N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
In today’s digitized business era, where artificial intelligence (AI) continually reshapes industry dynamics, a new breed of executive leadership emerges at the forefront. While AI offers significant advancements, creative thinking executives are poised to unlock its ultimate potential. Let’s dive deep into why the C-suite’s creative minds have never been more crucial.
IDC
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Businesses and enterprises of different sizes are likely to adopt new technologies to stay AI relevant, create efficiencies, bolster automation, and remain agile.
Agile Alliance
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Have you noticed that some people “get” Agile more quickly than others? This doesn’t seem to have much to do with seniority, tech/non-tech background, or the type of industry someone […] The post Giving back to Agile – An experiment first appeared on Agile Alliance.
Palo Alto Networks
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
In Episode 6 of “This is How We Do It,” Peter Havens, from Cortex product marketing, continues the interview series. He sits down with Yoni Allon, VP Research, to discuss how Palo Alto Networks leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance cybersecurity in our SOC. Palo Alto Networks stands as a cybersecurity stalwart, safeguarding the network and security environments for nearly one hundred thousand organizations across the globe.
Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting
Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical
Perficient
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
In the ever-evolving realm of digital transformation, staying ahead of the curve is paramount. This is where Composable Architecture steps in, reshaping the way businesses construct and manage their digital landscapes. We’re excited to introduce you to two illuminating articles recently featured on CMSWire.com, “The Heart of Composable Architecture,” and “Navigating the Long Tail of Composable in the Martech Landscape” Both articles were penned by Perficient’s own
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TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Why is it that so many companies that rely on monetizing the data of their users seem to be extremely hot on AI? If you ask Signal president Meredith Whittaker (and I did), she’ll tell you it’s simply because “AI is a surveillance technology.
CIO
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Digital transformation has become an essential part of business success. Yet, organizations still struggle with getting it right. According to TEKsystems’ 2023 State of Digital Transformation , 41% of organizations’ digital transformation (DX) initiatives have failed to achieve their desired outcomes. Another study, the 2023 State of the Intelligent Information Management Industry , turned up similar numbers, finding that one-third of companies have yet to achieve significant success with their
The Crazy Programmer
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Are you looking for the best free Nodejs hosting platforms? You are at the right place. Node.js is a highly popular JavaScript open-source server environment used by many developers across the world. Right from its commencement in 2009, the server has grown in huge popularity and is used by a lot of businesses. The industry and business sectors primarily make use of Node.js.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The oldest and still the most powerful tactic for fostering critical thinking is the Socratic method, developed over 2,400 years ago by Socrates, one of the founders of Western philosophy. The Socratic method uses thought-provoking question-and-answer probing to promote learning. It focuses on generating more questions than answers, where the answers are not a stopping point but the beginning of further analysis.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Last month X CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed that video calls would be coming to the app formerly known as Twitter as part of its transition into an “everything app.” Now, new code in the X app reveals that both audio and video calls will be supported.
CIO
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
If any technology has captured the collective imagination in 2023, it’s generative AI — and businesses are beginning to ramp up hiring for what in some cases are very nascent gen AI skills, turning at times to contract workers to fill gaps, pursue pilots, and round out in-house AI project teams. Analyzing the hiring behaviors of companies on its platform, freelance work marketplace Upwork has AI to be the fastest growing category for 2023, noting that posts for generative AI jobs increased more
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Do you want to bring peak performance to your organization? If you do not have the time or resources to develop everyone, you are not alone. According to the 10-80-10 principle, any group or organization can be divided into three groups based on their behavior. For leaders, the key is to focus on the 10% already supporting the organization or you, as they can be your champions to influence the 80% who are looking for direction.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Leaders play a critical role in fostering inclusivity within their organizations. They account for a difference of up to 70 percentage points in employees’ experience of belongingness and psychological safety, and inclusive leaders see a 17% increase in team performance, a 20% increase in decision-making quality, and a 29% increase in team collaboration.
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Telegram, the popular messenger with 800 million monthly active users worldwide, is inching closer to adopting an ecosystem strategy that is reminiscent of WeChat’s super app approach. Certain aspects of the ecosystem will be decentralized with help from two heavyweights: Telegram’s crypto partner TON Foundation and WeChat’s owner Tencent.
CIO
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
There comes a time in every IT leader’s life when a key decision must be made: whether to follow an established rule or, as a matter of necessity, break precedent and embark on an alternate course. Management rules typically exist to enable faultless decision-making, set a foundation for consistent operation, and provide protection from risk, observes Ola Chowning, a partner at global technology research and advisory firm ISG.
Tenable
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
CVE-2023–29357, CVE-2023–24955: Exploit Chain Released for Microsoft SharePoint Server Vulnerabilities A proof-of-concept exploit chain has been released for two vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Server that can be exploited to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution. Background On September 25, STAR Labs researcher Nguyễn Tiến Giang (Jang) published a blog post outlining the successful chaining of CVE-2023–29357 and CVE-2023–24955 to achieve remote code execution (RCE) against Micro
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Hollywood films have long been made by teams of independent contractors and employees of different production companies brought together for short-term projects. Companies have embraced this model for transformations, with data showing that 45% of the people on these projects are not regular employees. Managing a disparate group like this can be a challenge, but team leaders can overcome that by working to create one culture, making work personal, and empowering the team leader.
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TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
OpenAI is in discussions to possibly sell shares in a move that would boost the company’s valuation from $29 billion to somewhere between $80 billion and $90 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the talks.
CIO
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Over the last eighteen months or so, a motley group of teenagers under the banner of Lapsus$ managed to hack into “unbreachable” fortresses at tech giants such as Okta, T-Mobile, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Globant using unsophisticated but creative and persistent techniques. While the group’s goals were unclear and differing – fluctuating between amusement, monetary gain, and notoriety – at various times, it again brought to the fore the persistent gaps in security at even the biggest and most infor
Dataiku
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
As more and more organizations experiment with Generative AI and deploy it in production, a crucial question emerges: Can these applications be both safe and scalable in an enterprise context? The answer is yes, via the LLM Mesh — a common backbone for Generative AI applications that promises to reshape how analytics and IT teams securely access Generative AI models and services.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
The landscape of work is changing, yet people’s aspiration to build careers with moral value — that is, work that aligns with shared understandings of what’s right and good — remains constant. While doing so is difficult, it’s also worthwhile: Our careers take up an enormous amount of our time and energy, and it’s essential to feel that we’re creating careers aligned with our moral values.
Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Reddit announced a contributor program on Monday, which awards users actual, real money for their fake internet points. Now, eligible users will be able to convert their Reddit gold and karma into fiat currency (no, not crypto), which is disbursed once per month.
CIO
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
No matter what your newsfeed may be, it’s likely peppered with articles about the wonders of artificial intelligence. And rightly so. But even as we remember 2023 as the year when generative AI went ballistic, AI and its ML (machine learning) sidekick have been quietly evolving over several years to yield eye-opening insights and problem-solving productivity for IT organizations.
Palo Alto Networks
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Ransomware attacks have evolved over the years from a threat primarily targeting individuals with modest ransom demands, to a sophisticated form of cybercrime that now jeopardizes large companies, government agencies and critical infrastructure. It's increasingly common to hear of a major corporation, educational institution or local government falling victim to a ransomware attack, in addition to the incidents that make national headlines.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
With generative AI, the technology game has changed — suddenly everyone is a potential programmer. But as we travel these technological leaps forward, there’s still a fundamental, longstanding capability every organization will need to realize AI’s true potential: judgment. That idea of judgment in the age of AI was a central tenet of the work of the authors’ late colleague, visionary friend, and longtime HBR contributor Alessandro Di Fiore.
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TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Ford confirmed Monday it has immediately stopped work at a $3.5 billion factory in Michigan that was supposed to make cheaper lithium iron phosphate batteries using tech from China’s CATL.
CIO
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Companies are now recognizing the work ahead of them to get their data, people, and processes ready to capitalize on gen AI’s potential. In fact, insights from a recent Accenture survey found that nearly all (99%) executives said they plan to amplify their investments in the technology. So leaders will need to radically re-think how work gets done. And CIOs—given their cross-functional view of business processes coupled with an intimate understanding of how technology can be leveraged to reinven
DevOps.com
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Palo Alto Networks' Daniel Krivelevich shares a general three-step framework organizations can use to secure the CI/CD pipeline and surrounding areas.
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