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• IDG Contributor Network: It’s time for companies to embrace Europe’s new data guidelines

  22-02-2018 21:21
  CIOs and other IT pros should not fear the new European data protection rules that are set to take effect on May 25—just a few months away.Sure, the European Union’s  new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has sparked a ton of work and challenges to tackle but, to torture the words of Samuel Johnson, nothing concentrates the mind like a good crisis.  And a challenge it has been, some might even say a crisis,  for the many, many companies that collect, store, pr
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 5 ways to achieve business outcomes instead of building software systems

  22-02-2018 19:52
  You could have heard a pin drop in the room. We were debating the target architecture of a large program. Someone in the room had said: “We created a target architecture four years ago, which we all believed in, and I guess we are half-way through implementing it. So, why is this not helping us achieve the outcomes we are chasing now? It’s because everything is morphing – the business, the situation, the customer, the outcomes, etc. We should stop guessing the future.”Cr
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How machine learning can be used to break down language barriers

  22-02-2018 19:10
  Machine learning has transformed major aspects of the modern world with great success. Self-driving cars, intelligent virtual assistants on smartphones, and cybersecurity automation are all examples of how far the technology has come.But of all the applications of machine learning, few have the potential to so radically shape our economy as language translation. The content of language translation is the perfect model for machine learning to tackle. Language operates on a set of predictable rul
  
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• BrandPost: Meet ServiceNow Agent Intelligence: Machine Learning for Everyday Work

  22-02-2018 18:57
  CIOs are finally cutting through the machine-learning hype. According to “The Global CIO Point of View,” issued today, nearly 9 out of 10 CIOs already use machine-learning technology or have plans to adopt it. Investments will double in the next three years as leading organizations turn to advancements in machine learning to drive faster, more accurate decisions that fuel digital transformation.A shortage of talent has hindered adoption. Designing and rolling out practical applicati
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Household names bring new tech to consumers with blockchain

  22-02-2018 16:41
  Despite their soaring popularity in recent years, cryptocurrencies remain a novelty in the eyes of many consumers. Even as more companies exploit blockchain to build innovative and exciting solutions, the mainstream has remained largely on the sidelines. Nevertheless, blockchain-based companies continue to display their impressive potential, and larger enterprises have taken note. Many are even dipping their toes into the water.The financial industry was one of the first to embrace blockchain a
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Leading organizational change with strategic alignment

  22-02-2018 15:39
  A quick search for “IT maturity models” on Google produces over 4 million results. Finding the right maturity model is about as useful as searching through the millions of records looking for a single actionable process to achieve IT maturity.IT maturity models, maturity curves, and capability models all attempt to find your location on a map. The models do identify your location, but the effectiveness of these models is akin to a waypoint or dot placed on a white piece of paper. Th
  
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• BrandPost: How Visibility Can Save You from Decision Fatigue

  22-02-2018 15:38
  Here’s a common problem: You have little to almost  zero bandwidth to make a meaningful contribution to critical company-wide initiatives. One potential reason? You spend several hours each day reviewing requests from team members. Or maybe it’s like this: You spend your best time and energy providing routine updates to clients and colleagues across three continents, leaving you little time or energy to play a more strategic role within your organization.Or this -- You spend an
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Shifting the focus from IT to your customer feedback loop

  22-02-2018 15:12
  In “Why today’s IT organization doesn’t work anymore,” I wrote about why traditional IT organizations don’t meet today’s need.  At the core of my argument was that with customers and 24/7 digital feedback loops at the heart of modern digital business models, classic, siloed IT organizations are ripe for disruption and transformation.  Given the need for a modern, forward-facing digital model powered by user experience, insights, and analytics, how i
  
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• IT Resume Makeover: Highlighting transformational leadership

  22-02-2018 12:00
  When seeking an IT leadership role, your resume needs to tell a different story than it may have for previous rungs on the ladder. It needs to present your greatest strengths as a leader and highlight results you’ve achieved along the way, based on those strengths.For Tony Stark (name changed for this article), this shift in focus would be all about transformational leadership. Stark turned once again to J.M. Auron, owner of Quantum Tech Resumes, for a resume makeover. Stark had prev
  
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• Hospital collaborative makes advances in AI-based healthcare

  22-02-2018 11:50
  There should be no question that the world sits on the precipice of a major sea change where artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will be as pervasive as air and infused into our lives, similar to the way the Internet has. AI can analyze information, find anomalies and make informed decisions faster than people can and will be an important tool to help us do our jobs better.However, the adoption of AI varies widely by vertical. One of the industries that has embraced AI is hea
  
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• BrandPost: Why HPC Matters: The Internet of Things

  22-02-2018 00:25
  The Internet of Things is now just about everywhere. Consider a few examples:
  Sensors on oil and gas pipelines spew data on the status of valves, usage and maintenance needs.
  IoT devices on manufacturing lines report on the operation of stamping and cutting equipment.
  Sensors on refrigeration equipment alert food processors to critical changes in equipment status.
  Smart meters on utility lines gather and transmit data related to energy usage patterns.This list of examples could go on and on &md
  
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