Fri.May 18, 2018

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Transform Federal IT To Accelerate Constituent Experience (CX)

Forrester IT

Federal agencies striving to meet their mission objectives increasingly adopt digital technologies to improve constituents’ experience. But many of these agencies fall short of their mark as their IT executives (see Figure 1): Navigate constantly shifting constituent and citizen expectations fueled by their experiences as consumers and the rapidly emerging digital technologies.

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Welcome the New Project Manager!

Cloud Musings

According to CIO.com , the six traits of highly effective project managers are: Be a strategic business partner who can offer higher-level strategic leadership skills, not just technical management skills, provide significant advantages for organizations of all sizes. Encourage and recognize valuable contributions because a project leader’s effectiveness is strongly impacted by the contributions of others on his or her team.

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CX For Gov IT: Driving Federal IT Performance Using CX Principles

Forrester IT

The reality is that most Federal IT leaders are under increased scrutiny to deliver increased value and productivity from technology investments at the lowest cost. Simply performing a top-to-bottom technology rationalization effort will no longer make their organization instantly lean and agile. Let’s level-set the conversation: most Federal agencies are struggling to create value – […].

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WSUS Offline Tool Keep Windows Machines Updated

Anoop

WSUS Offline tool allows you to update lab machines running Windows 10, Server 2016 or Office 2016. You have to download Microsoft update only once from the internet and then use WSUS Offline Tool to install it on all the lab machines. Without it needing to have an internet connection. As I mentioned below, I […]. The post WSUS Offline Tool Keep Windows Machines Updated appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog 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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The Data Digest: Millennials Call For Values-Driven Companies, But They’re Not The Only Ones Interested

Forrester IT

We’ve been researching values-based consumers for several years now, and conversation in the C-suite has progressed from “Are values really important?” to “How do we strategize accordingly?” But every now and then, lingering questions crop up that lead to misguided decision making around values. Here are two common misconceptions — and why they are wrong. […].

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Building A Collaborative Team

Cloud Musings

Recently, Harvard Business Review cited some insightful research into team behavior at 15 multinational companies. It found that although these teams tended to be large, virtual, diverse, and composed of highly educated specialists, those same four characteristics made it hard for teams to accomplish their goals. It also showed that complex team members were less likely—absent other influences—to share knowledge freely, learn from one another, shift workloads to break up bottlenecks, or help one

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Tech Talk: Prepping for GDPR

Network World

CSO's Michael Nadeau and Steve Ragan join Computerworld's Ken Mingis and IDG Communications' Mark Lewis to look at what the new EU privacy rules means. They offer insights on how companies can prepare – and what happens if they don't.

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The best free BI tools, 2018

CIO Business Intelligence

Business intelligence (BI) software is designed to help enterprises discover and visualize their data to drive better business outcomes. These widely deployed applications come in various forms, including high-priced offerings, but many businesses are well served by free services that incorporate most of the key features organizations need. There are many factors and options to consider when evaluating BI tools because some are better suited to particular uses, while others require more extensiv

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The Monthly “100 Digital Rules” Book Tuning: A Set of “Dos & Don’t” Digital Practices May 2018

Future of CIO

A well-defined set of digital rules is to set the frame of relevance and guide through changes and digital transformation. The purpose of “ 100 Digital Rules: Setting Guidelines to Explore Digital New Normal “ is to establish digital principles and update business policies that can be applied holistically and guide the digital transformation systematically.

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Celebrating Customer Innovation: NEXT 2018 Customer Awards

Nutanix

Last week we held our fourth annual.NEXT conference in New Orleans with 5,000 customers, partners and industry enthusiasts. We had something for everyone from novice to expert, and enjoyed connecting with peers and recognizing IT leaders who are transforming their organizations with technology as part of our.NEXT customer award program.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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What ‘re Crucial Elements to Run Paramount Digital IT

Future of CIO

Information is growing exponentially and change is inevitable, IT makes the influence on almost every aspect of business nowadays. CIOs have to deal with constant ambiguity, increasing complexity, rapid change, and unprecedented uncertainty. Many IT organizations are at an inflection point to lead organizational level changes. So, what are crucial elements to run “paramount” digital IT organization?

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When Comparing Blockchains, Decentralization Comes in Degrees

Dataconomy

Word clouds are an easy way to see which topics within any subject are most prominent. Generate a word cloud from the Reddit cryptocurrency forum or an array of blockchain whitepapers, and one will quickly see that a single term – “decentralized” – is the biggest and boldest. It’s no. The post When Comparing Blockchains, Decentralization Comes in Degrees appeared first on Dataconomy.

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