Mon.Dec 02, 2024

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How to Decide Which Innovation Projects to Greenlight

Harvard Business Review

When selecting new innovation projects, some committees prize consensus — and thus end up funding only ideas whose success is plain to see, which is often an incremental innovation. Meanwhile, venture capitalists looking for the next big thing might do the opposite, picking projects on which they disagree. These types of project selection quandaries are reflected in new research, which models the effectiveness of common decision methods such as voting, scoring, and ranking.

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How to talk to your board about tech debt

CIO

When your CEO or CFO asks about the budget needed for technical debt remediation , do you find yourself struggling to justify the investment? You’re not alone. While CIOs understand the crushing weight of technical debt — now costing US companies $2.41 trillion annually — translating this into compelling business language for the board remains a persistent challenge.

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When You’re the Scapegoat: Powerful Phrases to Address Unfair Blame

Let's Grow Leaders

Powerful Phrases for When You’re Being Set Up as the Scapegoat Being set up as the scapegoat never feels easy. It’s uncomfortable, unfair, and downright isolating. But here’s the good news: you don’t have to stay the goat in this blame game. Instead, you can fight goats with GOATs—our Greatest of All Time Powerful Phrases for Dealing With Workplace Conflict —and other powerful phrases and rise above the chaos.

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Las 15 tecnologías más infravaloradas en el ecosistema de TI

CIO

La inteligencia artificial (IA) continúa dominando los debates sobre tecnología, a medida que los ejecutivos (y los trabajadores de todos los niveles) buscan formas de usarla para hacer que el trabajo sea más fácil, más rápido y, en última instancia, más rentable. En gran medida, este bombo publicitario está justificado, ya que la IA ya aporta valor de múltiples maneras.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Agile storytelling: Inspiring change through sharing experiences

Agile Alliance

Explore the transformative power of Agile storytelling, showcasing how deliberate narratives can inspire change, foster engagement, and overcome resistance. The post Agile storytelling: Inspiring change through sharing experiences first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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From Founders To Funders: A Fresh Approach For Venture Capitalists To Find The Right LPs

Crunchbase News

By Dmitry Smirnov In the third quarter of this year, venture capital fundraising tightened significantly, with only $66.5 billion raised — down 16% quarter over quarter and 15% year over year. Amid this challenging environment, institutional investors are being more cautious and reassessing their investment strategies. For some VCs , this has highlighted an often-overlooked fundraising approach: courting entrepreneurs, including ex-portfolio founders, as limited partners.

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Makro transforma su gestión de recursos humanos gracias a la RPA

CIO

Makro, conocido distribuidor mayorista del mercado español, se suma a la transformación digital de sus procesos internos tecnología mediante. En esta ocasión, la organización ha apostado por optimizar y eficientar sus operaciones en la división de Recursos Humanos (RR.HH) con el fin de que el personal en plantilla pueda dedicar su tiempo a tareas de mayor valor añadido.

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If You Only Have 1 Minute: Quick Tips for Effective Exposure Response

Tenable

Comprehensive, action-oriented workflows and key metrics are the cornerstones of a successful exposure response program. Here’s what you need to know. In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, managing vulnerabilities is essential — but it’s about more than identifying weaknesses. Effective vulnerability management requires prioritizing and addressing risks in ways that drive security improvements and prevent major exposures.

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Certificación SAFe: inicie su carrera en Scaled Agile Framework

CIO

¿Qué es la certificación SAFe? Las certificaciones de Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) se están volviendo valiosas para las organizaciones más grandes que buscan una ejecución eficiente de proyectos, una reducción del tiempo de comercialización y formas de brindar un mayor valor a las partes interesadas. Estas certificaciones brindan un medio válido y confiable para evaluar las habilidades, el conocimiento y la mentalidad de quienes buscan avanzar en su carrera trabajando con este enfoque.

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Revolutionize QA: GAPs AI-Driven Accelerators for Smarter, Faster Testing

GAP's AI-Driven QA Accelerators revolutionize software testing by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing test coverage. From generating test cases and Cypress code to AI-powered code reviews and detailed defect reports, our platform streamlines QA processes, saving time and resources. Accelerate API testing with Pytest-based cases and boost accuracy while reducing human error.

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Public Raises $135M Series D-2 For AI-Driven Investment

Crunchbase News

Investment platform Public announced Monday that it has raised $135 million in equity and debt financing amid sharp growth in adoption of its AI-enabled research features. The financing, which New York-based Public described as a Series D-2, included $105 million in equity and $30 million in debt, with longtime backer Accel as the lead investor. Previously, the 5-year-old company had raised more than $300 million in venture funding.

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Sify Technologies: India’s end-to-end digital transformation partner

CIO

Jitender Durairajan, Head Cloud Engineering & Solutions at Sify Technologies, believes it is imperative for businesses to carefully consider who they partner with in their digital transformation journey. He points to IDC’s research on hybrid and multicloud management as a case in point. “IDC’s research found that organizations ‘need to work with professional cloud service providers that offer end-to-end capabilities of assessment, cloud migration, security, and managed services, and that can

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One of the best work travel tablets is still nearly 25% off for Cyber Monday

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The Asus ProArt PZ13 is a high-performing laptop-tablet hybrid with a gorgeous 3K OLED screen and a battery that lasts way longer than expected.

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Why Sovereign Cloud is essential for today’s businesses

CIO

So, why suddenly does everyone care about “where the data lives?” Well, the truth is, we’ve always cared. Policymakers interested in leveraging data sovereignty requirements to advance economic and investment goals certainly continue to care. As a candidate for European Commission President in 2019, Ursula von der Leyen highlighted the economic importance of data sovereignty, and in his September 2024 report on European Competitiveness, former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi noted

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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Wealth Management Startups See Funding Rise

Crunchbase News

The ultra-rich run family offices, hire wealth managers and hold stakes in private investment funds. For those who are well-off but hardly jetsetters, however, portfolios look much more mundane. Typically, their largest asset is their home. Other holdings might include a 401(k), a few stocks, a bank account and a car. There’s nothing terrible about this sort of asset assortment.

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Download the Cloud Optimization Enterprise Spotlight

CIO

In this issue, we look at how IT leaders are reworking their cloud implementations for better fit to their needs, as well as how they can control cloud costs and ensure cloud security.

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Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities

DevOps.com

The five great opportunities shared this week include DevOps engineer roles at Palo Alto Networks and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

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I test AI tools for a living, and these are the only two worth paying for

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Generative AI can supercharge your productivity, but which tools truly deliver? These are my must-have subscriptions for programming, graphics, and creative workflows that actually pay off.

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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How an Effective AppSec Program Shifts Your Teams From Fixing to Building

DevOps.com

Development teams are under growing pressure to build cutting-edge applications with shorter development lifecycles. However, they are often slowed down by the growing burden of fixing security vulnerabilities. Ineffective application security processes mean these teams can spend more time firefighting than building, diverting focus from their primary objective: Delivering innovative, high-performance software.

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The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is still $80 off at Best Buy for Cyber Monday (while the deal lasts)

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Snag Apple's Watch Ultra 2 for $80 off at Best Buy. The deal is going fast during the last few hours of Cyber Monday.

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Digital Transformation in Hiring: The Future of Virtual Interviews

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Recruitment and hiring have changed in the last few years, and technology is the key driver. This change is led by virtual interviews as these can be scheduled swiftly and are also easily manageable for companies and candidates. As, more and more sectors in the society embrace the digital change, virtual interviews have turned out to be one way which firms that seek to employ the most suitable candidates can embark on.

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Cloudera and AWS Partner to Deliver Cost-Efficient and Sustainable Infrastructure for AI and Analytics

Cloudera

As organizations adopt a cloud-first infrastructure strategy, they must weigh a number of factors to determine whether or not a workload belongs in the cloud. Cost has been a key consideration in public cloud adoption from the start. Today, energy efficiency is gaining importance, not only for cutting costs but also as a vital step toward sustainable business practices.

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How to Create Sales Email Sequences That Convert

Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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I recommend this $60 anti-spy camera finder to anyone traveling (get 38% off for Cyber Monday)

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Social media is awash with ads for gadgets that detect hidden cameras and bugs in your hotel room, Airbnb, or even your own home. So I tested one to see if it actually works.

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Integrating Racks in Franklin, Mass.

Dell EMC

Our Franklin, Mass. factory is ramping capacity to build thousands of AI servers a week, helping customers accelerate AI results.

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Last chance to get 1 year of Hulu for $0.99 a month with this Cyber Monday streaming deal

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Hulu's Cyber Week deal drops the price of a monthly subscription to the streaming service from $7.99 to $0.99 a month for your first year. But hurry - it expires today.

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Research: How Keeping Organizational Secrets Impacts Employees

Harvard Business Review

Protecting confidential company information can increase employee stress, but also help them find meaning in their work.

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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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One of the best work travel tablets has been discounted by nearly 25% for Cyber Monday

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The Asus ProArt PZ13 is a high-performing laptop-tablet hybrid with a gorgeous 3K OLED screen and a battery that lasts way longer than expected.

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If You Only Have 3 Minutes: Key Elements of Effective Exposure Response

Tenable

Learned helplessness and lack of prioritization are two vulnerability management pitfalls cybersecurity teams face. Here’s how an exposure response program can help. In today’s complex cybersecurity landscape, effective vulnerability management is crucial. Organizations are bombarded with a staggering volume of vulnerabilities every month, and traditional methods often fall short.

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Save over $500 on this HP Victus gaming laptop at Best Buy for Cyber Monday

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The HP Victus 15 packs in great features like a 144Hz refresh rate and AMD FreeSync Premium VRR support. And right now, you can buy it at Best Buy for $880.

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