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Transformational: 8th Annual Global Small Business Forum 10/20/23

The Global Small Business Blog

©2023 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. If you missed the 8th Annual Global Small Business Forum 10/20/23, all you can do at this point is check this out, LinkedIn post , and then sign up for next year's: 10/18/24 – scroll down and look for Subscribe for Updates. The forum is all about learning how to take your business to the next level, global.

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IBM Consulting accelerates the future of FinOps collaboration with Apptio

IBM Services

Making the right technology investment decisions today is critical to building competitive advantage, fueling innovation and driving ROI. However, dispersed, unreliable data and time-consuming, error prone processes can lead to bloated budgets, ineffective planning and missed opportunities. Organizations need simplified, integrated and automated solutions to help optimize IT spend, improve operations and drive greater financial returns.

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A Buffer to Protect Your Organization and Your Projects

Intelligent Management Inc.

When managing an organization as a system, there are only a few factors that are important. One of these factors is the effective synchronization of the various activities in the organization. This is valid whether we are talking about production, projects, or any other process. In TOC (Theory of Constraints), successful synchronization happens when we are able to manage the “Constraint”, or strategic leverage point, appropriately.

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Generative AI and resilient hybrid cloud systems

IBM Services

As enterprises invest their time and money into digitally transforming their business operations, and move more of their workloads to cloud platforms, their overall systems organically become largely hybrid by design. A hybrid cloud architecture also means too many moving parts and multiple service providers, therefore posing a much bigger challenge when it comes to maintaining highly resilient hybrid cloud systems.

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We’re Here to Help! How to Navigate Your Top HR Priorities

Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive

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Cloud Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2023 – Europe

Everest Group

Cloud Services – Europe In the continuously maturing cloud adoption landscape, enterprises are leveraging cloud services to increase operational efficiency, enable business innovation, and accelerate organizational growth. There is a cautious approach to adoption due to the current economic headwinds, prompting enterprises to scrutinize their cloud modernization spend and focus on cloud operations.

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Enterprise-managed IAM: An SRE team case study

IBM Services

Enterprise-managed identity and access management (IAM) enables cloud administrators to centrally configure access and security settings for the entire organization. To learn about the basics, see “ How enterprise-managed IAM works.” The case study in this blog post shows how to easily and securely implement and manage a site reliability engineering (SRE) team’s access across an enterprise.

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3 STEPS TO GROW HOME GOODS MARKET SHARE

CGS Inc

Welcome to our eBook focused on the dynamic home goods industry. With a remarkable four-decade history of collaboration with businesses in SKU-intensive retail categories, including fashion and home furnishings, our team is poised to meet the challenges imposed by rapidly evolving trends, consumer preferences, and retail demands. Whether you are managing a home lifestyle brand portfolio or expanding into the Home category, we offer solutions to support your fundamental business activities.

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Exploring Latency: Understanding its Role in Testing and Performance Optimization

Perficient Digital Transformation

Introduction Latency, the time it takes for data to travel from one point to another in a network or system, is a critical factor in the performance and user experience of various applications and technologies. In this blog, we’ll delve into the world of latency, its role in testing, and strategies for optimizing performance. Understanding Latency Latency is essentially a measure of delay.

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How the data lakehouse can be the technology foundation for your enterprise data strategy

Infosys Consulting

The journey so far: evolving to a unified, scalable, enterprise data platform. In the early 1990s, it became evident that relying solely on department-level and application-specific operational reporting couldn’t provide a comprehensive and nuanced view of enterprise data. This realization prompted the widespread adoption of data warehouses. Soon after, the rise of e-commerce and the growing embrace of numerous enterprise solutions pushed the traditional data warehouse model to its scalabi

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Mastering Test Automation: Combating Test Flakiness with Efficiency

Perficient Digital Transformation

Introduction Software test automation is a cornerstone of modern software development, enabling rapid and reliable testing. However, one persistent challenge that automation engineers face is dealing with flaky tests—tests that intermittently pass and fail without any changes to the code or application. Flaky tests can erode trust in your test suite and slow down development.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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What is customer satisfaction (CSat)? And how to measure it

Balbelforce

Customer satisfaction, also known as CSat, is a measure of how satisfied customers are with the products or services offered by a company. It is a key metric businesses used to understand and improve customer experience. Customer satisfaction can be measured in various ways such as surveys, feedback forms, and online reviews. Generally, CSat will track factors such as: Product or service quality Timeliness of delivery or service Ease of use or convenience Customer support and responsiveness Valu

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Waze and Assistive Technologies: A Smoother Journey for Cognitive Disabilities

Perficient Digital Transformation

Waze, the popular navigation app, has revolutionized the way we navigate our world, offering real-time traffic updates, route planning, and crowd-sourced information to millions of users. While it’s widely appreciated for its convenience and accuracy, Waze is especially valuable for individuals with cognitive disabilities. In this blog post, we’ll explore the benefits of Waze for those with cognitive disabilities and how assistive technologies can further enhance their experience.

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Generative AI Use Cases and Implications in Procure-to-Pay | Market Insights™

Everest Group

Learn use cases and implications of Generative AI in the Procure-to-Pay industry and the current state of P2P operations in Everest Group's report.

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How AI Brought Me Back to My 101 Developer Skills and Fears, and How I Turned the Tide

Perficient Digital Transformation

Yes, the AI wave brought me back to a challenging period in my career. It took me back to my junior developer days when I did not know much about software architecture, best practices, or fixing performance issues. After approximately 7 or 8 years, that sense of uncertainty returned. I was unsure where to start, and where to find information, and most importantly, I lacked the support of my co-workers, many of whom had already faced the challenges of junior developers.

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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Chatbot Services: Your Path to Business Success.

Go4Customer

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, success depends on an organisation's ability to outpace its competitors. More is needed to keep industry trends; businesses must consistently strive to stay ahead of the curve. Integrating cutting-edge technology is one pivotal means of gaining and maintaining this competitive edge. In the current era, chatbot support services have emerged as the proverbial golden ticket for busine.

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Cognitive Disabilities with Assistive Technologies: The Garmin Venu Smartwatch

Perficient Digital Transformation

In a world where technology is advancing at an unprecedented rate, its potential to transform lives becomes more apparent every day. Assistive technologies, in particular, have opened up new horizons for individuals with cognitive disabilities, offering them greater independence and improved quality of life. One such revolutionary device is the Garmin Venu Smartwatch.

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Mercans Attains ‘Major Contender’ Status in Everest Group’s 2023 Assessments

Mercans

This recognition reaffirms Mercans’ position as a distinguished industry player For the fifth consecutive time, Mercans proudly secures its position as a Major Contender in the Everest Group Multi-Country Payroll (MCP) Solutions PEAK Matrix Assessment 2023. This remarkable achievement underscores Mercans’ consistent excellence in the realm of global payroll management and EOR solutions.

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Navigating the World: Google Maps and Assistive Technologies for Cognitive Disabilities”

Perficient Digital Transformation

Google Maps is a widely used navigation tool that has made traveling and exploring the world more accessible for countless individuals. While it has benefits for everyone, it is particularly valuable for people with cognitive disabilities. This blog post explores how assistive technologies, combined with the power of Google Maps, can be harnessed to empower individuals with cognitive disabilities and make navigating the world a more manageable and enjoyable experience.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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The Procure-to-Pay Technology Landscape | Market Insights™

Everest Group

Learn about the Procure-to-Pay technology landscape and how it has evolved over the years.

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CYBER ANGEL – PRATHIMA KASAGAR

Capgemini

CYBER ANGEL – PRATHIMA KASAGAR Capgemini 19 Oct 2023 Facebook Twitter Linkedin In this article, Prathima Kasagar, Senior Director, Head of Cybersecurity India, shares her experiences and insights. She highlights the significance of gender diversity in cybersecurity and introduces the impactful “Cyber Angels” program. Delve into Prathima’s leadership journey, her commitment to diversity, and her valuable advice for those entering the cybersecurity field.

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Exploring probabilistic modeling and the future of math

Capgemini

Exploring Probabilistic Modeling and the Future of Math Robert H. P. Engels Oct 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Some days you get these chains of interesting events following up on each other. This morning I read the “GPT can solve math[. ]” paper ( [link] ), then I read some responses to that (o.a. Gary Marcus, X-tweets etc). During and after the TED AI I had many interesting discussions on the topic of probabilistic modelling vs models of math as we know (knew?