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• BrandPost: Can Network Security and Business Agility Get Along?

  26-12-2017 15:00
  The simplicity of secure HIP-based networking offers relief for IT teams struggling to meet the demands of business units. The demands for business agility and tighter security are in conflict. The first requires quick and responsive implementation of whatever is needed to take advantage of business opportunity. But that runs headlong into the management of network access and security policies. Automation and orchestration are the keys to overcoming this conflict, but the inherent flaws of
  
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• CRM vs. marketing automation: What's the difference and which do you need?

  26-12-2017 12:00
  The footprints of marketing automation and customer relationship management (CRM) systems seem to overlap — systems handle leads, contacts and companies — there’s sufficient vagueness and confusion on these topics (due at least in part to branding antics) to …ahem… cloud the issue. First, let’s be clear about the distinction between sales and marketing roles: you wouldn’t believe how many companies scramble the definitions.  As a card-ca
  
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