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• BrandPost: Full data erasure: When “delete” is not enough

  30-01-2018 22:14
  Have you ever been told that your data was lost by an organization that was responsible for protecting it? I have. More than once. It is not a good experience.The first breach I suffered was from the finance company with which I had a mortgage on my family home. “Change your passwords,” I was told, along with 11 million other account holders whose details were stored on a stolen laptop.The second time was an Internet hack into my broadband supplier’s customer database. I have
  
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• BrandPost: GDPR: The countdown to compliance

  30-01-2018 22:07
  If 2017 felt like it had a lot of talk about GDPR compliance, it did. Unfortunately for many organizations, that’s as far as it has gone. But with the May 25 compliance deadline now just around the corner, 2018 must be a year focused on more than talk; it’s time to take action.With only 25% of U.S. companies reporting they’re aware of GDPR’s effects on their business—and just half of European companies reporting the same (via NTT Security)—it’s quickly
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 6 ways to find AI talent—are you looking in the right places?

  30-01-2018 20:12
  AI is on every CIO’s mind. It’s coming down to earth and getting to work. And many corporations are flush with cash from tax reform. They can afford to invest in AI.But for many, there’s a roadblock: where can they find the talent they need to deploy AI in their organizations?The fact is, in the short term (and probably in the long term too, if we prepare well), AI is going to create at least as many jobs as it eliminates. Right now, however, the shortage of AI talent is acute
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Thriving in the speed age: 3 questions to rev up your decision cycle

  30-01-2018 19:20
  In 1960, the life expectancy of S&P 500 companies was about 60 years. A typical executive born that year could expect to see just one complete wave of formation and extinction in their lifetime. Today, executives can expect half of the S&P 500 to disappear in the next 10 years. In our lifespans, creative destruction has accelerated from a stately progression to a continuous lightning churn. We are in the Speed Age.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Top 3 strategies to help you hire tech professionals faster

  30-01-2018 19:00
  If you feel like the hiring process is getting longer and longer, apparently, you’re right. The average hiring process for the first half of 2017 took 23.8 days, according to the latest study by Glassdoor. You read that right; your urgent hiring need will take at least three weeks to get filled. The hiring process gets even longer when you’re looking for highly specialized roles, like those in tech and digital marketing.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Starting with prototyping? Wait

  30-01-2018 18:38
  Obsession with prototyping
  Many teams use what they call a “kindergarteners’ approach” to come up with as many ideas as possible. It is a quick and fun way to experiment. To help with such prototyping, teams use tools ranging from paper napkins and sticky notes to 3D printing and computer simulation. To inspire ideas through prototyping, organizations provide teams with work places that range from the merely colorful to the arguably weird.Prototyping works for almost anything
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The battle between ERP and CRM for B2B commerce

  30-01-2018 17:30
  Today’s B2B buyers aren’t satisfied with the status quo. They’re looking for rich, cross-channel buying experiences that make it easy to locate product information and complete purchases, similar to the experiences they enjoy when they shop on Amazon or other consumer sites.Buyers also want more control in the buying process. A recent McKinsey study found that the majority of business buyers now prefer self-service offerings when making repeat purchases.To get there, B2B busin
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Digital disruption: software testing with machine learning

  30-01-2018 17:15
  The constant and high demands of our consumers require us to look at non-traditional methods to meet these demands. We must evolve, be agile, intuitive and produce greater benefits.When a new product or application needs to get to market quickly yet go through the needed rigorous testing before moving to market can be difficult meeting both quality and deployment. Typically, in software testing, we follow a series of checklists and parameters to ensure we cover every possible scenario that a co
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: New strategies for growth with product management

  30-01-2018 16:52
  What does a product manager do? Where do a product manager’s responsibilities begin and end?To answer the question, “What exactly is a product manager?” we need to understand the roots of the profession and the origin of the concept. Product management began with brand management and other tangible facets such as the look, pricing, and packaging of the product.Brand management
  It all started in May 1931 as a justification for upping the headcount in the promotion department of
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 5 top trends driving digital agendas in 2018

  30-01-2018 16:45
  The business solutions landscape is constantly changing, making it hard for CIOs and tech decision makers to stay on top of evolving trends. This is especially true today, with innovation driven by digital technologies. To make the most of digital tools, CIOs need to keep the following five trends in mind to see their companies thrive in 2018 and beyond.1. Digital transformation is now a boardroom agenda
  Because digital technologies reinvent and disrupt entire ecosystems, they disintermediate t
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Navigating the Chinese cloud

  30-01-2018 16:33
  Beijing is often considered a true rival to the Silicon Valley. With more than half a billion-people carrying a smartphone and eager to use new services, China’s local market offers unparalleled scale to Chinese startups and a real advantage to lead the next wave of innovation. However, international expansion can prove a challenge. Beyond cultural and language barriers, handling heterogeneous and unfamiliar legal and compliance risks can prevent successful Chinese startups from expanding
  
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• BrandPost: Maximizing Opportunity of Cloud Options

  30-01-2018 15:00
  One of the most appealing aspects of cloud computing is the promise—in theory at least—that if you’re not happy with a vendor, you can migrate to another with much less pain than with traditional enterprise solution providers. Today, CIOs have an almost bewildering choice of cloud applications and cloud platforms.This multi-cloud reality opens up greater potential for leveraging on-premises enterprise software with cloud resources.Gone are the days of waiting for a behemoth ERP
  
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• Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's DX dive into virtual medicine

  30-01-2018 12:05
  For some companies, digital transformation (DX) might stem from a new mobile application or deployment that increases the efficiency of a field-based sales team or results in improved customer interactivity. That was the case at Waste Management, the largest provider of waste and refuse collection services in North America, where customers can use their smartphones and other mobile devices to schedule trash pickups and take an active role in the company’s business operations.Other compani
  
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• 10 under-the-radar cities with great tech career opportunities

  30-01-2018 12:00
  To find that next great tech career opportunity, you might want to look beyond the usual places. Sure, San Francisco, Seattle and New York offer the highest-paying IT jobs, but factor in cost of living, commute times and housing expenses, and those tech hot spots look much less appealing.But where should you begin your search? Recruiting and job posting site ZipRecruiter dug a little deeper for you, analyzing hiring data to uncover cities that hold the most promise for career opportunities in 2
  
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• 6 machine learning success stories: An inside look

  30-01-2018 01:52
  Fewer technologies are hotter than artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Leading organizations are already harnessing the technology, which mimics the behavior of the human mind, to woo customers and bolster business operations. And the trend will only gain more traction in the years ahead, as AI and ML will be a top five investment priority for more than 30 percent of CIOs by 2020, according to Gartner.Initial fears over AI and ML being used to displace jobs appears to be dis
  
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