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Breaches by the Numbers: Adapting to Regional Challenges Is Imperative

Forrester Digital Transformation

63% of organizations were breached in the past year, and it cost them an average of $2.4M per breach.

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5 Tips for Finding Qualified IT Staff

WebCreek

5/5 - (1 vote). If you’re reading this, you’re probably wondering how to find qualified IT staff. You may also be frustrated because recruitment can be time-consuming. If this describes you, you’re probably going about the process the wrong way. We love a smooth and flexible recruitment process, and we can let you in on a few secrets. So, here are our 5 easy tips for finding top tech talent: Be specific in the role description Say why your company is worth it Choose the best job boards for your

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World Trade Organization (WTO) Slashes Forecast for Global Trade in 2022

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Maria Shapilova The Russia-Ukraine war has damaged the world economy at a critical juncture as the coronavirus pandemic - and Chinese lockdowns specifically - continues to weigh on the recovery. The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday, 4/12/22, revised down its forecast for global trade growth this year to 3% from 4.7% because of the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and warned of a potential food crisis caused by surging prices.

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How Should You Recruit A Dedicated Software Development Team?

Groove Technology

Nowadays, business owners are struggling a lot to find employees with the required level of expertise to advance their careers. This is not really a recent issue in the software development industry. On the bright side, dedicated software development teams seem to be on track to be the superstars in this rescue mission. A rising number of companies enjoy working with outsourcing firms that can provide a dedicated team of professionals and repeatedly recruit this concept of partnership.

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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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Five Notable Fintech Attributes And Companies

Forrester Digital Transformation

[This post was coauthored by Christy Lano.] Forrester’s latest report on the state of fintech shows that funding for fintech companies not only rebounded (from a decidedly down year in 2021) but has skyrocketed to new, historic heights. To dive deeper into this research, we’re looking at specific fintech companies and — more importantly — […].

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Tech talent tectonics: Ten new realities for finding, keeping, and developing talent

McKinsey and Company

Large incumbents can compete successfully for tech talent—but only if they’re ready to completely rethink their entire HR approach. Tech talent think and act differently.

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A Step-by-Step Guide for Recruiting the Right React.JS Developers

Groove Technology

React.js has become a free and open-source JavaScript library for developing user interfaces. ReactJS is used in the development of many well-known sites on the internet, including Facebook, Tesla, Netflix, and the BBC. Due to the growing popularity of ReactJS, these developers are reportedly in short supply. Recruitment of React.JS developers is not really a simple task.

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Observations On The Atlassian Outage

Forrester Digital Transformation

What Is Going On? One of our less pleasant responsibilities here at Forrester is commenting on serious business, security, or technical failures in the digital and IT industry. Due to its duration and the implications for a subset of the user base, the current Atlassian outage rises to that level. Atlassian is staking its future […].

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Navigating inflation: A new playbook for CEOs

McKinsey and Company

Few chief executives have faced the challenge of leading a company through an inflationary spike like today’s. Lessons from strong leaders and bold action can help CEOs make the decisions that only they can make.

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Etsy Sellers Are Fed Up

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Michael Vi Etsy's CEO Josh Silverman announced that starting April 11, 2022 the company would increase the 5% transaction fee for sellers to 6.5%. This was done to fund improvements in marketing, and seller tools, among other changes, Silverman said. Etsy seller's reaction? Strike. The [global] sellers are fed up with new transaction fees and other Etsy-imposed costs.

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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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‘Pawternity’ Highlights Evolving Workplace Inclusivity

Neeyamo

What do you think off when you have a day off? Time with family? A day to unwind? Leaves are not only necessary for one to feel unconstrained, but they also dispense work-life balance amidst the masses and are a vital part of the glue that holds a society together. Or, in this case, some quality time with your four-legged companions! When Boxpark’s CEO, Roger Wade, took to social media after an employee sought paid time off to spend with their dogs, he was startled to learn that 39% of t

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SaaS Outages: When Lightning Strikes, Thunder Rolls

Forrester Digital Transformation

Just like with self-managed infrastructure, the key to surviving SaaS outage is knowing the risks, implementing strategies to mitigate and control those risks, and then testing your strategy to make sure it works and everyone knows how to execute in the case of crisis.

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Important April Updates for Oracle EPM Cloud Customers

Perficient Digital Transformation

BETTER DATA MOVEMENT ACROSS APPLICATIONS. Smart Push is a Forms feature available in Planning, Financial Consolidation and Close, and Tax Reporting which permits the movement of data from one cube to another. This movement, or push, occurs instantaneously during execution (click here for options on configuring when the push occurs). Smart Push uses Data Maps to facilitate the mapping of source & target dimensions.

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Leading and Shaping the Field: Bob Marovich, Twice GRAMMY-Nominated Gospel Music Historian and Author

The Global Small Business Blog

©2022 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. Some fantastic memories attending the 2022 Recording Academy / GRAMMYs with Bob Marovich – his second nomination and this time for The King of Gospel: The Life and Music of Reverend James Cleveland – under Best Album Notes (published by Malaco Music Group ). He was in good company with Lady Gaga, John Legend, Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste and more.

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Challenges and Solutions in High-Volume, High-Stakes Hiring

Facing a hiring surge that feels like conducting a complex orchestra? Our guide is your roadmap to harmonious high-volume hiring. In it, you’ll learn: Strategies to maintain quality while hiring at scale The real math behind agency vs. in-house recruiting Secrets to a stellar candidate experience during hiring spikes Resource optimization techniques for stretched TA teams Don't let resource constraints or market pressures derail your hiring goals.

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Global Expansion Definition and Best Practices

Velocity Global

A boost in operations goes beyond the U.S. borders for many businesses, which makes the global expansion definition incredibly important. If your company is in talks for international growth, we’ve pulled together a few best practices that can help you start planning a strategy. Going global is an increasingly promising option for companies that want to hit the next level.

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These Six Competencies Raise The Bar For B2B Paid Media Advertising

Forrester Digital Transformation

B2B organizations should evaluate their paid media advertising maturity across six competencies: advertising strategy, talent and technology, audience savvy, brand/demand interlock, measurement and testing, and creative excellence.

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Perficient MSO Amazon Connect on AWS Marketplace

Perficient Digital Transformation

I am extremely excited to announce that, as of April 2022, Perficient’s Managed Service Offerings for Amazon Connect and PACE (Perficient Amazon Connect Experience) can be found on the AWS Marketplace. AWS Marketplace is a digital catalog where you can find numerous cloud software solutions for your business. PACE, Perficient’s cloud contact center platform built on top of AWS Amazon Connect, was launched on AWS Marketplace at the end of last year, thanks to the great set of features it of

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Today in Global Small Business: Sheryl Sandberg Says There Are Reasons For Optimism

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Mohamed Sayed What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Omicron stalled the global small business recovery, but there are reasons for optimism. An individual global small business has a relatively small carbon footprint. But together, these businesses have a huge impact — both on the planet and on the communities in which they operate.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Top 5 Global Expansion Strategies

Velocity Global

Global expansion can be chaotic and stressful, but that’s no reason to defer from taking your business international. With today’s highly competitive business environment, global expansion is becoming a vital piece of an organization’s growth strategy. Based on our experience and research, we’ve compiled a list of the top five global expansion strategies.

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The Three Myths Of IT Change Management Are Holding You Back 

Forrester Digital Transformation

IT change management has been a significant source of debate over the years. I can say that change management is the number one source of the most uncomfortable, stressful, and irritating moments throughout my career. On one side, we have the IT service management (ITSM) thinking, which primarily focuses on a well-defined manual process, with […].

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Technology Being Challenged by Upsurge in Decentralized Clinical Trials

Perficient Digital Transformation

As new non-COVID-related clinical trials proliferate, the need for effective global decentralized CT management is becoming even more apparent. What is needed, says Dr. Harsha Rajasimha of Perficient’s life sciences technology partner Jeeva Informatics, is to expand the capabilities of validated and human-centric digital technology. Clinical trials in certain common serious diseases are on track for their first year-over-year increase since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The top energy industry employment trends for 2022

Airswift

What are the key energy employment trends we expect to see in 2022? Over the past five years, the Global Energy Talent Index (GETI) has gained a reputation as a trusted benchmark of employment and workforce trends across the energy industry. Compiled annually by Airswift and Energy Jobline , GETI is based on survey responses from workers across the oil and gas, renewables, petrochemicals and power sectors.

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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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Better data for better therapies: The case for building health data platforms

McKinsey and Company

Health data platforms that participants trust could bring an end to today’s reductionist approach to drug development, revolutionizing our understanding of disease.

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The Revenue Process Alignment Series, Part 1: The End Of MQLs

Forrester Digital Transformation

For more than 20 years, the MQL (marketing qualified lead) has been the focus of most B2B revenue processes. But it fails in providing actionable insight and drives misalignment across various functions in the process. In part 1 of a four-part blog series, we explore why the MQL era is antiquated and needs to end immediately.

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Paid Search: Tips for Monitoring and Weathering a Changing Competitive Landscape

Perficient Digital Transformation

The pandemic made it crystal clear that responding quickly to changes in consumer behavior is crucial to success, especially when it comes to paid search. When shifts in the marketplace happen, the companies that fare the best are the ones who track customer and competitor trends and know when to add, pause, or reduce budget to maximize return and overall market share.

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Velocity Global adds tech revenue and marketing leaders Wade Burgess and Greg Brauner to drive continued growth

Velocity Global

DENVER, April 14, 2022 —. Burgess joins as Chief Revenue Officer. Brauner serves as Chief Marketing Officer. Adds 35 years of combined experience growing tech companies. Velocity Global, the leading provider of global talent solutions to work with anyone, anywhere, announced today it bolstered its leadership team with the addition of two experienced tech growth executives.

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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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How Hylanders are supporting the people of Ukraine

Hyland

The war in Ukraine has left many of us wondering, What can I do? As we’ve seen since the crisis’s beginning, the global citizenry has found ways to offer support... The post How Hylanders are supporting the people of Ukraine appeared first on The Hyland Blog.

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The Revenue Process Alignment Series, Part 2: More Reasons To End Your Addiction To MQLs

Forrester Digital Transformation

In part 1 of this blog series, we looked at reasons why organizations need to end their focus on individual MQLs (marketing qualified leads) as the focus of their revenue process. In part 2, we look at more reasons why the transformation away from MQLs is necessary.

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Creating optimized and engaging provider profiles for your hospital website

Perficient Digital Transformation

If you work with a hospital or health system, the most important section of your website is likely the provider directory. In fact, in an unofficial ranking of 50 of Perficient’s recent hospital website implementations, we found that, aside from the homepage, the provider directory is the most visited section and one of the most influential for driving new patient acquisition.

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How to Handle Early Termination of a Fixed-Term Contract

Velocity Global

In October 2016, a Canadian court of appeals ruled in favor of John Howard. Howard worked as a truck shop manager and later as a sales development manager on a fixed-term contract of five years. After 23 months, he was dismissed without cause. He sued his employer for the cost of his salary and benefits for the remainder of his contract. After the appeals court trial, he was awarded the full amount remaining on his fixed-term contract.

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Foundations of Diversity: Building an Inclusive Company From the Ground Up

Can you guess why top-tier companies place such a high emphasis on diversity? Because a successful business mirrors the world around it. Diverse companies create empowering environments and are 35% more likely to financially outperform their peers. This new guide offers strategic insights to build a vibrant, diverse, and innovative workforce. Learn to assess your current workforce, understand demographics, and identify barriers to inclusivity.