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Who Should Own RPA?
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
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Enterprises are running into challenges with robotic process automation because lines of business or IT are missing the bigger picture. Thinking strategically and cross-functionally helps.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 2/18/2020
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IT Salary Report 2020: Get Paid What You Are Worth
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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IT pros must do real research about their value in the market if they want to be paid fairly. InformationWeek’s 2020 IT Salary Report can help technologists get started.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 2/12/2020
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Edge Computing Benefits for AI Crystallizing
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The prospect of performing AI at the edge is still mostly theoretical, but organizations are exploring potential edge computing benefits. -- ITPro Today
By Brian Buntz, ITPro Today , 2/11/2020
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Time is Running Out: 5 Steps to Prepare for the CCPA
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The nation’s most comprehensive data privacy law has gone into effect and enforcement is just around the corner. Worried about compliance? Follow these guidelines.
By Caitlin Fennessy, Research Director, International Association of Privacy Professionals , 2/11/2020
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SAP Gives Enterprise IT Customers an Extension
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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ERP giant SAP wants all its customers to migrate to its new platform S/4HANA, but it's a time consuming and expensive process. So the company is extending maintenance on its earlier platform.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 2/10/2020
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Recognize Behavioral Tracking’s Opportunities and Pitfalls
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
Commentary
Understanding the details of customer behavior can increase sales and marketing ROI, but misusing that data can be expensive and unnecessary.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 2/10/2020
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Bridge the IT Skills Gap With Data and Analytics
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Enterprises can benefit in many ways from internal and external data analysis. One of the most obvious is using data analytics to help close your IT team’s skills gap.
By Zvi Guterman, CEO, CloudShare , 2/10/2020
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ITSM Platforms Gain Artificial Intelligence
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
AI will become an integral part of IT service management and related tools. Here's a look at what ServiceNow is doing to incorporate artificial intelligence.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 2/7/2020
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Stop ‘Vacation Shaming’ Your IT Staff
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Burnout from lack of time off takes a toll on your employees, hampers their productivity and erodes your ability to retain strong IT team members. Nobody wins.
By Mark Runyon, Principal Consultant, Improving , 2/7/2020
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Engineering Tiny Machine Learning for the Edge
James Kobielus, Research Director, Futurum
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As developers face the challenge of making complex AI and machine learning applications work on edge-computing devices, options to support Tiny ML are emerging.
By James Kobielus Research Director, Futurum, 2/6/2020
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Vertical AI is the New Black
Romi Mahajan, Author and Tech Investor
Commentary
The reality of AI adoption is out of sync with the hype that AI has generated. However, where artificial intelligence is prepared to prove itself is in vertical market applications.
By Romi Mahajan Author and Tech Investor, 2/5/2020
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How Continuous Intelligence Enhances Observability in DevOps
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
The escalation of data and workloads in the cloud calls for continuous intelligence to maintain order.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 2/5/2020
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New Decade, New You: The Evolution of the CIO
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Differentiate your enterprise by going more in-depth with cloud, leveraging data and analytics, embedding AI, and putting security at the center of the business.
By Jason Warnke, Managing Director, Accenture , 2/5/2020
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Predictions Around Blockchain and Data for IT leaders
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Blockchain technologies will ignite the era of decentralization, where customers own their data and decide how it is used. IT leaders should start to rethink their strategies.
By Avivah Litan, VP and Distinguished Analyst, Gartner , 2/4/2020
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Fighting the Coronavirus with Analytics and GIS
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus a global emergency. Here's how governments and the general public are using analytics to track the outbreak.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 2/3/2020
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IT Careers: 10 Job Skills in High Demand This Year
Cynthia Harvey, Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek
News
If you're looking to add skills to your resume, experience with these technologies might help you land a new job or promotion.
By Cynthia Harvey Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek, 2/3/2020
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Top Applications Businesses are Using
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
A cloud data warehouse company came in first as the fastest growing application in a new report of the most popular business applications from Okta.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 2/3/2020
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Elevating the Human Enterprise with a Machine-First Mindset
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The purpose of adopting a machine-first approach is to bring together diverse technologies including automation, AI and analytics in a holistic way.
By PR Krishnan, EVP, Tata Consultancy Services , 2/3/2020
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Consider Roles that Interact with Enterprise Data Lakes
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Developing practical methodologies requires understanding the different roles that participate in the enterprise data lake. -- ITPro Today
By David Loshin, ITPro Today , 1/31/2020
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What's the True Impact of California’s New IoT Law?
Andrew Froehlich, President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks
Commentary
While there are a few specifics that IoT manufacturers will have to adhere to, the remainder of the law is a bit fuzzy in terms of consequences.
By Andrew Froehlich President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks, 1/31/2020
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