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Automation, AI Impact: The Future of Work
View from the Edge: Clear or Cloudy?
IBM Db2 Joins the AI Age
Priceline and RB Health Share Advice on Scaling Up AI
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How to Convince Wary Customers to Share Personal Information
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Commentary
Burned by past abuses, consumers are guarding their data with an iron fist. You can win back their confidence and gain the insights that provide targeted services.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 6/17/2019
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What’s Driving the Tech Sector’s Extreme Turnover Rate?
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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The answer is multifaceted, but two of the biggest reasons for employee turnover in tech are lack of scope for career development and flat salaries.
By Zoe Morris, President, Nelson Frank , 6/14/2019
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Salesforce Buys Tableau: Next Wave Analytics Consolidation
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Salesforce buys Tableau, and Google buys Looker, kicking off a new wave of consolidation in the analytics and BI space.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 6/13/2019
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Waiting for the AI Revolution? Don’t.
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There’s no one-size-fits-all solution to becoming AI-ready, but the building blocks for maximizing its value over the long term are already available.
By Dejan Deklich, Chief Product Officer, 8x8 , 6/13/2019
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NLP, Machine Learning: Killer Combo for Unstructured Data
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
To apply AI to customer service interactions, you need both machine learning and natural language processing, which is why demand for NLP skills are on the rise in the job market.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 6/12/2019
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The Future of B2B E-Commerce
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IT leaders can close the digital gap by taking product, customer, inventory, invoice and other information and make it a more modern user experience.
By Steve Shaffer, CEO, Insite Software , 6/12/2019
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How to Hire Reliable Remote Tech Talent
Kayla Matthews, Technology Writer
Commentary
If your company is considering hiring remote IT workers, these five tips may help guide you to success.
By Kayla Matthews Technology Writer, 6/12/2019
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Microsoft Issues Fixes for 88 Vulnerabilities
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
Four of the flaws are publicly known but none have been listed as under active attack.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 6/11/2019
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Q&A: Fractal Analytics’ Co-Founder on Decision-Making and AI
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
AI, design, and engineering can help consumer-facing enterprises create new recipes for advance decision-making.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 6/11/2019
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The Art and Science of Robot Wrangling in the AI Era
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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Technology and cultural readiness are needed for organizations to master artificial intelligence and robotic process automation in the workplace.
By Ryan Hollenbeck, Senior Vice President, Verint , 6/11/2019
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Cognitive Bias Can Hamper Security Decisions
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
A new report sheds light on how human cognitive biases affect cybersecurity decisions and business outcomes.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 6/10/2019
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Four Things Modern CIOs Need to Know
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Chief information officers stand at the forefront of how companies make and adapt to technological change. Here are four takeaways from the MIT CIO Symposium that they should keep in mind.
By Barbara Darrow, Senior Director of Communications, Oracle , 6/10/2019
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Will AI and Machine Learning Break Cloud Architectures?
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
Commentary
AI and machine learning are powered by lots of data, so much so that one futurist thinks today's cloud architectures aren't enough.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 6/10/2019
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Kubernetes Advantage: Considerations for a Multi-Cloud World
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
As more IT leaders deploy Kubernetes into mainstream production environments, the ecosystem around Kubernetes will grow and drive innovation.
By Kip Compton, Senior Vice President, Cisco’s Cloud Platforms and Solutions group , 6/10/2019
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Priceline and RB Health Share Advice on Scaling Up AI
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
News
Consumer-facing enterprises discuss how they use AI and algorithms at scale to address their problem-solving needs.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 6/7/2019
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Analytics Without Behavior Change Is Just Expensive Artwork
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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IT leaders should keep in mind that a good data analytics design starts with understanding how data is being used within their enterprise organizations.
By Matthew Halliday, Co-Founder, VP of Products, Incorta , 6/7/2019
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Data Is the Lifeblood of Sales Intelligence Programs
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Turn sales professionals into their own data masters. Help them organize disparate data, which can lead to intelligence and actionable insights.
By Dave Egloff, Senior Director, Gartner , 6/7/2019
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Feds Make New Arrest in Darkode Case
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer
News
Another American was arrested and charged alongside three international suspects who remain at large, according to newly unsealed indictment.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, 6/6/2019
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6 Security Scams Set to Sweep This Summer
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
Experts share the cybersecurity threats to watch for and advice to stay protected.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 6/6/2019
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Cloud Hadoop Competition Hits MapR, Cloudera
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
MapR has filed a notice that it could shut down in mid-June, and Cloudera said that customers are holding off on signing new deals.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 6/6/2019
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