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• BrandPost: High Performance Data Analytics: A Q&A with Subject Matter Experts

  29-06-2017 23:56
  
  High Performance Data Analytics: A Q&A with Subject Matter Experts                        High performance data analytics (HPDA) is an emerging field born from the convergence of high performance computing (HPC) and data analytics in the cloud era. To explore the HPDA concept, Walker Stemple, an enterprise account manager for Intel, recently sat down for an interview with s
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Hire thinkers, not groupthinkers

  29-06-2017 19:30
  
  I’ve always liked those questions posed to applicants for places at Ivy League colleges and the like. How many piano tuners are there in Chicago? How would you describe an apple to a visitor from Mars? How could you prove that I have just asked you this question?So sometimes I ask myself whether there are equivalent tests, perhaps a little more practically-oriented, that might help IT hiring managers to find applicants who might come to decide policy and fix tough problems, not just serve
  
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• BrandPost: Failing the Cybersecurity Test? 5 Things You Could Be Doing Wrong

  29-06-2017 15:34
  
  Cyber attacks are happening in every industry and organization size. Just read through your Twitter feed or turn on the news on any given day and you’ll see what I mean. It’s obvious that these attacks are increasing in number and sophistication, and I think we can all agree that this trend will continue.So it’s time for a plan. Developing a cybersecurity strategy can give your organization the foundation and mandate to implement good policies and procedures for improving resil
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Recommended summer reading: 15 books to inspire business and leadership acumen

  29-06-2017 14:39
  
  I always look forward to summer reading. For me, summer is a time to reflect and let fresh ideas flood in. As leaders of scientific and technical teams, you know the challenge of working with experts. Things move so fast that it’s hard to keep up. Getting your hands on the right resources can really help - and a book in hand is a great resource. Here’s my summer reading list – books gathered from The Economist, Fortune, The New York Times, Washington Post and conferences I atte
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The insights CIOs can gain by leveraging conversational commerce

  29-06-2017 14:00
  
  AI-driven chatbots have arrived. Sure, there are the kitschy examples: Xiaolce, the Chinese chatbot whose first words reporting the weather on a Shanghai TV station were, “I’m happy to start my new work on the winter solstice.” But there are also machine learning programs like one from Google that writes its own piano songs; or IBM’s Watson that is able to deliver life-saving medical diagnoses in under 10 minutes.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: IT faces conflicts in realities of digital world

  29-06-2017 14:00
  
  IT faces two realities: a legacy environment and a digital environment. When your company commits to a digital future, your legacy environment doesn’t go away. But adopting a bimodal strategy is not successful. Here’s the reality: digital transformation is a game changer that requires changing your business model; therefore, you must drive change into both environments.A company’s legacy environment is mature, sedimented and complex with many layers of technologies, application
  
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• Your guide to the top big data certifications today

  29-06-2017 12:00
  
  Data and big data analytics are fast becoming the lifeblood of any successful business. Getting the technology right can be challenging, but building the right team with the right skills to undertake big data initiatives can be even harder.Not surprisingly, that challenge is reflected in the rising demand for big data skills and certifications. According to research by IT research firm Foote Partners, both noncertified advanced data analytics skills and certified big data skills have gained valu
  
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• The top 10 graduate schools for tech talent

  29-06-2017 12:00
  
  When tech talent is in short supply, the perceived value of graduate school shifts. For employers, the need to reach out and recruit graduate students before they sign elsewhere is greater, while fewer IT pros may see the need to go back to school to get ahead. But top engineering graduate schools offer a different equation, one where demand — whether for the degree or for those holding the degree — is always regardless of overall IT talent supply.Here, we take a look at the top engi
  
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• BrandPost: The Network’s Role in Helping CIOs Transition from Transactional to Transformational

  29-06-2017 10:41
  
  CIOs have made great strides in virtualizing data centers and implementing cloud technology, both vital to meeting the goals of digital transformation, aimed at securing enduring growth, profitability, and competitiveness. The next phase in this effort will center on ensuring the network is able to fully leverage and protect hybrid IT infrastructure, increased mobility, and burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) deployments.Organizations that have invested in transformational technology are aiming
  
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