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• IDG Contributor Network: Software audits continue to rise

  18-07-2017 18:34
  
  Software vendors have developed an array of strategies and tactics to extract revenue from customers beyond an initial transaction. These strategies are evidenced by limitations within the license grant and extend throughout the attachments, orders forms, appendices and pricing guides of every software vendor. Their tactics must be understood and carefully evaluated, in the context of your business, since they serve as the foundation from which vendors preserve the right to create future re
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Breaking through stalls in decision-making

  18-07-2017 18:24
  
  One of the underlying issues I see with decision-making is that organizations don’t know when they should be talking and when they should stop talking and start doing!So you end up with two problems:Not getting the right input because people are not talking about it when they should be, and
  People not executing when they should be because they keep arguing about things after a decision has been made.
  The simple technique I use to avoid this type of decision stall is called Debate vs. Go.Th
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How to bring data analytics into the smart home infrastructure

  18-07-2017 18:17
  
  As marvelous breakthroughs like Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home continue to transition smart homes from an ambitious idea into a stunning reality, CIOs are searching for new ways to bring data analytics into residences across the nation. How exactly can CIOs exploit recent technological innovations, and what does the future hold for data analytics?By tapping into data analytics to increase consumer engagement and collect and crunch more data than ever before, CIOs could revolutionize their
  
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• E. & J. Gallo deploys data-driven app to harvest a better grape

  18-07-2017 18:06
  
  The world’s oldest winery is a cool, dry cave near the tiny village of Areni, in southeast Armenia. In late 2010, researchers unearthed a host of vintner’s tools there, dating back 6,000 years: fermentation vessels, withered grape skins and drinking cups. It was an astonishing testament to the longevity of winemaking, an art that many equate with sophistication itself. (No one felt this more passionately than Ernest Hemingway, who insisted that “wine is the most civilized thing
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Open clouds – Let freedom ring!

  18-07-2017 18:01
  
  Open clouds build upon all three of the open software models – open standards, open source, and open core – described in our last blog, "What does 'open' mean to IT in the cloud era?" Beyond the benefits of open software, one can garner some or all of the benefits of cloud computing. Those benefits include economies of scale, fast time to deployment, consume-what-you-need pricing models, reduced physical plant costs, and the ability to focus more resources on core business differenti
  
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• BrandPost: Biometrics – Understanding Privacy vs Anonymity

  18-07-2017 17:50
  
  Biometrics, or the measurement of physiological or behavioral characteristics for authentication or identification, has potential for enormous positive impact on such areas as law enforcement, data protection, counter-terrorism and border security.Yet concerns about privacy have given some people pause. When considering biometrics, it’s important to understand the difference between anonymity and privacy – and why it matters.“People sometimes confuse privacy and anonymity,&rdqu
  
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• BrandPost: Identification-as-a-Service: Fast-tracking Biometrics

  18-07-2017 17:15
  
  Interest in biometric applications is growing, but concerns about complexity and the need for highly specialized expertise has deterred some customers and municipalities from adopting the technology. With the introduction of Identification-as-a-Service (IDaaS), however, organizations have a faster path to realizing all the benefits of this proven technology.Biometrics, which uses biological or behavioral characteristics to recognize and verify individuals, is considered more effective than tradi
  
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• BrandPost: Their Breach is Your Breach

  18-07-2017 16:27
  
  When you’re catching up on the news, it’s become all too common to see stories about new breaches—all of which resulting in the theft of customers’ personal and financial information from businesses of all sectors. If you’re a regular reader of my column, you’ve probably gotten past the fallacy of thinking “that can’t happen to me”, but there’s still something very detached about it all. Even when you get a letter or email notifying you
  
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• 40% off Inateck USB 3.0 to IDE/SATA Hard Drive Adapter - Deal Alert

  18-07-2017 15:39
  
  This USB 3.0 adapter from Inateck can interface with up to three drives simultaneously. It is compatible with 2.5"/3.5" IDE/SATA hard drives and 5.25" IDE/SATA CD/DVD drives, and features a one-touch backup function. Use it to read an old internal drive from a crashed computer, or to use an internal drive similar to an external backup drive. You might find a lot of uses for this one. The typical list price of $47.99 has been reduced on Amazon 40% right now to $28.99. See this deal on Amazon.To r
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How big data Is driving technological innovation

  18-07-2017 15:00
  
  Big data analytics, or the collection and analysis of huge sums of data to discover underlying trends and patterns, is increasingly shaking the foundations of the business world. As the field continues to grow at an explosive rate, many innovators are asking themselves how they can exploit big data to optimize their businesses.While businesses have analyzed data for decades, recent developments in computing have opened new doors and unleashed big data’s potential.  A report from SNS r
  
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• The 5 fundamentals of effective cloud management

  18-07-2017 12:00
  
  A big part of the CIO role today entails hashing out a cloud computing strategy. Deciding whether to build a private cloud or to offload some workloads to a public cloud system while keeping others on-premises is just a start. Then there is the often painful haggling over service-level agreements (SLAs), those crucial contracts regarding the level of service you can expect to receive for your money. But the true test of cloud success begins when it comes time to manage your cloud environment.The
  
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• BrandPost: Modernize your business with software-based hyperconverged infrastructure

  18-07-2017 11:39
  The digital economy has arrived, and with it customers expect on-demand services as the norm. Can your company’s IT infrastructure power your business and your people to thrive in this new world?Anywhere, any time, any device is the new mantra, and, as a result, the need for flexibility within the IT environment has never been greater. Being able to deliver the optimal customer experience has become a true driver for all businesses. As such, organizations need to be able to rapidly adjust
  
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