Mon.Nov 18, 2019

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Can You Deliver A Great Partner Experience Without Great Onboarding?

Forrester IT

With the influx of new channel partner types across the ecosystem, moving them quickly and efficiently from recruitment to productivity relies on automated and scalable onboarding technology. Channel leaders can overwhelm new channel partners with too much information that is not relevant to their role or focus. The unfortunate, and too frequent, result is a […].

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OODA Loop Launches A New Series Of Market Based Assessments Aimed At Your Success

CTOvision

Technology driven business transformation is never equal. Some businesses will not grasp the nature of change quick enough. Others will see new opportunities for innovation and will execute in ways that lead to market domination. OODALoop.com, the site focused on helping our members see new opportunities for innovation and helping improve your ability to execute, […].

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No Testing, No Artificial Intelligence !

Forrester IT

AI is being infused into new and classic software everywhere. However, only one-third of developers claim to know how to test AI-based systems. This report is a call to action for application development and delivery (AD&D) professionals in enterprise organizations to apply testing disciplines and practices to AI-infused applications and address the testing of AI-based autonomous software, which will open up a new world for software testers and their tools.

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10 Emerging Cloud Computing Trends To Watch In 2020

CTOvision

Developments in the cloud industry move at a pace that can be maddening to follow and impossible to predict. But some big-picture trends that will characterize the market for the next year are coming into focus, even if the technologies that ultimately enable them and vendors that drive them seem constantly in flux and vulnerable […].

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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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MRM Has A Marketing Problem

Forrester IT

In my four years at Forrester, I’ve crossed paths with a lot of three-letter technologies: CDP, DMP, OTT, ITP, and ETP. the list goes on. But MRM, or marketing resource management, has a unique challenge amid this alphabet soup: Marketers rarely call it by its name. Instead, when we speak to marketers, […].

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Three Security Lessons for the Intelligent Enterprise

CTOvision

Read Susan Galer list three security lessons for businesses on CSO online : The good news about the next era of digital transformation is how companies are becoming intelligent enterprises. They’re using hyper-connected data, analytics, AI, and other technology advances to fundamentally change how business gets done. The results are new efficiencies, greater profits, and […].

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Microsoft describes its own DevOps journey

CTOvision

In this cloud-drenched era, software vendors have evolved from code-and-ship operations into 24×7 data center operators. So they, perhaps more than any other type of organization, need DevOps methodologies to keep development and operations efforts on track, pumping out releases with blinding frequency, while keeping teams in constant sync. For that reason, Microsoft, perhaps the […].

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SaaS Billing Technology: A Sleeper Agent For Business Agility

Forrester IT

“When [billing] goes well, no one cares. When it goes wrong, it’s the end of the world,” one business customer summed up. As a digital business strategist, you may not think billing technology is in your purview. But your ability to keep up with market changes and the quality of your customer experiences will depend […].

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How Big Data Keeps Businesses Secure

CTOvision

Read Magnolia Potter explain how big data can be used to keep your business secure on Inside Big Data Big data has become almost ubiquitous in the world of business. From supply chain and inventory management to HR processes like hiring, big data has proven itself to be a valuable tool. However, big data can […].

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Organization Design Capability Maturity Drives Transformation Success

Forrester IT

Over the past 24 months, Forrester has received a significant number of inquiries from clients requesting assistance in their organization design initiatives. From basic questions on “What are others doing”, “What is the best organization design process”, “What digital capabilities should I be investing in” to “Should I be centralized, distributed or federated”.

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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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What The Emergence Of Blockchain 5.0 Means For Business Managers And Entrepreneurs

CTOvision

Read Dr. Evan Singh Luthra explain what Blockchain 5.0 mean for businesses on Forbes : Over the last few years, blockchain technology has progressed and penetrated the arena of technology, evolving at a pace faster than most other parallel domains. While the world is occupied with bigger players like Facebook getting involved in cryptocurrency, companies […].

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Empirical Innovation: Prioritize Evidence Over Instinct To Innovate Successfully

Forrester IT

Innovating based on instinct is a gamble — the right way is through design research. But its repertoire and relevance are widely misunderstood.

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5 Reasons for CIO to be Thankful for this Thanksgiving

Social, Agile and Transformation

Six years ago, I wrote a fun post on A CIO 's Top Ten Guide to Preparing a Thanksgiving Feast, where I shared some whimsical advice from building a firewall to outsourcing what you cannot do well. I've wanted to follow up on a new Thanksgiving-themed post since then but for one reason or another never came through with one. So this week's post shares the real meaning behind Thanksgiving.

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WVD Life Cycle Management Remove Published Remote Apps with PowerShell

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. WVD life cycle management is essential for many IT Pros and decision-makers. In this post, we would be able to see how to remove published remote apps with PowerShell. Related Post – Learn How to Publish WVD Remote Apps with PowerShell Introduction n a real-world scenario, you might need to remove the existing remote apps and add […].

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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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PrivSec conference highlights CISO concerns and future data privacy laws

Tech Republic Security

The conference, hosted by Columbia University, brought together CISOs, lawmakers, academics, and businesses to discuss GDPR, CCPA, and data privacy in all its forms.

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How CIOs Can Solve Their Crushing Talent Deficit

Information Week

Rather than doubling down on recruitment advertising, here are five other ways that IT leaders can mitigate their tech talent shortage.

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Fortinet CEO: Network and security technologies give rise to security-driven networking

Network World

The network and security industries both continue to evolve at a rate never seen before. Historically, security and network operation teams have worked in parallel with one another, sometimes being at odds with each other's goals. However, that is changing as businesses rely on their networks to operate. It’s fair to say that today, for many companies, the network is the business.

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Does Your Business Need Custom Software Development?

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Does Your Business Need Custom Software Development? - Information Technology Blog. Each business owner thinks about custom software development. Some consider it at the early stages of the company’s growth. Others start thinking about it when workflow optimization reaches its limits. Whichever point you are at, you are probably wondering whether customs software development is the right way to invest your money.

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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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Watch Out: 7 Digital Disruptions for IT Leaders

Information Week

Here are seven digital disruptions that you may not see coming.

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Digital Realty unveils new data center platform at MarketplaceLIVE in NYC

Tech Republic Data Center

The company is hoping to make headway in Europe with its newest data center and colocation tools.

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When Shorter Video Means Engaging Customers Longer

Information Week

Digital video is popular, particularly for customer-facing applications. Here is what managers should consider to make video usage effective and efficient.

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How to manage site settings in Vivaldi for Android

Tech Republic Security

Find out how to enable or disable permissions on a site-by-site basis in the Vivaldi browser.

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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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The Search for a Plan to Bolster DevSecOps Against Attacks

Information Week

Developers under pressure to deploy may benefit from incorporating security resources into the tools they have on hand.

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The Monthly “Digital Fit” Book Tuning: The Digital Organizational Competency Nov. 2019

Future of CIO

The purpose of “ Digital Fit: Manifest Future of Business with Multidimensional Fit “ is to share insight about multidimensional enterprise fit from digital characteristics, organizational structure, change, knowledge, and talent perspectives; evoke critical and paradoxical thinking about digital “fit vs. misfit,” spark healthy debates on how to define and develop true digital fit, and build a fitting working environment to inspire creativity and accelerate digital transformation.

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The Future With Level 5 Autonomous Cars

CTOvision

Read Kathleen Walch’s article about the life with level five autonomous vehicles: Have you ever wondered about a future where fully autonomous cars dominate the roads, and how this will impact your life? How will the way we live, work, interact socially, and care for the needy, disabled and elderly change when we expect vehicles […].

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The CIO as “Chief Improvement Officer”: Grease The Wheel of Digital IT via Process Tuning

Future of CIO

An evolving digital IT is a lever to move the business forward. In today’s digital dynamic and technical environments in which IT is being used more and more around the globe for revenue generating initiatives and in fact, business is becoming IT. Information and Technology and its associated methodologies and practices are parts of the leverage mechanism to bridge organizational gaps, modernize and integrate business processes, and build a cohesive set of business competency.

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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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How Do Leaders In Government Decide Weather To Buy Or Build? Do They pick GOTS or COTS?

CTOvision

For decades government leaders have had to wrestle with questions of building solutions vs buying existing solutions. The needs of government enterprises have shifted over the decades, but so have the capabilities of commercially available products. It is critically important that executives in government frame their build vs buy/COTS vs GOTS questions correctly so they […].

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The Best “Serendipity” Quotes of “Digital Master” Nov. 2019

Future of CIO

" Digital Master ” is a series of guidebooks (28 + 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, provides advice 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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How to create your first project on Google Cloud Platform

Tech Republic Cloud

Google Cloud Platform offers hundreds of cloud-based features and tools, but before you can access a single one, you have to create a project.

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