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• New tool tallies your big data debt

  19-05-2017 18:45
  
  Are your digital transformation initiatives putting your organization into data debt? Data analytics startup Dremio, still in stealth mode, this week released a free Big Data Debt Calculator to help you estimate the unplanned costs that stem from the use of non-relational data management technologies.The data debt problem has grown as organizations undergo digital transformation initiatives, embracing non-relational technologies that help them become more agile and deliver always-on availability
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The pain of legacy-to-digital transformation is an epidemic

  19-05-2017 17:00
  
  Unless it was born in the digital-age, your enterprise is likely to suffer from the chronic pains of legacy-to digital transformation – locked-in budgets, lacking innovation, tired organization, mismatched skills, unabating vendor issues, unbearable complexity and bureaucracy, and the list goes on. The problem is not you, your management team or your company’s culture; it is an epidemic caused by the shortcomings in the digital-age of a 60+ year old operating model, which is ubiquito
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Panasonic Toughbook CF-33: a Hummer comes to the suburbs

  19-05-2017 16:45
  
  Right away, things are different when the Toughbook CF-33 arrives. It’s not all encased in froufrou plastic bubbles. It’s just wedged in the cardboard box diagonally, wrapped in a soft carrying case. As if someone had thrown it in their trunk on the way to work. The case turns out to be a hefty backpack. Unzip, exposing the red lining, and presto! A brand new pre-production unit of Panasonic’s latest convertible 2-in-1 notebook, a clamshell with a snap-in tablet. This is pre-pr
  
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• 53% off Linksys Cable Modem for Comcast, Eliminate Rental Fees - Deal Alert

  19-05-2017 15:14
  
  The Linksys DPC3008 Cable Modem delivers high-speed broadband connectivity to your home and office with download speeds up to 340 Mbps and upload speeds up to 120 Mbps. The Gigabit Ethernet port provides high-speed network performance, while DOCSIS 3.0 support ensures you can connect directly to your existing cable broadband service. Comcast-certified, the DPC3008's simple setup allows you to get connected quickly and easily. It also allows you to stop paying monthly modem-rental fees.
  
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• Nest Thermostat Currently Discounted 6% - Deal Alert

  19-05-2017 15:00
  
  A thinner, sleeker design. A bigger, sharper display. The 3rd generation Nest Learning Thermostat is more beautiful than ever. With Farsight, it lights up when it sees you coming and shows you the time or temperature from across the room. And the Nest Thermostat is proven to save energy. Independent studies have proven that the Nest Learning Thermostat saved an average of 10-12% on heating bills and 15% on cooling bills. That means that in two years, it can pay for itself. Or maybe a bit le
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Are you participating in the ICO excitement of cryptocurrency funded development?

  19-05-2017 14:15
  
  The excitement is real, but so is the risk. Decentralized business model discussions are the talk in board rooms and C-suites around the world. A new market to raise development capital is emerging called initial public coin offerings (IPCO or ICO).Token sales and crowdsales embrace empowering a network of users to participate in a project. Participants are incentivized to get involved—early participation has greater rewards—in anticipation of the project increasing in valu
  
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• Why IT service providers are investing in North America

  19-05-2017 14:01
  
  IT service providers set up more new IT delivery centers in North America than anywhere else in the world last year, according to new research.North American locations accounted for more the one-third of new delivery sites (29 out of a total of 76) established by service providers in 2016, according to a report from IT and business sourcing consultancy and research firm Everest Group.The need to be close to U.S. customers coupled with the increased use of automation to control costs is making No
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Stop making speeches

  19-05-2017 14:00
  
  I am frequently asked whether it is better to memorize a speech or attempt to speak extemporaneously when giving a business presentation. It’s certainly better to memorize a speech than to read a speech. But why would you want to give a speech? What does a speech have to do with a business presentation?If you consider all the synonyms offered by Google for a “speech” — talk, address, lecture, discourse, oration, disquisition, peroration, deliverance, presentation, sermon,
  
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• Goodbye cable; hello gigabit broadband

  19-05-2017 13:15
  
  I’m finally getting to practice what I’ve been preaching: I cut the cord on pay TV this month and signed up for ultra-fast, fiber-based broadband. Having much faster access to the Internet isn’t a benefit I need to explain, of course, and who doesn’t want to tell their cable provider to buzz off. But the two big changes to my digital life have taught me a few lessons that weren’t nearly so obvious.I’ve learned that I can take advantage of faster speeds to work
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 5 notable things about Facebook's AR plans

  19-05-2017 13:01
  
  It has been over two weeks since Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg formally announced his ambitious plans to create an augmented reality platform for Facebook at the annual F8 developer conference. In an earnings call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg elaborated more on the idea, as he talked about how Facebook intends to monetize augmented reality and declared that augmented reality could even replace televisions and physical things that “don’t actually need to be physical.”Augmented realit
  
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• Digitale transformatie kan leiden tot maatschappelijke revolutie

  19-05-2017 12:20
  Door digitale technologieën en robotisering zal bijna de helft van de banen in de middenklasse verdwijnen. Toepassing van biotechnologie en kunstmatige intelligentie in menselijke robots kan bovendien leiden tot een nieuwe ongelijkheid in de samenleving. Hiervoor waarschuwde prof. dr. Bob de Wit in zijn oratie die... lees meer
  
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• Gemiddelde contractwaarde outsourcingdeals daalt dramatisch

  19-05-2017 12:15
  De gemiddelde geannualiseerde waarde van een outsourcingscontract is het afgelopen jaar wereldwijd gedaald met 51%. Bedroeg de gemiddelde geannualiseerde contractwaarde in 2015 nog 43,5 miljoen Amerikaanse dollars, in 2016 was deze waarde gehalveerd tot 21,3 miljoen dollar. Dit blijkt uit de jaarlijkse Global IT-BPO... lees meer
  
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• Animo voor outsourcing onverminderd hoog

  19-05-2017 12:09
  Er bestaat bij Europese ondernemingen nog steeds veel enthousiasme om tot outsourcing over te gaan. Daarop duiden de meest recente onderzoeksresultaten afkomstig uit de 2016/2017 European IT Outsourcing Study van onderzoeksbureau Whitelane Research.De onderzoekers hebben meer dan 4.600 afzonderlijke... lees meer
  
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• Zorgen over security van cloud nauwelijks obstakel voor adoptie

  19-05-2017 11:56
  Ofschoon de veiligheid van gegevens de belangrijkste zorg is van het hogere management bij opslag in de cloud, is de verwachting dat over twee jaar meer dan de helft van de bedrijfskritische gegevens in de cloud zullen zijn opgeslagen. Daarop duidt onderzoek van Teradata, leverancier van oplossingen voor... lees meer
  
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• The 3 best wearables to buy right now

  19-05-2017 00:53
  
  Sad to say, movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes doesn’t cover tech products. So how can you figure out which wearables are the most highly rated overall?I checked out six review websites. Factoring in my own impressions, here are the top three-rated wearables to buy right now.Fitbit Charge 2 ($150)
  I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. For most people (meaning, people serious about improving their health but not serious marathoners), there’s no better wearable avail
  
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