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• Oracle leverages AI to push enterprise apps as users move to cloud

  02-10-2017 23:38
  Ratcheting up the pace of enhancements to its software as a service (SaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) offerings, Oracle is riding the wave of companies that are ditching on-premises enterprise apps and heading to the cloud.At its annual OpenWorld conference in San Francisco this week, Oracle is unveiling the extension of its Adaptive Intelligence Apps to its entire enterprise software suite, an "autonomous" self-tuning database, and cloud services for chatbot, blockchain and AI technology.
  
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• BrandPost: The Value of Fog & Edge Computing

  02-10-2017 19:12
  The (IoT) is an exciting topic as businesses across all industries make plans to incorporate smart devices and sensors into their business models. Because of this, each year the amount of data generated globally continues to grow.The problem with this scenario is that total worldwide data generation is growing faster than total worldwide network capacity. We can’t move all the data to the cloud—we must push intelligence down toward the source of the data. In the coming years, we will
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: CIOs in evolving industries can take a page from the digital publishing industry

  02-10-2017 16:39
  You interact with digital publishers everyday – you are right now. For CIOs focused on helping to ensure their brand remains relevant far beyond the digital revolution, the magazine industry offers a unique case study.The way that people consume information is changing
  Just as Amazon upended the traditional retail space, e-readers, blogs and smartphones have turned the world of traditional publishing on its head. In the last 20 years, 20,000 print media positions evaporated. The fact that
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Technology evolves – your backup should, too

  02-10-2017 16:16
  Over the summer, "Game of Thrones" once again grabbed the attention of the global community – even on days when it wasn’t airing.Why was the popular show getting so much attention on days where no new episodes were airing? Because new episodes were being leaked.HBO’s servers were attacked, and the information that was stolen included unreleased TV show episodes, scripts and entire seasons of shows.This is the power of ransomware, the type of malware used to steal HBO’s in
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Data governance: The discover phase

  02-10-2017 16:08
  Data governance is the foundation for organization-wide data management. The DAMA DMBOK2 Framework shows data governance in the center for that very reason. Data management functions are more straightforward to implement if a data governance capability can be leveraged.Regardless of the type of data an organization is managing – data warehouse, data lakes, big data, etc. – a strong data governance capability is important. It will enable proactive management of your data in support of
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Bandwidth as a service: The End of DDoS?

  02-10-2017 15:52
  Alongside the evolution of internet infrastructure and website development, users have stopped concerning themselves simply with access. Instead of being able to visit a website or online service, users can now compare several applicable sites to find the one that offers the best speed and performance. However, the centralized nature of most web server hosting companies and data centers means that, until now, speeds have had an upper limit.
  Blockchain could potentially disrupt the existing model
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Harnessing the power of Slack bots and apps in the workplace

  02-10-2017 15:25
  Instant messaging team chat apps like Slack are perhaps the most important breakthrough in workplace communication after email and IRC. While email is good for long-form, asynchronous communication, team chat apps are essential for the modern teams that move in real time.All the team chat apps today allow using bots. Bots can be used either as an extension, or as a bot user whose actions can be controlled programmatically or by a webhook based system. Slack leads this area with its “apps&r
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Getting big data right

  02-10-2017 14:59
  The gathered crowd looked on with amazement and let out an audible gasp. The volunteer thought he had stumped the magician with his chosen number, 83. The magician had written 16 numbers in a four by four matrix — and 83 was nowhere in the mix.But then the magician broke into a wide grin.“Check this out. If you add up all the numbers across each row, they add up to 83. The numbers in each column? That’s right, 83. In fact, every combination adds up to your number. Amazing, righ
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 3 steps to better confidence

  02-10-2017 14:44
  Growing up, my mother told the story about Dumbo and the feather. Dumbo only thought he could fly when he was holding the feather. The feather gave him confidence, but the truth is that Dumbo could fly all by himself. Like Dumbo, we each have the ability to achieve greatness. Sometimes it simply requires reframing the messages we tell ourselves to recognize the power we had all along.If you look for affirmation and praise from others, or assume that if you can do something it must be easy, you a
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 3 top things I look for when hiring a modern technology team

  02-10-2017 13:00
  Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, famously shared the three things he looks for in hiring are the ability to "Dream Big, Know How to Have Fun, and Get Sh*t Done" and I could not agree more. In the IT world, however, things are a bit trickier. Of course, strong technical skills are a must. But the more important skills are often not-so-technical, and more challenging to assess. When I’m looking for top talent, I have found a few key questions during the hiring and interview process ca
  
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• Westfield woos customers with digital makeover of mall experience

  02-10-2017 12:00
  It wasn't long ago that mall operators operated as little more than glorified landlords, wooing leading retailers to their lofty digs and getting out of the way. But in a world disrupted by Amazon.com and its long tail of rivals, mall operators are feeling the trickle-down effect of falling foot traffic at many brick-and-mortar brands they host.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Digital transformation: Your career at a crossroads

  02-10-2017 12:00
  James Lowey has seen a lot of change during his career, which began in 1992, managing computer labs at several companies and doing what he calls “the pre-Y2K flurry of IT projects.”Lowey, CIO at genomics and cancer research company TGen, earned his early IT chops working on systems like Windows NT 3.1, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX and Linux. Since joining TGen 14 years ago, he’s been responsible for the development of two supercomputers. Instead of worrying about how to keep his own ski
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Welcome to the Hotel California of Artificial Intelligence

  02-10-2017 09:50
  In 1977, the Eagles released “Hotel California”, a song about drugs and the effects an addiction has on people. Putting "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device" in the context of our today’s digital lifestyle we find a lot of truth. There is a reason why Google provides most of its services for free or why Amazon wants us to have an Echo in every home or why Facebook has become our directory of “friends”. What looks pretty convenient is a threat. It is a
  
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