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• IDG Contributor Network: NextCon provides CIOs a vision for a better customer experience

  15-08-2017 21:14
  Let’s be honest, it takes a lot to get me excited about traveling to Scottsdale, Arizona. And NEXTCON, put on by Nextiva, is definitely one of the few events where I’m willing to trade in some desperately needed time off, and put it towards continuing education.I’m not alone. Many CIOs head to the desert every year to hear from the leading voices in merging cutting-edge technology with new customer-facing strategies to deliver an exceptional customer experience.This year’
  
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• BrandPost: FRE Rule 902 Amendments: A Game Changer for Digital Evidence

  15-08-2017 19:50
  Proposed amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence 902 are scheduled to take effect on Dec. 1, 2017. The new rules aim to streamline the admission of electronic evidence to court proceedings. The new rules 902(13) and (14) replace in-person testimony to establish electronic evidence authenticity with a written certification. Under the current version of Rule 902, certain types of documents are already considered self-authenticating and require no evidence of authenticity to be admissible at trial.
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Here’s why behavioral analytics is the next generation of business intelligence

  15-08-2017 17:01
  Businesses collect intelligence – immense quantities of it. This statistical information has the potential to help companies gain a market edge, streamline operations and improve profitability. The challenge exists in finding ways to collect a diverse set of data, and then compile it into a format that is actionable.Design theory is one way that companies can better design their reporting dashboards so that everyone, not just those with a PhD, can benefit.But it’s also important
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Get your priorities straight before you start applying artificial intelligence in your business solutions

  15-08-2017 16:52
  Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to put you ahead of your peers in the industry. However, like with many opportunities, you have got to be keen at doing the right things in the right order. On the adoption curve, AI is clearly in the "innovators" stage. The "movers and shakers" at Google, Baidu, Facebook, Nvidea, Qualcomm and other world-class AI organizations are definitely pushing things along but have major strides to make.The pace seems to have slowed down recently, becaus
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Is your organization a top performer?

  15-08-2017 16:43
  As companies move from merely enabling Internet technologies to deeper, more comprehensive digital transformations, it looked for a while like the point person in such efforts was going to be a new C-level title: the chief digital officer.CDOs were charged with leading a company’s business from analog to digital, bringing in general management skills as well as deep knowledge about digital technologies. They were hailed as “transformers in chief” and CEOs-in-waiting. But accord
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Navigating the brave new world of decentralized IT

  15-08-2017 16:39
  As economic and competitive pressures push organizations toward more rapid product and service delivery, the ways organizations engage with technology – and the people who support it – are changing. According to a recent report by CompTIA, Considering the New IT Buyer, 46 percent of U.S. workforce professionals say that who pays for new technology depends on the tool in question, signalling greater autonomy by line of business (LOB) managers to equip their teams with the right soluti
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How to harness the power of shadow IT

  15-08-2017 16:34
  CIOs today face a unique HR-related challenge: Not only to recruit and retain the best possible talent, but also to deal with the technological expectations of an entire organization’s employees, when some of those employees were born in an era before color televisions, while others have grown up with smartphones and laptops as staples of daily life.The modern workforce is comprised of five generations, from near-retirement Traditionalists born in the 1940s to the young adults of Generatio
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Assessing your organization’s digital transformation maturity

  15-08-2017 16:27
  With most organizations now several years into their digital transformation journeys, many are looking to measure progress, gauge maturity, and benchmark against peers in their industry. The key questions are how to assess this maturity, what are the key pillars and elements of maturity, and which capabilities are new and different compared to business as usual.Digital transformation is a broad subject that requires competency across strategy and vision, people and culture, process and governanc
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 7 things startups need to know about cybersecurity

  15-08-2017 16:19
  It’s hard to imagine any business that doesn’t use any form of technology these days. The problem is, any computing infrastructure or equipment can be exposed to various methods of cyberattacks. Just last May, the WannaCry ransomware affected more than 10,000 organizations of all sizes in more than 150 countries. The attack caused stoppages in critical services and operations such as the UK’s National Health Service and several of Renault’s automotive manufacturing plants
  
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• Save on School Supplies With Amazon's Back To School Deals - Deal Alert

  15-08-2017 15:39
  If you already know this page exists, let it serve as a reminder. Amazon's back to school deals page centralizes their best discounts on everything from laptops to calculators to pencils and batteries. If you still have supplies left to buy, there's plenty of time. Grab your list, fill your cart, and start putting check marks on your list while also saving some cash. Visit Amazon's back to school Electronics deals page here, or their main back to school deals page right here.To read this article
  
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• Salesforce certification: Your guide to a lucrative Salesforce career

  15-08-2017 15:15
  Salesforce certification can be a one-way ticket to a lucrative career. Salesforce is fully entrenched as the CRM platform of choice at many organizations, making it one of the fastest-growing, most in-demand skill sets today. From software developers, solutions architects and designers to project managers and marketing and sales professionals, Salesforce certification can benefit almost every professional."Salesforce certifications offer three big value adds: They increase your marketability in
  
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• 50% off Prey for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 - Deal Alert

  15-08-2017 15:13
  In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted. As you dig into the dark secrets of Talos I and your own past, you must survive using the tools found on the station, your wits, weapons, and mind-bending abilities. Right now you can get 50% off the listed
  
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• BrandPost: Optimize Your Network for Today’s Needs—and Tomorrow’s

  15-08-2017 13:21
  There may be nothing more critical for your organization than a solid networking infrastructure. It's the backbone supporting your daily tasks, as well as the facilitator of efficient communication and collaboration - in one office or across multiple locations. If you're like many organizations today, however, you may have found that your network traffic has evolved faster than your networking infrastructure. So how do you create a secure, reliable network that's ready to tackle today's demands?
  
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• BrandPost: Managing the 4 Pillars of Global Procurement

  15-08-2017 13:11
  Organizations with a global presence face multiple challenges when attempting to streamline their international procurement. Managing the “4 pillars" of global procurement - people, process, technology, and supply chain - is crucial for ensuring a global approach to standardizing technology infrastructure for the enterprise.For example, logistics must be carefully managed to ensure consistent delivery of required technologies to each location. But customs inspections, missing paperwork, an
  
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• BrandPost: Repealing the ACA

  15-08-2017 13:09
  Over the past decade, we have made significant progress in the advancement of technologies and the tools developed to help transform our Nation's healthcare ecosystem.The HITECH Act accelerated the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR) through the federal EHR incentive program, Meaningful Use. As a result, we now have digitized health information systems that allow information exchange by capturing structured data in discreet and standardized formats.However, there is still a long way to g
  
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• BrandPost: Take the Guesswork Out of True Mobility

  15-08-2017 13:01
  Quick survey: how many hours a day are you connected to a wireless network in one form or another? If your phone is a constant partner, that's as much as 16 hours right there. Sending texts to coworkers, viewing email, checking the weather - maybe playing that new app you installed “for your kids" - it just goes to show you how much mobility has reshaped the way we live and work. But it's far from done.In one survey, 69% of IT leaders believe mobility will impact organizations in the futur
  
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• What is ITIL? IT Infrastructure Library definitions and solutions

  15-08-2017 12:00
  What is ITIL?
  The IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a library of volumes describing a framework of best practices for delivering IT services. The ITIL has gone through several revisions in its history and currently comprises five books, each covering various processes and stages of the IT service lifecycle. The ITIL, currently ITIL v3, focuses on business and IT integration, and ITIL certifications can be earned at five levels. ITIL’s systematic approach to IT service management can help
  
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• 10 early warning signs of ERP disaster

  15-08-2017 12:00
  Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems weave together software and services from disparate departments into a cohesive, collaborative whole. Companies rely on ERP systems to keep their business operations running smoothly. Without ERP implementations to coordinate purchases, customer orders, financial transactions and beyond, modern business would take a significant step back in efficiency.But the integrated nature of ERP systems makes them tricky to maintain and update. Many ERP systems are
  
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• BrandPost: Hyperconvergence Path Leads Service Provider to Growth

  15-08-2017 09:01
  Service providers constantly face the challenge of meeting increasing customer demands, including providing efficient, flexible solutions, while maintaining a low total cost of ownership (TCO).  Implementing a hyperconverged infrastructure platform that combines containers, VMs, and storage is one solution that early adopters are using to quickly and efficiently increase performance and add direct value to their customers and their bottom line.Caravan Aero, for example, specializes in provi
  
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