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The Complete Guide to Embedded Analytics

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

Summary: The embedded analytics market is growing by 15% annually, and shows no signs of slowing down. What is embedded analytics and why is it so important? In this article, we cover the concept in more detail and explain why it’s a trend you can’t afford to ignore. Let me ask you a question: What is the purpose of business intelligence (BI)?

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Data literacy matters. Do we have to spell it out?!

Forrester IT

In the words of Thomas Edison, the value of an idea lies in the using of it. Yeah, I’ve used that quote a lot to talk about the value of data. Data isn’t inherently valuable. But when you use it to better understand customers or to identify bottlenecks in a process or to detect fraud […].

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AI Ethics Guidelines Every CIO Should Read

Information Week

You don't need to come up with an AI ethics framework out of thin air. Here are five of the best resources to get technology and ethics leaders started.

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Blockchain Marks the Next Step in the Internet’s Evolution

CTOvision

Read Irving Wladawsky-Berger’s article about how blockchain tech will be a catalyst for Internet evolution on the Wall Street Journal : “Blockchain matters because no business operates in isolation,” says “Blockchain for Business,” a recent book by Jai Arun, Jerry Cuomo, and Nitin Gaur. “By implementing business processes that leverage the collective knowledge of the […].

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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5 Takeaways from ChannelCon 2019: Tech Support, Cloud Computing and Cybersecurity Included

Association of Information Technology Professional

The IT Pro Track at ChannelCon 2019 offered insights (and continuing education units (CEUs)!) on topics including tech support, cloud computing, cybersecurity and more.

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Infrastructure Automation Platforms: Coopetition At Its Fiercest

Forrester IT

Why Infrastructure Automation? I used to kid around with my research director, Glenn O’Donnell, that my previous Forrester Wave™ evaluation on configuration management was the “Wave no vendor wanted to be in.” The term, while valid, is old. Further, configuration management is one part of a larger infrastructure automation story. This led to an interesting […].

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How Bias Distorts AI (Artificial Intelligence)

CTOvision

Read Tom Taulli’s article about how bias distorts artificial intelligence on Forbes : When it comes to AI (Artificial Intelligence), there’s usually a major focus on using large datasets, which allow for the training of models. But there’s a nagging issue: bias. What may seem like a robust dataset could instead be highly skewed, such […].

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Is SD-WAN a Better Bet for Unified Communications?

Information Week

As momentum continues to build for managed services with SD-WAN, providers try to make the case to migrate communications to these networks.

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Current Malpractice Handicaps Social Selling’s Potential

Forrester IT

We first published research on social selling in 2016, and B2B sellers continue to flock to various networks to interact with their customers and prospects. Social provides the opportunity for authentic connections, mutually beneficial professional relationships, and positive business outcomes for both buyers and sellers. But sellers’ inconsistent and boorish behaviors and a lack of […].

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SCCM CMG Schema Workflow Scenarios – Part 1

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. SCCM Cloud management gateway (CMG) is an Azure service (PAAS) to manage SCCM client over the internet. We can say CMG is an SCCM Management point in Cloud. SCCM CMG helps to reduce SCCM infrastructure complexity and cost. CMG also open up different scenarios for modern device management.

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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Artificial Intelligence: What we have seen so far in 2019 and what is to come

CTOvision

Implementation of artificial intelligence has risen significantly in the last year, impacting platforms, tools and applications around the world, in fields as diverse as healthcare, retail, agriculture and more. As an increasing number of industries begin opting for solutions based on machine learning, here are seven of the top AI trends that we have seen in […].

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Microsoft finds Russia-backed attacks that exploit IoT devices

Network World

The STRONTIUM hacking group, which has been strongly linked by security researchers to Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, was responsible for an IoT -based attack on unnamed Microsoft customers, according to the company. a blog post from the company’s security response center issued Monday. Microsoft said in a blog that the attack, which it discovered in April, targeted three specific IoT devices – a VoIP phone, a video decoder and a printer (the company declined to specify the brands) –

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Salesforce Buys ClickSoftware To Bolster Its’ Field Service Offering

Forrester IT

Salesforce continues its fast and furious acquisition spree by picking up ClickSoftware for $1.53B to beef up its field service capabilities. Field Service is a rapidly growing area in CRM. Growth is fueled by the demand for (1) differentiated customer experiences which extends to a field worker showing up at a customer or a work […].

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Four Technology-Driven Hiring Trends

Information Week

It's been a challenging year for businesses seeking to hire CIOs and technical experts in fields as diverse as machine learning and mobile network technology.

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Guide to Centralizing IT Operations: How to Link Tasks and Tools with an Automation Platform

For many IT admins, business as usual is a juggling act. Job schedulers and scripts run on autopilot, applications and operating systems can’t speak the same language, and other tools—like RPA or MFT solutions—operate in isolation. On a good day, everything runs smoothly. But good days are rare; more often than not, something goes wrong and you’re stuck putting out fires.

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Cyber-attacks on the financial industry are skyrocketing, but what’s the real reason?

CTOvision

Over the past couple years, we’ve all heard of varying degrees of cyber-attacks being carried out on political campaigns, cities and towns, hospitals, and – perhaps not surprisingly – financial institutions. What I find the most interesting about these incidents is two-fold: that organizations are still leveraging traditional or outdated cybersecurity approaches in an era […].

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Is your enterprise software committing security malpractice?

Network World

Back when this blog was dedicated to all things Microsoft I routinely railed against the spying aspects of Windows 10. Well, apparently that’s nothing compared to what enterprise security, analytics, and hardware management tools are doing. An analytics firm called ExtraHop examined the networks of its customers and found that their security and analytic software was quietly uploading information to servers outside of the customer's network.

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Zero Trust In Action

Forrester IT

Watch this video to see what happens when a threat attacks a Zero Trust environment compared to a perimeter-based one.

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Brewing Up Data Infrastructure to Support Tech Diversity

Information Week

Having grown by many acquisitions to be perhaps the largest beer company in the world, Anheuser Busch InBev is working to create a unified view of all its data.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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AI augmentation to create $2.9 trillion business in 2021: Gartner

CTOvision

In 2021, artificial intelligence (AI) augmentation will create $2.9 trillion of business value and 6.2 billion hours of worker productivity globally, according to research firm Gartner, Inc. Gartner defines augmented intelligence as a human-centered partnership model of people and AI working together to enhance cognitive performance. This includes learning, decision making and new experiences.

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Video: How IT Certifications Advance Careers | Road to ChannelCon

Association of Information Technology Professional

IT pros and students shared firsthand how IT training and certifications help them get into IT, perform well on the job and best serve their customers.

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Customer Effort: How To Measure It Right

Forrester IT

How do you measure customer effort? Most customer experience (CX) pros use surveys. While the question text and scale they use can differ, the resulting score measures the level of effort. But we need to move beyond only measuring the level of effort. My new report explains why and gives suggestions for improving customer effort […].

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HPE Emerges to Rescue MapR Customers

Information Week

HPE will expand its data and analytics portfolio through its acquisition of embattled Hadoop pioneer MapR.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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New approach allows artificial intelligence systems to teach each other

CTOvision

The journal Physics of Life Reviews, which has one of the highest impact factors in the categories “Biology” and “Biophysics”, has published an article entitled “Symphony of the high-dimensional brain” The authors of the article, world-famous scientists of Russian origin, including the chief researcher at the laboratory for advanced methods of multidimensional data analysis at […].

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What Does Your Workplace Say About Your IT Department?

The Accidental Successful CIO

Does your IT office make people want to come to work? Image Credit: Jesús Corrius. One of the most challenging jobs that the person in the CIO position has to deal with is trying to recruit the best workers. In addition to the importance of information technology, there are a number of different things that can cause a young person just out of college to decide to either join your IT department or not, but one of the most obvious is what they think of your work environment.

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Top Security Technology Trends in 2019: Transforming the Future of Work in Security

Forrester IT

Walk the show floor at any security event and you will be inundated with a multitude of purportedly cutting-edge and disruptive security technologies. When every vendor claims that their solution is unique, and that no security program would be complete without it, how do you cut through the noise to pinpoint what you must pay […].

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How to Use Digital Textbooks in the Classroom

Kitaboo

The use of digital textbooks in classrooms is growing in the face of the easy availability of smartphones and the Internet. The interactive features that form part of digital textbooks have captured the attention of both students and teachers, providing the former a more engaging and immersive experience and allowing the latter easy access to online resources to supplement their teaching.

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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Microsoft Launches Massive Private Cloud Server Service In Azure

CTOvision

Microsoft Azure’s now has a new service that allows users to run virtual machines to run a single-tenant physical server. With this new feature, people can now use the cloud storage of Azure to run a private server. This new feature is called the Azure Dedicated Host. The Azure Dedicated Host is great for businesses […].

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SCCM Hotfix is Not Visible in Console – Here is the Reason

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Are you wondering why that particular SCCM hotfix or rollup update is not available in SCCM console? The availability of SCCM CB versions and Hotfixes in SCCM console is based on the applicability of your environment, and Microsoft dynamically manages this. NOTE ! – If you want to know more about the SCCM 1906 new […].

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Translating Security For Small Business

Forrester IT

This week is BlackHat. The annual Hacker Summer Camp as many folks call it. And this year is the first year in 14 years I haven’t been there. This year I intentionally took an opportunity to punt on Hacker Summer Camp. Why? I had an invite to speak to a group of small business owners […].

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When a Few Hundred Thousand Lives Depend on IT

Information Week

Eversource Energy CIO Kathy Kountze shares her perspective on IT's role when weather knocks out heat and electricity for many thousands of New England neighbors.

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.