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• Big picture collaboration – the key to adaptability

  16-01-2018 21:20
  Releasing the skills from the box
  It is all too common for staff to collaborate only within their teams. When people have little or no interaction with others outside the walls of their silo, the organization is wasting powerful resources. The adaptive organization allows staff to express these skills in a “big picture” way – across departments, across different business units – and even across suppliers. When this happens, we start to see the power of real collaboration
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: No. 1 business priority reported by CIOs for 2018

  16-01-2018 20:44
  Growth tops the list of business priorities reported by CIOs for 2018, according to Gartner’s 2018 CIO Agenda Report. The results mirror the analyst’s prior 2017 CEO Survey, in which 58 percent of respondents identified growth as their top priority.After polling some 2,615 IT leaders on their organization, one out of four  (26 percent) lists growth/market share as the prime objective for 2018. Other key priorities include digital business/digital transformation (cited by 17 per
  
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• BrandPost: Design Thinking – What’s it all About?

  16-01-2018 20:00
  Mention the word “design,” and many people immediately think of pictures and colors. But when it comes to designing for technology focused tasks, beauty is in the eye of the user. Design thinking is a discipline that solves problems and redesigns tasks by working from the viewpoint of the user to come up with a new approach to processes that addresses common pain points.This user-focused approach to product development yields spectacular results. Companies that adopt a design thinki
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Choosing a smarter metaphor for your data governance strategy

  16-01-2018 18:11
  Organizations want to be “data-driven.” The gist of which is they want people using data to make decisions. Leaders know that too many people make stuff up. And every leader has done it themselves, so it’s not as if it’s a secret or anything. So, we want our data to drive our organization. But what does that even mean?Is being data-driven like being chauffeur-driven, where we sit back and get to our destination on what we trust is the best route? Or is it more like drivi
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 3 pillars of devops success for 2018, part 3

  16-01-2018 17:40
  As we conclude in this three-part blog series, outlining three key pillars for devops success that are essential to any devops discussion in 2018, it would be remiss not to address the compliance and regulatory needs that software companies must satisfy.In Part 1, we discussed value stream management—a way of looking at the software development lifecycle that measures true value and success of processes and tools. In Part 2, I covered the how-to and talked about visibility and context as
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Forcing gatekeepers to become value-adding stakeholders

  16-01-2018 16:43
  Modern business is in many ways defined by the entities and individuals that hold the keys to the kingdom.  These so-called gatekeepers have an effective stranglehold on the data and information they collect, giving them an unmitigated edge when it comes to exercising their advantages over competitors and newer entrants.  Overwhelmingly though, the bigger problem is that it concentrates these sources of power within the hands of just a few key players instead of sharing power in a way
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Amazon hasn't cracked omnichannel retailing (yet)

  16-01-2018 16:23
  As the dominant digital retailer, Amazon has clearly upended the "bricks and mortar" retail industry. It played a significant role in the downfall of Sports Authority and the bankruptcy of Toys R Us, and its influence is at least partly blamed for disappointing performance for scores of others retailers.But despite owning up to 44% of all digital sales, Amazon has made several moves in the area of retailing via physical stores.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Oracle fiscal year-end checklist

  16-01-2018 16:06
  Now that the new year is underway, Oracle sales teams are ramping up their efforts for a strong May 31st year-end close.  They are busy reviewing all their assigned accounts, identifying expiring deals and potential renewals, and looking for leverage on opportunities as they develop their sales strategy and approach. For Oracle customers, this means that now is the time to start preparing for any upcoming purchases or potential audits, especially if you have an expiring ULA or cloud a
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: To combat insider threats, arm yourself with a 3-pronged strategy

  16-01-2018 15:54
  The annual Insider Threat Report offers a good snapshot of how executives and IT specialists at companies big and small are trying to secure their most precious data. With heightened awareness that attacks from within—both malicious and inadvertent—are an organization’s biggest threat, businesses are spending more and more to protect themselves.But are they spending wisely?The latest report suggests they are not. While 90% of organizations say they feel exposed to insider thre
  
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• BrandPost: To Err Is Human: Solving Today’s Real Cyber Security Challenge

  16-01-2018 15:42
  An employee receives an email consisting of a brief, compelling call to action — something like “Was this what you were talking about?” Recognizing a coworker’s name in the “from” line, the employee clicks on a link without a second thought ... and heads straight to a phishing site designed by hackers to gather sensitive information.Because of this scenario and similar cyber attacks, many of today’s most difficult security challenges fall under the rubr
  
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• BrandPost: Target Acquired: How to Face Growing Cyber Attacks Aimed at the Healthcare Industry

  16-01-2018 15:41
  The stats on healthcare security are sobering. The Identity Threat Resource Center (ITRC) reports 30% of all U.S. data breaches are aimed at healthcare targets. McAfee Labs pegs the number at 26%, making it the most impacted North American sector in the second quarter of 2017.Another study — the Protenus Breach Barometer Mid Year Review — found that between January and June, more than 3.15 million patient records were breached during a total of 233 breach incidents. The worst part i
  
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• BrandPost: Disaster Recovery and Contingency Plans Are Critical to Healthcare Cyber Security

  16-01-2018 15:36
  More than two weeks after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in mid-September, five of the island’s 69 hospitals remained closed. Of the 64 hospitals operating fully or partially, only 17 were connected to the power grid, the governor’s office said at the time. The vast majority relied on generators to power electronic health records (EHRs) systems and other IT tools, medical equipment, storage refrigerators, and utilities.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Meeting enterprise objectives with a new “twist” on reality

  16-01-2018 15:22
  The tech industry is on the brink of moving from mobile to immersive computing, according to the World Economic Forum, in this new era, immersive technologies will change the way companies communicate, collaborate and get work done. It also means immersive computing will empower brands to build stronger engagement with customers.Immersive computing will be powered by Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies. VR enables users to immerse themselves and interact within a virtua
  
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• Hyperconvergence paves way to Safelite's digital future

  16-01-2018 12:00
  For many organizations, modernizing legacy IT is an essential first step toward digital transformation.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• How AI will impact your IT career

  16-01-2018 12:00
  Artificial intelligence and machine learning are eating up workloads at IT help desks, in cybersecurity, and other IT tasks, stirring significant concern over the long-term impact AI will have on jobs — even in the IT industry.And the concern isn’t unfounded. According to a recent report from Tata Consulting Services, in 12 out of the 13 major industry verticals, IT is the most frequent user of AI, with more than 46 percent of IT organizations at large corporations incorporating AI
  
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