve success in digital transformation
Global software company Progress says technology is evolving at a phenomenal rate, but you can modernize without locking yourself again and again into old ways. EVP and GM for Progress’ application and data platform division, John Ainsworth visited Australia and spoke to iTWire on how his organization can help businesses of all-size develop, deploy, and manage high-impact applications.
ShareFile Launches New Accounting Solution
ShareFile, the secure, collaborative client experience solution, today announced the release of ShareFile for Accounting, designed with the unique needs of accounting professionals in mind.
Why Chief Diversity Officers Must Lean In More On AI Data Bias
The primary role of a CDO is to promote and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion within an organization. They work to create a more inclusive environment by implementing strategies, policies, and programs that foster diversity and equality.
The urgent need for a national framework to combat data bias in India
In today’s world, we are surrounded by a variety of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that have made our lives easier and more efficient. From ordering groceries online to automating business processes, these tools have become an integral part of our daily routine. The global adoption rate of AI has steadily increased to 35 per cent, a four-point rise from 2021. However, as we continue to embrace these technologies, it is crucial to examine their potential impact on the society, economy and job market.
Are you ready for the AI tsunami?
Due to the success of ChatGPT and the media coverage it’s received, AI is currently receiving a lot of attention. This is starting to generate a tsunami of new AI solutions and apps which are flooding the CX and digital marketplace. But how many of these solutions and applications will truly provide value versus how many are just riding the wave of hype surrounding Generative AI?
GenAI vs. DevOps: Decoding the Love-Hate Relationship
To the layman, coding is like an assembly line. Rows of programmers (reinforced by movies that depict rows of programmers’ desks) make up the vision.
Two-thirds of organizations suffer from data and AI bias
The vast majority (86%) of Australian business and IT decision makers believe data bias will become a bigger concern as Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning use increases (higher than the 78% respondents globally), yet over one-third (34%) have not looked at technology and tools to help in tackling data bias, according to a new survey from application development and infrastructure software provider, Progress.
Data Breaches in Healthcare and Financial Institutions
CXOToday has engaged in an exclusive interview with Ms. Dalia Hamzeh, Security Strategy and Transformation Manager, Progress.
How India’s Financial Services Institutions Can Address Their Security Challenges
In 2022, India made history by surpassing the United Kingdom and claiming its spot as the fifth-largest economy in the world. With continued investment in infrastructure, an increase in the ease of doing business, a favourable demographic and a move to a digital economy, the Indian financial services industry is evolving at an accelerated pace. Advances in technology have enabled consumers across the country to have greater access to financial services.
Research suggests that up to 15–20% of the U.S. population is neurodivergent. There has been a slow but vitally important rise in companies embracing neurodiversity. How can companies support neurodiversity in the workplace? What are some benefits of including neurodiverse employees? To address these questions, we are talking to successful business leaders who can share stories and insights from their experience about “Neurodiversity in the Workforce: Companies Including Neurodiverse Employees”. As a part of this series, we had the pleasure of interviewing Shirley Knowles, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, Progress Software.
Progress study reveals 65% of organizations suffer from data bias
Progress, a trusted provider of application development and infrastructure software, has announced the results of its global survey, Data Bias: The Hidden Risk of AI.
Data Bias a Known but Uncorrected Issue for Businesses
While appreciation that algorithms and machine-learning programs are not immune to bias is increasingly mainstream, ongoing plans to correct for bias in said programs among businesses that use them are not.
That’s the conclusion of a recent study commissioned by Progress Software Corp., a business software provider, on business leaders’ awareness of data bias. Conducted by independent research firm Insight Avenue, the study was based on 640 interviews with IT professionals in 12 countries, including the United States.
Asa part of our series about “Lessons From Inspirational Women in STEM and Tech”, we had the pleasure of interviewing Mariam Tariq.
Mariam Tariq is Senior Vice President of Product and Marketing, Digital Experience at Progress.
Progress finds data biases to greatly impact benefit of AI/ML
Progress has announced the results of its global survey, Data Bias: The Hidden Risk of AI. Conducted by independent research firm, Insight Avenue, the Progress global survey is based on interviews with more than 640 business and IT professionals, director level and above, who use data to make decisions and are using or plan to use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to support their decision-making.
Data bias: a failing faced by 65% of organisations
Despite potential legal and financial pitfalls associated with data bias, there is a lack of understanding around the training, processes and technology needed to tackle it successfully, reveals Progress survey.