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• IDG Contributor Network: CEO Andy Jassey reveals AWS’ plans for the IoT

  30-11-2017 20:38
  I just left the keynote of AWS re:Invent 2017. This was my first re:Invent, and I was overwhelmed with the energy and passion of the 43,000+ “AWS pilgrims” who made their way to four sites along the Las Vegas strip.I say “pilgrims” because I don’t know how else to describe a situation where hundreds of people stand in line for a breakout session on “How to use containers at the edge” with no chance of entry. It took me a while to figure out how to naviga
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How cloud impacts APIs and microservices

  30-11-2017 19:00
  Companies considering moving workloads to cloud environments five years ago questioned whether the economics of cloud were compelling enough. The bigger question at that time was whether the economics would force a tsunami of migration from legacy environments to the cloud world. Would it set up a huge industry, much like Y2K, of moving workloads from one environment to another very quickly? Or would it evolve more like the client-server movement that happened over 5 to 10 years? It’s impo
  
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• How CIOs can relieve the tension between security and network operations

  30-11-2017 16:58
  In almost every conversation I have with CIOs, a common theme comes up: how to get the silos within IT to work together. The relationships between the different groups vary, but the one that seems to have the most tension is between network and security operations.It’s no secret that there has been, and continues to be, animosity between network and security at most companies. Back before I was an analyst, I was a network engineer, and dealing with SecOps, internal audit, or anyone associa
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why an outsourced ERP system support desk could be the answer

  30-11-2017 15:39
  You’ve invested time, money and resource in to implementing your ERP solution, and now you can start to realise some of that value you’ve projected for. However, one of the key challenges in keeping a well-managed ERP solution is ensuring the system is maintained, supported and continually developed post implementation, and that the investment is continually working for you and adding value.Whether or not you should employ an internal team to support your ERP system or outsource the
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why weather data is now your business

  30-11-2017 15:16
  Since 1970, global disasters have more than quadrupled to approximately 400 annually – a fact that is not lost on today’s data driven CIO. According to the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), adverse weather is a concern for more than 50 percent of all businesses. On earnings calls, some publicly-traded companies still cite “the weather excuse” when attempting to explain away poor financial results.But for all the hand-wringing on the adverse impact weather poses to your
  
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• Outsourcing remains strategic in the digital era

  30-11-2017 12:00
  With all its emphasis on forward-looking innovation, digital transformation is also triggering increased interest in an age-old IT practice: outsourcing.Most CIOs are migrating applications to public cloud services, offloading operations and maintenance of computing, storage and other capabilities so they can reallocate staff to focus on what’s strategic to their business. The same is true of services more traditionally handled by IT outsourcing providers, such as back-office work and mana
  
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• 10 ways you’re getting workplace diversity wrong (and how to get it right)

  30-11-2017 12:00
  The business case for diversity is well-documented. Diverse teams perform better and develop more innovative ideas, directly impacting a company’s bottom line and overall performance. Ignoring diversity as a business priority can also severely limit your potential customer base. A diverse workforce is better positioned to come up with solutions to the wide range of problems diverse populations face.While many companies are attempting to solve the lack of diversity in their workforces, many
  
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