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Three Ways To Protect Your Customer Base From Competitors

Forrester IT

Our data shows that new logos account for close to 23% of total revenue, while retained business plus growth via upsell and cross-sell account for the rest. How are you protecting that 77%?

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5 Women in Tech Encourage Others to Break into the Industry

Association of Information Technology Professional

5 outstanding women in IT offer advice to those considering a career in tech.

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Create A Connected Experience To Grow In 2021

Forrester IT

2020 was no doubt a crazy year. But despite all the disruption, APAC organizations actually delivered better customer experiences in 2020 than in 2019. In Australia, one bank and two superannuation firms saw statistically significant improvements in their CX Index scores. In India, most experiences were good despite a sharp dip in consumer spending and […].

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Top 5 Windows Security Challenges | Ignite 2021 | Windows 10

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Read More. The post Top 5 Windows Security Challenges | Ignite 2021 | Windows 10 appeared first on HTMD Device Management by Anoop C Nair.

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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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How To Build Great Digital Products

Forrester IT

Back in 2014, my colleagues and I declared that “the future of business is digital.” Yet, to build a digital business, you must build digital products. And the most disruptive digital businesses — well, they build great digital products. How Do Disruptive Digital Leaders Build Great Digital Products? One of the keys to unlocking digital […].

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Low-Code and No-Code Platforms: What IT leaders Should Consider

Information Week

Though the opportunity is immense and may help guide the course of modern development, IT decision makers should vet the advantages and disadvantages before diving in.

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Microsoft Exchange hack: Why so many enterprises still run their own Exchange servers

Tech Republic Data Center

Commentary: Enterprises try their best to secure their data, but running on-premises mail servers arguably doesn't do this. So why do they do it, anyway?

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Pole Position: Three Ways To Fuel Your Content Engine For Success

Forrester IT

Content engines in B2B organizations have their own fuel, care, and feeding needs to drive the right level of audience engagement.

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28 Issues Fixed with ConfigMgr 2010 Update Rollup Hotfix KB4600089 | SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Read More. The post 28 Issues Fixed with ConfigMgr 2010 Update Rollup Hotfix KB4600089 | SCCM appeared first on HTMD Device Management by Anoop C Nair.

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Your Future Of Work Requires More Creativity

Forrester IT

It’s getting increasingly difficult to differentiate. Everybody reads the same Harvard Business Review articles and has access to the same try-before-you-buy cloud tools. But there is one lever of business success that is underutilized, and it’s one that you can improve by investing in what economists call “labor” but what you know simply as “people.” […].

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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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How cybercrime groups are exploiting the latest Microsoft Exchange flaws

Tech Republic Security

Criminals have been targeting organizations that run Exchange hoping to breach ones that haven't patched the latest bugs, says ESET.

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Key Insights From The Forrester Wave™: DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Q1 2021

Forrester IT

The summer before I joined Forrester, I volunteered briefly in the local prison library. The work was fulfilling, but it definitely had its prose and cons. Speaking of prose, you’re about to be treated to a lot of it, because we just published “The Forrester Wave™: DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Q1 2021,” and there’s a whole […].

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CloudPanel is the Linux control panel PHP developers have been waiting for

Tech Republic Cloud

Jack Wallen introduces you to a control panel geared toward PHP development lifecycles for those who prefer to work within the Debian operating system.

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Forrester IT

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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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10 Hot IT Job Titles for 2021

Information Week

The technology job market is evolving. These are the roles most in demand right now.

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From brain drain to brain gain – expats returning home due to COVID boost local economies

Trends in the Living Networks

Expats forced home in the wake of COVID are helping build the cross-border networks needed for global innovation, according to futurist Ross Dawson. They’re the elite of Silicon Valley but they don’t live in Palo Alto. They’re expats at home for the first time in years, looking for new opportunities. Their employers no longer care where they work. These are the digital nomads of COVID.

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How weak passwords could put your organization at risk

Tech Republic Security

Employees at Fortune 500 companies were found using passwords that could be hacked in less than a second, according to NordPass.

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Roblox goes public at $41.9 billion valuation in direct listing

Venture Beast

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, went public today in a direct listing, where employees and investors finally get a chance to sell shares on the market. The initial price was far higher than the reference price of $45 a share, as the f… Read More.

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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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Report on COVID-related philanthropy credits MacKenzie Scott with powering 25% of U.S. giving

GeekWire

MacKenzie Scott. (Elena Seibert Photo). A new report looking at the global philanthropic response to COVID-19 during 2020 credits MacKenzie Scott with singlehandedly powering 25% of the giving effort in the United States. The report by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and Candid looked at the sources of more than $20 billion awarded for pandemic-related causes, including corporations, foundations, public charities and high-net-worth individuals such as Scott.

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Amazon withholds its ebooks from libraries because it prefers you pay it instead

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Amazon is withholding ebook and audiobook versions of works it publishes through its in-house publishing arms from US libraries, according to a new report from The Washington Post. In fact, Amazon is the only major publisher that’s doing this, the report states. It’s doing so because the company thinks the terms involved with selling digital versions of books to libraries, which in turn make them available to local residents for free through ebook lending

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Seattle artist behind viral ‘Kitty Cat Dance’ meme turns to crypto art market after years of ripoffs

GeekWire

Steve Ibsen’s cat Kayla was the star of an internet meme called “Kitty Cat Dance,” created in 2004. (Screenshot via YouTube). Seventeen years ago, Steve Ibsen was getting ready to leave his house when he noticed his cat, Kayla, sprawled on the bed. Amused at her dance-like pose, Ibsen snapped a series of photographs of the cat. The aspiring animator, who was 17 at the time, stitched the images together and wrote and performed a short song to create a simple video that he upload

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THX 1138 at 50: Looking Back at George Lucas' Dystopian Art Film

Gizmodo

Say the name George Lucas and people obviously think Star Wars. That tends to happen when you create one of the biggest film franchises of all time. But when Lucas himself thinks of his career, you have to suspect he thinks back to its origins. It all began with a dystopian sci-fi student film that became a feature… Read more.

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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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TheWMarketplace raises $500K to grow platform supporting women entrepreneurs

GeekWire

Susan Gates (left) and Kate Isler, co-founders of TheWMarketplace. (TheWMarketplace Photo). New funding: Seattle-based TheWMarketplace recently closed a $500,000 pre-seed round that will help fund the expansion of its online sales platform that promotes women-owned businesses or those with significant female leadership and women-friendly business practices.

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Latest Windows 10 update is causing BSOD crashes

TechSpot

As reported by Windows Latest, Windows 10 KB5000802 (March 2021) is an automatic security update, meaning some users didn't have a choice whether to download/install it and risk BSODs. The problem is also present in the KB5000808 update for those using Windows 10 versions 2004 and 20H2.

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OVH datacenter disaster shows why recovery plans and backups are vital

Venture Beast

OVH announced today that a major fire destroyed one of its Strasbourg datacenters, highlighting why disaster recovery plans are so important. Read More.

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How organizations can combat the security risks of working remotely

Tech Republic Security

Less than half of employees feel their organization's cybersecurity has strengthened since the start of COVID-19, says Lynx Software.

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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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Combining edge computing and IoT to unlock autonomous and intelligent applications

Venture Beast

The Internet of Things boom in the enterprise is driving edge computng, and a pilot program in Texas will focus on processing data at scale. Read More.

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New ‘Limit App’ targets social media users between 18 and 25 — and kicks them off when they turn 26

GeekWire

Limit is a social media app for people between the ages of 18 and 25. The app kicks you off when you turn 26. (Limit App Images). Scott Avy is not an ageist. He’s just trying to limit the age range for people who can use his new social media product, which is fittingly called Limit App. Limit App is aimed at people between the ages of 18 and 25, looking to share photos or videos without the scrutiny of anyone who happens to be outside of that targeted demographic.

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Brutal 6,200-Year-Old Massacre Shows Humans Have Sucked for a Really Long Time

Gizmodo

Dozens of savagely murdered individuals found buried in a Copper Age mass grave is shedding new light onto the lives of these early farmers—and the unspeakable violence they occasionally had to endure. Read more.

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How your remote employees may be sharing sensitive data

Tech Republic Security

A majority of employees said they share sensitive information through messaging and collaboration tools, says Veritas.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.