Fri.Nov 03, 2023

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The U.S. Economy's Vulnerabilities

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/MarianVejcik America’s smallest companies tell us a lot about the economy’s vulnerabilities. So far, they have been resilient in the face of rising borrowing costs. Recession watchers should be careful about jumping to conclusions over the rise in small-business bankruptcy activity. Smaller firms' exposure to variable-rate debt may well make them a leading indicator for the American economy, but so far they're mostly sending a message of resilience.

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Apache Kafka and Apache Flink: An open-source match made in heaven

IBM Services

In the age of constant digital transformation, organizations should strategize ways to increase their pace of business to keep up with — and ideally surpass — their competition. Customers are moving quickly, and it is becoming difficult to keep up with their dynamic demands. As a result, I see access to real-time data as a necessary foundation for building business agility and enhancing decision making.

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Next-generation Quality Engineering (QE) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2023

Everest Group

Next-generation Quality Engineering (QE) Services Enterprises pursuing digital transformation are exploring cutting-edge next-generation technologies to gain a competitive edge, drive business model innovation, and expand their operational capabilities. However, to achieve the desired benefits without disrupting their existing operations, implementing comprehensive Quality Engineering (QE) processes for these next-generation technologies is vital.

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Mastering Ingress in the UI: Elevating your app visibility

IBM Services

When scaling up the number of applications you manage, it can feel like there are a lot of moving parts to ensure that your APIs are going through to the right applications in a secure manner. To make this easier, IBM Cloud® Kubernetes exposes various API integrations, which are already available through the command line interface (CLI) and Terraform.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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A Live Answering Service For The Holidays

Magellan Solutions

It’s something that happens every year. Strangely enough, it still appears we don’t learn from it. Christmas rush shopping drives consumers to the brink of insanity and stress-related illness, but so many people still choose to put off buying their Christmas gifts. However, despite their previous experiences, business owners face challenges managing the influx of customers and orders.

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The Power of Immersive Reader Tool

Jonajo Blog

In the fast-paced digital world, where information bombardment is a constant, tools that enhance our reading and comprehension skills become invaluable. One such tool that stands out is “Immersive Reader” by Microsoft. This powerful feature, available in applications like Word, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, and the Edge browser, is a game-changer for anyone looking to elevate their reading experience.

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Preparing for Direct Connection to OneStream

Perficient Digital Transformation

One of the most common if not the most common requests when setting up OneStream is to have a direct connection from an ERP such as Oracle, Peoplesoft, and/ or Netsuite to OneStream to allow for data to be automatically uploaded on a regular basis. Below is a link from one of my fellow Perficient consultants that describes the steps and how to setup a Direct connection to OneStream: Oracle EBS Direct Connect Configuration in OneStream / Blogs / Perficient This blog is going to focus on the step

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How to Choose the Best Recruitment CRM in 2023?

SPD Load

The best recruitment CRM solutions have become indispensable in today’s highly competitive talent acquisition landscape. As the demand for innovative recruitment and.

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Transforming Customer Relationships: The Impact of Outbound Call Center Services.

Go4Customer

"The customer's perception is your reality." - Kate Zabriskie In today's fast-paced corporate realm, customer interactions are critical to success. Outbound call center services and incoming call center services have evolved as a result of how organizations have altered their customer service strategy in response to technology improvements.

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NVMe vs. SATA: What’s the difference?

IBM Services

Today, everyone from gamers and video editors to software start-up executives launching apps in the cloud are demanding faster solutions for data storage. The reason is simple: Better storage technologies mean faster, higher-performing compute environments. For gamers, this means less lag time; for editors, it means shorter video renders; and for businesses, it means they can run workloads swiftly and smoothly in the cloud.

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Global Hiring Guide for Startups

Grow your startup beyond borders and boundaries. Global expansion is the ultimate goal for many startup founders. However, to successfully enter new markets and grow internationally, you need a sound and scalable global recruitment strategy. In this eBook, you’ll discover how you can gain a competitive edge over your business rivals through the latest technology, harnessing global contractors, and using a global employment platform.

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Multi-cloud, why it’s here to stay

Infosys Consulting

Under the right circumstances, multi-cloud can reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) and improve performance, reliability, security, and flexibility. Expert Ian Porter looks at some of the benefits and challenges of implementing a multi-cloud approach. Cloud computing has become an essential platform for organizations to harness the flexibility, agility, and power of the internet to store, manage and access their applications and data.