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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

Besides surgery, the hospital is also investing in robotics for the transportation and delivery of medications. Massive robots are being used in pharmacies to automate processes such as pulling pills, ointments, and creams, putting them into packs, sealing them, and transporting them to floors, he says. IDC is forecasting a 5.1%

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Evaluating the relative cost of edge computing

CIO

International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the technology markets. the world’s leading tech media, data, and marketing services company. Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. Karen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA.

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RapidDeploy raises $29M for a cloud-based dispatch platform aimed at 911 centers

TechCrunch

(And indeed, one of the big leaders in legacy and current 911 communications is Motorola, a would-be competitor of both.) AT&T is also a strategic go-to-market (distribution and sales) partner of RapidDeploy’s, and it also has integrations with Apple, Google, Microsoft and OnStar to feed data into its system.

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Flexential – Providing Enterprises with the Interconnected Data Center and Hybrid Cloud Solutions They Need

CIO

They must also deliver the speed and low-latency great customer experiences require in an era marked by dramatic innovations in edge computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things, unified communications, and other singular computing trends now synonymous with business success.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Clubhouse UX teardown, YC Demo Day favorites, proptech VC survey, more

TechCrunch

There’s a lot going on: The venture capital market is redlining its engines while public markets remain sympathetic to growing, unprofitable companies. ” Discord’s reported $10B exit; Compass and Intermedia Cloud Communications set IPO price ranges. A look at 4 IPO updates and 2 late-stage funding rounds.

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Competition is stiff, but retailers know what it takes to compete

CIO

According to IDC research, about retailers are embedding sustainable practices into product post-purchase activities and reverse logistics, transportation, and logistics (cited by 37.5% International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the technology markets.

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Managing an Online Travel Agency: How Back Office System of an OTA Works

Altexsoft

Typically, OTAs use CRM systems to store and use data about customers for marketing activities. Here are the specific marketing tasks that CRMs perform. Besides, differentiation will allow you to distinguish between actual travelers and people who make a booking for them – and then market directly to the relevant group.

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