Early Morning Byte: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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May 08, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

Perfecting your professional persona is key, whether you're advancing up the corporate ladder or scouting fresh opportunities. In today's edition, we explore the vital role of personal branding for leaders amidst career transitions.

Speaking of new opportunities, join us in congratulating the newest IT Leader at Inspire Brands. Plus, down in Extra Bytes we're diving into updates on ChatGPT, today’s CIO, and the burgeoning ransomware markets on the dark web.

Okay, enough small talk - let’s dive in!

FEATUREDDefining Your Personal Brand | How to Hack Your Next Job Search

Too often I hear from leaders that are in transition, attempting to find their next role, express regret on having not devoted the time to shape the external view of how they might be viewed in the professional marketplace. Whether we are currently employed or actively seeking our next opportunity we must devote the time to continually assess, build, and showcase what we bring to the table as executives and thought leaders.

The time spent to thoughtfully consider one’s brand is an investment that will pay dividends as we progress through our professional career and chosen endeavor. Without intentional commitment, our brand will be defined for us.

By H. Michael Burgett, Contributing Writer ● Read More…

EXECUTIVE OPPORTUNITIES

Trupanion is the leader in medical insurance for cats and dogs throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Puerto Rico and Australia with over 1,000,000 pets enrolled.

Aims is a fully accredited, public and local tax supported two-year college. It has four campuses across northern Colorado, with an additional Flight Center location.

CDS is the leading provider of multi-vendor support (MVS) services for data centers worldwide.

CIOs ON THE MOVE

Inspire Brands Appoints New Chief Technology Officer

Inspire Brands, the Atlanta-based restaurant holding company, has announced its new Chief Technology Officer who previously held the position of Chief Technology and Digital Officer at Williams-Sonoma and Chief Technology Officer at Macy’s.

By Emily Hill, Contributing Writer ● Read More…

EXTRA BYTES

During a recent interview with Time magazine, Mira Murati, the Chief Technology Officer at OpenAI, highlighted a fundamental challenge with ChatGPT: the AI’s tendency to fabricate facts.

A recent Forbes Insights Survey, which included perspectives from over 600 CIOs, explores the ongoing evolution of their role and anticipates further changes up to 2025.

Between June 2023 and February 2024, Sophos’ intelligence unit uncovered 19 different ransomware types for sale or in development across various dark web forums.

Recent findings from a Gartner survey of 479 global chief data and analytics officers highlight a significant shift in data and analytics (D&A) operations due to the impact of AI technologies.

RESOURCE HUB

IT LeaderBoard | The Premier Job Site for Technology Leadership Talent

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TECH TIME TRAVEL

The Reveal of the Apple iMac

This week, we celebrate the 26th anniversary of the reveal of the personal computer that changed the industry forever, the Apple iMac. Steve Jobs, who had recently returned to the company he had founded after 11 years away, proudly unveiled his first major consumer product, which was ultimately an instant success and altered Apple’s path permanently.

By TNCR Staff ● Read More…

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