Tue.May 14, 2019

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The New Era Of Marketing Strategy

Forrester IT

Marketing has been a story of eras: from mass marketing to the direct marketing era to digital marketing, and now data-driven marketing. As marketing strategy changes and marketing resources shift, so do consumers and customer loyalty — today, consumers use more devices, ad blockers and other privacy protection tools, and still have increasingly sophisticated customer […].

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Artificial Intelligence Needs Data Diversity

CTOvision

Read why Naga Rayapati says that artificial intelligence needs data diversity on Forbes : Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are generally hungry for data, a trend which is accelerating. A new breed of AI approaches, called lifelong learning machines, are being designed to pull data continually and indefinitely. But this is already happening with other AI […].

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Let’s Get Everyone To The Future

Forrester IT

At 5 a.m. this Saturday morning, I will be in a huddle of a few dozen hardy individuals in subfreezing temperatures. At the hour, we will begin a “race” through 60 kilometers of beautiful desert surrounding Utah’s Bryce Canyon. I put “race” in quotation marks because, except for the premier athletes at the front of […].

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Cloud Security Alliance DC Update: Explore The Boundary of Security & Privacy on 13 June Cruise

CTOvision

The Boundary of Security & Privacy Privacy is becoming an ever increasing concern in our world today. Social Networks today are now focusing on users’ privacy given the inherent security risks posed by organizations’ access to personally identifiable information. The European Union has enacted GDPR valuing privacy whereas on the opposite end of the spectrum, […].

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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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What’s Hot In Insurance Tech In 2019?

Forrester IT

In 2019, the pressure on insurance business and technology leaders isn’t letting up. Earlier this year in Forrester’s “How Five Drivers Will Shape Insurance Business Technology Investments In 2019” report and webinar, we examined the drivers shown here that are shaping insurance business priorities. What Did We Learn? These five drivers are refocusing executive and […].

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Google says it will address AI, machine learning model bias with technology called TCAV

CTOvision

Read Larry Dignan explain how Google is using a method known as Testing with Concept Activation Vectors to help understand what signals neural networks use for prediction and identify AI bias on ZDNet : Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is working to make its artificial intelligence and machine learning models more transparent as […].

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CTO-as-a-Service: When your enterprise needs deep technical expertise on demand

CTOvision

In this world of incredible opportunity through digitization but incredibly low unemployment one thing is for sure, your business will have a hard time finding the technology leadership it needs. But in digitization one thing is for sure: Experience Matters! You can put the experienced team of technologists at OODA on your side through our […].

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What Open Source’s Collision With PaaS Means For Drupal And WordPress Services: FORR in 3 Video

Forrester IT

Please check out our second FORR in 3 episode. FORR in 3 is a new video blog series on commerce, content, and services. In this episode, Amanda LeClair and I discuss my recent research on the trends shaping the open source and CMS landscape, especially what it means for organizations investing in Drupal and WordPress […].

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Five Things To Know About AI

CTOvision

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds a lot of promise when it comes to almost every facet of how businesses are run. Global spending on AI is rising with no signs of slowing down — IDC estimates that organizations will invest $35.8 billion in AI systems this year. That’s an increase of 44% from 2018. With all […].

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TV’s Tectonic Shift Just Happened

Forrester IT

Did you feel the earthquake that hit the television business today? You should… I’ve long used the geologic concept of plate tectonics as a metaphor for the television business. Like the earth’s giant crustal plates that seem immovable in the face of enormous geophysical pressures, the television business has resisted the forces of technology and […].

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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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Artificial intelligence primer: What is needed to maximize AI’s economic, social, and trade opportunities

CTOvision

Read Joshua P. Meltzer’s article about how artificial intelligence can be used to impact economic, trade, and social opportunities on the Brookings Institute Blog : Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform economic growth, commerce, and trade, affecting the types of jobs that are available and skills that are needed. The United States, China, […].

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The Security Snapshot: We’re In The Endgame Now

Forrester IT

On April 26, Marvel fans finally received an ending to an 11-year saga when “Avengers: Endgame” premiered in theaters. Without revealing too many spoilers, the Avengers were tasked with undoing a finger snap (yes, a snap) executed by the villain from the previous movie. This snap was so substantial that it caused half of the […].

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Engage With AI In Government Community: A great new way to share lessons learned in the public sector use of AI

CTOvision

We are very proud to announce our support of a new venue designed to improve the uptake of AI in the public sector. Our friends at Cognilytica are widely known for their research, reporting and training on all things AI. They also have a history of leading community-focused events designed to help share lessons learned […].

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FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs

Forrester IT

Having A Digital Ad Strategy Doesn’t Mean You’re Ready For This $100 Billion Market This week, the IAB announced that US digital ad spend topped $100 billion for the first time last year. We’re not surprised — our forecast predicts that by 2023, CMOs will spend nearly $150 billion on various digital marketing channels in […].

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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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SCCM Co-Management Virtual LAB from Microsoft

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. In this post, you will see more details about SCCM Co-Management Virtual LAB. Many IT Pros use Microsoft Virtual LABs as their free training resource. Recently there were many changes in Microsoft Virtual Labs, and most of the SCCM Labs disappeared. [Related Post – Intune, SCCM, and Windows 10 Free Virtual Labs to Get Hands […].

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How to Make Workplace Safety Training Modules Future Ready

Kitaboo

Safety training is an indispensable part of organizational training. Every employee who joins an organization has to undertake health and safety training in order to understand the safety practices and protocol of that place. And just like we future proof everything else in business, workplace safety training modules too, must be made in a way that is always future ready.

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Google Cloud Sandbox Environments On Demand with Playground

Linux Academy

We’ve been talking about it for a while now during our Weekly Updates, and we’re finally ready to reveal our Google Sandbox Environment! Like our AWS environments, our Google environments are created on demand and allow you to work in a hassle-free, and compliance-friendly environment. These Google Playground Cloud Sandbox environments are available for all of our individual and business accounts!

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How 5G Will Impact Cloud Computing and Remote Workforce

Information Week

Having 200GB speeds in the palm of your hand is going to be a boon for business owners, remote workers, and everyone else who enjoys the internet.

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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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Understanding the Value of Email in Marketing

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Understanding the Value of Email in Marketing - Information Technology Blog. Email campaigns are the most affordable marketing tools, and most effective, to boot. There’s no secret to their success, either: an overwhelming percentage of grownups use email on a daily basis, spending ca. 5.4 hours per day browsing incoming messages.

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How to Assess Digital Transformation Efforts

Information Week

Not all organizations are succeeding with their digital transformation efforts. For one thing, the focus of their success metrics may be too narrow.

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5 Reasons to Outsource Business Services

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - 5 Reasons to Outsource Business Services - Information Technology Blog. Has it been a while since you’ve performed a cybersecurity assessment ? Do you always plan on creating a new blog or social media post for your company, but seem to run out of time to get it all done? Do you feel like you spend half your day playing phone tag with your customers, dealing with IT disasters, or just handling internal communications issues?

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Your Guide to Interop Thought Leaders

Information Week

Industry leaders scheduled to speak at Interop share their thoughts on key IT trends, challenges and opportunities

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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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Technology and Learning: 6 Ways Information Technology is Changing Education

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Technology and Learning: 6 Ways Information Technology is Changing Education - Information Technology Blog. In the millennial age students have a lot more access to vast amounts of information. Technology and learning go hand in hand, reshaping the way we learn. New technologies are reshaping the way teaching and learning is delivered and acquired.

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Three Aspects of Simplicity

Future of CIO

The effects of an increasingly digitalized world are now reaching into every corner of the business and every aspect of the organization, with the very characteristics of hyperconnectivity, interdependence, and over-complexity. Digital complexity comes through different aspects such as enforced rules or regulations, mixed structures, diversity, volatility, ambiguity, unpredictability, nonlinearity, and increased flux.

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6 tips for facilitating ethical AI in the enterprise

CTOvision

Read Clint Boulton list six tips companies can use to facilitate ethical artificial intelligence on CIO : Artificial intelligence (AI) is potentially the single most disruptive technology of the digital era, as enterprises explore ways to harness machine learning (ML) and other AI tools to mine customer insights, identify talent and secure corporate networks.

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The Best “Interdependence” Quotes of “Digital Master” May 2019

Future of CIO

" Digital Master ” is the series of guidebooks (27+ 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, advises on how to run a digital organization to unleash its full potential and improve agility, maturity, and provide insight about Change Management.

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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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The Board Director’s Digital Profile V

Future of CIO

Digital means rapid change, abundant information, the era of options, expanded spectrum of innovation, and people centricity. Digital board leadership is the adventure to explore unknown, have confidence and insight for steering the business in the right direction, taking the right path of reaching the destination. The ever-changing business dynamic brings significant opportunities and responsibilities for the new breed of digital BoDs who drive changes and lead by envisioning, global influencin