This document discusses how business and IT must work collaboratively in an increasingly digital world. It notes key areas like globalization, innovation, customer acquisition and retention, workforce issues, sustainability, security and risk management, and regulatory compliance that require partnership between business and IT. The final sections emphasize that IT must be treated as a strategic partner contributing value across the organization and that business and IT alignment is crucial for improved performance and bottom line results.
Intellinet is a professional, IT services firm dedicated to helping executives succeed in maximizing the business value of IT. As trusted advisors since 1993, Intellinet has been providing clients with exceptional Microsoft technology solutions. Driven by the motto Promises Kept®, Intellinet keeps its promises to clients and strives to earn complete client satisfaction and loyalty.
HCLT Whitepaper: The overwhelming challenges of IT infrastructure managementHCL Technologies
CIOs and IT leaders are the intended audience of this white paper. Business and IT share a symbiotic relationship where one cannot exist without the other. This white paper is a comprehensive attempt to highlight the challenges faced by CIOs and articulate the key business problems faced when building IT as a business enabler, particularly during uncertain economic times. It also seeks to accentuate the expertise that the HCL-BMC partnership has built in the IT infrastructure management service space through MTaaSTM Shared, its business-centric platform that leverages on the potential of SaaS-based service offerings and cloud computing.
Infosys' Customer Relationship Management solution helped the client achieve process harmonization enabling them to serve their customers better - providing the right solutions at the right time
Intellinet is a professional, IT services firm dedicated to helping executives succeed in maximizing the business value of IT. As trusted advisors since 1993, Intellinet has been providing clients with exceptional Microsoft technology solutions. Driven by the motto Promises Kept®, Intellinet keeps its promises to clients and strives to earn complete client satisfaction and loyalty.
HCLT Whitepaper: The overwhelming challenges of IT infrastructure managementHCL Technologies
CIOs and IT leaders are the intended audience of this white paper. Business and IT share a symbiotic relationship where one cannot exist without the other. This white paper is a comprehensive attempt to highlight the challenges faced by CIOs and articulate the key business problems faced when building IT as a business enabler, particularly during uncertain economic times. It also seeks to accentuate the expertise that the HCL-BMC partnership has built in the IT infrastructure management service space through MTaaSTM Shared, its business-centric platform that leverages on the potential of SaaS-based service offerings and cloud computing.
Infosys' Customer Relationship Management solution helped the client achieve process harmonization enabling them to serve their customers better - providing the right solutions at the right time
Why IT Governance is a powerful business tool. Evaluating the potential for value creation –
the Governance Scorecard. Using the Scorecard to improve IT integration.
Will They Blend? - Agile, TOGAF and Enterprise ArchitectureITpreneurs
Do you offer TOGAF / EA / Agile training or consulting?
Is TOGAF really the best approach for enterprise architecture? Danny Greefhorst will provide insight into these questions by showing how agile, enterprise architecture and TOGAF relate and overlap.
Content by Danny Greefhorst
What's covered:
- The TOGAF Approach to EA
- Do Agile, EA and TOGAF Relate?
- Do Agile, EA and TOGAF Overlap?
- When to Use Which Framework
- How to Generate More Business by using Agile, EA and TOGAF
In this webinar, Steve Hall, author of "Managing Global Development Risk,” discusses the challenge of aligning vendor SLAs with long term business value. Steve discusses how you can build healthier and transparent relationships between vendors and customers by incorporating application structural quality measurement and practical, meaningful metrics to mitigate risk. You’ll learn how you can avoid vendor lock-in, improve production support activities and align metrics between vendors and project managers.
To view the webinar, visit http://www.castsoftware.com/news-events/event/vendor-management?gad=ss
Amplify Mindware institute works to bridge a vital gap between Industries and academic institutes, offering IT, Project management & Corporate training courses. BVU’s - Amplify Department of IT & Management (DITM) is a constituent unit of Bharati Vidyapeeth University, running UGC recognized Graduate, Post-Graduate & Diploma programs in IT & Management. Its a premier academic Institution providing Training and Consultancy services in the areas of Emerging Technologies to IT/ITES firms in India, China, Malaysia, UK, US and Canada.
Why IT Governance is a powerful business tool. Evaluating the potential for value creation –
the Governance Scorecard. Using the Scorecard to improve IT integration.
Will They Blend? - Agile, TOGAF and Enterprise ArchitectureITpreneurs
Do you offer TOGAF / EA / Agile training or consulting?
Is TOGAF really the best approach for enterprise architecture? Danny Greefhorst will provide insight into these questions by showing how agile, enterprise architecture and TOGAF relate and overlap.
Content by Danny Greefhorst
What's covered:
- The TOGAF Approach to EA
- Do Agile, EA and TOGAF Relate?
- Do Agile, EA and TOGAF Overlap?
- When to Use Which Framework
- How to Generate More Business by using Agile, EA and TOGAF
In this webinar, Steve Hall, author of "Managing Global Development Risk,” discusses the challenge of aligning vendor SLAs with long term business value. Steve discusses how you can build healthier and transparent relationships between vendors and customers by incorporating application structural quality measurement and practical, meaningful metrics to mitigate risk. You’ll learn how you can avoid vendor lock-in, improve production support activities and align metrics between vendors and project managers.
To view the webinar, visit http://www.castsoftware.com/news-events/event/vendor-management?gad=ss
Amplify Mindware institute works to bridge a vital gap between Industries and academic institutes, offering IT, Project management & Corporate training courses. BVU’s - Amplify Department of IT & Management (DITM) is a constituent unit of Bharati Vidyapeeth University, running UGC recognized Graduate, Post-Graduate & Diploma programs in IT & Management. Its a premier academic Institution providing Training and Consultancy services in the areas of Emerging Technologies to IT/ITES firms in India, China, Malaysia, UK, US and Canada.
SilverStorm "Credibility and Collaboration to achieve excellence in IT Govern...SilverStormSolutions
"Credibility and Collaboration to achieve excellence in IT Governance"
So how are we at SilverStorm helping CIO´s Transform IT?
For us it´s simple, Transforming IT means raising the credibility of IT to gain the collaboration of others throughout the organization.
The first step: Increase “CREDIBILITY”.
The second step: Increase “COLLABORATION”.
Without “Credibility” there can never be “Collaboration”
We are helping our customers achieve measurable benefits by combing processes, people and technology.
Learn the key success factors that banks must address to differentiate mobile offerings and provide industry-leading capabilities that drive customer satisfaction.
Learn how to:
Navigate the diverse digital payments “ecosystem”
Support customer loyalty and retention
Gain valuable customer insights from mobile data
Achieve symmetry with other mobile trends
Leverage core legacy technology investments
Demonstrate return on investment
This presentation was given by James Jameson, Business Unit Executive, Business Process & Decision Management, Growth Markets, at Impact 2012 in Mumbai on the 1st of June.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV iBuild™ seamlessly integrates all departments of a company to enhance productivity and maximize efficiency while maintaining a familiar and user friendly environment.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV iBuild™ centralize your critical estimating, sales, project management, workforce management, and financial information to help you better control budgets, schedules, operations, customer relationships, and the profitability… it is also easy to customize, learn, and implement. It includes a fully customizable reporting module.
More and more companies are closely examining IT operations, and IT leaders are constantly under pressure to provide more service with less. Research shows that corporate IT spend as a percentage of revenue ranges from 3.46% to 0.89%, and industry analysts predict IT departments will face 5-10% budget reductions in the coming fiscal year. What can be done to alleviate some of these pressures?
When companies are able to align IT costs to business objectives, it significantly increases the strategic value of the company's IT investments. Learn how IT leaders are applying Lean Six Sigma to align IT costs with overall business objectives. Compare typical approaches to IT cost reduction and the advantages/disadvantages of each and hear case studies from other companies implementing Lean Six Sigma in IT.
Learn how to get started with Lean Six Sigma in IT and how to effectively assess your current IT operations.
Mindtree helps global enterprises gain competitive edge by leveraging the right mix of technology, people and processes to achieve strategic objectives. Our team of domain experts ensures that IT initiatives are tied to business imperatives through quantifiable metrics.
Building a Business Technology Alignment: Techniques to Gaining HR Business T...HR Network marcus evans
Vana Matte, Dollar & Thrifty Automotive Group - Speaker at the marcus evans HR Technology Summit 2012, held in Las Vegas, NV, delivered her presentation on Building a Business Technology Alignment: Techniques to Gaining HR Business Team Confidence over IT
Employee motivation depends largely on good goals setting. The highest strategic goals are sometimes called directions. Goals are related to drivers, principles and requirements. This presentation shows an example of enterprise directions setting by the usage of an enterprise architecture tool.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Welcome to the first live UiPath Community Day Dubai! Join us for this unique occasion to meet our local and global UiPath Community and leaders. You will get a full view of the MEA region's automation landscape and the AI Powered automation technology capabilities of UiPath. Also, hosted by our local partners Marc Ellis, you will enjoy a half-day packed with industry insights and automation peers networking.
📕 Curious on our agenda? Wait no more!
10:00 Welcome note - UiPath Community in Dubai
Lovely Sinha, UiPath Community Chapter Leader, UiPath MVPx3, Hyper-automation Consultant, First Abu Dhabi Bank
10:20 A UiPath cross-region MEA overview
Ashraf El Zarka, VP and Managing Director MEA, UiPath
10:35: Customer Success Journey
Deepthi Deepak, Head of Intelligent Automation CoE, First Abu Dhabi Bank
11:15 The UiPath approach to GenAI with our three principles: improve accuracy, supercharge productivity, and automate more
Boris Krumrey, Global VP, Automation Innovation, UiPath
12:15 To discover how Marc Ellis leverages tech-driven solutions in recruitment and managed services.
Brendan Lingam, Director of Sales and Business Development, Marc Ellis
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
Enhancing Performance with Globus and the Science DMZGlobus
ESnet has led the way in helping national facilities—and many other institutions in the research community—configure Science DMZs and troubleshoot network issues to maximize data transfer performance. In this talk we will present a summary of approaches and tips for getting the most out of your network infrastructure using Globus Connect Server.
Enhancing Performance with Globus and the Science DMZ
Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance: Job Roles
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2. Globalization Digital enterprise Collaboration
Business insight Time to market Business process
Privacy improvement
Innovation Multigenerational
workforce Device
Customer proliferation
acquisition Customer retention
New business
Workforce Environmental Cost reductions models
sustainability
productivity Mergers and acquisitions
Employee
Security and risk recruitment
Distributed
management
workforce
Regulations and retention
Information Information protection
Emerging
management competitors
Changing expectations
Digital
marketing Compliance Efficiency Mobility
3. Business must The CIO needs to know the Business and consistently
treat IT as a value convey a shared vision, expressing how an integrated
contributing IT and Business strategy will lead to improved
partner performance across the entire organization.
IT and Business
alignment
matters to the
bottom line
Source: Deloitte, - IT-Business Balance Survey 2011 - Finding common ground, Jan. 2011
4. Entry at any
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Strategy
Consulting
Services
Premier
Support
6. Management Implementation Maintenance/Support
• Engagement Managers • Functional Analysts • Test Lead
• Project Managers • Solution Architect • Support Engineer
_____________________________ • Application Consultant
• Presales Managers • Development Consultant
• Account Managers • Technology Consultant
Editor's Notes
Key Points:In economic downturn, it is extremely important that business are able to strengthen their competitive advantage, be agile - Technology can serve as a catalyst for enabling people and transforming businesses. As dynamics is integrated in Microsoft platform, it will be one of the key components that will help make the difference. Script:Many pressures—often competing—drive the need for a strategy for growth or innovation. (Use examples that would resonate with your customers like the examples below):Most businesses have a multigenerational workforce all bringing different expectations, work styles, and attitudes towards technology with them to their work. Businesses today are under pressure to support an increasingly mobile and distributed workforce. Many are looking for new ways to improve productivity and empower their employees to do their best work. Most businesses are also wresting an “information explosion.” According to IDC, the “Digital Universe”—or “the amount of digital information created and replicated in a year”—set a new record last year by growing 62 percent to nearly 800,000 petabytes. They liken it to “a stack of DVDs reaching from the earth to the moon and back.” This explosive growth will mean that “by 2020, our Digital Universe will be 44 TIMES AS BIG as it was in 2009.” As IDC describes it, that “stack of DVDs would now reach halfway to Mars.”IDC source: John Gantz and David Reinsel, "The Digital Universe Decade - Are You Ready?", IDC IVIEW, sponsored by EMC, May 2010Technology is key to managing information and making it easier to navigate and use, as well as the need to adequately protect proprietary information, both for regulatory purposes and competitive advantage.Technology can also contribute to the business’s ability to grow and compete, by:Finding new ways to inspire and nurture innovation.Getting to market as fast as possible.Anticipating and proactively addressing the challenges represented by emerging competitors.Effectively managing mergers and acquisitions. Transition point: The people and business impact of technology in profound. IT and business are intertwined in a way that positions IT as a strategic partner in driving growth and competition. Presenter Guidance:Customize the challenge words in this slide to reflect the specific interests of your customer. For example, apply bold to emphasize the most relevant terms and/or replace less relevant terms with those that reflect your customer’s acknowledged goals or challenges. Note: Slide contains animation, so if you add new text boxes, you will need to add the animation as well.
Key Points: CIOs need to know their businesses, business must treat IT as a partner – and that alignment is vital to any org’s bottom line.Script: The importance of business and IT alignment is well documented and well known. That doesn’t mean it its always happening – but the competitive pressure to align is serving as a forcing function. Surveys like this one confirm that companies with a combined business and IT strategy perform better and improve their overall bottom line.What that means for the CIO is that the opportunity to drive growth and competitive advantage has never been better. The flip side is how to deliver on those responsibilities for growth while driving your own operational efficiencies.Source: Source: Deloitte, - IT-Business Balance Survey 2011 - Finding common ground, Jan. 2011 http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GX/global/services/enterprise-risk-services/e24a0289f8f7d210VgnVCM3000001c56f00aRCRD.htm
Different skills and job roles according to the IT implementation lifecyclePlan phase : Functional analysis / business skillsIT requirements / architecture skillsDeploy phaseIT consulting / IT-skillsTestingCommunication&Training skills (for end-users)Run phaseTraining end & communicationIT supportChange managementOverall : Project management
Key Points: Enterprise Strategy offerings put “Business before Technology” and provides key business outcomes.Script: Our Enterprise Services offerings place “Business before Technology” by helping customers leverage technology as a powerful means to achieve their business goals. The approach includes:Designated one or more dedicated senior Microsoft Enterprise Architects (part-time or full time based on customer need) with many years of industry experienceA Network of subject matter experts throughout Microsoft, including the product groups, account team, consulting, and support.An intellectual asset Library of tools, methodologies, EPG campaign-aligned content, and Enterprise Architecture IP that are all informed by focused Industry Insights content.A proprietary Value Realization Framework and aligned Methodology based on best practices that provide a process for realizing value from Microsoft products.Other Benefits such as Strategy Briefings, Envisioning Workshops, and Customer Connection opportunities including those relating to Whitespace. Through these offerings, Microsoft Services helps your IT organizationassume the role of a proactive strategic partner with your business, instead of functioning in a reactive support model. Our architects start with fundamental issues that drive your decisions. For instance, before advising you on how to remodel your kitchen they would first help you decide how long it’s advantageousto own the house.By doing so we help you maximize your ROI and the value of your existing EA (Enterprise Agreement)--and no one can elicit more value from your Microsoft products and services.
Key Points: Our consultants utilize the best solutions based on Microsoft technologies and worldwide experience and deliver the outcomes you need with the least risk and best return on investment. Script: Microsoft Consulting Services, along with Enterprise Strategy and Premier Support, can help you mitigate the risk of your most complex initiatives, improve your organizational agility, and increase your efficiency because of the strength of our best practices on the Microsoft platform and our ability to help you innovate using the latest technology advancements. Our experience and expertise across industries allows us to apply our knowledge to your business challenges so we can best design, deploy, and optimize your mission critical solutions, with each phase supported by integrated proactive services to mitigate risk. Our deep understanding of the Microsoft platform and our access to Microsoft product groups accelerates time to market and aligns your initiatives with Microsoft’s roadmap and innovations. Our ability to innovate using the latest advancements on Microsoft’s platform enables us to unlock unique value to address your specific business needs and improve IT service for your users.We extend our expertise and best practices by collaborating with your vendors to meet your business objectives. You benefit from choice and flexibility in your vendor model without sacrificing accountability because we provide oversight and governance across all stages of the solution lifecycle.