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• #PressforProgress -- Equitable treatment for women, not just equal

  08-03-2018 21:00
  International Women’s Day is today (March 8), and my inbox has been overflowing with story pitches: profiles of incredible women executives, interview opportunities with women founders, ideas for features on technology advancements, the backlash against #MeToo and #TimesUp, and the impact of these movements on HR and recruiting in general and on the technology industry in particular. (Shameless plug: Keep your eyes open for these stories in the coming weeks, and if you can, check out the
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How digital transformation leaders move at the speed of startups

  08-03-2018 20:06
  The world is changing at an ever-increasing pace. To keep up, forward-thinking companies in nearly every industry are investing in transformation initiatives and re-evaluating how they should be operating in a digital environment.As the CEO of Alpha, the company behind the industry-leading integrated experimentation platform that’s used by one-third of the Fortune 100, I’ve had a front row seat to many digital transformation efforts. The one factor that separates the success stories
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Data governance moves past throwing facts together

  08-03-2018 20:01
  To be “enterprising” is to be eager to undertake or to attempt. To show initiative and be resourceful. These are leadership traits, so to be enterprising is to lead. ‘Analytics’ is how we use data to inform decision making, in the context of achieving business objectives. These are management practices, so analytics is about management.“Enterprising analytics” is about being creative, resourceful and adventurous with decision-making to achieve business object
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Leveraging analytics across the enterprise

  08-03-2018 19:30
  Digital transformation is driving new business models – stickier value propositions that drive top line growth, and large, streamlining opportunities that take out operating costs. In the emerging competition between the disruptors and disrupted in this new economy, unlocking the value of the data that sits across an existing book of business is becoming the new value driver for large enterprises. As a result, in 2018, we will see more businesses looking to cash in on this data currency.T
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why your enterprise resource planning system with customer relationship management

  08-03-2018 18:00
  The amount of value you are able to extract from your ERP system relies in large parts on your post-implementation development plans, and how your business envisions the system operating moving forward.As part of your ERP implementation process, your business should be working with the implementation team to develop a plan of how the system is going be developed moving forward, setting out a clear path which includes review stages, as well as a timeline for the work to be done.For many business
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Integrating your enterprise resource planning system with customer relationship management

  08-03-2018 18:00
  The amount of value you are able to extract from your ERP system relies in large parts on your post-implementation development plans, and how your business envisions the system operating moving forward.As part of your ERP implementation process, your business should be working with the implementation team to develop a plan of how the system is going be developed moving forward, setting out a clear path which includes review stages, as well as a timeline for the work to be done.For many business
  
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• BrandPost: Next Generation IT Operating Models Part one: broker

  08-03-2018 17:23
  Over the past two decades, the role of Information Technology (IT) has changed drastically, thanks to the powerful, unstoppable march of digital transformation — with most organizations employing disruptive technologies to innovate across products, services and business models. No longer is technology simply a business enabler, but it has itself become a critical value proposition and revenue source.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How application-specific integrated circuits are powering the future of IT today

  08-03-2018 16:30
  ASIC stands for application-specific integrated circuit. ASICs are silicon chips designed for a very specific purpose, created to perform a repeated function very effectively – as opposed to general-purpose chips which can perform an endless variety of functions, but less efficiently (such as GPUs or CPUs). ASICs are used in private data centers, public clouds, and connected devices around the world.Here are a few examples of how ASICs are powering the future of IT today:
  Machine learning
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why more knowledge is not always better for your organization

  08-03-2018 16:00
  1. Knowledge is survival
  Descartes famously proposed cogito ergo sum; “I think, therefore I am.” This was a basic but profound philosophical proposition for an individual thinker’s existence as a thinking entity.In today’s corporate and wider organizational world, “I know, therefore I will continue to be,” may well be a basic but profound philosophical proposition for an individual organization’s continued existence as an organizational entity. This sig
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How to improve your communication skills to become a leader in the tech industry

  08-03-2018 15:55
  In "From IT technician to IT leader – taking the first step towards leadership excellence," I talked about the challenges IT technicians face in making the transition from technician  to leader. One of the key areas that they struggle with is effective communication. It’s not just the technologists, but most of us struggle with two things:  analytics and effective communication. Both skills are critical to become a leader.  In this article, I will focus on how you can
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How artificial intelligence is changing the CIO's role

  08-03-2018 13:30
  The role of the Chief Information Officer has grown over the years. The disruptive potential of artificial intelligence, Internet of things and rapidly developing robotics technologies mean the role should become even high profile and strategic. CIOs at large enterprises must be prepared to play a more central role in their organization.They key to successful leadership in the digital age is to accept and embrace the changes and improvements that new technology brings. Leaders are not immune to
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How business intelligence in banking is shifting the paradigm

  08-03-2018 13:00
  Banking has always been a competitive environment, even before the digitization of the industry acquired its present pace. Thanks to financial technology, the competition has become even tougher. Fintech companies to banks are what Uber is to taxis. And, as we know, taxi drivers aren’t happy about Uber.Apart from having their profits endangered by fintech companies, banks also experience extreme pressure from regulators. After the 2008 crisis, regulatory agencies, such as FRB, OCC and FDI
  
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• 17 best data science bootcamps for boosting your career

  08-03-2018 01:15
  Data scientist is the best job in America, according to a survey on Glassdoor, and it consistently makes the top of the list year after year. With a job score of 4.8 out of 5, a median base salary of $110,000 per year and over 4,500 current job openings, it’s a great time to be a data scientist.But, as the role of data scientist grows in demand, traditional schools aren't churning out qualified candidates fast enough to fill the open positions. There's also no clear path for those who hav
  
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