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Mobile vs. Traditional Development: 7 Key Differences

Summary: As more businesses create their own mobile apps (or mobile web apps), they’re entering uncharted territory. Many come from a background in traditional application development, and aren’t prepared for the changes that mobile development requires. In this article, we explore the key differences between the two development types, and share some mobile development tips.
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Webinar Replay: Dashboards 101–How to create effective dashboards

By Joe Stangarone / Business Dashboards

Summary: While a business dashboard will help you make sense of your data, not all dashboards are created equal. Typical dashboards are inflexible–displaying a pre-determined set of metrics in a pre-set layout. Learn how to create flexible dashboards that your users love, while avoiding the common problems found in many modern dashboards.
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5 important IT trends of 2015 and beyond

By Joe Stangarone / CIO Challenges, Tech trends

Summary: As technology evolves at an ever-increasing pace, it brings major changes to the IT department. In this era, the IT department moves from a back-office function to a true business partner. What trends are driving this change, and how must your IT department adapt? In this article, we examine 5 such trends to watch in the near future.

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Free Webinar: Kick Start Your Hadoop Journey

By Joe Stangarone / Webinar

Summary: Hadoop is one of the fastest growing technologies in the enterprise IT space. It helps businesses store and process massive amounts of data without purchasing expensive hardware. But, many organizations lack the skills necessary to leverage the power of Hadoop. This joint webinar will help businesses understand how new technologies can help them move past this hurdle and build applications over Hadoop data—using the skills they already have in-house
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7 features that business dashboards should include

By Joe Stangarone / Business Dashboards

Summary: While a business dashboard will help you make sense of your data, not all dashboards are created equal. Many lack key features that modern businesses require. In this article, we explore which features you need in a modern dashboard, and why they are so important.

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Solving the Top 10 Application Security Threats

By Joe Stangarone / Security

Summary: Cyberattacks are increasing. Attacks are more sophisticated and frequent than ever. Yet, application security still lags behind. Through poor security practices, businesses unwittingly expose themselves to reputation damage and massive revenue loss. Why is security still such a big problem, and how can you address it? This free paper will help you answer both questions.
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7 real-life use cases of Hadoop

By Joe Stangarone / Big Data, Hadoop

Summary: As data continues to grow, businesses now have access to (or generate) more data than ever before–much of which goes unused. How can you turn this data into a competitive advantage? In this article, we explore different ways businesses are capitalizing on data.

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7 web development challenges you can’t ignore

By Joe Stangarone / Web Development

Summary: As technology evolves at breakneck speed, it brings new opportunities and challenges to web application development. If businesses want to create lasting, successful web applications, they must address these challenges.

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Is your business data really secure? (Part 2)

By Joe Stangarone / Security

Summary: With data breaches on the rise, security becomes more important than ever. Is your company (unwittingly) putting your data at risk? Are you following best practices for data security? Learn 7 more ways to better secure your data.

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Webinar Replay: Essential elements of Good BI Software

By Joe Stangarone / Business Intelligence, Webinar

Summary: Despite having more options than ever before, businesses face a growing problem: With an ever-increasing number of BI vendors touting their own solutions and terminology, choosing a BI solution is now a confusing process. If you’re struggling with this problem, here’s an on-demand webinar that will help.
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