Tue.Apr 30, 2019

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Future of Retail: Put Customer Experience Front And Center In 2019

Forrester IT

To help retailers and brands in 2019, Claudia Tajima and I are interviewing experts within Forrester for our series, “Applying 2019 Predictions to Retail.” Recently, we spoke with J.P. Gownder about how automation will affect retailers in 2019. Next, Claudia interviewed Harley Manning, VP Research Director of Forrester’s Customer Experience team, about his team’s 2019 CX […].

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Will Artificial Intelligence Enhance or Hack Humanity?

CTOvision

This week, I interviewed Yuval Noah Harari, the author of three best-selling books about the history and future of our species, and Fei-Fei Li, one of the pioneers in the field of artificial intelligence. The event was hosted by the Stanford Center for Ethics and Society, the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, and the […].

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Celebrating the last 12 months and looking forward

Forrester IT

Thanks to your lovely congratulations emails and comments, I was reminded that last week marked my 12 months anniversary with Forrester. Crikey that went by fast! I wanted to share this slightly indulgent post with you both for reflection, but also to summarise the research of the last 12 months (and to seek your input […].

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Four Rules To Guide Expectations Of Artificial Intelligence

CTOvision

Read Joe McKendrick list four ground rules you have to follow to guide the expectations of artificial intelligence on Forbes : Is the world too chaotic for any technology to control? Is technology revealing that things are even more chaotic and uncontrollable than first thought? Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and related technologies may be underscoring […].

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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The Future Of Sales Enablement Is The C-Suite

Forrester IT

Sales enablement is poised to be a formidable engine of growth in the years to come. Watch the video below to see Principal Analyst Mary Shea lay out her vision of the future of sales enablement, and read her full report, “The Future Of Sales Enablement Is The C-Suite,” to learn what all this means […].

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Samsung plans $116 billion investment in non-memory chips to challenge TSMC, Qualcomm

CTOvision

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to invest $116 billion in non-memory chips through 2030, to cut its reliance on the volatile memory chip market and develop chips to power self-driving cars and AI-enabled devices. The plan underscores the South Korean firm’s ambition to challenge bigger rivals – Taiwan’s TSMC in contract chip manufacturing and San Diego-based […].

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How Wearable AI Will Amplify Human Intelligence

CTOvision

Read Lauren Golembiewski explain how wearable tech with artificial intelligence could boost human intelligence on Harvard Business Review : Imagine that your team is meeting to decide whether to continue an expensive marketing campaign. After a few minutes, it becomes clear that nobody has the metrics on-hand to make the decision. You chime in with […].

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Introducing the DT&I Forum Experience Zone

Forrester IT

With Forrester’s Chicago Digital Transformation Forum and Innovation Summit right around the corner, I’m happy to introduce something new this year on the sponsor floor: the Experience Zone. What is it? The Experience Zone is an opportunity to play around and interact directly with solutions that leverage some of the emerging technologies, like AI and video recognition, that […].

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Walmart unveils an AI-powered store of the future, now open to the public

CTOvision

Walmart this morning unveiled a new “store of the future” and test grounds for emerging technologies, including AI-enabled cameras and interactive displays. The store, a working concept called the Intelligent Retail Lab — or “IRL” for short — operates out of a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Levittown, N.Y. The store is open to customers and is […].

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7 Modules Your Compliance Training Resources Must Include

Kitaboo

Compliance training is usually a part of every employee’s initial training process. Compliance training resources and modules generally consist of a long list of code of conduct which includes topics such as anti-harassment, bribery, FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practice Act), protection of company data, client interactions, usage of company property and data security, etc.

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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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Convert MSI to IntuneWin Packages Smart Package Studio IntuneWin Tool

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Are you wondering whether there is any GUI tool to convert existing MSI package folder to “ IntuneWin?” If so, this post will help you to understand the GUI tool to convert MSI package folder to IntuneWin packages. Intune Windows App is a powerful application deployment feature similar to SCCM application model.

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What’s Free at Linux Academy — May 2019

Linux Academy

We support others in their mission to learn and grow and are adding new ways for our students to learn what they need to succeed. By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students have the opportunity to develop their Linux and Cloud skills further. Each month, we will kick off our community content with a live study group allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.

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St. Jude Cloud: Sharing Data to Cure Cancer

Information Week

In its effort to cure pediatric cancer, the research hospital faced challenges associated with sharing terabytes of data with researchers. Here's what they did.

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Managing Storage in Kubernetes

Linux Academy

Kubernetes is a container orchestration tool that incorporates the idea of pods as ephemeral items. This temporary nature would have us assume that storage would be difficult to manage. In reality, the opposite is true. Kubernetes allows you to natively create and manage storage decoupled from pods. To show you what I mean, let’s go through an exercise that will provision a persistent disk in Google Cloud using a Cloud Sandbox environment in Linux Academy’s Cloud Playground.

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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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Researchers: AI Behavior Should Be Studied

Information Week

As AI and underlying technologies such as machine learning and deep learning spread, we need to create a field of study that examines machine behavior.

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WonderFox DVD Video Converter Review

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - WonderFox DVD Video Converter Review - Information Technology Blog. At present, more and more people like watching DVDs, online videos, movies, TV shows etc. However, it is inconvenient for people to carry a DVD Player or a computer going anywhere. In addition, there are some problems to ripping DVD videos and download online videos from some popular video website.

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Practical Enterprise Blockchain: How to Apply and Adopt

Information Week

To unlock value that early adopters are seeing, CIOs must consider how blockchain can improve processes specific to their organizations.

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Learn DevOps by Doing with New DevOps Hands-On Training!

Linux Academy

DevOps has become an integral part of the cloud – in Google Cloud , AWS , and Azure. Job sites are exploding with employers looking for professionals with DevOps skills and experience. How can you make sure you have the sought-after DevOps skills to succeed in your current or future position? Is your DevOps team getting the hands-on experience they need to keep up with the constant changes in the industry?

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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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Can Autonomous and Intelligent Systems Be Trusted?

Information Week

Organizations need to understand the risks AI can introduce and the steps necessary to safeguard people and property.

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Managing Storage in Kubernetes

Linux Academy

Kubernetes is a container orchestration tool that incorporates the idea of pods as ephemeral items. This temporary nature would have us assume that storage would be difficult to manage. In reality, the opposite is true. Kubernetes allows you to natively create and manage storage decoupled from pods. To show you what I mean, let’s go through an exercise that will provision a persistent disk in Google Cloud using a Cloud Sandbox environment in Linux Academy’s Cloud Playground.

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New country added to mobile testing, “Dobryj den” Ukraine!

Spearline Testing

Spearline. Show menu. Book a Demo. Spearline. Close. Industry segments. For enterprises. For unified communications. For carriers. In-country number dialling. Automated testing. On-demand testing. Customer experience testing. Contact us. Book a Free Demo. Industry segments. For enterprises. For unified communications. For carriers. In-country number dialling.

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Learn DevOps by Doing with New DevOps Hands-On Training!

Linux Academy

DevOps has become an integral part of the cloud – in Google Cloud , AWS , and Azure. Job sites are exploding with employers looking for professionals with DevOps skills and experience. How can you make sure you have the sought-after DevOps skills to succeed in your current or future position? Is your DevOps team getting the hands-on experience they need to keep up with the constant changes in the industry?

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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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Is Ultrafast Shipping A Game-Changer in Retail?

Forrester IT

On Amazon’s earnings call a few days ago, its CFO mentioned that its “core free two-day offer [was] morphing into — or evolving into a free one-day offer.” The CFO also said Amazon plans to invest $800MM just in Q2 to make faster shipping happen. Retailers and journalists quickly jumped on the news to speculate […].

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Learn Security by Doing with New Security Hands-On Training!

Linux Academy

91% of organizations are concerned about cloud security. But top reasons for security threats are not being checked. Are you prepared to protect against a data breach? Our Security Courses are here to help you keep your cloud secure. With 223 hours of hands-on labs and courses from beginner to advanced levels, learn security by doing in these new security courses!

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How to Secure Tech Talent When You're Between the Coasts

Information Week

New technology hubs are popping up all over the country but finding the talent to support them continues to be a problem.

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The Monthly Quality Master Book Tuning: IT Management Quality Apr. 2019

Future of CIO

Digital organizations arise when the scale of the interrelations, interactions, or inter-relational interactions surpasses the silo-based organizational capacity. Quality management ensures that in an organization, products or services are consistent to meet customers’ satisfaction. This book “ Quality Master: The World Class Insight about Quality” is not about discussing specific quality standards or techniques well adopted in different industries, but for sharing some insight on how to underst

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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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Why Your Small Business Needs IT Managed Services to Thrive

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Why Your Small Business Needs IT Managed Services to Thrive - Information Technology Blog. Did you know that 58.9 million employees in the U.S. work for small businesses? That’s almost half of the entire nation’s workforce! What’s more, about 20 million of these people work for micro-businesses. On the other end of the spectrum, we have the sobering start-up failure rate.

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Running IT as “Digital Explorer”

Future of CIO

IT has expanded its impact in every organizational dimension to improve the company’s operational excellence, business responsiveness, performance, flexibility, and Innovation. IT leaders sense the urgency to spend more resources and time on strategic business initiatives and put efforts on innovation management. It is in some synthesized sense that IT can knit all important business elements into differentiative business competency.

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The Corporate Board Director’s Digital profile III

Future of CIO

Leadership is about the future and direction. The corporate board as one of the most critical leadership pillars needs to be future oriented, steer the organization at the digital journey with the uncharted water and blurred digital territories. It’s difficult challenges. The modern digital board has many responsibilities such as leadership advising, strategy oversight, governance practices, performance monitoring, and resource provision.