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• Linium Extends ServiceNow Solutions Through Amazon Web Services Service Catalog Connector

  07-05-2018 22:30
  Linium, a digital business, engineering, experience and transformation consultancy, today announced a new collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide ServiceNow customers with easy access to AWS resources that drive innovation, efficiency, and business performance.
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Deep learning is more accessible to mainstream enterprises

  07-05-2018 19:49
  Is deep learning ready for mainstream enterprise adoption?I went to the O’Reilly AI Conference last week with this simple question. Recent surveys suggest that while half of enterprises believe that AI and deep learning will play an essential role in future projects, almost three quarters have not yet started experimenting with deep learning. As more organizations demonstrate business value from their deep learning investments, as the number of AI practitioners grows, as the ecosystem of
  
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• Complexity a killer when it comes to digital transformation success

  07-05-2018 18:12
  Nearly six years ago, roughly 250 miles above the Earth, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) faced a problem.While trying to install a replacement Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) on the outside of the ISS, which is one of the components necessary to provide power to the space station, they had trouble removing one of the bolts that may have been forced on during the installation of the prior unit. Once removed, metal shavings and other debris jammed in the bolt’s housin
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The secrets to effective IT procurement

  07-05-2018 13:27
  As the CIO role becomes more about vendor management rather than ‘building things’, it is relevant to consider what things make for an effective IT procurement process. To be honest, there are lessons here for CIOs, other IT leaders, and even the vendors that service each of them. As with many #CIOChats, this one was chock full of ideas and back and forth discussion.What should be the starting for IT procurement?
  I asked the CIOs first what should be the starting point for an IT pro
  
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• The 7 fundamentals of IT consultant success

  07-05-2018 12:00
  Thinking of becoming an IT consultant? That might not be a bad idea — if you’ve developed the skills and experience needed to help clients deliver successful projects.Companies are in need of expertise in areas such as cloud computing, cyber security, big data and analytics, data center transformation, artificial intelligence/machine learning, and the internet of things (IoT) — among others. But they’re facing an ongoing shortage of talent with skills in these areas. Tha
  
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• BrandPost: It’s Time to Tackle the Legacy Support Challenge — Podcast Episode 6

  07-05-2018 12:00
  Core legacy systems can either inhibit or enable businesses’ ability to meet changing customer demands in the digital age. The scale and nature of the opportunity is such that it needs to be addressed now. Surveys suggest that it is time for boards and corporate leaders to control their own destinies in the new digital economy, otherwise they’re likely to find their destinies in the hands of someone else. Bottom line: core “tried and true” systems can either be an anchor
  
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• How 3D printing can affect your supply chain

  07-05-2018 11:56
  3D printing has been used for prototyping for decades, but now it’s starting to creep into production process too. Even if you’re not printing things yourself, that change is going to have implications for your supply chain management.What’s different about 3D printing and other additive manufacturing processes
  When you think about 3D printing, you might visualize a filament of molten plastic being squirted, toothpaste-like, out of a nozzle, building up an object layer by laye
  
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