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• BrandPost: Using Containers to Reduce Public Cloud Costs

  10-10-2017 22:03
  Being a chief information officer or IT manager can be difficult, but it’s rarely boring. Given the accelerating pace of technological change, as soon as these professionals become comfortable with some cutting-edge technology, another compelling advance demands their attention.For many IT leaders, containers have become one of the top items on their “to-do” lists. These standards-based code wrappers emerged from the open source community a few years ago, and have experienced r
  
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• Linium Establishes Practice to Deliver Consulting Expertise and Robust Technology to Optimize Human Capital Management

  10-10-2017 20:51
  Linium, a world-class provider of business services that empower the entire enterprise, today announced the establishment of a new strategic practice that combines unparalleled consulting expertise with innovative technology solutions to modernize human capital management and optimize business performance.
  
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• HP Elite x3 review: Yep, this was the last great Windows phone

  10-10-2017 19:19
  Editor's Note: It looks like our headline was spot on, as HP has decided to discontinue the Elite x3 after Microsoft put Windows Mobile into maintenance mode. HP’s Elite x3 smartphone has achieved at least one thing: It has triumphantly realized Microsoft’s dream of phones that could eventually replace your PC.Microsoft’s vision was meaningless unless those phones could support the PC’s legacy apps. Microsoft’s Continuum feature already allows you to
  
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• 55% off High Speed USB Integrated Electrical Wall Outlet - Deal Alert

  10-10-2017 15:53
  This easy to install wall outlet features two high speed USB charging ports for smartphones, tablets and other USB devices, and a child-safe tamper-resistant power receptacle. Currently discounted 55% off its list price to just $15.29. See this deal on Amazon. Bundles of 2, 5 and 10 outlets are also discounted as well.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The technology powering smart societies

  10-10-2017 15:50
  What is a smart society?
  "Smart society" is a concept we use to describe a future where people will use technology to solve problems and support better living for everyone. It is not the same for everyone as it depends on the particular needs of each country.For Germany is based on industrial automation, while in Japan is focused on the integration of the physical and digital space to support an aging society and unlock radical innovation in the Japanese industry.Singapore is one of the most adv
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Your solution is perfectly ... imperfect

  10-10-2017 15:43
  Gotta love salespeople.Self-driven, solution-oriented, always seeking the win-win. I’ve spent the better part of the last 30 years in sales of some form or another. I’ve won some deals that I had no business winning. I’ve lost some that still hurt. I’ve passed on opportunities that I was grateful for passing on in hindsight. There are those to whom I’ve said no when I should have said yes. And, of course, I’ve taken on more than a few clients that should have
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: IoT architecture: To run on the cloud or not?

  10-10-2017 15:34
  From smart thermostats to fitness trackers, the Internet of Things (IoT) is now commonplace in our daily lives. It is not hard to see why adoption has been so widespread. These connected devices collect, process, and share data on the physical world around us to help make our lives easier and better.Similarly, many businesses are adopting IoT to use data to better understand their operations, make smarter decisions, reignite customer engagement, and reimagine how value is created. For instance,
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Smart contracts are winning over tech startups

  10-10-2017 15:16
  Blockchain has become the IT buzzword in recent years, with hundreds of new companies rushing to create products and services based on the decentralized technology. With the amount of attention blockchain-based companies have been receiving, ranging from wide news coverage to massive valuations, many have overlooked one of the technology’s most valuable building blocks: the smart contract.Most startups focus on blockchain’s security features like transparency, fraud resistance, and h
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Changing the definition of software testing in the AI era

  10-10-2017 14:57
  As enterprises move toward understanding and incorporating AI in not only their products and services but how they operate to bring these new, more powerful experiences to market, they will be expected to fundamentally change and transform their operational and execution procedures. The impact of AI on how an enterprise operates and generates business value will be profound, and in a world that is software driven, the act of building software, in addition to the software itself, will be driven b
  
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• BrandPost: Top 5 Reasons to Follow the Hyperconvergence Path

  10-10-2017 13:53
  Although hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) is still an emerging data center technology, it represents a modern software-centric approach that holds the potential for bottom-line ROI.   Network World contributor Bob Violino writes that hyperconvergence is one of the hottest trends in data center technology, “with early adopters reaping the benefits of cost savings, enhanced data protection, increased scalability, and ease of management.” The publication labels it a “
  
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• BrandPost: 5 Top Benefits of Hyperconverged Infrastructure

  10-10-2017 13:53
  Although hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) is still an emerging data center technology, it represents a modern software-centric approach that holds the potential for bottom-line ROI.   Network World contributor Bob Violino writes that hyperconvergence is one of the hottest trends in data center technology, “with early adopters reaping the benefits of cost savings, enhanced data protection, increased scalability, and ease of management.” The publication labels it a “
  
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• The top 9 ITSM suite vendors for 2017

  10-10-2017 12:00
  Organizations looking to codify IT management in service of business needs often turn to IT service management (ITSM), a set of policies, processes and procedures for managing customer-oriented IT services. ITSM offers various frameworks for businesses to create management standards around IT services and customer service practices, and to help businesses build structure around the lifecycle of IT services, from creation to management and upkeep.While ITSM does not focus on hardware, network or
  
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• 10 key warnings for your Windows 10 migration

  10-10-2017 12:00
  With Windows 7 a couple years away from its end of service date, January 14, 2020, many companies face Hobson’s choice: It’s the Win10 way or the highway. For those unwilling or unable to switch away from Windows, the path forward is clear. Barring a sudden turnaround in Microsoft’s stated intentions, or a Midas-sized bag of coins to fund a private extended support agreement, Windows 10 looms in your future.Whether you embrace the change or abhor it, there’s a handful of
  
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