CTOvision
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Thanks to the power of computing you can watch Commodore Grace Hopper delivering her landmark lecture at MIT Laboratory on 25 April 1985. The entire presentation is excellent and worth listening to. But my favorite line is right around 23 minutes in, when after describing the nature of technology innovation she says: “Probably the most […].
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Last week, PayPal acquired a Los Angeles-based company called Honey for a whopping $4 billion. While it certainly wasn’t under the radar (PayPal issued a press release, posted a video, and hosted a conference call about it), the media barely (with a few rare exceptions) picked up the story in spite of the fact that […].
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CTOvision
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
This post is the next in our series focusing on building vs buying software for government uses. Also see our CTOvision Study on Build Vs Buy in Government and How Do Leaders In Government Decide GOTS or COTS? The issue of building or buying software for government uses is one of the oldest discussion topics […].
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Dreamforce: Industry Confab, Cultural Event, or Populist Movement? We walked as pilgrims to the Golden Gate to wander the forests of Howard Street and Moscone Center and drink from the fountain Dreamforce. There, we mingled — herded, really, by guides dressed as National Park Service rangers — with executives in snappy blazers and Trailblazers representing in […].
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
As cloud computing continues to eat up traditional tech spending, businesses are beginning to change where they spend their money. The worldwide public cloud services market is forecast to grow 17% in 2020 to a total of $266.4 billion, up from $227.8 billion in 2019, according to tech analyst Gartner. Cloud computing adoption has now become mainstream, […].
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
In December 2018, we predicted digital transformations would go pragmatic in 2019. Has that happened? Yes! In the past one year, we have witnessed many businesses laid more durable and powerful foundations for their digital transformation. For instance, leaders have made more investments in operational transformation, cloud migration, and data management projects to enable future […].
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Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The White House requires federal agencies to “provide a modern, streamlined, and responsive customer experience across government, comparable to leading private sector organizations.” Unfortunately, results from Forrester’s 2019 US Federal Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) show that federal CX remains weak and uneven. Read our full report for complete results.
Social, Agile and Transformation
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Going into the Thanksgiving holiday week so maybe you have time to catch up on some reading. Here is Episode 4 of Driving Digital's tip of the day where I cover some of my agile, devops, and other articles. If you missed them, you can also see Episode 1, Episode 2, and Episode 3. Also, if you missed by Thanksgiving themed posts, please have a look at 5 Reasons for CIO to be Thankful for.
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
This blog post is part of Forrester’s Holiday 2019 retail series. The holiday season is in full swing for retailers and shoppers alike. Campaigns are locked, loaded, and going live. But it’s never too late to show some appreciation for your most loyal customers. Watch the video below for three of my recommendations. Spoiler alert: […].
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
We have seen many large companies are moving towards automation where the real-time data been updated to ERP or the central system to make a decision. Production is in progress. Quality is done with reasons for failures. If you find the same issues again, stop the production and find the reasons. Recently we spoke to […].
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Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The World Is Shocked That Victoria’s Secret Canceled Its Runway Show — Kidding Victoria’s Secret (VS) parent L Brands shared in its Q3 earnings call that it canceled the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Once famous for winged “angel” models whose exposure (pun intended) propelled them into the supermodel stratosphere, the televised event struggled of late […].
Information Week
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Imagine the possibilities of combining data across markets and industries without the cost and expertise barriers of implementing traditional data sharing.
Spearline Testing
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
With the built-up excitement for Black Friday about to be unleashed at the end of the week across all retail stores and websites, it’s another sector that can easily get affected and should be prepared for the increase in traffic: Contact Centers. If you manage and run a contact center you should ensure your agents aren’t left in the dark and are proactively prepared for your customers during one of the busiest times of the year.
Tech Republic Cloud
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
These technologies enable enterprises to digitally transform the way people interact with each other and their surroundings.
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Galido
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Information Technology Blog - - 5 Best Ads Revenue Boosting WordPress Plugins - Information Technology Blog. Blogs offer the best way to monetize your website in your WordPress Development. If you are already monetizing your blog and you can’t track how much revenue your blog is generating, we will have you know that there are several plugins out there that can help you manage your ads and boost your ads revenue.
Tech Republic Data Center
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Microsoft's new management tool brings Azure management to any hybrid cloud.
Galido
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Information Technology Blog - - Four of the Biggest Financial Data Breaches of 2019 - Information Technology Blog. Perhaps not surprisingly, banks, insurance companies, and other financial-service firms are 300 times more likely to suffer from a cyber-attack than other industries. In 2018, this sector reported a whopping 819 incidents, and that figure looks set to rise for 2019 once the statistics are released.
Information Week
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
CTOs, IT leaders, and executive management can use these examples to form their own master plans to transform their organizations and win.
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Galido
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Information Technology Blog - - How to Customize your Apple Music Profile - Information Technology Blog. Slowly by slowly, Apple music is becoming like a social platform. It wants to do more than just help you find music to stream and organize your music into playlists. Most people actually don’t know that they have an Apple Music profile as soon as they set up an Apple ID into the music playing application.
Tech Republic Data Center
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
With one simple trick, you can make your VirtualBox VM creation much more efficient.
Galido
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Information Technology Blog - - 5 Tips To Reduce Software Development Costs - Information Technology Blog. Custom software development is a costly process. That’s why many companies put it off for years, struggling with off-the-shelf options and losing revenue. Is it possible to reduce software development costs? Let’s be realistic. You would still need to pay a hefty amount to get top-notch software.
Tech Republic Security
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Learn how to make your SSH use more efficient and convenient with per-host configurations.
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Galido
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Information Technology Blog - - A Definitive Guide to Voice Search SEO in 2020 - Information Technology Blog. Whether you are a small business operating on a local level or a large business house that has ongoing operations on a global scale, you will understand the importance of digital marketing and why it is so crucial to have a strong online presence.
Tech Republic Data Center
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
With one simple trick, you can make your VirtualBox VM creation much more efficient.
Future of CIO
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Every organization exhibits a culture. Culture is the collective mindset, attitude, and behavior. The departments within the organization have a culture. Anytime people work together for an extended period of time, a culture is formed. It’s the force that guides and directs how people will interact with one another and deal with those beyond their group.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Read Kathleen Walch’s article about how AI in increasingly being used in customer service: Customer experience should always be a top focus for any business. Keeping existing customers happy gives businesses a much better return than having to constantly find new customers. Continual advancements in technology are giving companies additional tools and resources to transform […].
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Future of CIO
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
" Digital Master ” is a series of guidebooks (28 + 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.” It perceives the emergent trends of digital leadership, provides advice on how to run a digital organization to unleash its full potential and improve agility, maturity, and provide insight about Change Management.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Read Tal Golan explain how data collaboration will solve big data’s biggest problems on Information Week : There are a growing number of data collaboration solution providers competing to solve the IT management challenges of enterprise data fragmentation. This is the problem where siloed teams all want to work on large data sets, including data […].
Future of CIO
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Modern corporate boards play significant roles in guiding businesses in the right direction and achieve expected business results. Due to the “VUCA” characteristics -Complexity, Uncertainty, Ambiguity, and Velocity of the Digital Era, the directorship in any organization must have the agility to adapt to changes and build abilities to advise, inspire and motivate a group of people toward accomplishing shared visions and goals.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Read Serenity Gibbons list three practical ways in which blockchain can help your business on Forbes : Blockchain isn’t overhyped, and it’s no longer the utopian dream of a few crypto enthusiasts. A recent Deloitte report surveyed more than 1,300 senior executives from around the world, and 53% identified blockchain as a critical priority for […].
Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO
The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.
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