81 Reasons to Connect was presented by Jay Foster, President of SoftSolutions, Inc., to a meeting of the membership of the NewVa Corridor Technology Council (NCTC) on November 19,2009, in Blacksburg, Virginia. "81" refers to Interstate 81 which connects locales in what is defined as the NewVa Corridor Technoloy Council Region.
One of the purposes of the presentation was to explore the possibilities for fostering a technology industry by creating a regional brand and identity.
This document is the January-February 2016 issue of Transportation Builder, the official publication of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). It discusses several key issues and priorities for ARTBA in 2016, including:
1) Ensuring full funding of the surface transportation programs authorized in the FAST Act and obtaining long-term, increased funding for airport capital programs and the prevention of excessive regulatory actions.
2) ARTBA's strategic plan to engage the next generation of industry leaders, including rebranding the Young Executive Development Program as the Industry Leader Development Program and the Young Executive Leadership Council as the Industry Leader Development Council.
3) A new study showing that the Highway Trust Fund faces an annual $18
This document is the January-February 2016 issue of Transportation Builder, the official publication of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). It discusses several key issues and priorities for ARTBA in 2016, including:
1) Ensuring full funding of the surface transportation programs authorized in the FAST Act and obtaining long-term, increased funding for airport capital programs and the prevention of excessive regulatory actions.
2) ARTBA's strategic plan to engage the next generation of industry leaders, including rebranding the Young Executive Development Program as the Industry Leader Development Program and the Young Executive Leadership Council as the Industry Leader Development Council.
3) A new study showing that the Highway Trust Fund faces an annual $18
The document outlines Columbus, Ohio's new comprehensive economic development strategy called Columbus2020!. The strategy aims to make Columbus one of the fastest growing economies in the nation by 2020 through four pillars - attracting new businesses, retaining and expanding existing businesses, improving civic infrastructure, and creating new businesses. It details goals, metrics, funding needs, and projected economic impacts of the projected job creation under the new strategy.
Supply Chain Opportunity Assessment: Economic Development for SE Michigan Fin...Detroit Regional Chamber
The document provides an overview of a supply chain opportunity assessment project for Southeast Michigan, Northwest Ohio, and Southwest Ontario (SEMI/NWOH/SWON). It discusses workshops held to identify key capabilities and industries for the region to develop into a supply chain hub. These include advantages like airport and highway infrastructure, skilled labor, and proximity to Canadian ports. The document also analyzes strengths and weaknesses of the region and outlines a strategy to develop targeted industries and address challenges like perceived high costs and lack of regional coordination.
This document summarizes the mission and activities of Virginia Economic Bridge, Inc., a nonprofit organization that promotes economic development in Virginia. It provides an overview of the organization's staff, mission to connect different regions of Virginia, programs related to workforce development, business opportunities, and information portals. Key programs and services mentioned include Return to Roots, Linked Workforce Initiative, Virginia Business Pipeline, and data and research services.
This document summarizes the mission and activities of Virginia Economic Bridge, Inc., a nonprofit organization that promotes economic development in Virginia. It outlines the organization's goals of connecting businesses across regions of Virginia and providing resources to support economic growth. Key programs discussed include Return to Roots, which helps former residents find jobs and opportunities in Southwest Virginia, and VirginiaBusiness.org, an online portal for businesses.
This document provides an overview and analysis of the 1,660 acre Mid-West Mega Commerce Center site in Fayette County, Ohio. It details the site's reconstruction since 2004 and certification as a Job Ready site in 2012. Research covers the site's proximity to major cities, surrounding county demographics, transportation access via highways and rail, and housing availability. The document also analyzes the local and regional education landscape, finding over 100 colleges, universities, and high schools within an hour and a half drive that can provide a skilled workforce to future employers. In conclusion, the site and surrounding region offer attractive attributes for industrial development and economic growth.
Special student presentation on a career in accounting and the job outlook for becoming a CPA.
MACPA CEO Tom Hood, voted second most influential leader in the CPA Profession in Accounting Today’s 2013 list of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting (his ninth time on the list) sees five fundamental shifts facing accounting now – Leadership, Learning, Technology, Generations and Workplace. In a world of rapid change and increasing complexity, the winners will be those individuals and organizations who can keep their L>C², their rate of learning must be greater than the rate of change and greater than their competition. Tom’s updates are always popular for CPAs and include the latest trends and issues the profession is facing locally, nationally, and globally.
During “work” hours (a difficult term to nail down given I work for a global company), I help the 25th largest brand in the world, SAP, run better. Since 2004 I’ve helped companies in myriad industries run better by telling not only the SAP story but the stories of our customers and their customers. Developing content, engaging channels, deploying tactics to educate, stimulate interest, and drive demand: Marketing isn’t just what I do, it’s who I am!
Detailed resume available upon request.
Making Smart Growth Happen Creating Successful Regional Alliances for Sustain...Virtual ULI
The Quality Growth Alliance (QGA) is a regional partnership in the Puget Sound area that was formed to promote sustainable development practices. Through initiatives like Reality Check, the QGA brings together diverse stakeholders to establish a shared vision and priorities for managing growth. A key program of the QGA is its Smart Growth Recognition Program, which provides endorsements for development projects that further quality growth goals around issues such as density, design, transportation, and affordable housing. The recognition helps projects navigate the approval process and sets a high standard for development in the region.
NES Fircroft is a global workforce solutions provider with over 90 years of combined experience. They have 100+ wholly owned offices worldwide, over 1,800 dedicated staff, and provide workforce solutions to over 20,000 contractors. NES Fircroft delivers extensive talent pools, global scale and presence, compliant solutions, and local consultants to meet clients' workforce needs. They are committed to diversity and have won numerous awards for their services.
NES Fircroft is a global workforce solutions provider with over 90 years of combined experience in engineering staffing, operating in over 45 countries with over 1,800 staff and providing contracting, permanent hiring, and managed services. They partner with clients to source technical talent around the world through their extensive database and digital media presence while also providing support services for candidate attraction, mobility, and relocation. NES Fircroft has received numerous awards for their services and strives to promote diversity in their recruiting.
The document summarizes the services and activities of the Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco to promote business and innovation between Canada and Silicon Valley. It discusses key sectors and clients, and initiatives like the Canadian Technology Accelerator program to connect Canadian companies to opportunities in Silicon Valley through mentorship, networking events, and office space. The Consulate aims to help Canadian companies succeed globally and develop new industries through collaboration with California's leading universities and companies.
RTP, NC Vision in the Nutshell, I particularly like slide #13. Visit and soon you\'ll be calling North Carolina Home. Find out more @ www.ResearchTriangle.org
Mark McMullen has over 30 years of experience in marketing and business development roles. He is currently the Executive Vice President of the Integer Group, where he leads business development efforts across their six offices. Previously he has held management roles such as Managing Director and Director of Business Development at various marketing agencies. He has a proven track record of growing revenue significantly at multiple agencies and landing over $50 million in new business.
Carolinas Gateway Partnership Presentation - Local Economic Outlook Luncheonrmtjaycees
Presentation slides for Carolinas Gateway Partnership, presented by Krista Ikirt, during Rocky Mount Area Jaycees Local Economic Outlook Luncheon, March 10, 2015.
Working Smarter: How Lexus of Escondido grew 30% this year using integrated, ...TeamVelocity
Lexus of Escondido grew their sales by 30% this year using an integrated, data-driven marketing strategy developed by Team Velocity Marketing. They shifted their focus from the general mass market to targeted in-market customers using digital media like paid search, social media, and personalized communications. This new strategy identified customers who could upgrade their vehicle for a better payment and notified them through multiple channels. As a result, Lexus of Escondido saw year-over-year sales increases of 23%, 20%, and 17% over the past few months compared to the previous year and similarly large increases in service customers.
Miami-Dade TPO's Milestones, Challenges & Next Steps: SMART Plan Update presentation to the Florida International University (FIU) Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council (REAAC) on May 24, 2017.
The document discusses strategies for communities to leverage their hidden economic assets. It provides examples of how other communities have focused on talent, innovation, growing businesses, industry clusters, infrastructure like broadband, storytelling, and civic collaboration to develop asset-based economic growth. The presentation encourages attendees to consider their own community's assets in these areas and how they can be better utilized.
How to Get Involved in Shaping the Future of Michigan Business - Business InS...Detroit Regional Chamber
The document discusses ways to get involved in shaping the future of Michigan business. It provides information on investments and developments in Midtown Detroit from 2000-2010 totaling $1.8 billion. It also discusses Ann Arbor SPARK, the regional economic development organization, and its role in fostering entrepreneurship, providing services to businesses, and creating a common vision among organizations. The document outlines best practices for economic development including establishing goals, facilitating connections between groups, and providing funding and resources for emerging technologies and businesses.
The Silicon Valley economy continues to thrive, with accelerating job growth, rising incomes, and increased innovation and entrepreneurship. However, housing and transportation challenges threaten the region's economic competitiveness and quality of life. Employment levels have surpassed pre-recession levels and are growing faster than any time since 2000. Unemployment rates have decreased across all groups. Incomes are rising for all racial and ethnic groups, though disparities remain. Public transit ridership is increasing along with continued expansion of businesses and services. Housing costs and lack of supply, as well as traffic congestion, pose serious issues.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
The document outlines Columbus, Ohio's new comprehensive economic development strategy called Columbus2020!. The strategy aims to make Columbus one of the fastest growing economies in the nation by 2020 through four pillars - attracting new businesses, retaining and expanding existing businesses, improving civic infrastructure, and creating new businesses. It details goals, metrics, funding needs, and projected economic impacts of the projected job creation under the new strategy.
Supply Chain Opportunity Assessment: Economic Development for SE Michigan Fin...Detroit Regional Chamber
The document provides an overview of a supply chain opportunity assessment project for Southeast Michigan, Northwest Ohio, and Southwest Ontario (SEMI/NWOH/SWON). It discusses workshops held to identify key capabilities and industries for the region to develop into a supply chain hub. These include advantages like airport and highway infrastructure, skilled labor, and proximity to Canadian ports. The document also analyzes strengths and weaknesses of the region and outlines a strategy to develop targeted industries and address challenges like perceived high costs and lack of regional coordination.
This document summarizes the mission and activities of Virginia Economic Bridge, Inc., a nonprofit organization that promotes economic development in Virginia. It provides an overview of the organization's staff, mission to connect different regions of Virginia, programs related to workforce development, business opportunities, and information portals. Key programs and services mentioned include Return to Roots, Linked Workforce Initiative, Virginia Business Pipeline, and data and research services.
This document summarizes the mission and activities of Virginia Economic Bridge, Inc., a nonprofit organization that promotes economic development in Virginia. It outlines the organization's goals of connecting businesses across regions of Virginia and providing resources to support economic growth. Key programs discussed include Return to Roots, which helps former residents find jobs and opportunities in Southwest Virginia, and VirginiaBusiness.org, an online portal for businesses.
This document provides an overview and analysis of the 1,660 acre Mid-West Mega Commerce Center site in Fayette County, Ohio. It details the site's reconstruction since 2004 and certification as a Job Ready site in 2012. Research covers the site's proximity to major cities, surrounding county demographics, transportation access via highways and rail, and housing availability. The document also analyzes the local and regional education landscape, finding over 100 colleges, universities, and high schools within an hour and a half drive that can provide a skilled workforce to future employers. In conclusion, the site and surrounding region offer attractive attributes for industrial development and economic growth.
Special student presentation on a career in accounting and the job outlook for becoming a CPA.
MACPA CEO Tom Hood, voted second most influential leader in the CPA Profession in Accounting Today’s 2013 list of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting (his ninth time on the list) sees five fundamental shifts facing accounting now – Leadership, Learning, Technology, Generations and Workplace. In a world of rapid change and increasing complexity, the winners will be those individuals and organizations who can keep their L>C², their rate of learning must be greater than the rate of change and greater than their competition. Tom’s updates are always popular for CPAs and include the latest trends and issues the profession is facing locally, nationally, and globally.
During “work” hours (a difficult term to nail down given I work for a global company), I help the 25th largest brand in the world, SAP, run better. Since 2004 I’ve helped companies in myriad industries run better by telling not only the SAP story but the stories of our customers and their customers. Developing content, engaging channels, deploying tactics to educate, stimulate interest, and drive demand: Marketing isn’t just what I do, it’s who I am!
Detailed resume available upon request.
Making Smart Growth Happen Creating Successful Regional Alliances for Sustain...Virtual ULI
The Quality Growth Alliance (QGA) is a regional partnership in the Puget Sound area that was formed to promote sustainable development practices. Through initiatives like Reality Check, the QGA brings together diverse stakeholders to establish a shared vision and priorities for managing growth. A key program of the QGA is its Smart Growth Recognition Program, which provides endorsements for development projects that further quality growth goals around issues such as density, design, transportation, and affordable housing. The recognition helps projects navigate the approval process and sets a high standard for development in the region.
NES Fircroft is a global workforce solutions provider with over 90 years of combined experience. They have 100+ wholly owned offices worldwide, over 1,800 dedicated staff, and provide workforce solutions to over 20,000 contractors. NES Fircroft delivers extensive talent pools, global scale and presence, compliant solutions, and local consultants to meet clients' workforce needs. They are committed to diversity and have won numerous awards for their services.
NES Fircroft is a global workforce solutions provider with over 90 years of combined experience in engineering staffing, operating in over 45 countries with over 1,800 staff and providing contracting, permanent hiring, and managed services. They partner with clients to source technical talent around the world through their extensive database and digital media presence while also providing support services for candidate attraction, mobility, and relocation. NES Fircroft has received numerous awards for their services and strives to promote diversity in their recruiting.
The document summarizes the services and activities of the Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco to promote business and innovation between Canada and Silicon Valley. It discusses key sectors and clients, and initiatives like the Canadian Technology Accelerator program to connect Canadian companies to opportunities in Silicon Valley through mentorship, networking events, and office space. The Consulate aims to help Canadian companies succeed globally and develop new industries through collaboration with California's leading universities and companies.
RTP, NC Vision in the Nutshell, I particularly like slide #13. Visit and soon you\'ll be calling North Carolina Home. Find out more @ www.ResearchTriangle.org
Mark McMullen has over 30 years of experience in marketing and business development roles. He is currently the Executive Vice President of the Integer Group, where he leads business development efforts across their six offices. Previously he has held management roles such as Managing Director and Director of Business Development at various marketing agencies. He has a proven track record of growing revenue significantly at multiple agencies and landing over $50 million in new business.
Carolinas Gateway Partnership Presentation - Local Economic Outlook Luncheonrmtjaycees
Presentation slides for Carolinas Gateway Partnership, presented by Krista Ikirt, during Rocky Mount Area Jaycees Local Economic Outlook Luncheon, March 10, 2015.
Working Smarter: How Lexus of Escondido grew 30% this year using integrated, ...TeamVelocity
Lexus of Escondido grew their sales by 30% this year using an integrated, data-driven marketing strategy developed by Team Velocity Marketing. They shifted their focus from the general mass market to targeted in-market customers using digital media like paid search, social media, and personalized communications. This new strategy identified customers who could upgrade their vehicle for a better payment and notified them through multiple channels. As a result, Lexus of Escondido saw year-over-year sales increases of 23%, 20%, and 17% over the past few months compared to the previous year and similarly large increases in service customers.
Miami-Dade TPO's Milestones, Challenges & Next Steps: SMART Plan Update presentation to the Florida International University (FIU) Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council (REAAC) on May 24, 2017.
The document discusses strategies for communities to leverage their hidden economic assets. It provides examples of how other communities have focused on talent, innovation, growing businesses, industry clusters, infrastructure like broadband, storytelling, and civic collaboration to develop asset-based economic growth. The presentation encourages attendees to consider their own community's assets in these areas and how they can be better utilized.
How to Get Involved in Shaping the Future of Michigan Business - Business InS...Detroit Regional Chamber
The document discusses ways to get involved in shaping the future of Michigan business. It provides information on investments and developments in Midtown Detroit from 2000-2010 totaling $1.8 billion. It also discusses Ann Arbor SPARK, the regional economic development organization, and its role in fostering entrepreneurship, providing services to businesses, and creating a common vision among organizations. The document outlines best practices for economic development including establishing goals, facilitating connections between groups, and providing funding and resources for emerging technologies and businesses.
The Silicon Valley economy continues to thrive, with accelerating job growth, rising incomes, and increased innovation and entrepreneurship. However, housing and transportation challenges threaten the region's economic competitiveness and quality of life. Employment levels have surpassed pre-recession levels and are growing faster than any time since 2000. Unemployment rates have decreased across all groups. Incomes are rising for all racial and ethnic groups, though disparities remain. Public transit ridership is increasing along with continued expansion of businesses and services. Housing costs and lack of supply, as well as traffic congestion, pose serious issues.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/temporal-event-neural-networks-a-more-efficient-alternative-to-the-transformer-a-presentation-from-brainchip/
Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
The expansion of AI services necessitates enhanced computational capabilities on edge devices. Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs), developed by BrainChip, represent a novel and highly efficient state-space network. TENNs demonstrate exceptional proficiency in handling multi-dimensional streaming data, facilitating advancements in object detection, action recognition, speech enhancement and language model/sequence generation. Through the utilization of polynomial-based continuous convolutions, TENNs streamline models, expedite training processes and significantly diminish memory requirements, achieving notable reductions of up to 50x in parameters and 5,000x in energy consumption compared to prevailing methodologies like transformers.
Integration with BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic hardware IP further enhances TENNs’ capabilities, enabling the realization of highly capable, portable and passively cooled edge devices. This presentation delves into the technical innovations underlying TENNs, presents real-world benchmarks, and elucidates how this cutting-edge approach is positioned to revolutionize edge AI across diverse applications.
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their MainframePrecisely
Inconsistent user experience and siloed data, high costs, and changing customer expectations – Citizens Bank was experiencing these challenges while it was attempting to deliver a superior digital banking experience for its clients. Its core banking applications run on the mainframe and Citizens was using legacy utilities to get the critical mainframe data to feed customer-facing channels, like call centers, web, and mobile. Ultimately, this led to higher operating costs (MIPS), delayed response times, and longer time to market.
Ever-changing customer expectations demand more modern digital experiences, and the bank needed to find a solution that could provide real-time data to its customer channels with low latency and operating costs. Join this session to learn how Citizens is leveraging Precisely to replicate mainframe data to its customer channels and deliver on their “modern digital bank” experiences.
zkStudyClub - LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Application...Alex Pruden
Folding is a recent technique for building efficient recursive SNARKs. Several elegant folding protocols have been proposed, such as Nova, Supernova, Hypernova, Protostar, and others. However, all of them rely on an additively homomorphic commitment scheme based on discrete log, and are therefore not post-quantum secure. In this work we present LatticeFold, the first lattice-based folding protocol based on the Module SIS problem. This folding protocol naturally leads to an efficient recursive lattice-based SNARK and an efficient PCD scheme. LatticeFold supports folding low-degree relations, such as R1CS, as well as high-degree relations, such as CCS. The key challenge is to construct a secure folding protocol that works with the Ajtai commitment scheme. The difficulty, is ensuring that extracted witnesses are low norm through many rounds of folding. We present a novel technique using the sumcheck protocol to ensure that extracted witnesses are always low norm no matter how many rounds of folding are used. Our evaluation of the final proof system suggests that it is as performant as Hypernova, while providing post-quantum security.
Paper Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/257
Best 20 SEO Techniques To Improve Website Visibility In SERPPixlogix Infotech
Boost your website's visibility with proven SEO techniques! Our latest blog dives into essential strategies to enhance your online presence, increase traffic, and rank higher on search engines. From keyword optimization to quality content creation, learn how to make your site stand out in the crowded digital landscape. Discover actionable tips and expert insights to elevate your SEO game.
A Comprehensive Guide to DeFi Development Services in 2024Intelisync
DeFi represents a paradigm shift in the financial industry. Instead of relying on traditional, centralized institutions like banks, DeFi leverages blockchain technology to create a decentralized network of financial services. This means that financial transactions can occur directly between parties, without intermediaries, using smart contracts on platforms like Ethereum.
In 2024, we are witnessing an explosion of new DeFi projects and protocols, each pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in finance.
In summary, DeFi in 2024 is not just a trend; it’s a revolution that democratizes finance, enhances security and transparency, and fosters continuous innovation. As we proceed through this presentation, we'll explore the various components and services of DeFi in detail, shedding light on how they are transforming the financial landscape.
At Intelisync, we specialize in providing comprehensive DeFi development services tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. From smart contract development to dApp creation and security audits, we ensure that your DeFi project is built with innovation, security, and scalability in mind. Trust Intelisync to guide you through the intricate landscape of decentralized finance and unlock the full potential of blockchain technology.
Ready to take your DeFi project to the next level? Partner with Intelisync for expert DeFi development services today!
Freshworks Rethinks NoSQL for Rapid Scaling & Cost-EfficiencyScyllaDB
Freshworks creates AI-boosted business software that helps employees work more efficiently and effectively. Managing data across multiple RDBMS and NoSQL databases was already a challenge at their current scale. To prepare for 10X growth, they knew it was time to rethink their database strategy. Learn how they architected a solution that would simplify scaling while keeping costs under control.
leewayhertz.com-AI in predictive maintenance Use cases technologies benefits ...alexjohnson7307
Predictive maintenance is a proactive approach that anticipates equipment failures before they happen. At the forefront of this innovative strategy is Artificial Intelligence (AI), which brings unprecedented precision and efficiency. AI in predictive maintenance is transforming industries by reducing downtime, minimizing costs, and enhancing productivity.
GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracyTomaz Bratanic
GraphRAG for life science domain, where you retriever information from biomedical knowledge graphs using LLMs to increase the accuracy and performance of generated answers
5. Why do some Regions become truly GREAT? Seattle, WA (Technology Corridor) Raleigh, NC (RTP) San Jose, CA (Silicon Valley) Boston, MA (Route 128 Corridor)
6. Models for WINNING in the new economy Creative Class professionals are the dynamo behind successful economic growth in today’s knowledge-based economy. Regions that can attract & retain these highly skilled workers will succeed. Regions that cannot attract these professionals will continue to struggle. As noted by Richard Florida (2002), this Creative class of workers place significant emphasis on their Quality of Life when choosing where to locate and work. It’s about PLACE .
7. Vision - Mission ‘81 Reasons to Connect’ seeks to identify and communicate the economic and social benefits of a combined Roanoke and New River Valley Metro-Region that will be recognized as a preferred destination for Creative Class professionals. We will be presenting the top Reasons to Connect at a Regional Summit scheduled for March of 2010 at Radford University We need your help in developing and communicating this critical vision!
8. Virginia’s 81 Corridor – Creative Class Assets Radford U VA Tech Roanoke College Hollins U
9. 81 Corridor – Creative Class Research & Development Assets Center for Research & Technology VA Tech Corporate Research Center Riverside Centre for Research and Technology Smart Road
13. What are the benefits of a unified Region? With 500,000 citizens (over 700,000 if we tap into Lynchburg MSA) Transform Roanoke Regional from a small hub serving Roanoke to being THE Major air transportation center West of Richmond and North of Greensboro Focus all key corporate travelers and higher Ed travels to fly through Roanoke Attract low cost carriers that will accelerate the growth/expansion of Roanoke Airport
14. Proven Models that work – from across the USA REENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA Vi sion 2025 – How Greenville, South Carolina Proposes to Use Creative Class Theory and Smart Growth to Develop Their Economy In tandem with smart growth is the priority of many regional economies to attract and retain the flow of human creative capital. Greenville is one city that has recently investigated this kind of growth strategy Population of 56,006 people, urbanized area population of 379,616 Situated in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains midway between Atlanta and Charlotte, the city’s downtown would have been a natural stop for travelers making the trip on I-85
GOOD MORNING! Thank you for the warm introduction. It’s great to see such a large turn-out so bright and early in the morning! As Ed mentioned, I pretty much grew up in Christiansburg, graduated from CHS, I’m actually a 3 rd generation Hokie, and have lived in Roanoke for the past 18 yrs. In other words, I’m very familiar with the commute up the mountain. Actually, let’s do a quick check – HOW MANY drove up from Roanoke this beautiful November morning? How many of the rest of you have driven DOWN to Roanoke for an NCTC event? OK!!! Clearly we are in the midst of a truly REGIONAL organization!
Obviously our main theme this morning is REGIONALISM. Specifically…
Let’s take another quick Poll – how many folks believe that NOVA REGION currently provides more economic opportunities that our Region does TODAY? OK… How about Richmond – how many people believe they provide more ECONOMIC opportunity exists in our NCTC REGION? OK… How about Danville/Martinsville? NOW we’re talking!!! Let’s look at the numbers – at least thru 2000. The last time we tracked the USA employment growth rate was ABOUT 30 yrs. Ago. Hmmm. Notice we’ve NEVER beat it, just kept up with it.
Here is another view from back in 2000 – unfortunately just the ROANOKE MSA. How did it rank? There are about 400 MSAs, and we ranked 250 – the lower 50%! Now, if this were collegiate football, surely SOMEONE would be looking for a new coach!!! Right?? I believe that is actually one of our problems – who is responsible for driving our REGIONAL economic strategy? Clearly we need to replace them!
One the positive side, let’s take a look at some of the great TECHNOLOGY regions in our country, I believe there are some common traits/patterns that the Successful ones share… Presence of a major Research University Access to Capital Strong Networks Supportive infrastructure Obviously, just like a good business model, there are patterns or formulas that lead to thriving regions. I would summarize most of these traits under a simple umbrella of REGIONAL COOPERATION – which takes strong, effective leadership. Do you think folks in Chapel Hill get upset when Raleigh is shown as the RTP? What about Foster City/San Mateo when San Jose gets the visual for Silicon Valley? Actually, there was quite a bit of leadership back in the mid-1990s that resulted in the New Century Region – let’s recognize some of the folks here this morning – Ray, Ed, Ken, Mary, others?? There was a LOT of hard work to launch the New Century Region – this breakfast meeting (and NCTC) is a direct result of that leadership. We certainly owe these folks a round of applause for helping us get to this point!
Richard Florida did some interesting research and determined there are some new drivers that go along with this NEW Economy. Basically, the ‘new’ economy is the knowledge-based economy. It is an economy driven not by agriculture or industrial production, but by innovation and intellectual property. This new form of ‘Capital’ comes from what Florida calls the Creative Class. Florida also found that this Creative Class tends to find where they want to live BEFORE the find where they want to work. QUALITY OF LIFE is important. That’s very good news for us! If there is one thing we’ve DEFINITELY got – it’s a Great Quality of Life. WE know that. The problem is that those Creative Class types that are leaving the rat race and grind of worn out regions do NOT…
That brings us to the mission of 81 Reasons to Connect – we are a group of UNPAID volunteers that came out of a Creative Class workshop held in Roanoke. We are a mix of both Roanoke and NRV members – several of our folks were able to make it this morning – please raise your hands. Please network with these folks afterwards or exchange biz cards. Our focus is actually pretty simple – we just want to raise awareness on why REGIONALISM and specifically packaging up the incredible assets that we have between the NRV and Roanoke can help us attract more Creative Class professions. With those professionals, we believe we’ll see an economic engine come to LIFE! Existing companies can growth faster, new companies can be launched, venture capital will be attracted to the region – and the positive cycle continues to get re-enforced. Florida talks about the 4 T’s – things like Talent, Technology, Tolerance, and Territorial Assets.
Our focus is on TERRITORIAL ASSETS. First of all, let’s take a look at what we are calling the 81 Corridor. Just raising awareness on a sense of identity/place is one simple thing we can accomplish today. Let’s take a look at just some of the Territorial Assets that exist between mile markers 109 and 146 – roughly a 35 mile stretch of Virginia’s I-81 cooridor. Let’s take a look at one of the KEY assets of the new economy – institutions of higher education… We are LOADED! How many people have seen a visual of these assets put together??
Research & Development is another key asset – once again, most of us here are aware of the growing influence of VA Tech and the Carilion Clinic – but what about the rest of the country? Again, how many people have seen marketing materials that highlight Hokie Stone with the downtown urban amenities of Roanoke?
Job opportunities are another key. This is especially critical with a trailing Spouse – something that Cory has done some excellent work with – being the trailing spouse that he is! How many prospective employees come into our region and get an appreciation of the OVERALL high-tech employment opportunities we can offer? I was reminded of this last week – I was at a trade show in Toronto with a software partner that is located in up-state NY. They located in a TINY town (more like a village) about an hour outside of Albany. I was talking with their lead trainer, who commutes 300 miles round trip from his home and shares a rented house with another employee during the week. They are having serious challenges hiring people. They have a terrific product and a great team – but when new recruits come for a visit, after the 2 nd day, they say, ‘there’s no way in hell I’m living here’. Contrast that with a place like RTP or Austin or Seattle! Unlike that little village of 2,000 people in upstate NY, At this point, we have ALL the goods, we’ve just not done a good job of marketing and branding…
I’d say most of us would agree that it’s the OUTDOOR assets that we really rock on. Just think of the range of options – from VA Tech football, to Mill Mountain, to McCoy Falls, to the Cascades… Perhaps our biggest asset of all is this guy right here – COACH BEAMER!!! THIS GUY has probably done more for putting our REGION on the map than ALL other groups combined! Actually, if we could get Coach Beamer to be our Head Economic Developer – I’d imagine he’d have this expression a lot right about now… How in the world could we be ranked 250??? when we’ve got this kind of talent on our team???
It comes down to 2 great regions that are separated by one small mountain. Like any good business leader, I believe Coach Beamer would look at our core strengths… and say, ‘what will it take to combine these strengths’?? Surely the whole is greater than the sum of the parts!
What would be the pay-off for becoming a nationally known REGION? What kinds of things (other than the Creative Class) would be attracted here? Here’s one that’s probably near and dear to all of us! What are some other GREAT advantages that could come from a unified REGION? What are some TOP BENEFITS that people want to throw out?
There are plenty of models across the USA on how to do this right…
Actually, we don’t need to look that far. Our next door Region is doing an outstanding job. They have consolidated their 4 counties around the city of Lynchburg to act as a single, unified REGION. (CHECK the Time - tell story of Wayne Strickland??)
I don’t know about you, but I’ve talked about this enough over the years! I’m ready to see something tangible happen to move us forward. There is plenty of things we can DO once we are crystal clear on what we want to BE… I do NOT believe REGIONALISM will come from the public sector. I believe it will come from people like you and me – that have an enlightened self-interest to see more economic opportunity come to our region. Let’s set the expectations and hold each other accountable. And just like with a good business success, let’s enjoy the ride along the way.