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• IDG Contributor Network: Is the end of net neutrality a threat to IoT development?

  07-08-2017 20:52
  The rapid spread of the internet of things quickly revolutionized how companies operated and how consumers interacted with their favorite apps and devices. Today, cars, homes, and even thermostats are all digitally connected, sharing information with one another and making consumer’s lives easier than ever before. But is this stunning phenomenon now in danger?The Federal Communications Commission has put forward a proposal under the guise of “internet freedom” that could very w
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 3 ways the evolving customer journey will impact CIOs

  07-08-2017 18:40
  From Facebook’s personalized newsfeed to Uber’s frictionless ride ordering service, supporting a modern customer experience means rethinking how companies create value. As new connected devices and virtual assistants hit the market, twists and turns in the customer journey become the new norm. To keep up with today’s consumers (and add value along the way) brands need all hands on deck to stay on track.Augmented reality, location sensors and virtual assistants are all emerging
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why do marketers in 2017 still spam?

  07-08-2017 18:22
  As a marketeer who works relentlessly with marketing automation platforms and preaches the value of nurturing leads through email to clients, I’m very sensitive to the cold emails I receive. If your work inbox is anything like mine, it most definitely does not need any unsolicited emails clogging it up.Over the past few weeks I have been astounded by the quantity and poor quality of cold emails flooding my inbox, even from brand names that should know better. The "luring" topics are varied
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Chief data officers are moving from defense to offense

  07-08-2017 17:59
  MIT is not regarded as a football powerhouse, but the play-by-play at last month’s gathering of global chief data officers sounded like the Big 10.  “We’re moving from defense to offense,” said Joan dal Bianco, TD Bank’s U.S. CDO. “After years of focusing on regulatory and compliance reporting, we are pivoting to use our data assets for innovation.” I’ve presented at the MIT CDOIQ conference over its 11-year history, and the change in strategy
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Take ownership of your culture: 3 ways executives can lead by example

  07-08-2017 17:50
  When you think of companies that have great corporate culture, which ones come to mind? At the top of that list are probably companies like Google, Facebook, Whole Foods, and Netflix. But why?These companies and their “Best Places to Work” counterparts are at the top because they’re doing something different: Their leaders are owning their culture.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How smartphones are taking over traditional cash exchange systems

  07-08-2017 17:27
  Whether it’s a smartphone or a tablet, the mobile device is here to stay. More than just a tool for communications, it’s now easier than ever to use your personal device to conduct all manner of business transactions. Increasingly, one of the most popular types of activity around the world is mobile banking.Every bank worth its salt has a mobile app, and there are new standalone financial service apps springing up each day. All of this innovation means that smartphones are rapidly re
  
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• BrandPost: Planning for the Re-Platforming of Technology Infrastructure

  07-08-2017 15:25
  Few organizations have the internal resources in place to efficiently support the implementation of new technologies. With the movement to hybrid data centers and to hyper-converged data center operations, IT faces considerable challenges to re-platform and modernize IT operations.Legacy system modernization is typically a large, multi-year project. Because these existing systems are often critical to business operations, deploying the modernized system all at once introduces an unacceptable lev
  
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• What is a business analyst and what do they do for software implementation projects?

  07-08-2017 14:04
  Business analysts help ensure that software developers build applications that meet user needs, whether the developers are building an application from scratch or customizing an off-the-shelf solution. To do that, they bridge the enterprise IT department and the business units.The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), a nonprofit professional association, considers the business analyst “an agent of change,” writing that business analysis “is a disciplined approac
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The case for hiring an external-facing CIO

  07-08-2017 13:00
  Do as I say, not as I do. -Everyone's parents.
  In my last post, I wrote about the case for hiring an internal-facing CIO. Today, I am going to talk about the case for hiring an external-facing CIO.The good
  Having your most-senior IT person telling "your story" can help your sales team. Not only can the CIO articulate the value proposition for your company in a way that the technical people at your prospects, clients, and customers can understand, but he/she can also be the person to "post up" w
  
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• 10 hot data analytics trends — and 5 going cold

  07-08-2017 12:00
  Data analytics are fast becoming the lifeblood of IT. Big data, machine learning, deep learning, data science — the range of technologies and techniques for analyzing vast volumes of data is expanding at a rapid pace. To gain deep insights into customer behavior, systems performance, and new revenue opportunities, your data analytics strategy will benefit greatly from being on top of the latest data analytics trends.Here is a look at the data analytics technologies, techniques and strategi
  
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