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• No shortcuts! Do requirements discovery right

  12-06-2017 21:30
  
  In a cloud project of any size, discovery is the crux of project risk.  Although the discovery and architecture phases of a project may represent only 15 percent of the overall effort, an error or omission early on can cause overruns of 150 percent or more.Unfortunately, this is also the honeymoon phase of the project, where over-optimism and a false sense of security can mask the inherent risk.  This is the time when the vendor’s project lead must be most assertive, guiding the
  
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• No shortcuts! Do cloud requirements discovery right

  12-06-2017 21:30
  
  In a cloud project of any size, discovery is the crux of project risk.  Although the discovery and architecture phases of a project may represent only 15 percent of the overall effort, an error or omission early on can cause overruns of 150 percent or more.Unfortunately, this is also the honeymoon phase of the project, where over-optimism and a false sense of security can mask the inherent risk.  This is the time when the vendor’s project lead must be most assertive, guiding the
  
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• Bring your own ID

  12-06-2017 17:08
  Door Johan de Jong – Overheden en bedrijven bieden online steeds meer gevoelige diensten aan. Bankzaken, belastingaan­giftes en vergunningen verlopen tegenwoordig grotendeels online. Ener­ gieleveranciers en zorgver­zekeraars communiceren met klanten via een digi­tale Mijn-omgeving. Dit stelt hoge... lees meer
  
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• 32% off Horizon Zero Dawn For PlayStation 4 - Deal Alert

  12-06-2017 15:42
  
  How have machines dominated this world, and what is their purpose? What happened to the civilization here before? Scour every corner of a realm filled with ancient relics and mysterious buildings in order to uncover your past and unearth the many secrets of a forgotten land. Horizon Zero Dawn for the PS4 is discounted 32% right now on Amazon, so you can pick it up for just $39.88. See it on Amazon here.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Amazon Just Discounted Echo, Kindle and More For Father's Day

  12-06-2017 15:31
  
  Echo Devices$40 off Tap 
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• IDG Contributor Network: Cisco’s DevNet alters collaboration playing field

  12-06-2017 15:02
  
  It’s easy to get typecast in the tech industry. Flagship products and services often become the focal point for how we know and relate to companies and brands. Intel is known for processors, but a closer look at both the company’s website and google search results quickly proves otherwise. The same goes for Microsoft, Oracle and many others.Cisco Systems is known for its gold standard networking hardware. When people think of Cisco, they tend to think of routers and switches. However
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why Apple’s HomePod will not beat Amazon's Echo or Google's Assistant

  12-06-2017 14:58
  
  Smart homes are big business right now, and Apple announced the HomePod in an effort to edge on the market territory currently occupied by Alexa, Assistant and Cortana. This highly anticipated announcement seems to have left many wanting, as their music-forward approach has left the home assistant functionalities by the wayside.Apple is marketing the HomePod as a central hub for HomeKit-supported smart home devices, but in reality they have fallen short of the brief. Its claim to “re-inven
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Cloud API integration platforms make the digital economy work

  12-06-2017 14:51
  
  In the digital economy, integration and collaboration involving platforms and applications is essential for success. Whether with a startup or a mature enterprise, one of the most important strategic initiatives a business puts forth is the design and implementation of a clean and efficient SaaS-based application programming interface (API) integration system.“APIs are important because no man is an island,” says Matthew Woodget, CEO of Go Narrative, a Seattle-based marketing consult
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Trailblazers: Notes from the new data frontier

  12-06-2017 14:42
  
  Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting with the Podium Data Executive Advisory Council (EAC). The EAC is comprised of a group of senior executives and advisors from TD Bank, Cigna, the International Institute for Analytics (IIA) and several others. These companies are on the leading edge of transforming their businesses with agile analytics and self-serve data marketplaces. One attendee described the group as “trailblazers”; I could not agree more.Yet they are not trailblazers beca
  
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• BrandPost: Kent State CIO Discusses the Modern University Network

  12-06-2017 14:35
  
  Ed Mahon, CIO, Kent State UniversityEd Mahon is responsible for overseeing an IT staff of 175 full-time employees and a network that serves 41,000 students spread across eight campuses, as well as 7,000 faculty members and staff. Mahon also authored the book “Transitioning the Enterprise to the Cloud: A Business Approach,” published in 2015.Can you talk a bit about the networking challenges specific to a large educational institution such as Kent State?We have four main networking ch
  
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• Paskal van Lomm (Medux): ‘Kickstarten en doorontwikkelen’

  12-06-2017 14:02
  Wie praat over digitalisering in de gezondheidszorg praat veelal over e-health: apps waarmee bloeddruk, voetstappen, hartslag en allerlei andere dingen gemeten kunnen worden. Of over initiatieven op het terrein van arts-patiëntcommunicatie en elektronische patiëntendossiers. “Verbetering van de... lees meer
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Follow the 'no scroll' rule with email

  12-06-2017 13:00
  
  Leave shorter voicemails.— My boss's boss, circa 1995Earlier in my career, my employer used an old voicemail system (Octel, if you are flashing back with me) that, at the start of a voicemail, would report the time a message was sent and who sent it. Nonetheless, one morning I apparently left a message saying, "Hi, it's Paul. I hope you had a good weekend. It's Monday morning at 7, and want to get together this afternoon to talk about <blank>."The response I got back was, "1 p.m. in
  
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• Schiphol initiatiefnemer hackathon zeven Europese luchthavens

  12-06-2017 12:55
  Op initiatief van Schiphol organiseren zeven luchthavens een hackaton in Berlijn, waarbij developers toepassingen bedenken en ontwikkelen die de reiservaring verbeteren. Door data te delen willen de zeven hun samenwerking optimaliseren en open datagebruik stimuleren.Naast Schiphol stellen de luchthavens van Stockholm... lees meer
  
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• How great CIOs push their careers to new heights

  12-06-2017 12:00
  
  A new adage, coined by MIT research scientist George Westerman, is making its rounds through the world of digital business practitioners: "There’s never been a better time to be a great CIO, and there’s never been a worse time to be an average one."Loosely translated: Average CIOs are being shunted aside in favor of chief digital officers or new CIOs who can crack the company's digital code. Conversely, the great CIOs can orchestrate a complex symphony of technology implementations t
  
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