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• CIOs must build adaptive IT workforces

  20-09-2017 18:41
  The workforce is the lifeblood of any IT organization, but several factors are disrupting the nature of IT work, including how work will be performed, when and by whom.New technologies are emerging every day, and businesses want to quickly take advantage of those new capabilities. Silos within and amongst organizations are dissolving, making it easier to share resources and leverage talent from inside and outside the organization. Demand for resources continually fluctuates and businesses need a
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The 4 most in-demand e-commerce skills

  20-09-2017 14:52
  While many brick-and-mortar stores are struggling with declining sales and rising rents, e-commerce is both the cause and solution. Due to the increase in transactions made online, there is a rising demand for e-commerce skills across the board — from retail chains looking to improve their online experiences to enterprise-level companies and startups looking to increase revenue. To boost their competitiveness in an increasingly digital marketplace, companies are hiring for these in-demand
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: What blockchain technology means for venture capital

  20-09-2017 14:33
  Blockchain is a hot topic at the moment. The revolutionary new technology which underpins Bitcoin has the potential to disrupt many of the industries that currently take their seeming invincibility for granted. Disruption is coming, from healthcare and remittance to banking, real estate and – yes – venture capital.For venture capitalists, disruption is nothing new. They often make their living off the back of the companies that embrace disruptive new technologies and find ways to mon
  
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• How CIOs can improve talent risk management

  20-09-2017 12:15
  Congratulations!  You recently landed a great new Fortune 500 CIO job, and today is your first day.You know that talent will make you or break you, so you smile when your HR business partner stops by to give you a pile of documents, all of which will help you get to know your team. These include:Org charts that tell you how many people you have, who reports to whom, and where they are located
  A demographic report with information on how many people are about to retire and how few millennial
  
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• How to overcome tech’s diversity barriers

  20-09-2017 12:00
  The year is 2017 and diversity is still a problem in tech. Despite educational programs like Girls Who Code and Black Girls Code, not to mention the growing prominence of women-led conferences such as Grace Hopper, tech remains overwhelmingly the province of young Caucasian males.Women currently make up just 17 percent of the total tech workforce. Hispanics and African Americans make up 6 percent and 3 percent of employees in the top 75 Silicon Valley tech companies, respectively, according
  
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