Tue.Nov 06, 2018

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‘Tis The Season – Your Customers Might Need A Little Nudge

Forrester IT

On November 5, in line with tradition, a huge array of sparkling displays took place across the UK to celebrate Guy Fawkes night (“Remember, remember, the fifth of November. ”). As days get shorter, Bonfire Night is also a friendly reminder that it’s that wonderful time of the year (again) when we […].

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New Quantum Machine Learning Algorithm Could Crush Big Data

CTOvision

Read Zayan Guedim explain how a new hybrid system combines classical machine learning techniques with quantum computation to optimize the management of the power grid on Edgylabs blog : Strategically deployed across the grid, Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) are sensor devices that measure currents and voltages at a particular time. PMUs generate huge amounts of data that help […].

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Predictions 2019: Automation Will Become Central To Business Strategy And Operations

Forrester IT

Automation will be central to the next phase of digital transformation, driving new levels of customer value such as faster delivery of products, higher quality and dependability, deeper personalization, and greater convenience. Last year, Forrester predicted that automation would reach a tipping point — altering the workforce, augmenting employees, and driving new levels of customer value.

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5 questions CEOs are asking about AI

CTOvision

Read Jill Dyche detail the five questions CEO of any company is bound to ask before deploying AI in their organisation on CIO : Though AI has proved its competency, many CEOs are still sanguine about its usage in their company. Recently in a risk management meeting, I watched a data scientist explain to a group […].

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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.

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Predictions 2019: The Internet Of Things

Forrester IT

Business stakeholders and CIOs in both B2B and B2C environments are planning and deploying IoT solutions to power digital transformation initiatives to revolutionize customer relationships, enhance operations, and differentiate products. IoT deployment momentum brings challenges. Firms must identify strategies and methods to secure, manage, and support the rapidly growing number of smart, connected IoT devices […].

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An AI Lie Detector Is Going to Start Questioning Travelers in the EU

CTOvision

Soon traveling to Europe will depend on a lie detector test taken by an artificial intelligence tool. EU is planning to launch a six-month trial of iBorderCtrl, an AI lie detector that looks for “biomarkers of deceit”, at its external borders in Hungary, Latvia, and Greece. In Hungary, Latvia, and Greece, travelers will be given an […].

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A.I. Is Helping Scientists Predict When and Where the Next Big Earthquake Will Be

CTOvision

Countless dollars and entire scientific careers have been dedicated to predicting where and when the next big earthquake will strike. But unlike weather forecasting, which has significantly improved with the use of better satellites and more powerful mathematical models, earthquake prediction has been marred by repeated failure. Take a look at AI-related research for predicting […].

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Predictions 2019: Expect A Pragmatic Vision Of AI

Forrester IT

Last year, Forrester predicted that firms would struggle with new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence. This prediction came true: Firms continued with AI experiments that lacked meaningful results. Adoption has now slowed (51% adoption in 2017; 53% adoption in 2018). And budgets remain low in contrast to the ROI and transformation expectations for AI (under $2M […].

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Pulumi: SaaS multicloud app deployment service

CTOvision

Pulumi seeks to “Program the Cloud” They provide infrastructure for serverless containers. For an intro overview of Pulumi see: From GeekWire: It didn’t take long for the ex-Microsoft engineers behind Pulumi to prove their software development platform for multicloud computing was worthy of additional investment. Pulumi launched its SaaS multicloud app deployment service which could help businesses […].

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Midsize Digital Agencies = Experience Success

Forrester IT

Our “midsize digital experience agency” Wave came out today. While nobody likes the word “midsize,” we all should pause and consider why bigger doesn’t always mean better.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Opportunity Lost: Data Silos Continue to inhibit your Business

Eric D. Brown

According to some estimates, data scientists spend as much as 80% of their time getting data in a format that can be used. As a practicing data scientist, I’d say that is a fairly accurate estimate in many organizations. In the more sophisticated organizations that have implemented proper data integration and management systems, the amount of time spent sifting through and cleaning data is much lower and, in my experience, more in line with the numbers reported in the 2017 Data Scientist Report

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Predictions 2019: The Ebb And Flow Of VC Dough

Forrester IT

Marc Andreessen once said, “Raising venture capital is the easiest thing a startup founder is ever going to do.” That’s a bit of hyperbole from Mark, but there’s a lot of truth to it if one’s timing is right. Technology startup markets can go through periods of irrational exuberance in which money seems to grow on trees. Those […].

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Device Configuration Profile Settings View-Intune Troubleshooting

Anoop

I stumbled across another useful Intune troubleshooting option. Have you notices an option in Intune troubleshooting blade to get into each set of device configuration profile? Intune Device Configuration profile settings view helped me to troubleshoot restriction policy deployments. Basics of Intune Troubleshooting There are two (2) phases in Intune device restriction policy troubleshooting.

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New Research Survey: Video Technologies For CX And EX

Forrester IT

We’ve kicked off some new research, and we need your help. Our Forrester Tech Tide™ aims to help companies make investments in video technologies for customer and employee experiences. We’re currently fielding a survey for vendors, end users, and experts who use video technologies. You can take the 10-minute survey here. If you complete the […].

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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5 Predictions for 2019: Business Value From Data

Information Week

You'll get more value out of your data projects and programs in 2019, according to five predictions from Forrester Research.

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In The Absence Of Business Ownership, CIOs Should Lead Design Management In Your Firm

Forrester IT

Leading design-minded firms understand that design is the link between creativity and innovation. However, the road to becoming a design-minded firm is not easy. The biggest barrier to success is a lack of ownership of design management. If the business executives are reluctant to own design, then CIOs are best placed to lead and refocus […].

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Who's Hot in Data & Analytics: Top Vendors to Watch

Information Week

Organizations are using data to facilitate digital transformation, making data analytics a booming market. We highlight vendors that are addressing enterprise challenges with products for advanced analytics, machine learning, and data governance.

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Predictions 2019: Business Insights Are A Many-Splendored Thing — Data Is Meant For More

Forrester IT

Enterprise Mindsets About Data Are Changing Give me a dashboard. Give me a report. Give me better insights. If that’s your approach, it’s old-school and you’re falling behind. Leading enterprises have shifted their data sensibilities to action-oriented insights. “Interesting” is no longer the standard for business insights efforts. Instead, insights projects must draw a straight […].

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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Consumer Privacy and the Role of Technology in Compliance

Information Week

It's time for organizations to look inward to ensure that their privacy policies build trust with customers while enhancing the customer experience.

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4 Skills to Take Your Business to the Next Level

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - 4 Skills to Take Your Business to the Next Level - Information Technology Blog. Expansion, exposure, and impact are why businesses start. Time, effort and a strong strategy are how a business attains such success. Running a business doesn’t come with an instruction manual, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t brush up on the basics to increase your chance of success.

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Board Meetings are not to be feared, but leveraged

The Investing Edge

The general role of a board is to provide oversight, guidance, feedback, governance and accountability. With board meetings, as with many things in life, you will get out what you put in – planning ahead thoughtfully and doing the prep work can lead to extremely valuable and productive board sessions. The inverse is also true and unfortunately, somewhat frequently the reality.

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Complete Guide When Your Exchange Server Goes Unavailable

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Complete Guide When Your Exchange Server Goes Unavailable - Information Technology Blog. Encountering the ‘Your Exchange Server is unavailable’ error that may occur due to network connectivity issue, incorrectly configured Outlook, missing default gateway configuration in Outlook (the client application), damaged Outlook OST file or others while using Outlook client configured with Exchange server is one of the worst-case scenarios.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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Board Meetings are not to be feared, but leveraged

The Investing Edge

The general role of a board is to provide oversight, guidance, feedback, governance and accountability. With board meetings, as with many things in life, you will get out what you put in – planning ahead thoughtfully and doing the prep work can lead to extremely valuable and productive board sessions. The inverse is also true and unfortunately, somewhat frequently the reality.

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MacX MediaTrans Giveaway – Two-way Sync iPhone Photos, Videos & Music with Mac/PC

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - MacX MediaTrans Giveaway – Two-way Sync iPhone Photos, Videos & Music with Mac/PC - Information Technology Blog. Do you want to easily manage your iPhone without going through iTunes? Read this MacX MediaTrans review… MacX MediaTrans as the name itself is a software for Mac (and Windows) that allows you to easily transfer media files from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac.

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Board Meetings are not to be feared, but leveraged

The Investing Edge

The general role of a board is to provide oversight, guidance, feedback, governance and accountability. With board meetings, as with many things in life, you will get out what you put in – planning ahead thoughtfully and doing the prep work can lead to extremely valuable and productive board sessions. The inverse is also true and unfortunately, somewhat frequently the reality.

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How to Implement Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery with Legacy Oracle EBS Systems

Flexagon

The future of software development is continuous. We know this. But how do you implement methodologies like continuous integration and continuous delivery with legacy systems? These systems, which are integral to business operations and revenue channels, have taken years of effort and significant investment to build and customize. At the same time, legacy systems shouldn’t.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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Take the Logical Scenario to Go Digital

Future of CIO

Digitalization is the radical change. Closer to reality is that 'change' is continuously happening in the environment of a company. We are living in a complex world in which inventions, developments, disruptions, and conflicts are continuously changing and that makes it impossible to have the complete knowledge and understanding of many issues facing businesses today.

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How Businesses Can Get The Most From Artificial Intelligence With Purpose-Built “AI Infrastructure”

CTOvision

In a new report, IDC states that the days of a single architecture dominating all compute in the datacenter are over. Artificial intelligence initiatives have become priorities for businesses, and most of the standard infrastructure being used in the datacenter is not suitable for the data-intensive nature of AI workloads. The performance and I/O of your […].

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The Monthly Insight of Information Management: The Multifaceted Information Management Nov. 2018

Future of CIO

Digital is the age of creativity and innovation, and creativity is all about connecting the dots. The aim of modern Information Management has often been described as getting the right information to the right person, in the right format and medium, at the right time, in order to make the right decisions. The value of information is qualitative, measurable, and defined uniquely by an organization.

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Will eBooks Change K-12 Education

Kitaboo

According to research conducted by the University of Iowa, it was found that by the age of two, 90% of children had a moderate to good ability to use a tablet. Considering the fact that kids these days are more comfortable with the digital environment, this is something that we did expect to happen. Children are growing up with technology all around them- smartphones, tablets, remote controlled toys, computers etc.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

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.