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Andrey Lukin, senior PHP-developer at an international dating startup, tells us how to create and implement an internal framework into the team's workflow so that the results live up to expectations.
We summarise a year in the development of the AI and data analytics market: how the market has grown and whether there are new projects that have brought valuable results this year.
Analysts predict that in the coming year we should expect to see an even wider spread of AI-based applications and the formation of new strategies for their use, the development of computing as a service and the formation of new security standards.
From predicting the future of technology to the secrets of leading effective teams, CIOs share the books that changed their careers while inspiring them.
The position of CIO is an important and responsible step in a career. That's why when being promoted to this position or moving to a new company, it is important to act correctly from the beginning and try to avoid mistakes in management and decisions.
18 countries have unveiled the first international agreement on how to protect artificial intelligence from irresponsible players. It aims to develop AI solutions that are "inherently safe".
On November 30, the professional IT community GlobalCIO hosted a large-scaled international conference "Global CIO Insights: Digital Transformation with AI". During the event, leading experts shared their practical experience in launching projects utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and highlighted approaches that helped elevate their companies to new heights.
Online sales is one of the areas where the quality of IT tools directly affects business profitability. Kamza Nugumanov, CIO of Jusan store, tells about the experience of deploying a rapidly growing Kazakh marketplace.
According to the statistics agency, the number of telecommunication and IT companies has increased 1.8 times in the last five years. At the beginning of 2023, there are more than 12 thousand ICT companies operating in the country. More than 100 thousand people are employed in the industry. At the end of 2022, the volume of ICT services grew by 125.5% and amounted to 22.9 trillion soums, of which 4.2 trillion soums were programming services provided by Uzbek companies and specialists. The total revenue of Uzbekistan's IT sector for the first quarter of 2023 reached 2.38 trillion soums - almost four times more than in the same period of 2022. Exports of digital services increased to $57.2 million. According to IT Park, net income amounted to more than 90% of revenue or 2.158 trillion soums.
GITEX Global 2023 in October at the Emirates: from virtual policemen and farm bots to cases about autonomous retailing, GITEX Global has a huge focus on the use of AI this time around.
According to the statistics agency, the number of telecommunication and IT companies has increased 1.8 times in the last five years. At the beginning of 2023, there are more than 12 thousand ICT companies operating in the country. More than 100 thousand people are employed in the industry. At the end of 2022, the volume of ICT services grew by 125.5% and amounted to 22.9 trillion soums, of which 4.2 trillion soums were programming services provided by Uzbek companies and specialists. The total revenue of Uzbekistan's IT sector for the first quarter of 2023 reached 2.38 trillion soums - almost four times more than in the same period of 2022. Exports of digital services increased to $57.2 million. According to IT Park, net income amounted to more than 90% of revenue or 2.158 trillion soums.
Clouds offer companies great advantages. They allow for much faster ordering or relinquishment of resources than in the case of hardware; much more flexibility in budget planning, increasing or decreasing the cost of IT services.
One of the risks of an actively developing IT company is that as the staff expands, recruitment may turn from an individual approach into a conveyor belt. This negatively affects not only the quality of selection of employees for projects, but also the loyalty of the candidates themselves to the employer. Polina Kondakova, head of the recruitment department at iFellow, tells us why this happens and how to avoid it.
September was generous with news. From the distant counties of Australia to the forests of Canada, from sporting achievements to vendor announcements, this is how much the beginning of fall brought us.
Corporate software development is a complex and expensive process. For 30 years, it has required businesses to have an in-house development team or an experienced provider of "boxed" solutions for a specific business process. By 2026, more than 65% of the world's applications will be built without costly IT teams as low-code and no-code solutions rapidly take over the market.
