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• IDG Contributor Network: Simpler applications and smarter databases, Part 2

  10-08-2017 16:32
  In my last blog post, I talked about the emergence of NoSQL as an antidote to the deficiencies of traditional SQL RDBMS products, and I concluded with the question about where the data management industry is going given the current environment, and whether we’re really addressing the needs of senior technology leadership.Let’s start with going a bit further into the trade-offs represented by NoSQL.KISS and the cloudThe NoSQL movement is not merely a slam against the traditional RDBMS
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The incredible, shrinking shelf life of healthcare technology strategy

  10-08-2017 16:19
  As CIOs and industry executives grapple with the rate of change of technology, CEOs – especially in healthcare – grapple with an increasing number of unknowns in the environment that could disrupt their businesses. A survey by consulting firm Deloitte in May 2017 makes a telling statement: While CEO-level themes have remained largely the same since 2015, the urgency levels have ratcheted up. The study indicates that while CEO’s are concerned with protecting margins and managing
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Defeating the SAP project optimism Death Star

  10-08-2017 16:03
  We have all seen the stories of SAP projects that spin hopelessly out of control. The tales of these failed implementations sometimes even make it into public view where they can be examined by experts who look into rear view mirrors and tell the public what went wrong.IBM’s Implementation of SAP at Bridgestone: Don’t Tread on Me
  Avon to SAP: We Can’t Put Enough Lipstick on This Pig
  SAP Provides Anchorage Alaska with an 85% Discount!
  MillerCoors Files $100M Suit Against HCL for
  
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• BrandPost: Don’t Get Wrapped Up by Appliances

  10-08-2017 14:26
  Does a hyperconverged infrastructure require an appliance? Simple answer: No.Although much of the buzz around the hyperconverged infrastructure growth evolution focuses on the growing number of appliance-based solutions available within the market today, real alternatives exist. Alternatives that do not require scrapping the architecture, hardware and systems already in place in favor of new bundled equipment.There are real benefits to a hyperconverged infrastructure including saving money and r
  
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• What makes a great chatbot? Laser focus on customers

  10-08-2017 12:00
  Fewer technologies have garnered more attention over the past year than chatbots, those virtual assistants that mimic human speech while facilitating tasks on behalf of humans, typically via a conversational messaging interface. At a time when software is driving unprecedented levels of automation, companies are using chatbots to help customers order anything from food to office supplies to additional computing capacity.Chatbots are a big reason why corporate adoption of cognitive systems and AI
  
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