Data Retention Policy And Its Importance To Your Organisation

As the amount of organizational data around the globe grows, it becomes increasingly important for companies to develop comprehensive data retention policies or strategic plans. The growing impact of new data privacy and compliance laws, coupled with the importance of strong data security measures, makes having a comprehensive data retention

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Branding Authenticity Is Excellent, But It Must Be Supported By A Great Product

France has traditionally marketed its wine with a ““Château”” mindset, promoting itself as the world’s foremost winemaker. The sale of the “Château” Latour-Laguens in the Bourdeaux area to a Chinese buyer aroused many eyebrows, since China does not have a strong winemaking tradition. What about custom? What about genuineness? But

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These Five Strategies May Help Educators Build A Professional Brand And Improve Their Online Presence

Whether it’s via online courses, computers in the classroom, or multimedia-based teaching, the manner in which we teach and learn are always changing. To accommodate a broader variety of educational requirements, several instructors have adopted a hybrid approach that combines virtual and in-person instruction. Teaching is a constant component of

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According To A Research, Over 70% Of Organisations’ Apps Are Disconnected From One Other And The Core Business

A new study by Salesforce’s MuleSoft suggests more isn’t necessarily better if an organization’s applications are not playing well together. Unfortunately, more than 70% remain disconnected from one another and the core business. Tech market observers predict organizations will increase IT spending this year, driven in part by  digital transformation.

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AI Leaders Need To Know Both The Opportunities And Dangers That Come With Artificial Intelligence And Algorithms

Part of the power of AI and deep learning is that AI training can indiscriminately learn things we don’t explicitly instruct it to learn.  Unfortunately, it can pick up on trends that we would rather it not – such as the inherent gender bias in our use of language. Companies

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The Risks Of Including Everyone In AI Decisions In Your Organization 

New tools are enabling organizations to invite and leverage non-data scientists – say, domain data experts, team members very familiar with the business processes, or heads of various business units – to propel their AI efforts. There are advantages to empowering these internal “citizen data scientists,” but also risks. Organizations

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If You Feel Your Creative Potential Is Being Overlooked, It’s Time To Rebrand Yourself

Having a reputation for creativity can be a major boon to your career. In fact, an Adobe/Forrester Research study showed that 82% of leaders surveyed saw a strong link between creativity and business results. If you feel your creative potential is being overlooked, it’s worth the time and effort to

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Philanthropies: Are We Utilizing Our Resources And Skills To Reach Our Goal And Benefit The Most Marginalized?

Philanthropies – be it private foundations, corporate and family funders, LLC’s, or other vehicles for giving – often struggle with the same set of fundamental questions around how to best leverage resources for greater impact. Operating Archetypes, developed by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors along with members of the Theory of the

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Why Use Strong Passwords? Everyone Knows This, But Too Few People Actually Follow It

Password security is a major concern for companies, and one of the biggest challenges is getting employees to use better password hygiene. To shore up security, you need to find practices that your employees will actually use. To make it easier, consider sharing these five recommendations to help them find

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Instead Of Replacing Them, Businesses Are Merging Mainframe Systems With New Technologies To Expand Their Capabilities

The trusty old mainframe may seem synonymous with a bygone era of computing. Left behind by cloud computing and walled off from next-gen functionalities such as artificial intelligence and business process as a service, it once seemed destined for the dustbin of IT history. But a funny thing happened on

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Blockchain And Web3’s “TrustLess” Data-Decentralized Technologies Might Re-establish Trust In A Distrustful Environment

We noted last year in Blockchain: Changing The Nature Of Doing Business And Re-imagine How To Manage Tangible And Digital Assets, that exciting and creative enterprise use cases built on blockchain-powered systems are driving real productivity and value at scale. As organizations begin to understand blockchain’s utility and promise, they’re

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Why New Consumer Brands Need To Expand Their Operations More Rapidly

The cycle time from the small seed of an idea to successful scale has shortened dramatically. Barriers to entry have never been lower. Capital is plentiful. This may sound like the start to another technology startup story, but actually we are talking about startups in consumer packaged goods. Steve Demos,

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