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• BrandPost: Key trends hidden in plain sight

  23-08-2017 21:34
  In the beginning there was data. Since the first census, governments (and later businesses) have been interested in collecting data. For the purposes of taxation, inventory control, logistics, etc. we have been thoroughly interested in counting things and writing the results down.Scientists for thousands of years have been conducting experiments, using the scientific method, to determine the nature of our physical world. These trials created observable events that would be measured and recorded.
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: CIOs: Caught in the crosshairs

  23-08-2017 15:44
  There are two ways to look at the current fate of the CIO role: Either the CIO is in the perfect place and time as the worlds of business and IT converge, or they are standing squarely in the "kill zone" waiting for those same converging forces to fell them.I have been covering digital transformation for over three years and have watched with fascination as it has evolved from a new idea to its present state of frenzied hype. My hope was that as its mind share reached critical mass with business
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 5 tips for career rebranding

  23-08-2017 15:34
  Are you stuck in a rut at work? Bored? Feel like you’re on a career train to nowhere?  Need a change?If you answered yes to any of the above, you’re not unlike many professionals I come across in my work. People get busy with the routine of their jobs and sometimes wake up years later and wonder what happened to the time, realizing they’ve been going through the motions without enjoying what they’ve been doing. Other times, people stick with a profession they are not
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Lending as a service (LaaS) and why it matters

  23-08-2017 15:28
  The financial crisis of 2008 caused global shockwaves, wrecking businesses and wiping away thousands of dollars’ worth of individuals’ savings. World markets are still recovering to this day, and governments have enacted strong reforms to prevent a repeat occurrence. These new, stricter regulations have deeply changed the financial world. Along with shifts in consumer preferences, banks and lenders are now faced with a vastly different financing landscape.Traditional financial servic
  
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• 65% off Etekcity 2 Pack Portable Collapsible LED Camping Lantern - Deal Alert

  23-08-2017 15:26
  The Etekcity collapsible LED Lantern provides up to 12 hours of bright omnidirectional lighting for your surroundings. It’s lighter, brighter, and more portable than most flashlights while still featuring the rugged durability to withstand the outdoors. The military-grade exterior is water resistant for more practical use in a high range of environments. Save time, energy, and luggage weight with its simple design and practicality. The fold-out collapsible handles make the lantern por
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 3 keys to negotiating successful cloud agreements

  23-08-2017 15:15
  Nowadays it is both impossible and impractical to avoid the cloud. Regardless of whether your organization is a growing SMB or finds itself within the Fortune 500, it is highly likely a cloud solution is currently under serious consideration or has already been implemented. Many different types of cloud offerings are available – such as software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) – as companies have been drawn to the cloud&r
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why CIOs must bet on enterprise cloud to boost digital business

  23-08-2017 15:08
  Cloud thought leader Joe McKendrick was right when three years ago, in his cloud computing's second act is all business, posted on Forbes, he predicted "IT is one small piece of the cloud story. A much bigger story is coming from the business itself. The curtain is now opening on cloud computing's second act, which is all business. But this is also the hard part."Increasingly, the business value of the recent IT innovations is being challenged. Business line (BL) leaders doubt the promised busin
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How IoT is helping insurers move from the mitigation to elimination of risk

  23-08-2017 15:01
  The rapid proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) has created millions of devices measuring virtually anything in the physical world, from weather conditions and vehicle telematics to personal fitness activity and vital health signs. Over the last five years, there has been a significant uptick in the reliance on personal smart devices to help simplify and enhance consumer life. From quantifying the number of miles ran to controlling home thermostats, the IoT is becoming a necessity. Data
  
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• IT success means improving 'time to value' for the business

  23-08-2017 12:15
  What is digital thinking, and how does IT adopt it? That’s what I’ve been asking every CIO I talk to. So, when DTE Energy's Steve Ambrose described digital thinking as improving “time to value,” I had to learn more from the CIO of the electric utility serving more than 2 million customers in southeastern Michigan.How have you turned IT from a culture of order takers into business partners?
  We started with the foundation, which was to nail our operational performance. As a
  
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• Workplace flexibility: Your key to hiring and retaining the best

  23-08-2017 12:00
  What’s the most important thing you can provide your IT workforce? If your answer involved “competitive salary” and “comprehensive benefits,” that’s understandable — but you’d be wrong. Sure, those elements are on any employees’ list of must-haves, but what they want most is flexibility. In fact, 2016 was a watershed year for workplace flexibility, as workplace flexibility became a more desired employee benefit than healthcare for millennials
  
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• TGI Fridays’ quest to reinvent happy hour (and itself) with chatbots and IoT

  23-08-2017 12:00
  You've been on the road all day when a reprieve comes from your smartphone in the form of a ping from the local TGI Fridays, inviting you to pop in for half-price happy hour cocktails. Wearily, you coax your car there and go straight to the bar, hop on a stool and punch in your cocktail order on the tablet interface flashing on the bar top. An electronic coaster with your name appears, assuring you that your drink won't be confused with someone else's as the corporate crowd steadily swells.You u
  
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