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• IDG Contributor Network: Without intellectual property licensing, where would we be?

  19-06-2017 16:17
  
  Intellectual property (IP) is a lot like taxes: you don’t care about the legal niceties until they apply to you. IP (not to be confused with the IP in TCP/IP, which stands for Internet Protocol) is the fuel that runs our information economy, the wellspring from which a thousand flowers bloom in the form of a plethora of products based on IP previously created, established, and licensed to all comers.When an inventor creates a valuable technology and patents it, there are two ways to go:exp
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How big data is disrupting healthcare and life sciences

  19-06-2017 16:15
  
  Data is the lifeblood of any business. And while advances in machine learning have been revolutionizing almost every industry, some have lagged behind due to technical constraints. Healthcare and life sciences rely on information, but when it comes to data, many professionals in this arena are stuck with legacy technologies when conducting their research. As John Brownstein, Director of the Computational Epidemiology Group at the Boston Children’s Hospital put it, “We’re m
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Do you have what IT takes to be a digital leader?

  19-06-2017 16:13
  
  Disruptive digital technologies are reshaping the business landscape forcing many organizations to reinvent business models, products, and the way they engage with their customers. But not everyone is equal when it comes to digital transformation, according to just one of the key findings from this year’s Harvey Nash/KPMG Survey of nearly 4,500 technology leaders. In fact, less than one out of five (18%) are very effective at using digital technologies to advance their business strategy.To
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Will AI really replace all our jobs?

  19-06-2017 16:10
  
  The robots are here — and they need jobs. Are you ready to work with them? One study shows that as much as half of the American workforce is at risk of being replaced by robots in the next decade. Another study shows that 6 percent of U.S. jobs definitely will be automated by 2021. If you’re in customer service, or you drive a taxi, you’re most at risk of being displaced by artificial intelligence. But trust me, you shouldn’t fear the robots.To read this ar
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How to employ top tech performers that grow your business

  19-06-2017 16:07
  
  With a stated national unemployment rate at 4.4% and plenty of new and upcoming job seekers entering the market, there’s never been a better time to sample some of the biggest and best tech talent in Generations Y and Z. One of the best ways to grow the business and secure the top talent is through effective interviewing. You need to learn more about a candidate to ensure they are a good fit for your business, while also reaching out to them and making them want to work for you. Many peopl
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Having a go at ITIL's flow

  19-06-2017 15:39
  
  In ITIL's best practice view of the world, services are thought of in strategy, they’re designed, transitioned and put into operations in a specific lifecycle. This is how services are born and retired, or so it says. Continual service  (CSI) is done in support of all the activities, or is supposed to be done like that. We all know that ITIL is documented common sense, but we know that reality is very different.You see in many places services, and sub-services, are there for ages. New
  
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• 64% off Anker Astro E1 Ultra Compact High Speed Portable Charger - Deal Alert

  19-06-2017 15:37
  
  This inexpensive smartphone charger from Anker is the size of a candy bar, and has enough juice to recharge any smartphone, including the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, at least 1-2 times over. It's discounted 64% to just $18. The Astro E1 currently averages 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 8,200 people on Amazon (81% rate 5 stars: See reviews), and it's listed there as a #1 best-seller. See the attractively priced Anker Astro E1 charger now on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 6 things you should know before starting an email newsletter for your business

  19-06-2017 15:32
  
  Email newsletters have become a popular way to interact with existing and potential customers. In just one mailing, brands can incorporate all the latest news on their products and services, avoiding the unsubscribes that come from too many individual emails. With the right approach, businesses can also see an increase in conversions thanks to the information they pack into their newsletters.But what is the right approach? If your business is getting started in this type of marketing, it’s
  
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• 30% off Lexar Professional USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Reader - Deal Alert

  19-06-2017 15:32
  
  While the high-speed Professional USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Reader supports the latest high-speed CF and SD formats, it’s also backwards compatible with standard CF and SD cards, as well as USB 2.0. The Lexar Professional USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Reader has the ability to read from both card slots simultaneously, and it also allows for easy file transfer from one card to another. Leverages SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology for high-speed file transfers, with USB interface speed up to 500MB/s. The reader aver
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The mobile tipping point: Nearly half of consumers buy using smartphones

  19-06-2017 15:28
  By now, everyone knows that mobile has effectively become the first screen for online experiences. When we are “out in the world” and making plans, the first thing we do when we need something – nearly anything – is to turn to our mobile phones. Want to grab a bite or see a movie? Hail a ride? Reschedule your next meeting? Deal with a needy client? Research that new widget you want to buy? Order cat food while Ubering home?Whatever it is, the first place you turn to is yo
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Are you transforming fast enough? Lessons from Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods

  19-06-2017 15:25
  
  How did you spend your Sunday? Among other things, I took my kids to the grocery to buy produce, meat and other ingredients for our Sunday evening barbecue. Ninety minutes of my precious weekend time driving to the grocery, navigating the parking lot, making my way through the crowded aisles, and waiting for a cashier to ring up my purchase all to make sure that I was getting the freshest ingredients at a reasonable price.Is that the best customer experience? Amazon is betting a big $13.7 billio
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Enterprise analytics gives responsible control over data exploration

  19-06-2017 15:13
  
  To be "enterprising" is to be eager to undertake or prompt to attempt. To show initiative and be resourceful. These are leadership traits, so to be enterprising is to lead. "Analytics" is how we use data to inform decision making, in the context of achieving business objectives. These are management practices, so analytics is about management."Enterprising Analytics" is about being creative, resourceful and adventurous with decision making to achieve business objectives. It is about the set of l
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: CIOs say IT can better back up their organizations

  19-06-2017 14:00
  
  In talking with members of the #CIOChat on Twitter recently after British Airways’ major IT systems failure, I wanted to know what CIOs think could be done to better protect organizations from these types of disasters. Chat members started by confirming that it is very hard to quickly bring back up large scale, high volume systems with legacy applications and infrastructure. Isaac Sacolick, former CIO for Greenwich Associates and current CIO.com Contributor, said it is very hard to get &ld
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Balancing the benefits of automation with third party risks

  19-06-2017 14:00
  
  Over the recent months, many services providers have been deploying automation across their service delivery centers to ripe the benefits of a digital labor workforce. At the same time, organizations continue to face numerous third party regulatory requirements across many jurisdictions they must comply with.The fact of the matter
  Although well-implemented automation can drive greater benefits across the organization’s service delivery model, what is the right balance between value and ris
  
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• Mid-range models ring the changes in Top500 supercomputer ranking

  19-06-2017 13:53
  
  With no change at the top of the latest Top500.org supercomputer list, you need to look further down the rankings to see the real story.Top500.org published the 49th edition of its twice-yearly supercomputer league table on Monday, and once again the Chinese computers 93-petaflop Sunway TaihuLight and 33.9-petaflop Tianhe 2 lead the pack.An upgrade has doubled the performance of Switzerland's GPU-based Piz Daint to 19.6 petaflops (19.6 quadrillion floating-point operations per second), boosting
  
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• The top 6 governance, risk and compliance (GRC) certifications

  19-06-2017 12:00
  
  In the wake of several well-publicized corporate scandals about 15 years ago – Enron and WorldCom, to name two – and the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002, organizations that must adhere to regulations for data security, financial accountability and consumer privacy found they couldn't do without someone to make sure internal processes are being carried out properly. Enter the need for competent governance, risk and compliance (GRC) professionals.The goal of GRC, in general,
  
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