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A global pandemic upended traditional models of work as employers across industries sent staff home from the office. Leaders in human resources were tasked with figuring out how to make long-term remote work effective and maintain company culture virtually.

Today, we are previewing a new public market index – the MAD (for machine learning, AI and data) index.

By utilizing customer intelligence and better data management, retailers can collect supply chain data in real-time, make better orders to suppliers based on customer intelligence. 

It is our differences that make us stronger leaders. Diversity leads us to more creativity and success because great minds to not think alike. 

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is buying data integration provider Talend for $2.4 billion, the companies announced Wednesday. Talend, which went public in 2016, said the deal will position the company for long-term growth and provide the necessary capital and resources to execute its market strategy. 

The data integration and integrity software company Talend  said on Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired for $2.4 billion, or $66 a share in cash, by the tech-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

The data integration company’s decision to keep its foot on the gas required a number of frank conversations but the move has positioned it well.

Canadian businesses are aware of how data can provide an advantage in the marketplace – but what if your data is inconsistent, incomplete or compromised? A recent survey on the value of data identified critical gaps in the management and use of data by many of the country’s companies. 

Christal Bemont has been a leader from an early age: she had to be, growing up, on a farm in Missouri, 10 years or more older than her siblings. She took casual work aged 13 cleaning houses and got her first pay cheque working at Dairy Queen, the US soft-serve ice cream chain. Prior to joining data management specialist Talend, Christal spent 15 years at SAP Concur, most recently as chief revenue officer. 

Krishna Tammana is the CTO of Talend, a cloud data integration company.

Founded in 2005, the software company provides a range of cloud apps for enterprises to collect, govern, transform and share data. Tammana joined Talend from data monitoring and analytics firm Splunk in September 2020, where he was most recently VP of engineering.