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• 74% off Omaker M4 Portable Bluetooth Shower and Outdoor Speaker with 12 Hour Playtime - Deal Alert

  24-05-2017 23:05
  
  The M4 speaker from Omaker is IP54 rated, so its rugged splash, shock and dustproof design makes it ideal for shower and outdoor use. The latest Bluetooth 4.0 technology helps it pair quickly with your device (tap-to-pair with NFC capable devices) and maintain a long 33-foot connection range. Crystal clear sound quality and robust bass is realized through a 3W audio driver and passive subwoofer. The M4 is capable of producing 12 hours of music at 80% volume, up to three times long
  
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• BrandPost: Want to Speed Up Your Digital Transformation Initiatives? Take a Look at Your Data

  24-05-2017 21:40
  
  Digital transformation has taken center stage on many CIO agendas. If transformation is at the top of your agenda, you’re not alone:IDC predicts that two-thirds of the CEOs of Global 2000 companies will have digital transformation at the heart of their corporate strategies by the end of 2017.
  Four in 10 IT leaders in the Computerworld 2017 Tech Forecast study say more than 50% of their organization has undergone digital transformation.
  According to Gartner, CIOs are spending 18% of their b
  
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• 22% off Taotronics Universal Smartphone Bike Mount - Deal Alert

  24-05-2017 18:10
  
  The Taotronics phone mount is easy to install and features a fully adjustable viewing angle, non-slip rubber grips and a one-button phone release mechanism. It averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon (read reviews), where its list price of $15.99 has been discounted 22% to $12.49. See this deal now on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Rijksoverheid sluit contract met PQR voor datacenters

  24-05-2017 15:19
  De overheid heeft PQR geselecteerd als één van de vier winnaars van de Rijksoverheid Aanbesteding voor Datacenters 2017 (ROAD2017). Het gaat om het leveren van datacenter hardware en ondersteunende diensten aan het ministerie van Veiligheid & Justitie (V&J) en de Tweede Kamer. De geraamde waarde... lees meer
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The future of job hunting: More Spotify, less Craigslist

  24-05-2017 15:00
  Nobody looks forward to a job hunt.Anyone who has ever hit Craigslist or Monster.com knows what fun lies in store: hours upon hours of prowling through hundreds of job listings to find a handful that might be relevant or promising, and hours upon hours of revising resumes and drafting cover letters. Dozens of emails and inquiries that go unreturned, interviews that fall through, and companies that disappoint. A new job hunt is the highlight of everyone’s year—if the rest of the year
  
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• Logius sluit overeenkomst met Capgemini voor applicatiebeheer en -ontwikkeling

  24-05-2017 14:49
  Digitaal dienstverlener voor de overheid Logius, onderdeel van het ministerie van BZK, heeft Capgemini gekozen voor het applicatiebeheer en de applicatie-ontwikkeling van de zogenaamde Stelseldiensten.Capgemini gaat de volledige dienstverlening rond de applicaties verzorgen. Dit omvat het functioneel werkend... lees meer
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 3 fundamental habits of savvy marketers

  24-05-2017 14:28
  
  The last decade has been a fascinating time to conduct business. Although marketing has always been an incredibly fast-paced career, it seems like the rapid advancement and sophistication of internet channels has kicked the job into overdrive.In fact, a study by Gartner found that companies are now spending more on marketing technology than advertising.One of the only factors that remains constant is change itself.That being said, it takes a particular mind to grasp the shifting landscapes and g
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Windows 10 S looks like the mainstream future of the platform

  24-05-2017 14:26
  
  Microsoft’s efforts to transition Windows from the type of operating system most at home with a keyboard and mouse to one that can run on a tablet have succeeded. While many users may never leave desktop mode, in part for a lack of app breadth, Windows can create a perfectly satisfactory baseline tablet experience.Behind the scenes, though, Windows hasn’t been on an even playing field with iOS or Google-branded Android. That’s because each of those operating systems require app
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 7 effective strategies executives use to pick a technology partner

  24-05-2017 14:24
  
  Developing custom software is hard, but it doesn’t need to be.Gone are the days where your company is forced to settle for high priced consultants who delay your project by months, only to be left with a lackluster final product. We interviewed leading global executives to uncover the methods they are using to find their partners.You may be thinking: “Executives that found a good partner have probably read 100’s of RFP’s”. While RFP’s still play a critical rol
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: What businesses need to know about Google's Fred update

  24-05-2017 14:18
  
  Since March, the marketing industry has been closely tracking a Google algorithm update, nicknamed “Fred” by one company executive. While some businesses haven’t noticed a difference in their search rankings as a result, many others have seen a considerable drop. Businesses that don’t normally pay attention to their rankings should double check to ensure all their sites are still featuring prominently in relevant searches.Whether your business has noticed a change to your
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Increase traffic to your WordPress site with these marketing tips

  24-05-2017 14:14
  
  WordPress powers more than 26 percent of the internet, with businesses across all industries choose it for their website hosting. But even though professionals spend hours choosing the right theme and carefully crafting content to win potential customers, once they’ve pressed the “publish” button, they often aren’t sure what to do next.Although there’s no shortage of tips related to website marketing, WordPress-hosted sites have their own unique variables. Even if a
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 5 essential gadgets for your 2017 smart home

  24-05-2017 14:11
  
  Technology is rapidly expanding into the realm of artificial intelligence and full automation. Gadgets that were considered items of science fiction mere years ago, have become commonplace. This is no truer than in the development of smart homes.Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Apple are investing billions into developing technology along this vein. There is huge market potential in IoT as consumers change the way they purchase, focussing on automation that simplifies their existence.With this in m
  
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• Consumers love to hate the companies that deliver pay TV and broadband

  24-05-2017 13:39
  
  Americans still hate their pay TV providers and their ISPs. That’s not just hyperbole. The annual ACSI customer satisfaction survey of thousands of consumers ranks those outfits lower than the other 41 industry segments measured in the survey.Although wireless carriers also ranked very poorly, they at least improved a bit over last year, possibly because there’s finally some competition in that market, says ACSI founder Claes Fornell. But that’s not the case for the pay TV crow
  
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• Improved continuous monitoring of hospital patients boosts staff efficiency

  24-05-2017 12:39
  
  Continuous electronic monitoring (CEM) of vital signs has begun to spread from intensive care units (ICUs) to medical-surgical floors and other low-acuity areas of hospitals. Some hospitals are using standalone bedside monitors that communicate with nurse call stations and supplement manual patient checks by nurses.There is also a growing interest in alarms and notification (A&N) platforms, which apply sophisticated analytics to CEM. A&N platforms use middleware to filter device alarms f
  
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• 6 corporate wellness and fitness strategies for 2017

  24-05-2017 12:36
  
  What do a tomato timer and bulletproof coffee have to do with corporate wellness?I wondered the same thing as an attendee of the recent Fitbit Captivate conference in San Francisco. I’ll answer that question later in this article. But first, let’s focus on some of the strategies, lessons learned and tips shared by experts at the one-day conference.(The Captivate conference was also scheduled for New York on May 18 and Chicago on Sept. 19.)1. Focus your messaging on what wellness will
  
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• Making sense of the marketing technology glut

  24-05-2017 12:03
  
  Overwhelmed by all the marketing technology ‘platforms,’ ‘solutions,’ and ‘tools’? You have reason to be.The marketing technology landscape has grown nearly 40 percent in the past year, from about 3,500 software offerings in 2016 to 5,381 in 2017, according to Scott Brinker, program chair of the MarTech conference and editor of Chiefmartec.com.In his keynote to kick off the May 2017 MarTech conference in San Francisco, Brinker shared his annual infographic tha
  
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• Why Ansible has become the devops darling for software automation

  24-05-2017 12:00
  
  If you talk about software automation with developers and devops, there's a good chance that Chef and Puppet will come up in conversation. In the last 18 months or so another name has joined them: Ansible.Named after a fictional communications device, Ansible is an open-source automation engine that automates software provisioning, configuration management and application deployment. The project was founded in 2013 and bought by Red Hat in 2015 for a sum believed to be in excess of $100 million.
  
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• New CIO Appointments and Promotions – May 2017

  24-05-2017 12:00
  
  As we head into the warmer months, the temperature isn’t the only thing heating up. The careers for these newly appointed or promoted CIOs are also on the rise. Congratulations to all!Fletcher Previn has been promoted to CIO and vice president, information technology with IBM. Previously, Previn served as director, workplace and collaboration solutions.Procter & Gamble announced Javier Polit as its new CIO. He was previously group CIO for Coca-Cola's Bottling Investments Group and
  
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• Need automation? Meet Ansible, the devops darling

  24-05-2017 12:00
  
  If you talk about software automation with developers and devops, there's a good chance that Chef and Puppet will come up in conversation. In the last 18 months or so another name has joined them: Ansible.Named after a fictional communications device, Ansible is an open-source automation engine that automates software provisioning, configuration management and application deployment. The project was founded in 2013 and bought by Red Hat in 2015 for a sum believed to be in excess of $100 million.
  
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• The AI fight is escalating: This is the IT giants' next move

  24-05-2017 11:07
  
  Artificial intelligence is where the competition is in IT, with Microsoft and Google both parading powerful, always-available AI tools for the enterprise at their respective developer conferences, Build and I/O, in May. It's not just about work: AI software can now play chess, go, and some retro video games better than any human -- and even drive a car better than many of us. These superhuman performances, albeit in narrow fields, are all possible thanks to the application of decades of AI
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: To stop future ransomware hacks, CIOs first need to 'swat the mosquitoes'

  24-05-2017 02:38
  
  Recent coverage of the latest ransomware and phishing attacks makes one thing clear: You’ve got to keep your operating system up to date. But that recommendation, while important, may not get to the root of the problem.Making sure you’ve got the latest Windows updates prevents the spread of ransomware such as WannaCry, after it’s already infiltrated your company. But it may not prevent you from getting the malicious code on your computer in th
  
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