Wed.Oct 10, 2018

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What’s At The End Of The B2B Buyer’s Journey? Advocacy!

Forrester IT

Personas and journey maps have become key tools for the modern marketer. As my colleague Lori Wizdo expertly explains: It is the job of marketing to guide the buyer through the buying journey. Becoming a journey marketer is essential in this digital age. (Lori can help you get there – check out her workshop at […].

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6 Months, 945 Data Breaches, 4.5 Billion Records

CTOvision

Only six months and nearly 4.5 billion data records have already been breached. From Adidas (two million records compromised) to Facebook (up to two billion accounts scraped), 2018 has seen more than its fair share of massive global data breaches. Now a new report by digital security specialists Gemalto reveals that 945 data breaches led to […].

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Climate Change Is Transforming Business

Forrester IT

It may not seem like it yet, but climate change is altering the world so drastically that all enterprises will need to undergo a transformation to avoid going extinct. Earlier this week, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported (with high confidence) that at the rate we’re going, global warming of 1.5°C is likely […].

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Google+ Will Shut Down After Security Hole Exposed User Data to Outside Developers, Report Says

CTOvision

Google is shutting down Google Plus permanently after a major flaw was made public. The Google+ security bug gave outside developers access to the private data of hundreds of thousands of the social network’s users between 2015 and March 2018, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Google neglected to report the issue to the […].

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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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‘Tis The Season For Consumers To Still Not Buy On Social Media

Forrester IT

This blog post is part of Forrester’s Holiday 2018 retail series. Despite news of brands such as Nike, Adidas, Allbirds, and SeatGeek successfully selling on social networks, social media is still not a place that consumers buy products and services. Our Forrester Social Technographics® data uncovers that consumers scored the lowest in the buy stage of the […].

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A hacker’s view of corporate cybercrime

CTOvision

British Airways and Facebook have hit headlines recently when they became the latest in a long list of high-profile organizations to fall victim of a data breach at the hands of malicious hackers. Events like these inflict significant reputational damage on brands involved, while the customers affected face inconvenience, and perhaps more importantly, stress and […].

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New Evidence of Hacked Supermicro Hardware Found in U.S. Telecom

CTOvision

A major U.S. telecommunications company discovered manipulated hardware from Super Micro Computer Inc. in its network and removed it in August, fresh evidence of tampering in China of critical technology components bound for the U.S., according to a security expert working for the telecom company. The security expert, Yossi Appleboum, provided documents, analysis and other evidence […].

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Sitecore Buys DAM Vendor Stylelabs – Not A Game Changer

Forrester IT

Sitecore finally got its DAM. In the latest example of the convergence and consolidation in the digital experience market, Sitecore bought DAM vendor Stylelabs. The addition of DAM to the Sitecore portfolio (dubbed an Experience Platform)–which started with web CMS, then progressed to eCommerce and customer profile management–means that Sitecore has a stronger ‘omnichannel’ story, […].

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Barriers to effective insider threat monitoring

CTOvision

Read Michael Daly’s article about the barriers companies face while monitoring insider threat on FCW : The August headlines surrounding General Electric Co. read like something out of an action film. An engineer accused of stealing intellectual property was arrested, and the FBI is investigating whether the theft compromised any of the company’s trade secrets.

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One To One – Digital Marketing Conference in Biarritz

Forrester IT

I am very excited to have been invited for the third time to give the opening keynote speech at One To One – a great marketing conference taking place on October 10, 11, and 12 in Biarritz in the South West of France. To summarize my talk in a few points, I have shared some […].

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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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Remote Assistance for Intune Managed Windows Device

Anoop

iOS, Windows, and Android Devices managed by Intune can be administered remotely using TeamViewer. TeamViewer has options integrate with Intune. This TeamViewer integration gives an out of box experience from Intune console. TeamViewer integration with Intune helps IT Pro to provide remote assistance for Windows, iOS, and Android devices. You will see more details about […].

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How Artificial Intelligence Will Go To the Next Level

Information Week

Continued broad development of AI technologies and concepts require new approaches to collaboration between industry organizations and academia.

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Why CIOs Need To Be Careful About Age Discrimination

The Accidental Successful CIO

CIOs need to be aware of the age of the people in their department Image Credit: euranet_plus. If you took a look at the people who are currently working in your IT department, what would their average age be? If your department is like most IT departments, that number is going to be fairly low – perhaps in the low to mid 30’s? If fact, if it were not for your management team, the number might be even lower.

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Good Tech Design is Accessible, But There's a Skills Gap

Information Week

Software designers and IT know the importance of a good user experience. However, accessibility by design isn't as pervasive as it should be. That will change as accessibility is integrated into more university programs.

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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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VideoProc Review: Easy and Fast GoPro iPhone 4K Video Processor and Compressor

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - VideoProc Review: Easy and Fast GoPro iPhone 4K Video Processor and Compressor - Information Technology Blog. Many of the latest generation devices are able to record videos at very high resolution, even pushing up to 4K Ultra HD, even at high frame rates. These include the latest generation of smartphones, which produce 4K video even at 60 fps, or action cameras, which can record up to 240 fps.

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Machine or Human? How We're Reallocating Work

Information Week

In the emerging, AI-powered workplace, there's plenty of work to be done, some suited for machines and some suited for humans.

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WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro – How to rip DVDs within three steps

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro – How to rip DVDs within three steps - Information Technology Blog. WornderFox DVD Ripper Pro a tool that we could use to rip our DVDs. Despite that there are lots of other tools can complete the same task, WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro is designed for even beginners. As indicated by the name of this tool ( WornderFox DVD Ripper Pro ), its function is to the video from DVD discs and convert them into digital formats.

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UI Developers Move the Needle on Accessibility

Information Week

One app development company is making it easier for other developers to build accessibility into their websites and applications.

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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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How to Write Good SEO Articles

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - How to Write Good SEO Articles - Information Technology Blog. Articles for search engine optimization (SEO) are very important for PR services online as well as for social media management. Each of the written SEO articles should help in driving traffic to the desired website. The habit of posting fresh content regularly is highly recommended as one of the best ways to introduce potential clients to a brand.

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5 ways IT will change in the next 5 years (Part 1)

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

Summary: Fueled by recent trends, the role of the IT department is changing. What trends are driving these changes, and how will they impact IT? In this article, we explore 5 ways that IT departments will evolve in the next 5 years. photo credit: Phillie Casablanca via photopin cc The death of the IT department has been greatly exaggerated. I remember seeing predictions that the cloud would eliminate IT departments by 2012.

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The Monthly “Lesson Learned”: Innovation Pitfalls Oct. 2018

Future of CIO

Digital makes a significant impact on every aspect of the business from people, process to technology, both horizontally and vertically. Digital becomes the very fabric of high performing business, being outside-in and customer-centric is the new mantra for forward-looking and high mature digital organizations today. Digitalization is the thorny journey and innovation management is both art and science.

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Tackling diversity head on—and with.heart

Nutanix

Here at Nutanix we’re guided by a set of culture principles that help us “live our culture.” As the official “ People Person” here, one in particular stands out to me: Hire Often, Hire Diverse.

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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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Running Digital IT with Three Value-Added Characteristics

Future of CIO

Modern businesses today rely more and more on technology; people tend to have a high expectation of digital flow. IT is in a position to keep optimizing underlying functions and processes of the businesses. CIOs are accountable for the critical part of the business that is constantly changing and evolving. IT department has more and more challenges to overcome for adding differentiated business value and running at digital mode.

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