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• IDG Contributor Network: What does blockchain mean for business and IoT?

  10-01-2018 20:07
  Blockchain continues to enter into the mainstream business market at a fast pace, while moving into other industries outside of the financial services and banking industries. In addition to core business applications, blockchain is also being explored as a possible security solution for the broken and unsecure connected devices and IoT market space. But I wanted to look at blockchain from a business aspect, and explore how it’s expected to impact businesses, as well as emerging as a tool
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Goals for CIOs in 2018

  10-01-2018 19:32
  Effective CIOs completed their 2018 planning some time ago. For this reason, late December was the perfect time to capture CIO perspectives on 2018. There were clear themes but also interesting differences of perspective. I asked the CIOs in the #CIOChat four questions. I was fortunate to have a large group of CIOs participate from around the world. Here is a summary of what I learned from them.What did they want to accomplish in 2018?
  CIOs were clear that goals should differ depending upon sit
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 2018 predictions: AI, SaaS and the evolution of IT

  10-01-2018 17:15
  Organizations today are under increasing pressure to move faster to stay relevant. It requires CIOs to embrace a new way of thinking about IT, one that distributes the IT function throughout the business rather than concentrates it in a single team.Below are five technology trends that I predict will have a major impact on businesses in 2018.1. Safe self-service IT will hit a stride
  2018 will be the year that self-serve IT goes mainstream, as organizations look to become more agile by decentral
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How should business leaders utilize new approaches to training?

  10-01-2018 16:48
  Learning new skills, keeping up with technological advances and developing a career path are all important aspect of what we might call “the employee journey.” Providing training opportunities which help people to meet their goals is important for attracting and retaining staff. And doing this in a way that fits in with the strategy and direction of the organization helps to boost performance.But training is currently undergoing disruption, moving from the classroom to the cloud. Th
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Artificial intelligence is not a threat to human society

  10-01-2018 16:34
  Seriously, are you not bored of people like Elon Musk or Stephen Hawking, who are frequently claiming that artificial intelligence (AI) is a big threat to human society? Those discussions let people think AI is going to steal everyone’s job and start the next world war. Even worse, it fuels expectations to a point that the general public is getting the idea that AI research has recently made quantum leaps. And thanks to raising these expectations we could easily run into an AI winter agai
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How blockchain is becoming instrumental to social change

  10-01-2018 16:30
  Blockchain is proving to be quite the disruptive technology. At its core, blockchain offers a reliable way to immutably store information. This core functionality has countless applications across industries. Given the number of blockchain projects that have been announced over the past months, it’s tough to spot an area that blockchain hasn’t influenced yet.In addition, blockchain inspires trust that other technologies have failed to foster. In the case of public blockchains, no on
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why today’s IT organization doesn’t work anymore

  10-01-2018 16:00
  Last year, I wrote a book about digital transformation entitled Digitally Remastered – hence the title of this blog and other related posts to come. Through the lens of my experience as co-founder of Microsoft’s Xbox to the launch of HBO’s video streaming service and most recently to founding CA’s new business incubator, I’ve played a part in the fundamentally changing relationship between technology and business. That has changed my own view of technology, an
  
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• Anker's Twin USB High Speed Car Phone Charger Is Just $8.99 Right Now

  10-01-2018 15:58
  The PowerDrive 2 Elite from Anker is super compact, and can simultaneously charge 2 devices with the fastest possible charge of up to 2.4 amps per port. A soft blue LED light makes it easier to navigate in the dark. 10 safety mechanisms are built in to protect your devices from surge and temperature fluctuations, and an 18-month warranty is included for additional peace of mind.We haven't personally reviewed this model, but our PCWorld team recently test drove the beefier PowerDrive Speed 2 mod
  
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• To achieve agile at scale, move technology out of IT

  10-01-2018 12:13
  I was talking with Dave Castellani, who as senior vice president and business information officer, runs IT for $25 billion New York Life Insurance Company, and we got onto the discussion of shadow IT. When Dave posited that CIOs would be better off “unleashing shadow IT” rather than attempting to contain it, I asked him to tell me more. Our conversation quickly became a discussion about the wholesale overhaul of the IT operating model.---------------------------------------------Wha
  
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• 6 internet of things trends that will dominate 2018

  10-01-2018 12:00
  The internet of things (IoT) and industrial internet of things (IIoT) will breakout in 2018, with organizations ramping up deployments and incorporating IoT technologies into their products, processes and workflows. Research firm Gartner predicts there will be nearly 20 billion devices connected to the IoT by 2020, and IoT product and service suppliers will generate more than $300 billion in revenue. We spoke with a number of IT leaders and industry experts about what to expect from IoT de
  
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• 10 best places to work in 2018

  10-01-2018 01:00
  10 best places to work in 2018Image by ThinkstockGlassdoor released its 2018 report of the best places to work, based off reviews and ratings submitted to the site. These top 10 companies have a few things in common when it comes to what makes employees happy. Some of the most common themes include a popular and well-liked CEO, competitive benefits, strong 401(k) programs, ample maternity and paternity leave and even free snacks and lunches.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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