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DEWA’s Smart Ball technology saved last year 243 million gallons of water

CIO

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) utilises innovation and disruptive technologies in detecting leaks in the water transmission underground pipelines. DEWA’s Smart Ball technology detects leaks that are usually difficult to detect using traditional techniques. This helped DEWA save 243 million gallons of water and AED 9.66

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You’re not going to grow into your 2021 valuation

TechCrunch

Jacob Sonnenberg is a portfolio manager at Irving Investors and runs Irving's Technology and Consumer Crossover Fund. We often hear companies claim: “We will grow into our valuation from 2021.”. Interestingly, these companies claim they can do that — as if growing into one’s 2021 valuation is easy and can happen in the near term.

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Remembering the startups we lost in 2021

TechCrunch

When we penned the intro for this piece last year , little did we know that — in many ways — we’d still be deep in it by the time 2021’s feature rolled around. 2021 also largely lacked the kind of blockbuster crashes we saw last year, courtesy of names like Quibi and Essential. Abundant Robotics (2016-2021).

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Top 5 JavaScript Trends in 2021

The Crazy Programmer

Top 5 JavaScript Trends in 2021. However, 2020 marked Recap’s first major release without any new features–allowing gradual upgrades and embedding into other technologies. The post Top 5 JavaScript Trends in 2021 appeared first on The Crazy Programmer. Popularity (which frameworks do other people use?),

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Your Team's Pragmatic Guide to Security

Speaker: Naresh Soni, CTO, Tsunami XR

As technology leaders, it's time to rethink some of your product security strategy. Tuesday February 16th, 2021 at 9:30AM PST, 12:30PM EST, 5:30PM GMT The pandemic has led to new data vulnerabilities, and therefore new cyber security threats. What methods and architectures you should consider to proactively protect your data.

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6 most underhyped technologies in IT — plus one that’s not dead yet

CIO

Generative AI and, more specifically, ChatGPT captivated the corporate world in 2023, with board directors, CEOs, and other executives fawning (and sometimes fearing) the technology. Isn’t it time some of those overlooked and underappreciated technologies get their due? with best-in-class companies “reaping an enviable 13% ROI.”

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Most startups were overvalued before 2021, and now it’s causing problems

TechCrunch

He is building Picus’ Berlin office focusing on early-stage technology ventures. Post-money valuations were inflated by market expectations in 2021, but they were also inflated by the underlying mechanics of the valuation model itself. The miracle year of 2021. Bastian Hasslinger. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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How to Operationalize Data From Multiple Sources to Deliver Actionable Insights

Speaker: Speakers from SafeGraph, Facteus, AWS Data Exchange, SimilarWeb, and AtScale

Leveraging technologies including Amazon SageMaker & Redshift, Microsoft Power BI & Excel, and AtScale. Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 at 11AM PDT, 2PM EDT, 7PM GMT. Real-world examples of data initiatives from AWS Data Exchange, SimilarWeb, Facteus, and SafeGraph customers.

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The Beauty and Brains of Actionable Data: How to Go From Concept to Reality

Speaker: Dr. Joe Perez, Chief Technology Officer at SolonTek and Senior Systems Analyst at NC Dept. of Health & Human Services

Join Dr. Joe Perez Chief Technology Officer, SolonTek, and Senior Systems Analyst at NC DHHS, to learn how you as a CTO can capitalize on your ideas by blending internal with external while leveraging them into a cohesive strategy for both the short term and the long term. July 29, 2021 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm BST

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The Forrester Wave™: B2B Marketing Data Providers, Q2 2021

In our 24-criterion evaluation of B2B marketing data providers, we identified the 11 most significant vendors — Data Axle, Dun & Bradstreet, Enlyft, Global Database, InsideView, Leadspace, Oracle, SMARTe, Spiceworks Ziff Davis, TechTarget, and ZoomInfo Technologies — and researched, analyzed, and scored them.

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Open Source & Open Standards: Navigating the Intricacies of a Symbiotic Partnership

Speaker: Guy Martin, Executive Director of OASIS Open

The COVID-19 global pandemic has raised the already bright visibility of technology to an even higher level. Our worldwide society has continued to operate and thrive due to foundational technologies like the Internet. March 16, 2021 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm GMT This is an exclusive session you don't want to miss!

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Are You Ready For Predictive Analytics?

Speaker: Anita Lauper Wood, Product Strategist

As a product or technology leader, you likely know there’s a tremendous value that can be gained from predictive analytics. Join Anita Lauper Wood, Product Strategist, for a valuable session for product and technology leaders who want to learn: Case studies showing value derived from predictive analytics.

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How to Scale a Data Literacy Program at Your Organization

Speaker: Megan Brown, Director, Data Literacy at Starbucks; Mariska Veenhof-Bulten, Business Intelligence Lead at bol.com; and Jennifer Wheeler, Director, IT Data and Analytics at Cardinal Health

Real-world examples and strategies with the people, process and technology investments needed to create a data literate culture. Thursday, September 23rd, 2021 at 11AM PDT, 2PM EDT, 7PM GMT. Best practices, pitfalls, practical first steps and models to scale adoption and continuously improve.

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Roadmaps Are Dead! Long Live Roadmaps!

Speaker: Bruce McCarthy, Co-Author of Product Roadmaps Relaunched and Founder of Product Culture

They are supposed to focus primarily on customer needs and only secondarily on technology and features. November 9, 2021 at 9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT, 4:30 pm GMT As a result, companies end up falling into a “Build, Ship, Build, Ship” culture that doesn’t consciously solve their customer’s pain points.

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How Can We Stop Under Utilizing a Key User Experience Champion?

Speaker: Miles Robinson, Agile and Management Consultant, Motivational Speaker

In the world of ever-changing technology, customer representation has become a key factor for a product’s success. April 8, 2021 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm GMT With quality assurance/control already embedded in our development process, what if we expand the role of our developers to champion usability and customer delight?