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7 signs it’s time to modernize your IT systems

CIO

The bad news, however, is that IT system modernization requires significant financial and time investments. There are multiple examples of organizations driving home a first-mover advantage by adopting and embracing technology modernization when the opportunity presents itself early.” Technology continues to advance at a furious pace.

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TDD saved the day

Xebia

The goal was to compare two object graphs and present them in a way a user could selectively merge them. To tackle each operation, I started with a small test, following the principles of Test-Driven Development (TDD). This was convenient as it allowed me to maintain a TDD flow without external dependencies.

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Unveiling the risks of OT systems and how to secure them

CIO

When we consider what security means for an organization, most think of needing to secure systems and devices like cloud computing instances, servers, employee workstations, and other tech commonly seen in the workplace. To address this, attack surface management (ASM) offers a lifeline for organizations to secure their OT systems.

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Research: How Ratings Systems Shape User Behavior in the Gig Economy

Harvard Business Review

Incremental rating systems, employed by platforms like TaskRabbit and Airbnb, offer a detailed view by listing and often providing insights into every individual review score. Averaged rating systems, used by platforms such as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash, present an overall score that aggregates all individual ratings.

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Butter raises $7M to end ‘accidental’ customer churn due to payment failure

TechCrunch

It was there that he realized there was an astounding number of subscriptions that failed to renew or even go through to begin with due to payment-related issues. The accidental churn is often not just due to problems with renewals, where people get frustrated by failed attempts to charge their credit card, for example. to $5 million.

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Analyze customer reviews using Amazon Bedrock

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Customer reviews can reveal customer experiences with a product and serve as an invaluable source of information to the product teams. By continually monitoring these reviews over time, businesses can recognize changes in customer perceptions and uncover areas of improvement.

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What is ERP? Enterprise resource planning systems explained

CIO

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a system of integrated software applications that manages day-to-day business processes and operations across finance, human resources, procurement, distribution, supply chain, and other functions. ERP systems improve enterprise operations in a number of ways. Key features of ERP systems.