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• IDG Contributor Network: How IT Can Help Your Accounting Function Prepare for Rev Rec

  21-09-2017 21:47
  Accounting standard ASC606 is a notable change to the way revenue is recognized and reported from contracts. Organizations have mostly managed to track and analyze revenue from contracts using a myriad of tools (spreadsheets!), and subsequently enter results into the GL when revenue was recognizable. That may no longer be an option; the new standard requires organizations to implement and present additional quantitative and qualitative elements and the results for the current and two prior years
  
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• BrandPost: Solving the cloud placement puzzle requires science, not guesswork

  21-09-2017 19:46
  The rush to the cloud is well underway. According to a 2016 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey of IT leaders, 45% of their IT environments was hosted in a private, public, or hybrid cloud environment. Cloud vendors are responding to the demand with a dizzying array of options which routinely lead to costly over-provisioning and sub-optimal configurations. Assessing options even within a single cloud provider can be complex business, let alone comparing alternatives across providers.The key to
  
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• BrandPost: 5G – A Few Frequency Facts

  21-09-2017 19:07
  Bigger swaths of spectrum are crucial to accommodate the massive increase in data usage produced by people and devices consuming more data than ever. For 5G to power these devices and sensors in the near future, it will need a lot more breathing room on the airwaves to acquire the bandwidth needed; refer to my previous blog 5G – Better Broadband Bandwidth.  Wireless spectrum is the oxygen that keeps the network alive, and more spectrum will allow 5G to deliver its full potential. 
  
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• BrandPost: Moving Beyond Email for Collaboration

  21-09-2017 18:32
  Employees and executives often struggle to cope with an abundance of tools meant to facilitate better collaboration and online work management. Even with multiple tools in place, nothing seems to be in the right place and the tools (e.g., email, online chat, file sharing) don’t always work well together. As a result, many employees give up and default to the tool they are most familiar with: email.“Email will never go away, but we need to look at how we can give people better choices
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Atlassian means business

  21-09-2017 16:39
  During last week’s Atlassian Summit, the company rolled out a brand new logo and look. One audience member expressed their disapproval on Twitter: “Jeez! It's about the @Atlassian logo again. Who cares? So self absorbed.”In this case, however, I don’t think it was a mere branding exercise. Atlassian used the rollout of its new logo to signal something much bigger: a repositioning of the company as a communication and collaboration platform for the enterprise.Atlassian&rsq
  
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• 53% off Cable Organizer Electronics Accessories Travel Bag - Deal Alert

  21-09-2017 15:57
  Do you have a ball of tangled up wires and adapters somewhere in the bottom of your bag? This Universal Electronics Accessories Travel Organizer provides a flexible organization solution for your electronics and computer accessories. It helps make you better organized with all the small items and gadgets.  Made of durable and weather-resistant nylon with well padded semi-flexible covers.  It's compact size of  8.8“ x W 6.1"allows it to easily stored in you laptop bag or
  
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• 62% off RAVPower 14000mAh Portable Car Jump Starter - Deal Alert

  21-09-2017 15:53
  A compact power bank, a car jump starter, and a LED flashlight, all fit into a minimal and portable design. Whether it is your car or your USB devices, never run out of power again. Store it in the glovebox or simply drop it in your bag. Have a concentrated 14000mAh source of power always with you -- enough for up to 20 vehicle jumpstarts or many device recharges before the unit itself needs to be recharged. RAVPower's jump starter typically lists for $160 but is currently discounted 62% on Amaz
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Costs count but talent wins

  21-09-2017 14:45
  Cost pressures on large IT-enabled business transformations can be intense.  It is not surprising that program managers often become blinded to the risks they take in opting for lower cost resources in an effort to satisfy the C-suite. The effects of poor quality talent are undeniable — we have all seen it.Code peppered with errors leads to an extended time for testing and remediation
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• 10 tips for change management success

  21-09-2017 12:00
  What is change management?
  Change management is the discipline of leading individuals, teams and entire organizations through organizational change via a combination of behavioral and social sciences, information technology and business solutions.Companies today are focused on digital transformation — reinventing business models and processes using data and technology (cloud, mobile, data analytics, machine learning, AI and more). Such digital transformations alter the very essence of a co
  
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