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Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Hannah Herman; A 2017 McKinsey report predicted that as many as 800 million jobs could be lost worldwide to automation by 2030. But while automation will eliminate some jobs, the World Economic Forum foresees that another 130 million jobs will be created in the next five years.   This is partially because, as technologies like automation become more prevalent within the enterprise, companies will need more skilled workers to manage those technologies. A great example of this is the rise of the business systems function. These tech experts support organizational growth by delivering robust ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Kelly Goolsby; Hosting and IT infrastructure options have evolved considerably over the last 10 to 15 years (as you’d expect with any technology). The private cloud has emerged as a popular mix of many of the previous options, offering control, security, and versatility. It’s an ideal way to optimize IT infrastructure.The private cloud offers isolated infrastructure that’s provided by dedicated hardware. It offers security and efficiency that’s light years ahead of a single dedicated server or shared server option. The ability to customize dedicated infrastructure to the needs of an individual workload is an even bigger ... Read More

Feed: Yellowbrick Data. Author: Sarah Fraser; 451 Research curated a survey that highlights decisions, challenges and considerations when it comes to workload/application deployment and best execution venues. While heading to the public cloud is a popular option, it is only one choice of many. Information Technology organizations are faced with leading the charge in the digital transformation and, at the same time, must manage the day-to-day activities that keep enterprises running. In order to manage application characteristics, end-user profiles, data locality, security, performance requirements and sunk capital investments, a “hybrid by default” environment is often adopted. The 451 Survey indicates ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Chris Lema; Dropshipping is an increasingly attractive model for eCommerce. That’s because it’s easier (not to mention less expensive) to start a dropshipping business than to maintain inventory for a conventional digital storefront.The pros and cons of dropshipping are well established, but the most important aspect of starting a dropshipping business — finding the right suppliers for your WooCommerce store — has been much less clear. Until now.The Importance of Choosing the Right SuppliersDropshipping is a unique model for eCommerce. Conventional online retailers pay to maintain their own inventories. Dropshipping all but eliminates those expenses, so ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Jake Fellows; No one has to tell you that it takes money to run a business. But, not all expenses are the same. When it comes to TCO (total cost of ownership), your numbers people (not to mention the IRS) are going to categorize spending in one of two ways: CapEx or OpEx.Knowing what expenses come under what category is not only important in terms of taxation (and itemization), it makes it easier to forecast your TCO month to month and year to year. However, IT can complicate things a bit.With so many available vendor options ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Ronald Caldwell; For more than 15 years WordPress has been in existence, powering blogs, websites, and even eCommerce stores. One could argue that WordPress is a big deal in the web development space. Of all sites with a known content management system, WordPress accounts for 50-60% share of the global CMS market and powers 35% of the internet. Before we take a look at WordPress history, from whence it came to where they are today, I’d like to give a brief overview for the uninitiated.What is WordPress?So just what is WordPress? It is a free and ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Eric Hamilton; Amazon Prime Video is emerging as yet another contender worth keeping an eye on in the streaming wars. A steady stream of licensed and original content, movies for rent a la carte and bundling with the benefits of Amazon Prime make it a worthy rival for the likes of Netflix and Hulu. Because Netflix just raised its prices and has that nasty VPN ban, some may be wondering what other streaming options are out there, especially those who have a tight entertainment budget and don’t want to pay for multiple subscriptions. Amazon is well-positioned for ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Mike Sherman; A data breach happens when an unauthorized party gains access to sensitive or private data. Some examples of sensitive data include passwords, financial records, database information or HIPAA protected documents.These breaches can cost companies (and users) time and money, and can affect public relations. While it is important to mitigate the effects of a data breach after it occurs, this article will provide you with information to help prevent these breaches from ever occurring in the first place.Businesses are often targeted for these attacks because they have swaths of private information and credentials located ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Javi Cano; Companies in every industry — from apparel to electronics to beauty products to automotive and everything in-between — are competing for the same consumers, but the most successful companies have realized that retention is critical.Studies have shown it’s between 5x and 10x more expensive to acquire a new customer than it is to keep an existing one. In fact, even if you improve your retention by just five percent, you could see an increase in profit of 25 percent to 95 percent.Whether you’re an up-and-coming eCommerce store looking to boost retention or an established ... Read More

Feed: Puppet Blog Feed. Author: Carl Caum; A few days ago we released Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise 2.3. I’m so incredibly proud of our team and the work delivered with this release. It’s mind blowing to see these enhancements in place and even more exciting to know that we addressed so much of what our users wanted in such a short amount of time.Aside from the number of enhancements and a super great new feature, spoiler alert, “Message Center”, we’ve dramatically reduced the amount of time it takes to get up and running with Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise ... Read More