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    FinOps for AI: How to Optimize AI Investments for Business Value
    This is Part 3 of our 4-part series on AI FinOps. Part 4 coming soon. In our first two articles, AI FinOps Starts with Enterprise Architecture and The Hidden AI Cost Problem: Lack of Visibility, we examined why enterprise architecture and AI spending visibility are foundational to successful AI FinOps. Yet visibility alone does not generate business value. Once organizations understand where AI…
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    AI’s Last Mile Runs Through Finance
    Like the dot-com era at the turn of the century, the current artificial intelligence (AI) moment has a last-mile problem. Back then, the bottleneck was insufficient telecommunications infrastructure. Limited fiber-optic coverage left consumers with slow connections, which impeded digital transactions and the delivery of valuable offerings. Today, shareholders and boards are pressing C-suites to…
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    What’s Your Equity Story? Going Public Will Either Reinforce It or Expose Its Cracks
    IPO readiness is not about checking a box, selecting bankers or rehearsing a polished roadshow. It is about proving that the company can withstand public-market scrutiny before the ticker symbol ever arrives. That can be an uncomfortable truth for growth companies considering going public. As regulatory relief continues to lower some barriers, the IPO market is ripe, and mega deals may be back…
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    Your Sales Transformation Problem Is Really a Seller Value Problem
    Sales transformation efforts often begin with a clear executive mandate: improve visibility, strengthen pipeline discipline, standardize processes and generate better commercial insight. Those outcomes matter, but they are not the outcomes sellers are optimizing for in their day-to-day work.  Sellers care about selling, serving customers, advancing opportunities and getting the support they…
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    From cost optimization to tenant value: Why sustainability matters in real estate
    Operating real estate is becoming more expensive, visible and competitive. In this dynamic environment, prioritizing sustainably in the building portfolio is more than a nice-to-have environmental initiative; it is a business strategy that can reduce costs, strengthen margins, enhance tenant experience and create important market differentiation. These benefits are measurable. According to the…
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    Status Quo Is the Risk: Operations Now Determines Private Equity Value
    This is the first entry in Protiviti’s five-part blog series on operational value creation.   For decades, private equity returns were driven by a familiar formula dependent on favorable financial market conditions, multiple expansion and accessible leverage. Today, the traditional methods of value creation have become an operational challenge.   As firms navigate higher…
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    IPO Readiness is not about going public. It’s about staying public
    For business leaders considering an initial public offering, reverse merger, Special Purpose Acquisition Company transaction (SPAC) or direct listing, the message from Nutex Health Chairman and CEO Dr. Tom Vo is clear: The market is open, but selective. Investors want companies with strong fundamentals, credible growth stories, disciplined execution and leadership teams that understand life as a…
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    Gaming's Next Level: Managing Risk, Trust and Compliance in Modern Digital Ecosystems
    Today's gaming companies are no longer simply building games. They are operating digital ecosystems that combine social experiences, developer communities, virtual economies and AI-enabled services at global scale. Gaming experienced massive growth during the pandemic as the world sought new ways to engage online. The growth has steadied, and the forces driving that growth are fundamentally…
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    Your AML Program is only as Good as Your Data
    This article is part of Protiviti's AMLA Insights Series. Read: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. What the AMLR and Customer Due Diligence RTS Really Require Introduction The European Union’s AMLA (Anti-Money Laundering Authority) consultation on the draft Customer Due Diligence Regulatory Technical Standards closed in May 2026. The final Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) is expected to be…
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    The New U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: A Precursor of What?
    Today, the Trump administration announced steep tariffs on steel and aluminum to go into effect in 15 days. According to the administration, these two industries have been targeted for many years and subjected to unfair trade practices resulting in plant closings and decimation of whole communities — a trend that is creating not only economic consequences but also a national security concern. As…
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