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• BrandPost: 3 Steps to Increase the Value of Data Investments

  07-12-2017 22:35
  Most IT and business leaders would acknowledge that there is untapped value in the explosive volume of data their organizations collect. But they often struggle to navigate the complexity and perceived expense of leveraging their assets to achieve business objectives. IT leadership is further challenged in its efforts to articulate to senior management the need for investment in a data strategy.CIOs play a key role in effectively connecting the divergent disciplines within the enterprise to alig
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 5 things J. S. Bach can teach you about information security

  07-12-2017 20:55
  J.S. Bach’s sublime “Fugue in C-sharp-minor,” from Book One of Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (BWV 849) was published in 1722. It has five voices and three subjects, so it is a triple fugue. Let’s take a look at what Bach and his excellent work can teach us about building a rock-solid information security program.1. Keep it simple
  The slow and stately four-note subject is simple but pregnant with possibility. Through each iteration and each addition of a new component, the p
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Leading change from the front or behind

  07-12-2017 19:36
  Organizations that can change “at will” have the opportunity to survive what Geoffrey Moore describes in his book “Zone to Win” as waves of digital disruption. But what is the CIOs role in realizing change. Are CIOs active change agents or simply change enablers or change followers. To understand this, I took the pulse of the #CIOChat last week.CIO perceptions of change management
  I started by asking whether CIOs see change management as being about driving business chang
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Best practices for a secure and trustworthy container platform strategy

  07-12-2017 17:01
  Containers have and will continue to disrupt software development and distribution. Containers enable software to be easily deployed across environments by forcing a consistency in the software’s development and operating environment. This, in turn, makes it easier for developers to build and deploy their code, and also restricts the number of production issues arising from differences in the operating and development environments. Container technology has a direct impact on the agility of
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: IoT and connected device lifecycle management

  07-12-2017 16:24
  For more than a decade the mobile industry has focused on the management of handheld devices and computing. Fast forward to today and we are experiencing real discussions around IoT device lifecycle management.What happens to the repair, maintenance, insurance, warranty, replacement and end of life services that need to be provided for the billions of connected devices being managed globally, and who will be responsible for providing those services?When thinking about connected devices, let
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The AI mindset: designing the workforce of the future

  07-12-2017 16:01
  With AI today, we are on the precipice of something big. Salesforce announced its Einstein AI, IBM and Salesforce announced a landmark AI partnership for business and Forrester predicts that businesses using AI will steal $1.2 trillion per annum from their less informed peers by 2020. These are signals of what’s to come in the near future.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• BrandPost: Demo: Moving Data Between Clouds with the Delphix Dynamic Data Platform

  07-12-2017 15:38
  Hey everyone! I’m back in the “demonstration saddle” again to showcase how easy it is to replicate data from one cloud to another.Data friction abounds, and there are few places that feel as much data friction as cloud migration projects. Getting data into the cloud can be a challenge, and adding security concerns can make it seem almost impossible. DataOps practices can ensure that data friction doesn’t prevent you from leveraging the cloud.I recorded this vide
  
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• Skills and salaries for today’s top IT executive roles

  07-12-2017 12:00
  Skills and salaries for today’s top IT executive rolesImage by ThinkstockThere are countless roles that fall under the umbrella of IT executive management and it seems each year there’s a new role to fit a new need. With the rise of data, analytics and software services, businesses are stocking up on IT executives to help manage daily technology operations.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• 7 critical skills for managing remote workers

  07-12-2017 12:00
  Remote and flexible work opportunities are quickly becoming a differentiator for attracting and retaining top tech talent. But remote workers face unique challenges that on-site colleagues don’t, according to a new study from authors and social scientists Joseph Grenny and David Maxfield, including unequal treatment and gossip, according to the study.The study, which surveyed 1,153 employees, found the following troubling trends for remote workers:52 percent of remote employees&n
  
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