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Predictions 2021: Customer Insights Practices Continue To Evolve

Forrester IT

Firms have gotten better at acting on customer insights. So, what will customer insights leaders do in 2021 to ensure that this improved understanding moves the needle on CX? Something new and different. Learn why in our customer insights predictions for 2021.

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How big data and IoT connection has transformed the automotive industry

CTOvision

Read Alex M and Ramesh A explain how big data and the Internet of Things connected devices are changing the automotive sector on Financial Express: Internet of Things (IoT) makes […].

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Four Critical Planning Considerations For Sales Enablement Leaders In 2021

Forrester IT

Sales enablement leaders should be prepared to optimize and expand the all-virtual environment in 2021. Annual planning — for resources, personnel, and programs — will be particularly difficult as enablement leaders solve for the current environment but also anticipate what comes next. Improve your odds for success with the four following suggestions.

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How to Pinpoint Rogue IoT Devices on Your Network

CTOvision

Read Kelly Sheridan take a look at the rogue Internet of Things devices on networks that can cause great misery on Dark Reading: A Raspberry Pi floating on your network […].

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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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Predictions 2021: Digital Goes Mainstream As The New Normal Sets In For Healthcare

Forrester IT

The forced digital transformation of 2020 was just the beginning for the healthcare industry. In 2021, transformation — and not just digital — will continue on a grander scale.

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Optimizing Corporate Intelligence

CTOvision

This post is part of our Intelligent Enterprise series, which providing insights aimed at corporate strategists seeking competitive advantage through better and more accurate decision-making. The first post provided foundational insights into A Practitioner's View of Corporate Intelligence. This one dives into actionable recommendation on ways to optimize a corporate intelligence effort.

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How will blockchain impact the global economy?

CTOvision

An analysis by PwC shows blockchain technology has the potential to boost global gross domestic product (GDP) by $1.76 trillion over the next decade. That is the key finding of […].

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Predictions 2021: Retailers, Brand Manufacturers, And Mall Operators

Forrester IT

In the wake of the pandemic's deluge of disruption, retailers, brand manufacturers, and ecosystem players such as mall operators are entirely rethinking their businesses, heralding much change ahead. Read what we predict for retail in 2021.

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Why Big Data Isn’t Enough for Businesses–They Need Thick Data Too

CTOvision

Read why Andy MacMillan says that it now time for all businesses to bring thick data into their strategy on ET CIO: When a friend of mine recently stopped by […].

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ConfigMgr VPN Boundary Setup Process Explained | SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. ConfigMgr VPN boundary is the new functionality introduced in the ConfigMgr 2006 version. The new boundary type got introduced with Configuration Manager 2006 is VPN. This helps SCCM admin to support remote working scenarios more efficiently. We have already learned how to create Boundaries and boundary Groups in ConfigMgr.

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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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Alternative cloud: Why do we need different approaches?

CTOvision

Read Blair Lyon check out different cloud alternatives on Tech Radar: Of all the effects COVID-19 has had on the global economy, the growth of the cloud computing market was […].

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Citizen Developers: 8 Ways IT Can Strengthen the Ties

Information Week

The exponential growth of citizen developers in organizations is forcing IT to rethink its role and the skillsets that it has historically valued. What are IT organizations doing to adjust?

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Recession-Proof Your Tech Business in 2021: Customer Experience (CX) Holds the Key

Association of Information Technology Professional

As channel organizations budget for 2021, how will the economic recession influence customer investments in IT services, solutions and products? How can MSPs, solution providers and vendors maintain and grow their customer base? A strong customer experience (CX) holds the key.

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Top cloud trends for 2021: Forrester predicts spike in cloud-native tech, public cloud, and more

Tech Republic Cloud

Businesses' reactions to the pandemic response has leaned heavily on the cloud, and demand and revenue escalated for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Alibaba, and are expected to grow more in 2021.

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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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Homebrew: How to install reconnaissance tools on macOS

Tech Republic Security

We'll guide you through the process of using Homebrew package manager to install security tools on macOS to perform reconnaissance, discovery, and fingerprinting of the devices on your network.

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This Seattle fintech startup just raised $11M on Zoom and shifted to a fully distributed workforce

GeekWire

The Possible Finance team, before social distancing. (Possible Finance Photo). Possible Finance was growing fast and ready to raise more venture capital. Then COVID-19 hit. “It immediately made fundraising much more difficult than anticipated,” said Tony Huang , CEO and co-founder of the 3-year-old startup that runs a high-tech small loan service.

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Photoshop’s AI neural filters can tweak age and expression with a few clicks

The Verge

One of the neural filter options lets you adjust someone’s age with a simple slider. | Image: Adobe. Artificial intelligence is changing the world of image editing and manipulation, and Adobe doesn’t want to be left behind. Today, the company is releasing an update to Photoshop version 22.0 that comes with a host of AI-powered features, some new, some already shared with the public.

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Toshiba is developing an 'unhackable' network security solution based on quantum technology

TechSpot

Toshiba recently announced its intention to break into the quantum computing market. The move is in lockstep with the company’s latest strategy to shift to more economically resilient technology markets. The firm recently moved away from its floundering laptop business after a 35-year stint.

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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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Impossible Foods Is Now Developing a Plant-Based Alternative to Cow's Milk

Gizmodo

There’s a myriad of reasons to replace cow’s milk with alternatives like nut milks, oat milk, or soy milk, but for those who enjoy the experience of consuming animal-sourced dairy products, the alternatives just aren’t the same. So Impossible Foods, makers of the Impossible Burger and other plant-based meat… Read more.

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Frost Giant Studios raises $4.7 million for real-time strategy game revival

Venture Beast

Frost Giant Studios, a new game studio formed by ex-Blizzard Entertainment veterans, has raised $4.7 million to build its first real-time strategy game. Read More.

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OSIRIS-REx probe touches down to grab bits of an asteroid, with assist from Aerojet

GeekWire

An artist’s conception shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe lowering its sample collection arm to the surface of the asteroid Bennu. (Lockheed Martin Illustration). NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe reached the climax of its seven-year round trip to deep space today and briefly touched down on a near-Earth asteroid, propelled by thrusters made in the Seattle area.

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Microsoft takes Azure cloud computing into outer space

Venture Beast

Microsoft has announced Azure Space, the next step in its mission to challenge Amazon and bring its cloud computing prowess to the burgeoning space race. 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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Wizards of the Coast in court: ‘Dragonlance’ authors file suit over rights to classic ‘D&D’ franchise

GeekWire

The original protagonists of the Dragonlance series in “Companions of the Lance,” by D&D artist Larry Elmore. Two of the authors who created the iconic Dragonlance setting for Dungeons & Dragons are taking Wizards of the Coast to court. According to the terms of their lawsuit, filed against the Renton, Wash.-based games publisher in Seattle on Oct. 16, original Dragonlance authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman had a licensing deal with Wizards that would allow them to writ

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How to create a Windows Virtual Desktop in Microsoft Azure

Tech Republic Cloud

Creating a Windows Virtual Desktop using the Azure Portal requires a number of steps, some of which are less than intuitive. This tutorial shows you how to navigate the various configuration screens.

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Genies will let consumers create their own 3D avatars with Giphy and Gucci

Venture Beast

Genies is expanding its focus from celebrities to everyday consumers with its 3D avatars for social apps from the likes of Giphy and Gucci. Read More.

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Salesforce updating Work.com with tools to help companies connect with employees and customers

Tech Republic Cloud

Salesforce Work.com is getting two sets of updates focused on improving employee engagement and safely handle in-person customer interactions as companies adjust to the new normal of COVID-19.

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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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Led by e-commerce vets, stealthy startup Fabric raises $9.5M to help brands compete with Amazon

GeekWire

Faisal Masud. (Fabric Photo). Faisal Masud knows e-commerce. The tech vet spent more than six years at Amazon in the 2000s, helping build inventory tools and launching the AmazonBasics product line. He then had stints at eBay, Groupon, and finally at Staples , where he was chief digital officer and later chief technology officer. After nearly two decades in the world of online shopping, Masud has a good grasp of what works, and what doesn’t.

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Twitter is temporarily changing how you retweet

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Twitter is temporarily changing how you retweet ahead of the November 3rd US presidential election, to help prevent abuse and the spread of misinformation. Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to retweet. But until at least the end of election week, it won’t be quite as easy as usual to retweet something to all of your followers.

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Impossible Foods will double R&D to eliminate animal farming

Venture Beast

Impossible Foods, maker of the plant-based Impossible Burger, said it plans to double the size of its research and development team in the next year. Read More.

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A School in Ohio Assigned YouTube Videos From Fake Right-Wing University PragerU for Extra Credit

Gizmodo

There’s learning and then there’s “learning.” According to a report in the Huffington Post on Tuesday, students in a 10th-grade history class at Maumee High School in Ohio were offered extra credit to do a little of the latter by watching videos produced by Prager University (PragerU). That is not, in fact, a… Read more.

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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.