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SD-WAN Sunsets And ZTE Emerges

Forrester Digital Transformation

Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) has started to ride off into the sunset (which is long overdue). For some time, you might see some vendors wandering around aimlessly, hoping to sell you a SD-WAN solution, but for the most part, the networking market is moving on. It didn’t happen like I predicted. I thought the SD-WAN acronym […].

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Let's Make a Deal Freight Rail Companies!

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/gk-6mt Early on the morning of Thursday, September 15, 2022, freight rail companies and unions reached a tentative agreement to avoid a strike that could have begun on Friday, September 16, 2022. The agreement now heads to union members for a ratification vote, a process that could take a few weeks. Workers have agreed not to strike while the vote is tallied.

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Show Me (How Emerging Technologies Will Enable) The Future Of Consumer Digital Experiences

Forrester Digital Transformation

Learn which four emerging technologies could help your brand create truly differentiating consumer experiences.

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What Content & Commerce is, Can Be, & Could be For Your Business

Perficient Digital Transformation

Content and commerce – it’s no longer just a trend that you hear in the industry where only a few far between may understand what it is. Now, it’s so much more than a buzzword, especially in today’s evolving digital landscape. It’s an approach, a mindset, and most importantly, an organizational strategy that takes your manufacturing business to the next level of maturity.

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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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The Adobe-Figma Combination Bodes Well For Collaboration In And Beyond Design (And Wall Street Isn’t Getting It — Yet)

Forrester Digital Transformation

The news this morning that Adobe is acquiring Figma is a development that makes a lot of sense: Design and collaboration are increasingly essential to customer experience (CX) and business success, and the two companies’ respective strengths will form a powerful combination. Adobe And Figma Are Close But Complementary Competitors Figma’s main product is its […].

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How to Utilize Scrum Project Management - A Beginner's Guide

Bydrec

There are many challenges that teams face while working through an iterative software development process, and one of the most important ones is how to manage the numerous tasks and deliverables that need to be completed in a limited amount of time. With scrum project management, you can break down each activity into smaller chunks so that your team can easily plan their work and monitor their progress.

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Pam Urso Helps Build a Global Team

Perficient Digital Transformation

The culture at Perficient supports professional and personal growth for everyone. Our colleagues can further develop their careers with the resources available to them, such as career development tool kits and Perficient Academy equipped with training lessons and programs. Internal upward mobility is within reach as continuous learning and curiosity are always encouraged.

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EY’s Coming Split Signals The Great Unbundling: What It Means For Enterprise Technology Leaders

Forrester Digital Transformation

(Liz Herbert and I worked on this post together.) The history is ancient, but still relevant. Arthur Andersen shut down in scandal (most famously associated with Enron fraud) and birthed Accenture, now at more than $50 billion in revenue and 700,000 employees strong. The other Big Four came under investigation, too, with multiple accusations emerging […].

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Perficient Achieves AWS Migration & Modernization Competency

Perficient Digital Transformation

Perficient is excited to announce our achievement in Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Migration and Modernization Competency for AWS partners. This designation recognizes Perficient as an AWS partner that has demonstrated technical proficiency and customer success automating and accelerating customer application migration and modernization journeys. AWS launched the Migration and Modernization Competency to allow customers to easily and confidently engage with highly specialized AWS partners that help

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Improving pediatrician well-being and career satisfaction

McKinsey and Company

Many pediatricians say they are facing burnout. Here’s what hospitals and other health systems can do to help.

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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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Federal Reserve Issues Supervisory Letter on Crypto Activities for Banks

Perficient Digital Transformation

Similar to what the OCC issued in December 2021 , in August 2022, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) issued a Supervisory Letter outlining the steps FRB member banks should take prior to engaging in crypto-asset-related activities, such as assessing whether such activities are legally permissible and determining whether any regulatory filings are required.

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Generative scheduling: Saving time and money in capital projects

McKinsey and Company

With both infrastructure spending and inflation on the rise, optimizing scheduling and work sequencing can accelerate projects and unlock valuable savings.

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Top 15 Latest Winter 22 Releases by Salesforce – All about new features & innovations

Serigor Inc

Top 15 Latest Winter 22 Releases by Salesforce – All about new features & innovations. When they say ‘May the Force be with you’, it’s usually a Star Wars reference but in the era of contemporary business, the statement can also be used to refer to the powerful CRM tool and technology of Salesforce. Force…Salesforce. Got it? Salesforce is truly turning the way a business and customer relationship works.

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Don’t let fear stop you from forging ahead: An interview with Erika James

McKinsey and Company

As dean of the Wharton School, James is eager to expand the narrative about the school and all it has to offer. And as a self-described “insecure risk-taker,” she offers advice on how to turn discomfort into action.

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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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ServiceNow Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022

Everest Group

Top ServiceNow Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022 Until a few years ago, enterprises expected ServiceNow to help them manage digital workflows such as IT Service Management (ITSM) and IT Operations Management (ITOM). Today, enterprises expect stakeholder-centric, automation-focused, and data-/outcome-driven integrated solutions with an emphasis on stakeholder experience, even in a multi-channel, complex portfolio.

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The intersect between Employee Experience and Customer Experience

Intelligent Sourcing

When considering how these two experiences work together, it’s a simple equation: Employee Experience (EX) + Customer Experience (CX) = Customer Success (CS) Keep in mind, it’s not to say that this equation automatically ensures your customer will achieve success; instead, EX and CX combined result in the all important successful relationship with your customers […].

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Adobe Acquires Figma – Showcasing Its Intent to Be at the Forefront of the Design and Prototyping Economy

Everest Group

In what can be termed as the biggest deal in the emerging design and prototyping market , Adobe announced on September 15 that it will buy Figma for $20 billion. Adobe, which has a market capitalization of $144.67 billion as of that date, will complete the deal in half cash and half stock. Read on for our analysis of what this means for these players and the segment. .

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How to Hire a Dedicated Frontend Development Team: Overview, Process, Tips

SPD Load

Are you a startup founder, tech entrepreneur, or product manager looking to hire dedicated front-end developers? If yes, then read through this.

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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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Are You Breaking Up with Me?

Eclaro

“We had a good thing going.” Until you didn’t.

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7 Benefits Of Adopting A Consistent Social Media Content Strategy For E-Commerce Success

SPD Load

Imagine you have just started your eCommerce business and need to create your startup marketing strategy. The first thing that can come.

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Top 10 stories we loved at CommunityLIVE 2022

Hyland

One of the best parts of CommunityLIVE is hearing about how members of the Hyland community are improving their work lives. It’s why we do what we do — to ensure the organizations we work with can achieve their full potential. At CommunityLIVE 2022, we heard about some of the best ways we all — Hyland employees and our customers and partners — are innovating for faster processes, easier communication, happier colleagues and better experiences for the people who rely on them.

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What Is The Value Of Managed Services?

31 West

Every week, 140,000 hard drives experience data loss in the United States! Yup! You heard that right, that’s the prime reason why many businesses prefer to work with a managed IT services provider as it can easily dodge that bullet. One can weigh the value of managed IT services based on myriad factors. Some businesses give a green signal to MSPs when they get to know about their enhanced customer support while others prefer them for the transparent facts and figures.

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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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Everything You Need to Know About DREAMFORCE 2022

Perficient Digital Transformation

As we approach Dreamforce’s 20th anniversary, this year will be especially memorable and epic. This September 20–22, the much-anticipated Dreamforce 2022 event will feature workshops, parties, and networking opportunities. Following the global pandemic, Dreamforce adopted a hybrid strategy for their main event, offering a combination of live and virtual events via Salesforce+ to reach every trailblazer in the ecosystem.