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SaaS startups that ignored VC advice to cut sales and marketing were better off this year

TechCrunch

Venture-backed startups have had to make myriad spending cuts this year in an attempt to either live up to a high valuation, minimize their burn rate or both. But new data from fintech Capchase shows that many startups — especially venture-backed ones — seem to be getting the wrong advice concerning where to downsize.

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This – and Every – Peak Season, It’s Partnerships that Deliver Success

Ivanti

On a retail floor, there's a shopper with a question about product availability. And there’s a store associate with the opportunity to answer, creating a sale and building loyalty. In a distribution center, a picker carefully lifts a fragile item out of a bin and places it in a tote. The order will be fulfilled accurately.

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Leadership: This AND That, Not This OR That

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” ” Dwight D. Eisenhower. … Read the rest. .… … Read the rest.

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I had grouped this with “moral truths” saying that they are subjective and depend on personal…

Dan Pupius

I had grouped this with “moral truths” saying that they are subjective and depend on personal ethics and societal factors. That said, I don’t think anyone really thinks that the statement “all people are created equal” means that everyone is identical. It means people should have equal right and equal opportunity. That I believe.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. The topics covered include: Using Cassandra as if it were a Relational Database.

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Coaching your IT team for change: 9 tips

CIO

When a necessary change hits your IT team, getting everyone to buy in and adapt is key — and challenging. Some team members will, by nature, fight any change. Even those once adaptable may have become change resistant due to years of near-constant turbulence. This is true of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures — any type of change.” Why fix it?’”

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Strong CIO-CISO relations fuel success at Ally

CIO

Technology has enabled Ally Financial to move at the speed of customers, embrace and drive disruptions, and see around corners to anticipate and stay ahead of trends. We also explored their leadership philosophies and the unique power and benefits that come from a strong CIO-CISO relationship.

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How Embedded Analytics Helps Product Managers Exceed Their KPIs

Embedded analytics can help you deliver cutting-edge analytics experiences to your end-users that align with KPIs that are critical to the growth and success of your business. Get the eBook today.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. When you use entity resolution to resolve graph nodes, your downstream analytics become much more effective.

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10 Rules for Managing PostgreSQL®

PostgreSQL is a highly versatile and robust technology, capable of addressing a wide range of challenges in diverse environments. Its expanding range of use cases is witnessing exponential growth, allowing PostgreSQL to effectively target an ever-increasing number of applications while minimizing limitations.

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Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

Data security requires custom-developed middleware in the form of metatable tables, user access controls, and a semantic layer that orchestrates data security. This is time-consuming to maintain and adds complexity as you scale.

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Use Cases for Apache Cassandra®

There’s a good reason why Apache Cassandra® is quickly becoming the NoSQL database of choice for organizations of all stripes. In this white paper, discover the key use cases that make Cassandra® such a compelling open source software – and learn the important pitfalls to avoid.

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12 Reasons Snowflake Costs Get Out of Control — And How to Solve It

From inefficient queries to oversized warehouses to unexpected data growth, these cost issues often happen gradually beneath the surface. But their collective impact can add up to a budget-busting blizzard if not addressed.

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How King Crushes New Product Development using Data-Driven Insights

Speaker: Ian Thompson, Head of Business Intelligence at King, and Zara Wells, Strategic Customer Success Manager at Looker

Product Managers looking to leverage data to make informed product design decisions can learn a lot from renowned gaming company King, maker of Candy Crush and many other games - even if their product has seemingly no overlap with games. The key is the strategy and tools for accessing product data at the level that you'd like.

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The 3 Principles that Lead to Better Collaboration Between Design and Product Management Teams

Speaker: Felix Watson Jr., Product Manager at Google, and Terrell Cobb, Designer at Microsoft

As more product teams adopt agile working styles, poor collaboration between Design and Product Management can harm a team’s ability to create consumer and business value. In this webinar they will teach you: 3 principles that allow Design and Product Management to work together more effectively.