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Opinion stories - Page 273

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Watson shifts from the laboratory to the market

Thu, 24th Nov 2016
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cloud services
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ibm
IBM positioned Watson as a product in what is now a competitive artificial intelligence (AI) market and offered solutions across four business areas.
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TBR: Pure play acquisitions plentiful for quick picking

Wed, 23rd Nov 2016
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cloud services
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The cloud brokerage market is reaching an inflection point, with pure plays being acquired and multilines building out their brokerage platforms.
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Software vulnerability management: How 'intelligence' helps reduce the attack surface

Tue, 22nd Nov 2016
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flexera
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opinion
While CSOs probably don't need to be reminded of the extensive damage that can be inflicted through vulnerabilities, the numbers speak for themselves.
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Tips to ensure your website is not bait this online shopping season

Tue, 22nd Nov 2016
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online shopping
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secureworks
Australians will spend around $7 billion online in the lead-up to Christmas. With this much money on the line, security is essential.
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Smart Home Summit: AI-enabled hubs point the way to the mass market

Mon, 21st Nov 2016
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smart home
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healthtech
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ovum
While the smart home is becoming more and more present and understood, OEMs and service providers still have a long way to go before it's ubiquitous.
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Digital tools still need to work with analog brains

Mon, 21st Nov 2016
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edutech
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e-learning
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education, learning & training
Research suggests that there are significant educational benefits to some old-fashioned analogue skill sets that can be critical to the way we think.
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Aus Gov gets serious about late payments, launches national inquiry

Mon, 21st Nov 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
The Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, has launched an inquiry into the late payment of small businesses.
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Facebook inspired to do more with social platform

Fri, 18th Nov 2016
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facebook
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opinion
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partners
While it's still very early in this journey, we're inspired by the good our community already does and we are committed to doing more to help people.
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Application modernisation drives the transformation agenda

Thu, 17th Nov 2016
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digital transformation
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ovum
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opinion
The distance between thinking about that first step and actually taking it is a chasm that many customers view as extremely challenging.
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Secure your router: How to help prevent the next internet takedown

Wed, 16th Nov 2016
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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router
Someone recently asked me if we shouldn't adopt a new name for the Internet of Things (IoT) because the existing term is too vague.
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Differentiation and neutralisation - The constant struggle

Wed, 16th Nov 2016
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opinion
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analyst report
If you are an established provider, preferably a mega vendor, then your goal is not to differentiate (in most cases).
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Working in the cyber security industry

Wed, 16th Nov 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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cyber criminal
Diving into cyber security careers, industry experts reveal the skills needed to fight cybercrime and the dynamic nature of this ever-evolving field.
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Ovum: Big questions for those looking for answers in big data

Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Data scientists and vendors must acknowledge that the future remains unpredictable, despite advances in analytics and big data, claims analyst.
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Three ways service providers can overcome cloud delivery obstacles

Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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iaas
One of the primary roles of any service provider is to help their customers break through the top barriers to enterprise cloud adoption.
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Why learning is the work of the future

Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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google
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opinion
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partners
In an era of unprecedented change, Google's Education Symposium emphasises transforming education to prepare students for jobs and technologies of the future.
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The three things we know about public cloud. Or do we?

Wed, 9th Nov 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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dc
There's what we know about the cloud, and there's what we think we know. That's just to say that a lot of assumptions about the cloud.
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How facial recognition will revolutionise customer experiences

Wed, 9th Nov 2016
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crm
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surveillance
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biometrics
Facial recognition technology could remove the need for paper-driven and time-consuming processes, and shorten the entire sales cycle.
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Bad customer service as a tool to distract from bad business

Wed, 9th Nov 2016
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crm
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cx
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martech
Bad customer service may not just be poor training, but a deliberate shield for systemic business flaws, a troubling report suggests.
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Microsoft successfully adapts to the cloud business model

Tue, 8th Nov 2016
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virtualisation
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it automation
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microsoft
Microsoft champions cloud stride, using AI to lift lifetime value, harnessing partnerships for full portfolio prowess.
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Will consumers get caught in the crossfire of a DDoS attack?

Tue, 8th Nov 2016
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ddos
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arbor networks
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opinion
Here's the lesson for everyone: pay attention to what's happening in the real world. Keep an eye on the news for geopolitical events.