Tue.Sep 25, 2018

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Word Of Mouth Is Less Important For Top-Line Growth Than You Think

Forrester IT

Many companies ask their customers “How likely are you to recommend us to a friend?” However, for most brands, advocacy — positive word of mouth — isn’t the key to revenue growth. Retention and enrichment matter much more. Retention is when current customers continue to buy your products and services.

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If You Are In The VA/MD/DC Area And Lead Change Via Tech Join The Cloud Security Alliance 27 Sep

CTOvision

You likely know the Cloud Security Alliance, an organization many in the technology community volunteer with because of its virtuous focus on promoting best practices for Cloud Computing. The newly reformed DC chapter of the cloud security alliance is now back in action! This local chapter is a great way to engage directly with peers in […].

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Profiling Insurtech: Q&A With David Vanek, CEO Of Anorak

Forrester IT

“Insurance is sold, not bought.” This industrywide perception has gone unchallenged for decades, reaffirming agent- and advisor-based distribution models. But now a plethora of insurtech startups such as Brolly in the UK, Gabi in the US, and PolicyPal in Singapore aim to help customers find suitable cover. A newcomer among the firms digitalizing insurance distribution […].

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IBM announces cloud service to help detect and mitigate AI bias

CTOvision

This is another in a long stream of reports on mitigating challenges of bias and ethics in big data and Artificial Intelligence. Bias is a serious problem in artificial intelligence (AI). Research shows that popular smart speakers are 30 percent less likely to understand non-native U.S. accents, for example, and that facial recognition systems such […].

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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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The Forrester Wave Evaluation Of Hyperconverged Infrastructure Vendors Is Making The Rounds

Forrester IT

The hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) marketplace has gained significant momentum. Customers are consolidating and standardizing using this infrastructure; many vendors have launched their offerings based on HCI appliances. HCI is experiencing a strong tailwind. In just past couple of years, notable HCI vendors were acquired, new vendors joined the race, and some dropped out.

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Ways To Set Expectations For Artificial Intelligence For Everyone In The Business

CTOvision

Read Joe McKendrick’s advice to company management to set expectations for AI from their employees on Forbes. How important is getting buy-in to artificial intelligence initiatives? C-level executives may be sold on the possibilities AI offers — at least 73 percent already report they are seeing some measurable value from the AI or advanced analytics […].

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Sloan Kettering’s Cozy Deal With Start-Up Ignites a New Uproar

CTOvision

There are so many topics associated with Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ethics. Many are associated with privacy, including this one which made it into the New York Times. Doctors and scientists at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have strongly objected to the Center’s deal with AI startup PAIGE for exclusive rights to patient data. The […].

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Digital Media Startup Success Plan: A Conversation with Annafi Wahed

Forrester IT

Forrester isn’t a political organization and we don’t cover political news, but it would be silly not to acknowledge the fact that today’s turbulent political environment affects us and our clients. It does and it will continue to in ways that Forrester weighs in on when necessary.

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Adobe’s new AI technology claims to answer questions you didn’t know you had

CTOvision

This is being called AI, and it may well be that disciplines of AI are at play here. But CTOvision readers will be able to recognize that some of this is clearly marketing. That said, we love when software works better for humans! So thanks Adobe for pressing forward with that. Adobe has released a […].

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Money For Nothin’ And Stocks For Free

Forrester IT

JPMorgan enters the retail investing price war.

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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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Adobe, Microsoft and SAP announce Open Data Initiative to empower a new generation of customer experiences

CTOvision

The three biggies in technology, Microsoft, SAP, and Adobe are set to collaborate to bring Open Data Initiative to bring data across all of their platforms into one package running on Azure. Together, the three longstanding partners are reimagining customer experience management (CXM) by empowering companies to derive more value from their data and deliver […].

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Continuous Processes Feed the Gig Economy

Information Week

As more business processes move toward real-time and near-real-time, companies are finding themselves with skill shortages. One good way to fill the gaps is with "gig workers" who can be scaled up or down as required.

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Vembu BDR Suite v3.9.1 Update 1 and Essentials Updates

Anoop

Vembu technologies recently announced the latest update to their Vembu BDR Suite V3.9.1 Update 1. This BDR suite helps you to backup Virtual (VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V) and Physical (Windows/Linux Server & Workstation) environments. Vembu BDR suite V3.9.1 Update 1 supports vSphere 6.7. What is Vembu BDR Suite? Vembu BDR is a data protection suite which […].

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Microsoft, Adobe, SAP Launch Open Data Initiative

Information Week

Microsoft, Adobe, and SAP will enable a common data model in a Microsoft Azure-based data lake that allows for interoperability of data among platforms from all three companies.

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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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Are you looking for some mental health assistance for you or your loved one? Here are the professionals you need to know. 

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Are you looking for some mental health assistance for you or your loved one? Here are the professionals you need to know. - Information Technology Blog. There are times in your life that you are facing a major issue , and you just want to seek help from a professional. For instance, you see your loved one or a friend struggling with a mental illness, but you are not sure of how you can assist them.

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5 Tips for Success: Mother to Daughter, Engineer to Engineer

Information Week

Women play an important role in building an innovative workforce, so it's critical to support to the next generation of women technologists and empower their careers.

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Robots are already making decisions for us – how far do we want that to go?

Trends in the Living Networks

Last week I spoke at a very interesting event ‘ Should We Turn Over Decision-Making To Robots? ‘ It was the first of a series of discussion organised by WWF ‘s Panda Labs , delving into the ethics and positive potential of emerging technologies. ABC News published an article Relinquishing more power to robots up for debate at futurist talks based on pre-event interviews with fellow panelist Theresa Anderson , Director of the Master of Data Science and Innovation at UTS and myse

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The New Book " The Change Agent CIO: The CIO's Dynamic Role of Leading Digital Transformation" Introduction

Future of CIO

Digital CIOs have both vision and passion, capability and capacity for entering into the new world of the change and innovation. Information technology is like the growth engine of the company, CIOs are accountable for the critical part of the business that is constantly changing and evolving. Contemporary CIOs should be capable of evolving leadership skills to not only match the pace with changes in technology and the pace at which an organization can effectively manage these changes but also p

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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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The Basics of White-Hat SEO You Need to Know

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - The Basics of White-Hat SEO You Need to Know - Information Technology Blog. When it comes to digital marketing, not strategy is complete without SEO. Yes, unlike other methods like PPC marketing, SEO does take a while to bear fruit. This can make it feel like your efforts are in vain. The reason why it takes longer for the results to show is simply due to how big the internet is.

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The Digital CIO as the Business Solutionist

Future of CIO

Fundamentally, running business is a change and problem-solving continuum. With continuous disruptions and exponential growth of information, the role of IT in the current business environment should be able to solve critical business problems and enable business outcomes. To keep IT relevant for the long run, the digital CIOs as the business solutionist should ask themselves whether they are offering something in their dialogue that really helps business partners see how they differentiate them

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Webinar Replay: 5 IT challenges you can conquer with m-Power

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

Summary: These days, the challenges faced by the IT department are at an all time-high. Modern CIOs and IT leaders must handle more challenges than ever before. In this webinar replay, you’ll learn how you can handle many of the challenges facing IT leaders with a single platform. Modern CIOs and IT Leaders face more challenges than ever before.

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