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• BrandPost: Introducing Windows 10 S

  03-08-2017 22:20
  It's finally here - an operating system from Microsoft built for students and educators, targeted to compete directly against the popular Chrome OS. Windows 10 S can be considered the Soul of Windows 10, it is a specific configuration of the Pro OS that is streamlined for security and performance.I think Windows 10 S is perfectly poised to shake up education. Here are the five reasons why:Security - Windows 10 S only allows Windows Store Apps to be downloaded, this locked approach
  
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• BrandPost: How a Trust Gap is Holding Back Analytics

  03-08-2017 21:37
  The trend is unquestionably growing: Data and analytics (D&A) is increasingly shaping how companies do business. Complex analytics are delivering better, faster decisions; driving rapid investment across all business sectors; and offering the power to unlock untold value in organizations, from product development and streamlining operations to managing risk and compliance.       There is no question that companies want more D&A in order to take advantage of those pote
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Does your ERP provider run your business?

  03-08-2017 19:02
  Sounds like a simple question, but the answer may be more complex that you think.  SAP had a tagline that read, “The best-run businesses run SAP.”  But is this statement evolving to be more like, “the best-run businesses ARE run BY SAP?”  This does not apply to just SAP, but can also be applied to Oracle and Microsoft, and potentially other vendors depending on how extensively a customer is using their software solutions.Executives are increasingly less lik
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: What is the tech industry’s responsibility to talent in the age of automation?

  03-08-2017 19:00
  The struggle to find and hire skilled tech professionals is holding at fever pitch for most businesses today. Around the world I have seen employers take inventive and sometimes aggressive approaches to finding the data, UX, cloud, security, Web, mobile and AI experts their busy IT organizations need. Most recently, a client of mine hosted a global hackathon focused on new product and service development. While the technologists who came to the event focused on the issues and innovation at hand,
  
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• 44% off Aukey Dash Cam, Full HD Wide Angle With Night Vision - Deal Alert

  03-08-2017 15:54
  This 1080p Dash Camera captures video or stills, and is equipped with a motion detector and continuous loop recording. An emergency recording mode can be activated by sharp turns or sudden stops, and automatically captures unexpected driving incidents. The Dash Camera can also record whenever it sees motion in front or create a time-lapse video of your trip. Features Full HD 1080P, 170° Wide Angle Lens, 2“ LCD and Night Vision. Its typical list price has been reduced 44% to just $
  
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• 67% off Amir 3 in 1 Cell Phone Camera Lens Kit - Deal Alert

  03-08-2017 15:43
  With this smartphone lens kit from Amir you can take high clarity, professional photos wish fisheye, macro and super wide angle format from virtually any cell phone. These professional HD lenses reduce glass flare & ghosting caused by reflections. A universal clip design makes it easy to attach to most cell phones, iPads and PC's as well.  The fisheye lens capture images at 180-degrees, wide angle lens at 140-degrees and the macro lens magnifies 10x with a minimum object distance of 10-
  
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• BrandPost: Next-Generation Operations: When the Back Office Becomes the Front Office

  03-08-2017 15:42
  We’ve all had this type of experience: You call a company’s customer service line. You answer a series of questions about your identity and account information, after which you’re shuttled off to another representative who asks the same questions all over again. If you’re transferred again, chances are you go through the gauntlet a third time, your blood pressure rising with each handoff.Companies don’t annoy their customers like that because they want to. They do i
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The promise and payoff of NoSQL, Part 1

  03-08-2017 15:11
  The current database landscape can be confusing, even for experienced technology professionals.  There was a time when a one-size-fits-all database system was an adequate answer to any database question, but that’s no longer true.  Decisions about database systems now involve a dizzying array of application requirements, products, features, buying-criteria, and vendor claims.   This confusing environment has left application architects and strategists with a mess of con
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: What’s driving the smart wear boom?

  03-08-2017 15:07
  The rapid proliferation of smart wear, or tech which can easily be worn on one’s person, has left many investors stunned and racing to catch up. What exactly is driving this boom in smart wear tech, and how will it continue to revolutionize our daily lives?The wearables market is still developing and hasn’t yet reached the point where its products are marketable to consumers from all ends of the economic spectrum. Nonetheless, this rapidly growing field already has a foothold in some
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Hackers are aggressively targeting law firms' data

  03-08-2017 14:38
  Behind every splashy headline is a legal industry that’s duking it out – helping to support entrepreneurs and big corporations in a power struggle to dominate their industry. From patent disputes to employment contracts, law firms have a lot of exposure to sensitive information.  Because of their involvement, confidential information is stored on the enterprise systems that law firms use.This makes them a juicy target for hackers that want to steal consumer information and corpo
  
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• TD Ameritrade accelerates innovation with agile, design thinking

  03-08-2017 11:53
  Everywhere you turn enterprises are setting up innovation centers, labs and digital accelerators, places where software programmers can hack together some incomplete ideas into something usable for their businesses. But here's the dirty little secret about innovation centers: There are no guaranteed outcomes.Companies will allocate a certain amount of budget and resources to such endeavors and hope for the best. But even in an age where companies are expected to rapidly build, launch and refine
  
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• Change management for digital transformation: What's different?

  03-08-2017 11:34
  Digital transformation will fundamentally change your company's mission-critical processes and operations. Done right, it changes the way your company, works, thinks and addresses challenges. If you want to change the game as CIO, you need a change management plan that addresses culture as much as technology."For us, digital transformation is really that intersection of technology innovation and business innovation," says Mark Peacock, principal and Global IT Transformation practice leader with
  
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• BrandPost: CIO Strategies for Comprehensive Network Security – Part 1

  03-08-2017 01:48
  The prevalence of network attacks on today’s enterprises has CIOs and CISOs researching a wide variety of ways to mitigate security risk. Well-publicized security tools such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEMs) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions can be beneficial, but don’t forget about the foundational building blocks of your network security. It’s vital to ensure that your organization’s network is designed to keep customer and company data secure.
  
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