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What’s the Difference Between Off-the-Shelf vs. Custom E-Learning Software

KitelyTech

When it comes to e-learning software, companies generally have two choices: off-the-shelf e-learning software and custom e-learning software. In this article, learn more about the differences between off-the-shelf and custom e-learning software so you can figure out which one is best for your company.

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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

CIO

In 2017, Fast Company wrote that Southwest Airlines’ digital transformation “takes off” with an $800 million technology overhaul, but only $300 million was dedicated to new technology for operations. While weather may have been the root cause, the 16,000 flights canceled between Dec. 19-28 far exceeded any other airlines’ operational impacts.

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Low code/no code tools reap IT benefits—with caveats

CIO

Low-code/no-code visual programming tools promise to radically simplify and speed up application development by allowing business users to create new applications using drag and drop interfaces, reducing the workload on hard-to-find professional developers. So there’s a lot in the plus column, but there are reasons to be cautious, too.

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Ameelio’s free video calling service for inmates goes live at first facilities

TechCrunch

With 9 facilities in Iowa up and running and talks progressing with dozens more ahead of a planned 2022 launch, the company may soon usher in a fundamental change in how incarcerated people access communication and education. “We maybe had 8,000 users when we spoke to you, and a few months later we launched our mobile app.

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4 ways to ask hard questions about emerging tech risks

CIO

This is a starting point, but we also need to examine each proposed future action and initiative, whether in-house or off-the-shelf, to explore where each good intention may lead. What’s new and different today? Technology has always been used for positive and negative effect. These can also be a guide as to what not to do.

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AI adoption accelerates as enterprise PoCs show productivity gains

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We don’t want to just go off to the next shiny object,” she says. “We To keep up, Redmond formed a steering committee to identify opportunities based on business objectives, and whittled a long list of prospective projects down to about a dozen that range from inventory and supply chain management to sales forecasting. “We

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Overcoming COVID-19: 5 Tips for Managing Change in Education

PowerSchool

How Vermont’s Agency of Education was prepared for COVID-19. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Vermont’s Agency of Education was lucky to have Bill Bates on board as CFO. It’s been challenging,” Bates says about managing change in education during ongoing school closures. We already had a document signing solution on the shelf.