Wed.Oct 26, 2022

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The “Autonomous SOC” Is A Pipe Dream

Forrester Digital Transformation

Many vendors across the security industry share a vision: to deliver an autonomous security operations center (SOC) with their technology at the center. This idea is about as likely as me being able to join Starfleet and voyage with Captain Janeway in my lifetime. Why? First, let’s level-set on exactly what autonomous means: denoting or […].

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Europe’s fintech opportunity

McKinsey and Company

Fintech has moved from the fringes of European finance to its core, but performance varies widely. If all countries could match the best in region, the economic benefits would be considerable.

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Predictions 2023: Bold Shifts In Retail Models Will Be The Salve For Uncertain Times

Forrester Digital Transformation

In 2023, retail models will need to adapt to tap into new sources of profitability, which will become more critical amid economic headwinds.

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Quiet quitting and performance management

McKinsey and Company

Churn is up. Engagement is down. And year-end reviews are here. Are you worried that giving feedback will make workers feel worse?

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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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European Predictions 2023: Automation & Robotics

Forrester Digital Transformation

Those European orgs with the mettle to adjust to 2023 realities while doubling down on automation will reap overwhelming competitive advantage. Find out more in our 2023 European automation predictions.

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OneStream: A Simple Guide to Building Reports and Dashboards Part 1 of 3

Perficient Digital Transformation

For those unfamiliar with OneStream’s reporting capabilities, the two most often used ways to view data in a user-friendly manner are Cube Views and Dashboards. This will be a three-part series that shows how you can create a simple Cube View, Dashboard and how to make them dynamic. Part 1 – How to Build a Simple Cube View Report. Part 2 – How to Build a Simple Dashboard.

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What workers want is changing. That could be good for government

McKinsey and Company

The public-sector talent gap directly impacts public welfare. Attracting and retaining workers is a top priority for senior leaders across government. Here’s how they could reenergize hiring now.

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Predictions 2023: Winning B2B Organizations Refocus Around The Customer

Forrester Digital Transformation

As B2B companies look to minimize risk, those that orient their strategies and operations around their customer base will come out ahead.

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How to Find the Best Software Testing Company to Fit Your Needs

Bydrec

Software testing is a crucial part of software development that often gets overlooked or misunderstood. Since testing is such an intricate and detailed process, it’s important to find the right testing company for your project. Not all software testing companies are created equal. Each one has its own specialty and areas of expertise, which is why it’s so important to do your research before signing with one.

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How to calculate technical debt before modernizing your application?

comeMakeit

A Primer knowledge insight: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever”, wrote Keats in one of his poems. I don’t know what he meant by “a thing”, but it is not a software product or applications through which we interact with our computers. He wrote the poem even before the invention of the first mechanical computer. The joy of using a software product or application is mainly in the processes it simplifies.

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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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What Does A Recession Mean For Cloud Repatriation?

Zinnov

Sean Bouani, Partner, Zinnov; Naureen Fatima, Project Lead, Zinnov; Simran Arora, Consultant, Zinnov. “It’s not going to be a short and shallow recession; it’s going to be severe, long, and ugly.” . Nouriel Robini, Turkish-American economist, also known as Wallstreet’s Dr.Doom. The US economy has been contracting for three consecutive quarters in a row, the Federal Reserve is pushing to increase interest rates, and inflation continues to rise, with economists and analysts forec

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What is Smart PPE? The Future of Worker Safety

Perillion

This article is part of our Back To Basics series, which highlights fundamental principles of environmental, health, and safety management. The series is written for EHS professionals new to this industry, as well as experienced pros who want to keep their skills fresh.

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The Titanium Economy: How to overcome the challenge of filling high-quality jobs

McKinsey and Company

Thriving industrial technology companies use apprenticeships, upskilling, and upward mobility to staff and retain their workforces.

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Kim Marcoux Values Communication, Persistence, and the Team Around Her

Perficient Digital Transformation

Perficient colleagues within our award-winning Optimizely?team bring years of experience and vast knowledge to the practice and our clients. We’re proud to have been recently named Optimizely’s 2022 Solution Partner of the Year Award winner , which recognizes our team’s extensive Optimizely expertise, and their dedication and commitment to delivering innovative and impactful solutions to the world’s biggest brands. .

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Getting to net-zero in Asia: No returns on a dead planet

McKinsey and Company

Steve Howard, chief sustainability officer of Temasek, shares why stakeholders urgently need to go all in with a net-zero transition plan.

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Introduction to Event Driven Microservices

Perficient Digital Transformation

In the world of software development, microservice architecture is one of the most frequently discussed subjects. You’ll learn what Microservices are in this blog. What is a Microservice? Many Large-Scale Software Projects Employ the architectural approach known as a Microservice System. Efficiency, dependability, performance, and scalability are to be increased.

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Strategy Execution: 6 Components for Ensuring Your Plan is Utilized

Aspirant

Strategy is nothing new to organizations, as they have been developing multi-year plans to achieve their goals since their inception. However, where organizations often struggle is strategy execution.

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Leveraging Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for Operational Efficiency

Perficient Digital Transformation

Ansible Automation Platform is an open-source IT automation tool that automates provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, orchestration, and many other manual IT processes. Unlike more simplistic management tools, Ansible users (like system administrators, developers, and architects) can use Ansible automation to install software, automate daily tasks, provision infrastructure, improve security and compliance, patch systems, and share automation across the entire organizati

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Top 7 Global Employment Challenges

The benefits of expanding internationally are endless, especially if you approach it the right way. However, there are pitfalls along the way that can slow down progress. Global expansion brings many opportunities for companies —business growth, brand-building in new markets, and access to diverse talent pools worldwide. However, international growth can come with challenges.

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Understanding the Basics of Mexico’s IMMEX Program and How Foreign Manufacturers Benefit

Ivemsa

Mexico’s IMMEX program serves as the foundation for foreign manufacturing in Mexico. Established in the early 1960s and initially known as the maquiladora program, it was implemented to boost foreign direct investment and strengthen the economy. A maquiladora is any foreign-operated factory in Mexico, and IMMEX is the regulatory framework allowing U.S. and other foreign manufacturing companies to temporarily import raw materials, goods, and equipment.

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Perficient Achieves Acquia DXP Practice Certification

Perficient Digital Transformation

We are proud to announce that Acquia has recognized Perficient as an Acquia Certified DXP Practice. The award is granted to partners who demonstrate a proven record of technical achievement, and a commitment to driving transformative business engagements on the Acquia Platform. . “ We appreciate Acquia’s confidence in Perficient to deliver end-to-end digital solutions, bringing data together and building out strategies to engage customers across touchpoints and channels leveraging the full Acqu

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Multi-cloud Application Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022

Everest Group

Top Multi-cloud Application Services Cloud adoption has increased in recent years, with enterprises increasingly investing in modernization initiatives to compete in an evolving digital world. Enterprises are adopting a cloud-first strategy to achieve benefits such as increased business agility, an innovation-first approach, and faster time-to-market.

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4 Ways Financial Institutions Can Help Their Customers Navigate Inflation

Perficient Digital Transformation

Inflation reached a forty-one-year high in June , and according to the Consumer Price Index, prices have remained elevated. Many are struggling to make their dollars stretch and are looking to their financial institutions for guidance on how to better manage spending and stay afloat financially. Financial firms cannot singlehandedly control inflation, of course, but they can position themselves as knowledgeable partners that customers can depend on to be in their corner.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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How to keep your team focused and motivated during the holiday season

Influx

The holidays are a time when work-life balance can be difficult. Kids are on break from school, people are thinking about the gatherings they have to run several errands for, the weather may cut into focus, or even just the pressure of finishing out the year strong can take a toll. High absence is expected and members of your team who are at work may not be fully present with so many other things on their minds. .

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How good is your AEM Security? – Mitigation Tools

Perficient Digital Transformation

Large scale data breaches and critical security vulnerabilities have companies thinking about security more than ever. Many developers are familiar with the OWASP top 10 ( [link] ). There are already many resources on generic mitigation for these vulnerabilities. So instead, in this series, I will cover security issues and mitigations specific to AEM.

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Keeping it off the Shelf: 6 Critical Components to Strategy Execution

Aspirant

Strategy is nothing new to organizations, as they have been developing multi-year plans to achieve their goals since their inception. However, where organizations often struggle is strategy execution. Often, leaders focus on crafting their vision and forming clear, tangible objectives, and tend to spend less time focusing on the importance of deploying their strategy.

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Noon Dalton Supports DEI & You Should Too

NoonDalton

Regardless of their opinions about the societal benefits of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), many business leaders find it difficult to comprehend whether and how DEI may genuinely benefit their company. The most popular strategy for arguing for the importance of DEI is to list the numerous studies that demonstrate relationships between different types of corporate diversity and typical Key Performance Indicators.

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Global Hiring Guide: Top Emerging Fintech Hubs

The fintech industry is growing exponentially — in the first quarter of 2022, the sector saw a 182 percent increase in tech job growth. However, experts are warning that local candidates to fill those roles may become scarce in certain areas. In fact, according to a report from Korn Ferry, by 2030, more than 85 million jobs could go unfilled across three major industries: telecommunications, manufacturing, and technology.

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Multi-cloud Application Development Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022

Everest Group

Top Multi-cloud Application Development Services Cloud adoption has increased in recent years, with enterprises increasingly investing in modernization initiatives to compete in an evolving digital world. Enterprises are adopting a cloud-first strategy to achieve benefits such as increased business agility, an innovation-first approach, and faster time-to-market.

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Looking back: Meet the new P/E normal, same as the old P/E normal

McKinsey and Company

Weighted average and median P/E ratios rarely diverge significantly—and when they do, the gap soon closes.

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Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) – Service Provider Landscape with PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022

Everest Group

Top Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Services The global multi-process Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) market has continued to grow at a steady rate of approximately 10% in 2022. Surging inflation, a recessionary environment, and geopolitical instability, coupled with pandemic-induced volatility, are driving enterprises to leverage third-party provider support for their finance functions.

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What Are Some Best Ideas and Themes for Creating a Website

SPD Load

Supplemented by technological advancements, the internet is booming and shows no signs of slowing down. Everyone wants a digital presence on the.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.