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The push to get more women in computing is decades old. I remember back in my college professor days they did studies on why there are fewer woman in computer science and information systems studies. We have made little progress since. With the inflection point of new compute trends, such as cloud computing, the need for entry-level talent has also inflected. Everyone is hiring. There’s a shortage. MORE
Tech giants are in the dock, politicians are calling for Mark Zuckerberg’s head, and many Facebook users are so incensed about the misuse of their data that they’re thinking about deleting their accounts – perhaps, some time in the future, for at least a day or two. Meanwhile, blockchain is. MORE
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Sometimes there’s no avoiding difficult conversations, especially as a manager. Talking to your workers about tough subjects like layoffs, budget cuts or performance issues is never fun, but there are ways to handle those talks with tact. 3 keys to success. MORE
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If you consider yourself an expert in cybersecurity - or even if you’re somewhat knowledgeable about how to protect yourself online, you probably won’t fall for the standard Nigerian prince email scam. Enter your bank account information below, and we’ll send you a whole bunch of money. Those kinds of tricks are old news, and [.]. CTO Cyber Security News Tech Advice Training and Education MORE
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Today’s knowledge workers are like the office workers of yesterday. They spend their time in email, on the phone, in various desktop and online apps and websites dealing with customers, suppliers, employees, partners, and internal stakeholders. Much of the time is spent dealing with various systems to shuffle information from one place to another, or [.]. Artificial Intelligence CTO News Intelligent Process Automation IPA process Robotic Process Automation RPA MORE
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Cyber firms, Ukraine warn of planned Russian attack Cisco's Talos cyber intelligence unit says 500K+ routers in dozens of countries have been infected by Russia-linked malware and could be used to attack Ukraine. Cisco Systems Inc warned on Wednesday that hackers have infected at least 500,000 routers and storage devices in dozens of countries with [.]. CTO Cyber Security Cyber War News MORE
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It’s good to be cloud-native, or at least that’s what everyone is telling you. The idea is that you refactor (meaning partially recode) your applications to take advantage of the native features of the host cloud, such as its native APIs, storage systems, database systems, or security systems, depending on what that host cloud services offers. MORE
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Monday, Adobe announced their $ 1.68B acquisition of Magento. By adding eCommerce capabilities, Adobe is better able to compete with SAP Hybris, Salesforce and Oracle. Why Magento? A number of commerce-centric offerings exist on the market… but none of them are like Magento. Magento has not only shown demonstrable growth, but they also boast a vibrant community of developers and customers and […]. MORE
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107 Summary: As technology evolves at an ever-increasing pace, it brings major changes to the IT department. In this era, the IT department moves from a back-office function to a true business partner. What trends are driving this change, and how must your IT department adapt? MORE
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There are many aspects to security on Linux systems – from setting up accounts to ensuring that legitimate users have no more privilege than they need to do their jobs. This is look at some of the most essential security commands for day-to-day work on Linux systems. Running privileged commands with sudo – instead of switching user to root – is one essential good practice as it helps to ensure that you only use root privilege when needed and limits the impact of mistakes. MORE
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Organizations use teams to create wealth, market share, customer service, competitive advantage, and organizational success. Effective teams accomplish their assigned end goals by engaging in collaboration as a joint learning activity.
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MAY 25, 2018
If you consider yourself an expert in cybersecurity - or even if you’re somewhat knowledgeable about how to protect yourself online, you probably won’t fall for the standard Nigerian prince email scam. Enter your bank account information below, and we’ll send you a whole bunch of money. Those kinds of tricks are old news, and [.]. CTO Cyber Security News Tech Advice Training and Education
CTOvision
MAY 23, 2018
Jessica Davis just published a piece at Information Week reviewing an architecture Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) put in place to help make drug development and fielding faster. Creating new drugs always takes years, and after they are created it takes years more to get them fielded. Mark Ramsey is the chief data officer at GSK. [.]. Artificial Intelligence CTO News The Boardroom
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MAY 23, 2018
A NYSE outage is staring to raise concerns about the IT infrastructure Image Credit: Christine Puccio.
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MAY 21, 2018
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MAY 21, 2018
I was recently asked, "Isaac, what keeps you up at night?" My answer is simple. In transformation programs, going too slow can lead to your business being disrupted. If your competitors are putting out great experiences, are more competitive winning business by leveraging data, or are demonstrating strategic business impacts with AI, blockchain, or IoT then your business is at risk. Here's a.
Forrester IT
MAY 22, 2018
Forrester’s Board of Clients was in Cambridge last week for an amazingly productive two days of co-creation. Ideas that have come out of the Board in previous years include: the weekly Forrester Podcast, the Forrester iPhone app, and Industry Waves.
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MAY 22, 2018
The push to get more women in computing is decades old. I remember back in my college professor days they did studies on why there are fewer woman in computer science and information systems studies. We have made little progress since. With the inflection point of new compute trends, such as cloud computing, the need for entry-level talent has also inflected. Everyone is hiring. There’s a shortage.
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MAY 22, 2018
There are many aspects to security on Linux systems – from setting up accounts to ensuring that legitimate users have no more privilege than they need to do their jobs. This is look at some of the most essential security commands for day-to-day work on Linux systems. Running privileged commands with sudo – instead of switching user to root – is one essential good practice as it helps to ensure that you only use root privilege when needed and limits the impact of mistakes.
CTOvision
MAY 25, 2018
You know you’re in the middle of a hype cycle when every industry has products that use some buzzword, regardless of whether or not they have the technical merit or legitimacy to actually use that buzzword. This is where we currently are with regards to the market for Artificial Intelligence (AI) products and services. Cognilytica [.]. Artificial Intelligence CTO News AI automation intelligence ML pe vendors
Datacponomy
MAY 25, 2018
Mobile adoption in Germany is rising — with smartphone user volumes tipping 59 million and set to reach 65 million in just four years. For companies, this swelling popularity is a gift – providing insight into customers’ online interactions and habits.
Forrester IT
MAY 22, 2018
From Thursday to Saturday, more than 70.000 visitors will attend the third edition of VIVA TECH in Paris, one of the largest digital and tech conferences in Europe. The aim is to celebrate innovation and to help start-ups and businesses to grow.
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MAY 25, 2018
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MAY 24, 2018
Oracle Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management, Enterprise Edition (FDMEE) allows the use of scripting in several locations: Import. Event. Custom. Mapping. Scripting allows you to work with the incoming data fields and strings to modify them as needed before the data is processed.
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MAY 21, 2018
Today’s knowledge workers are like the office workers of yesterday. They spend their time in email, on the phone, in various desktop and online apps and websites dealing with customers, suppliers, employees, partners, and internal stakeholders. Much of the time is spent dealing with various systems to shuffle information from one place to another, or [.]. Artificial Intelligence CTO News Intelligent Process Automation IPA process Robotic Process Automation RPA
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MAY 23, 2018
Tech giants are in the dock, politicians are calling for Mark Zuckerberg’s head, and many Facebook users are so incensed about the misuse of their data that they’re thinking about deleting their accounts – perhaps, some time in the future, for at least a day or two. Meanwhile, blockchain is.
Forrester IT
MAY 22, 2018
Over the next few weeks, we’ll analyze the sacred myths of the platform economy and reveal the real practices that platform businesses have mastered. This is work from our report, Earn Your Place In The Platform Economy: Adopter, Participant, Or Leader?
Future of CIO
MAY 25, 2018
" Digital Master ” is the series of guidebooks (23+ books) to perceive the multi-faceted impact digital is making to the businesses and society, help forward-thinking organizations navigate through the journey in a systematic way, and avoid “rogue digital.”
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MAY 24, 2018
Last week, experts from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), TD Ameritrade, and the First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) came together in St.
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MAY 23, 2018
Cyber firms, Ukraine warn of planned Russian attack Cisco's Talos cyber intelligence unit says 500K+ routers in dozens of countries have been infected by Russia-linked malware and could be used to attack Ukraine. Cisco Systems Inc warned on Wednesday that hackers have infected at least 500,000 routers and storage devices in dozens of countries with [.]. CTO Cyber Security Cyber War News
IT Manager Daily
MAY 23, 2018
Sometimes there’s no avoiding difficult conversations, especially as a manager. Talking to your workers about tough subjects like layoffs, budget cuts or performance issues is never fun, but there are ways to handle those talks with tact. 3 keys to success.
Forrester IT
MAY 22, 2018
Monday, Adobe announced their $ 1.68B acquisition of Magento. By adding eCommerce capabilities, Adobe is better able to compete with SAP Hybris, Salesforce and Oracle. Why Magento? A number of commerce-centric offerings exist on the market… but none of them are like Magento. Magento has not only shown demonstrable growth, but they also boast a vibrant community of developers and customers and […].
Future of CIO
MAY 25, 2018
Debating is not for stimulating conflicts, but for brainstorming better ways to do things. Due to the changing nature of technology, IT leadership role also continues to involve & shift the focus, to move up the maturity level.
Perficient - Digital Transformation
MAY 24, 2018
Come along with me on a journey back in time: a time when the internet was shiny and new. It’s 1998 and you just fired up your brand new tangerine iMac when your friend sends you a message on AIM asking if you’ve heard about this new DVD service called Netflix. You have not.
CTOvision
MAY 22, 2018
On Tuesday June 5th from 6:30-8:30pm an event focused on cybersecurity of the Internet of Things will feature an interesting discussion by three panelists who know the many nuances of this critically important topic. The discussion topic is "The Cost of Convenience in the Digital Age" Speakers include Camille Stewart, a cyber and technology attorney, [.]. CTO Events Internet of Things News
mrc's Cup of Joe Blog
MAY 23, 2018
Summary: As technology evolves at an ever-increasing pace, it brings major changes to the IT department. In this era, the IT department moves from a back-office function to a true business partner. What trends are driving this change, and how must your IT department adapt?
Forrester IT
MAY 25, 2018
I recently went to Verint’s Engage18 conference, held in Dallas on May 14-17. It’s not a big conference – attended by about 1500 people who use one or more of the company’s customer service products: workforce engagement, self-service, voice of the customer and fraud and compliance. What is lacks in size, it makes up in focus […]. customer service solutions
Future of CIO
MAY 24, 2018
In general, analysis is understanding the thing by examining it as parts; synthesis is understanding a thing by examining it as a whole.
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