In this Q&A for TechRepublic, they discussed the shift to remote and hybrid work and how we can best prepare for it. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. James Maguire: We have seen a lot of shifts in the working world in the last few years -- hybrid work, remote work. What are the key trends you see driving remote work and today's shift? We've seen, you know, this combination of people having made the shift to remote work during the pandemic, which was a fundamental change in the way in which we did our everyday. But now, three years later, we're returning to the offices, and that really is creating this dynamic of hybrid work.

A few years ago, I asked CIOs about data science and it turned into a yawner of a discussion. However, in the last few years as chief data officers have made their mark at more and more enterprises, CIOs have needed to build their data chops. Given this, it was time to assess where CIOs are today. To do this, I ran a #CIOChat on AI and Data Science. From this discussion, it was clear CIOs are spending more time considering the "I" part of their titles.

Register for this live video webcast - Friday, March 27 at 10 AM PT Ask the expert - get your AI/RPA questions answered by an industry expert. One of the keys to digital transformation – that most fashionable term – is creating a management structure in which everything is accountable to data analytics. In a related trend, robotic process automation (RPA) helps automate a company's work flow and business processes. At its most optimum, RPA is driven by an AI-based analytics platform. These key emerging technologies are the focus on this webinar.

Get your data questions answered by a leading expert. Executives who rely on data analytics face a squeeze from two directions. On one hand, analytics continues to be ever more important in making business decisions – if you're not getting the most from your analytics solution, you're likely falling behind. Yet on the other hand, data analytics continually grows more complex, as advances in software and methodology enables greater insight, but also greater operational challenge. To shed light on the rapidly growing data analytics sector, I'll speak with two leading experts: Andi Mann, Chief Technology Advocate at Splunk, and Bill Schmarzo, CTO, IoT and Analytics, Hitachi Vantara.