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• Top technical skills that will get you hired in 2018

  20-12-2017 21:00
  Top soft and technical skills that will get you hiredImage by ThinkstockLanding a new job in a tight talent market's never easy, but certain technical skills can smooth the way, especially if they’re in high demand.To help you get the pulse on what employers are looking for, we’ve compiled the following list of technical skills that have been growing fastest in demand by employers going into 2018, based on research from job search platform Indeed.To read this article in full, please
  
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• BrandPost: Becoming an IT Leader: Theory vs. Practice

  20-12-2017 15:15
  IT leaders have tough jobs.  They’re expected to maintain the technology required to support daily business operations; introduce new forms of technology that deliver competitive business advantage; spend as little money as possible; keep their teams happy and productive; establish close working relationships with their business partners; and work collaboratively with an extended ecosystem of external suppliers and vendors.  On a good day, an IT leader feels like the conductor of
  
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• $50 off PlayStation 4 Slim 1TB Console: Star Wars Battlefront II Bundle - Deal Alert

  20-12-2017 15:00
  Right now Amazon has the PS4 Slim 1TB console, Star Wars Battlefront II bundle for $50 off its typical list price, so you can buy it now for $249. This bundle will vault you into the greatest galactic battles in the Star Wars universe. Featuring a Jet Black 1TB PS4 and a DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller, there's no better place to be a hero and dominate the galaxy. Crush the Rebel Alliance, or fight for freedom from the Empire. Dismantle the Resistance, or protect it from the First Order. The cho
  
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• BrandPost: Experts Weigh in on IAM—Who’s Ultimately Responsible?

  20-12-2017 14:50
  It’s a familiar tale. HR wants to increase efficiency. Security needs to reduce the risk of a breach. Legal has their eye on safeguarding critical information, and IT teams are swamped with provisioning and reset requests. For modern businesses, a wide array of stakeholders have an interest in streamlining processes, protecting their people, knocking down the proverbial walls of the traditional office and freeing employees to do their best work – wherever they are. It’s the per
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: A crash course in understanding the relationship economy

  20-12-2017 13:48
  The business world has shifted over recent decades from the consumer economy (where price and savings drive customer decisions) to the relationship economy (where customer service and brand loyalty drive customer decisions). In addition, between smartphones, smart appliances, Bluetooth and data networks, daily life is becoming more integrated with each passing day. That means the volume of data feeding into relationship economy decisions — via reviews, social media, AI-driven recommendatio
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Is the cheapest cloud pricing flexible or granular?

  20-12-2017 13:00
  Cloud computing has quickly expanded as a core IT cost over the course of this decade as the ease of implementation, scalability, geographic availability and improved security have allowed enterprises to use cloud for net-new computing uses, expansions of existing compute use cases, and even replacements of on-premises data centers in some cases.As the use of cloud computing has basically doubled in the past couple of years and will double again by the end of 2020, the pricing of cloud computing
  
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• The future of ERP is AI

  20-12-2017 12:00
  Artificial intelligence and machine learning have been shaking up many areas of business, from cybersecurity to market analytics, bots and self-driving cars.But when it comes to core corporate functions, especially those where the risks of making bad decisions are substantial, the use of artificial intelligence is still in its early stages.Take, for example, AmerisourceBergen, a drug wholesale company based in Conshohocken, Penn. The company has 19,000 employees in 47 countries, and gross revenu
  
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• 9 legacy programming skills still in demand

  20-12-2017 12:00
  Gartner reports that organizations are faced with a new challenge as baby boomers retire amid a growing skills gap. It’s creating a new demand for legacy skills as businesses face the option of updating older technology or hiring talent with disappearing skills. Updating old technology can be a resource drain, and as more seasoned employees cycle out of the workforce, companies might find themselves lacking skills that are now viewed as outdated.A survey from Computerworld found that, whil
  
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