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• BrandPost: Are You Sure Your Containers Keep Data Safe?

  22-08-2017 19:59
  The growing popularity of containers may cause some organizations to wonder about security-related issues: are containers as secure as virtual machines (VMs)? What can be done to help ensure that container environments protect data – especially when in production?Addressing the first question starts with understanding the vulnerability differences between the two systems. Many have an impression that VMs are significantly more secure than containers because of their position within the hyp
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Bimodal transformation: Avoiding five common pitfalls to success

  22-08-2017 16:21
  Creating a culture of innovation is not easy. Consider the findings of a study conducted by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services in association with the Genpact Research Institute. Nearly half of respondents (48 percent) cited an inability to experiment quickly as a major obstacle to accelerating the pace and impact of digital transformation. Concern about this inability polled far higher than difficulties with change management (41 percent), legacy systems (39 percent) and risk aversi
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The CIO's data dilemma: The paradox of plenty?

  22-08-2017 16:08
  "Data, Data, everywhere, Nor any information to think"-Paraphrasing Samuel Taylor Coleridge's famous lines from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner.Often at time it does feel like we are in a "paradox of plenty" kind of situation, somewhat akin to a resource curse where historic corporations with an abundance of data are finding themselves losing the race of market competitiveness to newer players who have much less data.  To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How should tech companies invest in the next generation and prepare for the future?

  22-08-2017 16:06
  You don’t have to look far in the news these days to see discussions on jobs in America and specifically tech jobs. Last year the White House announced that there were more than 500,000 job openings in IT, making it the largest occupational category for open jobs. We’ve seen many discussions since then on why there has been such a surge in available IT positions—the digital transformation, growing demand for software in all industries, etc. And we’ve also seen many i
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Back to the (SQL) Future, Part 3

  22-08-2017 16:04
  In the first post in this series, I discussed the emergence of NoSQL to address the need to make databases compatible with cloud needs. And in my last blog post, I talked about the dichotomy between smart databases and smart applications. I asked whether we can have smart databases that can scale on the cloud. So now let’s talk about why I think the answer is yes.The Big Data revolution was substantially powered by Hadoop, initially a combination of a distributed store and the new-fangled
  
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• Amazon Temporarily Discounts Echo from $179 to $100 - Deal Alert

  22-08-2017 15:42
  By now I'm sure you're familiar with Amazon's Echo device. Amazon Echo comes in both white and black, and is a hands-free speaker you control with your voice. Echo connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music, make calls, send and receive messages, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and more. One works well, or string them around your house for Alexa in every room. Multiple Echo devices work together seamlessly. It may be one of those devices that actually does what it
  
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• Just $9.99 Right Now For a 3-Pack of 6-foot Lightning/Micro USB Combo Cables - Deal Alert

  22-08-2017 15:28
  Sync and charge iOS & Android devices with this generous 6-foot lightning/micro USB combo cable, available right now as a 3-pack, discounted to $9.99. Features a durable stainless steel connector, and a tangle-free nylon braided cord. The company offers a 12-month warranty against any issues with quality, as well.  See this 3-pack deal on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• BrandPost: This One Stat Shows Why Cloud Collaboration Still Has a Long Way to Go

  22-08-2017 14:22
  There’s no question, cloud collaboration is where it’s at. The market has expanded rapidly and now large players like Microsoft, Facebook -- and reportedly Amazon -- are jumping in. But a new survey reveals a surprising detail: collaboration tools have actually increased, rather than decreased, our use of email.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• How to win over your board of directors

  22-08-2017 12:00
  Presenting to the board of directors is no longer a novel experience for CIOs. Given the importance of technology to business strategy — as both enabler and growth driver — IT leaders now make regular appearances before their boards, who themselves better understand the critical role technology plays. But that doesn't make the prospect of speaking to the board any less daunting. In fact, keeping the board informed and educated about the state of technology in the organization has bec
  
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• How to bridge IT’s growing generation gap

  22-08-2017 12:00
  Do millennials make up a substantial portion of your IT staff? If not, they will soon. Within a few years, millennials — roughly defined as people born after 1981 — will comprise the biggest demographic in the country, overtaking the baby boomers, who are today's most populous generation. By 2020, one-third of U.S. adults will be millennials, according to researchers at the University of Southern California. PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that they will also account for more than 50
  
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