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• IDG Contributor Network: Women in tech: how to increase gender diversity

  26-03-2018 21:45
  It’s no secret tech companies struggle to hire female talent. The tech talent gender gap continues to make headlines even though more young women are studying computer science in high school and in U.S. universities now than in the past several years. However, those women who do make it into tech are twice as likely to quit their jobs as their male colleagues, according to the “Tech Leavers Study” by Kapor. So how can companies work to combat these multifaceted, industry-wide
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: What 'Ohio v. Amex' really means for tech

  26-03-2018 21:32
  A couple of weeks ago, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Ohio v American Express, an antitrust case involving the right standard of review for companies operating in two-sided markets. Critics of tech took their amicus filing in the case and quickly recycled it in the popular press, saying without a unitary standard of review for all types of markets, it would be impossible to rein in the giant tech companies.  But that does a disservice to the real implications of the case.To read
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 2-step process: give and take advice

  26-03-2018 18:00
  Growing up, life seemed simple. I relied on my education and intuition, because I thought I knew better I routinely dismissed the advice my mother offered.  Years later, I understood that her wisdom was timeless. My mother said, “if everyone put their problems in a bag, you would choose your own.” The lesson was not to compare yourself with others, because you never know what is really going on with them.  Sadly, I did not appreciate this advice.When I am told what to do I
  
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• BrandPost: Citrix on Azure Cost Benefits: Why You Should Upgrade Your On-Premise Environment to the Cloud

  26-03-2018 17:18
  Your organization has been using an on-premise Citrix environment for a number of years. This Citrix solution is stable and runs as required. However, the on-premise hardware and software you’re using is aging, and upgrading your Citrix software, servers, and storage will be a critical project for your organization in the next 12 months.If you’re considering an upgrade, then it may be time to consider switching your on-premise Citrix environment to a Cloud-based Citrix on Azure envi
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: IBM bets big on the ‘incumbent disruptor’

  26-03-2018 15:41
  Since its inception, IBM has bet on the big enterprise. A stalwart of the industrial age, IBM provided much of the technology its industrial counterparts needed as they embraced the first computer era — and has maintained a significant presence within enterprise organizations ever since.As technologies evolved, IBM went through its ups-and-downs as it adapted to changing enterprise needs and appetites, but its focus on meeting the big needs of the big enterprise never wavered.Over the las
  
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• BrandPost: It’s Time to Tackle the Legacy Support Challenge — Podcast Episode 5

  26-03-2018 12:00
  In this episode, IDG’s Tom Schmidt talks to Vinnie Mirchandani, a veteran software industry analyst and the author of “SAP Nation: A Runaway Software Economy,” about what it means for an organization to have a “postmodern ERP strategy.”To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• 4 approaches to diversity and inclusion leadership

  26-03-2018 12:00
  Movements like #MeToo and #TimesUp and high-profile scandals at companies like Uber and Binary Capital have put the need for greater diversity and inclusion in tech in the spotlight. Diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategies are no longer “nice to haves,” they’re a business imperative. If the research proving that diverse teams are more productive and innovative and that organizations with diverse leadership perform better and enjoy greater ROI aren’t convincing, the
  
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