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• IDG Contributor Network: 8 factors shaping the future of big data, machine learning and AI

  03-05-2019 19:49
  I’ve just spent a couple of days at O’Reilly’s Strata Data Conference in London and got a much better idea where the world of big data, machine learning (ML) and AI may be heading. These sectors have developed rapidly over the last 5 years with new technologies, processes and applications changing the way organisations are managing their data.The Strata conference provides a good barometer of what the state-of-the-art is in big data manipulation as well as the concerns of deve
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The digital transformation debate: It’s about people AND technology

  03-05-2019 19:26
  In recent years, there have been a wave of articles professing that digital transformation is about people, not technology. The argument typically runs along the lines that it takes people to execute the strategy and without the right skills, culture and change management, any digital transformation initiative will likely miss the mark. While this is accurate, the same could be said of most major initiatives.The real requirements for success in digital transformation involve both people and tec
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Building your corporate culture: more like a culinary art than a science?

  03-05-2019 14:20
  Sometimes the words you say in a moment of frustration come back to haunt you and then teach you. That was the case for me as I worked with a group of engineering leaders at a client organization.After a particularly difficult discussion about their need to be more intentional in their efforts to create a culture that attracts and retains top talent, I lamented that “I’m not sure why this concept is so difficult. Creating a positive culture isn’t rocket science.”I called
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Can EdTech broaden access to future jobs?

  03-05-2019 13:27
  Education is changing faster than ever, with new ideas, technologies and demands constantly emerging.  As Artificial Intelligence continues to automate aspects and functions of various jobs, or even eliminate traditional roles altogether, different subjects and skills will be in demand or even become essential in the performance of future jobs.Identifying what these are and making them accessible to students – regardless of their social and economic background or geographical locatio
  
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• CIOs get strategic

  03-05-2019 12:00
  Sarah Naqvi spent the greater part of her career at HMSHost International, a purveyor of food and beverage services for travelers, starting out in application development as a programmer analyst and working her way up the ranks to become CIO in 2013.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• 5 ways leading organizations excel at digital

  03-05-2019 12:00
  With technology integral to business strategy, leading organizations are rewriting the rule book for success. In Deloitte’s 2018 global CIO survey, we identified these digital vanguard organizations as having two distinct attributes: a clearly defined digital strategy and an IT organization viewed by the business as a leader in harnessing emerging technologies and building digital capabilities. Only 9.7 percent of global technology organizations fit this bill.To read this article in full,
  
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• Google workers hold sit-in to protest retaliation

  03-05-2019 11:30
  In November 2018, Google workers walked out to protest the company’s handling of sexual harassment allegations. Now, many say the company has retaliated against them for participating in that walkout. And on May 1, International Worker’s Day, they held a sit-in.The first protest action occurred on Nov. 1, 2018, when approximately 1,500 Google employees collectively protested inadequate handling of sexual misconduct claims related to two executives. At 11:10 a.m. local time, at more
  
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• BrandPost: Reducing Tech Debt, Part 2: Major Considerations for the Future of IT

  03-05-2019 02:22
  For today’s IT organizations, how the future will evolve often depends on how handicapped they are by technical debt. Successful digital transformation requires moving at the speed of business, but significant technical debt makes moving into agile, DevOps delivery methods difficult. Whether it is the application itself or the toolset around the application, a legacy footprint may not be sufficiently current to move into anything other than a very ad-hoc or de minimis approach to modern d
  
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