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Thought leadership
June 11
4 min read

The CMO on the frontier: From AI experimentation to AI at work

Marketing is at an inflection point. Across industries, CMOs are no longer asking whether AI will transform marketing but how fast they can move from experimentation to impact, and how to re‑architect work so AI shows up where decisions are actually made.

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Thought leadership
June 10
3 min read

AI amplifies creativity by removing friction

As generative AI becomes more accessible across the enterprise, a familiar tension is emerging—especially for teams responsible for brand, storytelling, and trust.

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Thought leadership
June 10
4 min read

The future of the finance ministry: From fiscal control to national resilience

Finance ministries are evolving from fiscal gatekeepers to strategic leaders at the center of national resilience.

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Thought leadership
June 9
6 min read

How collaboration advances workflow-native AI

Since announcing Dragon Copilot at RSNA 2025, healthcare organizations have advanced their AI strategies, not only by modernizing their reporting experience with PowerScribe One, but by extending it with Dragon Copilot to unlock a new, unified, AI-driven workflow that brings generative, multimodal, and agentic AI directly into the radiologist’s day-to-day experience.

Thought leadership
May 21
4 min read

AI needs more than intelligence—it needs humanity

Turn AI investment into real organizational momentum by strengthening the human skills that help guide decisions.

Thought leadership
May 21
4 min read

AI for Better Health: Enabling every person on the planet to live healthier

This is a consequential moment for healthcare.

Thought leadership
May 21
5 min read

Agentic AI is reshaping retail and consumer goods economics

For three years, brands and retailers treated AI like a science experiment.

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Thought leadership
May 21
5 min read

AI is requiring financial services to modernize their data platforms

Modernize financial data platforms with Microsoft Azure PostgreSQL to scale AI, strengthen compliance, and deliver always-on performance.

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Thought leadership
May 18
6 min read

From risk transfer to risk prevention: How AI supports long-term financial resilience in insurance

For generations, the value proposition in insurance has been defined by risk transfer: When losses occur, insurers help policyholders recover financially.

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Thought leadership
May 18
3 min read

You’re not late to AI—you’re early to Frontier Transformation

AI adoption is accelerating—but adoption alone isn’t transformation.

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