{n}.bora’s Top Articles: 15th January

Top articles in this year’s first compilation post include an approach to e-commerce operations focused on innovation and agility, a clear and comprehensive introduction to business disaster recovery, and manageable steps for manufacturers to start integrating AI into their operations.

As ever, if your organisations needs advice or support with any of the topics raised, get in touch with {n}.bora and we will be more than happy to have a chat.

Business:

This article from Boston Consulting Group discusses why shops should treat their e-commerce operations like a start-up (in that they shouldn’t be afraid to experiment and take risks) in order to get the best results:
https://www.bcg.com/publications/2024/why-e-commerce-retailers-should-act-like-startups

Technology

This BBC News article discusses how Google Chrome is planning to roll out a feature which allows users to disable third party cookies, discussing the pros and cons of this move:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67882315

Advice:

Looking at use cases, benefits and a basic how-to explanation, this blog post from IBM explains the idea of business disaster recovery (or making plans to minimise the impact crises have on businesses):
https://www.ibm.com/blog/disaster-recovery-use-cases/

AI:

Looking at the actions taken by a specific company and suggesting first steps other businesses should take, this World Economic Forum article looks at implementing AI in manufacturing: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/01/company-using-ai-transform-manufacturing-business/

Something Great:

This week’s second article from the World Economic Forum looks at some of the ways AI is being used to combat climate change:
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/01/ai-combat-climate-change/

First published by {n}.bora January 15, 2024

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