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• BrandPost: Is Your City Smart Enough?

  20-02-2018 21:48
  Driven by new digital technologies, cities around the world are getting smarter in their approaches to managing municipal services and interacting with citizens.  And that’s a good thing, given projections that show we could add 2.5 billion people to the world’s already-burgeoning urban populations by 2050.[1] To keep our urban areas livable, workable and sustainable — three goals of the globally-focused Smart Cities Council — all cities need to become smart cities.
  
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• BrandPost: Powered Enterprise IT: Cloud implementation built for the future

  20-02-2018 21:03
  IT organizations face a growing demand for faster, more agile service delivery, with changes in traditional lines of control and associated risks. Technology has become more innovative, but implementing it has become more challenging — from managing a complex hybrid cloud environment to greater scrutiny of value from technology. To meet those challenges, it must expand beyond traditional IT service management (ITSM) in order to focus resources on strategies that truly advance the full bus
  
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• BrandPost: Funding Digital Transformation

  20-02-2018 20:53
  If a technology solutions salesperson walks out of your office without playing the “digital transformation” card, he or she is not likely long for that job.Vendors, whether through strategic vision or competitive necessity, have latched onto the aspirations and concerns of business customers who fear digital disruption.“Digital transformation rocketed to the top of mind for brands, enterprises, and organizations in 2016,” writes R. “Ray” Wang, founder of Cons
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The benefits of bigness: consumers can gain from large tech firms and market leaders

  20-02-2018 20:42
  Some antitrust advocates seem to think that business size is a sign of wrongdoing, or a source of it. Franklin Foer, for example, wants to return to Louis Brandeis’s view that bigness is a “curse” and to take steps to avoid corporate “gigantism.”  He rejects the framework of consumer welfare developed by Franklin Roosevelt’s antitrust chief Thurman Arnold, who thought the debate over business size “is like arguing whether tall buildings are better
  
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• BrandPost: Are You Positioned for IT Optimization and Innovation? — Podcast Episode 4

  20-02-2018 19:38
  IDG’s Tom Schmidt continues his conversation with Constellation Research’s Ray Wang about creating a mechanism that allows people to innovate and disrupt themselves while keeping the existing business running efficiently.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• BrandPost: Data security + IT asset disposition: Avoiding a costly breach

  20-02-2018 19:28
  Last year, the average total cost of a data breach was $3.62 million – or $141 per lost or stolen record, according to Ponemon Institute. Many companies often focus their concern on potential fines. However, the largest financial impact comes from the cost of cleaning up after a data breach and the loss of customer confidence that results in reduced revenue. IDC forecasts that the global datasphere will grow ten-fold to 163 zettabytes (or a trillion gigabytes) by 2025. Our
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Data, metadata and the AI horizon

  20-02-2018 19:24
  Why would a bank acquire an AI software company?  Last week, TDBank announced the acquisition of Layer 6, an AI startup. [Full disclosure: TDBank uses our software to manage and provision its enterprise data.]  The rapid emergence of finserv startups is putting pressure on established institutions, leveraging the speed, scale, and cost of an all-digital infrastructure. Most important, these startups are replacing human-intensive processes with a fully-automated data and analytics ecos
  
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• Get a 299-Piece All-Purpose First Aid Kit For $12 Today

  20-02-2018 14:59
  This full-fledged, easy-to-tote first aid softpack is designed to save time and frustration in the midst of an emergency. It's compact and portable, but contains 299 physician-recommended supplies.  Among the items neatly organized inside the zippered kit is a first aid guide, vinyl gloves, bandages, cold compress, gauze pads, trauma pad, cotton-tipped applicators, first aid tape roll, antiseptics and all three common OTC pain medications. The kit is currently a #1 best seller on Amaz
  
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• $29 For Two Etekcity Smart Plugs With Alexa Compatibility - Deal Alert

  20-02-2018 14:09
  With this smart plug from Etekcity, you can turn your appliances on/off remotely from your mobile device, or with your voice via Alexa. Or automate the on/off cycle with a schedule. The plug also monitors and helps control energy usage, and the slow drain that occurs even when devices are powered down. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 2,200 people on Amazon, the 2-pack of smart plugs has been discounted to just $28.99, or $14.50 per plug. See this deal now on Amazon.To read this article
  
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• $27 For Two Etekcity Smart Plugs With Alexa Compatibility - Deal Alert

  20-02-2018 14:09
  With this smart plug from Etekcity, you can turn your appliances on/off remotely from your mobile device, or with your voice via Alexa. Or automate the on/off cycle with a schedule. The plug also monitors and helps control energy usage, and the slow drain that occurs even when devices are powered down. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 2,200 people on Amazon, the 2-pack of smart plugs has been discounted to just $26.99, or $13.50 per plug. See this deal now on Amazon.To read this article
  
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• The one major downside of employee referrals

  20-02-2018 12:00
  Ask most any hiring manager or HR pro and they’ll tell you that referrals from current employees make the best hires. But new research from cloud compensation software and solutions provider PayScale reveals there’s a hidden downside to referrals that you might not be aware of.Positive engagement
  The reasons referrals make good hires are fairly evident. After all, they are already likely familiar with your products and services, as well as your mission and company culture. They&rsqu
  
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• 6 hot digital transformation trends — and 4 going cold

  20-02-2018 12:00
  Digital transformation has moved beyond a nice-to-have to let’s get cracking. Once a top priority for early adopters and cutting-edge enterprises, digital transformation has moved into the mainstream. Few would argue that digital transformation initiatives are vital to the success of their organization.In fact, 64 percent of respondents to a 2017 Constellation Research survey said digital transformation is essential to driving profits.A recent Frost & Sullivan survey looking at end-us
  
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