When an organization moves from having its staff organize their individual data in spreadsheets, to an organizational culture that gives data a more central role in its environment, there are cultural, process, budget, and staffing considerations. This webinar takes a high level look at those required organizational changes, when moving to having one center of data truth with shared and controlled access, owned by the organization, rather than by individuals, and where over-time the data silos are reduced, until the organization possesses a growing data eco-system.
Here are a few questions that were asked and addressed during this webinar:
Q: For a small nonprofit, who should take ownership of the data?
Q: Can you talk about the pros and cons of the two tools you mentioned, Apsona and DemandTools. Are there any low cost tools for our data related needs?
Q: How can we estimate the time and expense to build a good CRM system?
This webinar is a part of The Experts Talk, a free 26-week webinar series covering features of Salesforce CRM, an integration partner of Click & Pledge.
What’s Your Problem? …and will Salesforce solve it?
How big of a project does this need to be? Do we have the budget for this? Can this be handled in-house, or should we outsource? Will it take one week to plan and implement…or (gasp!) one year? None of these questions can be answered without first defining your CRM vision, then selecting the platform you wish to use in getting there, identifying your constraints, the opportunity you wish to create or the problem you wish to solve; and then you ready to choose and define your first destination on your journey.
This webinar is a part of The Experts Talk, a free 26-week webinar series covering features of Salesforce CRM, an integration partner of Click & Pledge.
Social Transformation: Accelerating Industry at the Pace of SocialBlue Economy Agency
The integration of the enterprise is upon us. Social technologies have brought upon us a new era of distributed knowledge with people at their center.
While social software has been growing in use among knowledge workers, it is rarely cited as a benefit to traditional industry. Yet, using today's modern E2.0 technologies - we are witnessing a technological renaissance that promises to bring new life to many embattled industry sectors.
Moving Beyond the Knowledge Base to the Social Knowledge ExchangeBlue Economy Agency
In today’s world, effective knowledge sharing within an organization helps to attract talent, to build revenue and to inspire innovation, all of which lead to competitive advantage. Historically, the dissemination of information has happened through a system of content platforms and static document sharing, often via email. Those old paradigms no longer apply in the real-time socially connected world of today. Leveraging social platforms to tap the collective mindshare of the organization is not only important, it's mission critical for success.
These slides from our recent webinar with ClimateWorks and Forrester Research demonstrate how innovation is pushing the boundaries of knowledge management and moving us into the era of the Social Knowledge Exchange.
Kate Leggett, Forrester’s leading expert analyst on knowledge management will lead the conversation and provide industry trends and insights on the future of the Social Knowledge Exchange. We'll also hear from Sarah Nichols, Director of Knowledge Management for ClimateWorks, a foundation dedicated to supporting public policies that prevent dangerous climate change, and learn how ClimateWorks uses its social intranet to:
Create a central services portal that connects its global network of non-profits
Connect systems of record to systems of engagement
Develop innovative UX search and content discovery mechanisms
Apply best practices to increase intranet adoption and usage.
Webinar - Technology Planning Tips for Small Libraries - 2015-08-19TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org for more on technology for libraries!
How do you maximize your technology resources? When should you replace computers? How do you manage software updates? Do you have enough bandwidth to support patron Internet use? Technology decisions can be difficult to make, but a technology plan can help you focus your efforts.
Join us for this free webinar to learn from small libraries that have used technology planning to make better decisions, be more prepared, and improve services to their communities. Even with limited time and resources, a technology plan can help your library stay up-to-date. We will share tips and tactics to help you create a plan for your library’s technology.
Our guests for this webinar are:
-- Julie Elmore, Library Director, Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library (IN)
-- Travis Montgomery, Technology Specialist, Liberty Lake Municipal Library (WA)
Data-Ed Online: Emerging Trends in Data JobsDATAVERSITY
Data is the lifeblood of just about every organization and functional area today. As businesses struggle to come to grips with the data flood, it is even more critical to focus on data as an asset that directly supports business imperatives as other organizational assets do. Organizations across most industries attempt to address data opportunities (e.g. Big Data) and data challenges (e.g. data quality) to enhance business unit performance. Unfortunately however, the results of these efforts frequently fall far below expectations due to haphazard approaches. Overall, poor organizational data management capabilities are the root cause of many of these failures. This webinar covers three lessons (illustrated by examples), which will help you to establish realistic OM plans and expectations, and help demonstrate the value of such actions to both internal and external decision makers.
Takeaways:
Organizational thinking must change: Value-added data management practices must be considered and included as a vital part of your business strategy.
Walk before you run with data focused initiatives: Understand and implement necessary data management prerequisites as a foundation, then build upon that foundation.
There are no silver bullets: Tools alone are not the answer. Specifying business requirements, business practices and data governance are almost always more important.
What’s Your Problem? …and will Salesforce solve it?
How big of a project does this need to be? Do we have the budget for this? Can this be handled in-house, or should we outsource? Will it take one week to plan and implement…or (gasp!) one year? None of these questions can be answered without first defining your CRM vision, then selecting the platform you wish to use in getting there, identifying your constraints, the opportunity you wish to create or the problem you wish to solve; and then you ready to choose and define your first destination on your journey.
This webinar is a part of The Experts Talk, a free 26-week webinar series covering features of Salesforce CRM, an integration partner of Click & Pledge.
Social Transformation: Accelerating Industry at the Pace of SocialBlue Economy Agency
The integration of the enterprise is upon us. Social technologies have brought upon us a new era of distributed knowledge with people at their center.
While social software has been growing in use among knowledge workers, it is rarely cited as a benefit to traditional industry. Yet, using today's modern E2.0 technologies - we are witnessing a technological renaissance that promises to bring new life to many embattled industry sectors.
Moving Beyond the Knowledge Base to the Social Knowledge ExchangeBlue Economy Agency
In today’s world, effective knowledge sharing within an organization helps to attract talent, to build revenue and to inspire innovation, all of which lead to competitive advantage. Historically, the dissemination of information has happened through a system of content platforms and static document sharing, often via email. Those old paradigms no longer apply in the real-time socially connected world of today. Leveraging social platforms to tap the collective mindshare of the organization is not only important, it's mission critical for success.
These slides from our recent webinar with ClimateWorks and Forrester Research demonstrate how innovation is pushing the boundaries of knowledge management and moving us into the era of the Social Knowledge Exchange.
Kate Leggett, Forrester’s leading expert analyst on knowledge management will lead the conversation and provide industry trends and insights on the future of the Social Knowledge Exchange. We'll also hear from Sarah Nichols, Director of Knowledge Management for ClimateWorks, a foundation dedicated to supporting public policies that prevent dangerous climate change, and learn how ClimateWorks uses its social intranet to:
Create a central services portal that connects its global network of non-profits
Connect systems of record to systems of engagement
Develop innovative UX search and content discovery mechanisms
Apply best practices to increase intranet adoption and usage.
Webinar - Technology Planning Tips for Small Libraries - 2015-08-19TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org for more on technology for libraries!
How do you maximize your technology resources? When should you replace computers? How do you manage software updates? Do you have enough bandwidth to support patron Internet use? Technology decisions can be difficult to make, but a technology plan can help you focus your efforts.
Join us for this free webinar to learn from small libraries that have used technology planning to make better decisions, be more prepared, and improve services to their communities. Even with limited time and resources, a technology plan can help your library stay up-to-date. We will share tips and tactics to help you create a plan for your library’s technology.
Our guests for this webinar are:
-- Julie Elmore, Library Director, Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library (IN)
-- Travis Montgomery, Technology Specialist, Liberty Lake Municipal Library (WA)
Data-Ed Online: Emerging Trends in Data JobsDATAVERSITY
Data is the lifeblood of just about every organization and functional area today. As businesses struggle to come to grips with the data flood, it is even more critical to focus on data as an asset that directly supports business imperatives as other organizational assets do. Organizations across most industries attempt to address data opportunities (e.g. Big Data) and data challenges (e.g. data quality) to enhance business unit performance. Unfortunately however, the results of these efforts frequently fall far below expectations due to haphazard approaches. Overall, poor organizational data management capabilities are the root cause of many of these failures. This webinar covers three lessons (illustrated by examples), which will help you to establish realistic OM plans and expectations, and help demonstrate the value of such actions to both internal and external decision makers.
Takeaways:
Organizational thinking must change: Value-added data management practices must be considered and included as a vital part of your business strategy.
Walk before you run with data focused initiatives: Understand and implement necessary data management prerequisites as a foundation, then build upon that foundation.
There are no silver bullets: Tools alone are not the answer. Specifying business requirements, business practices and data governance are almost always more important.
"Enterprise Architecture and the Information Age Enterprise" @ CSDM2010 Leon Kappelman
Talk I gave in Paris on 28-Oct-10 @ the Complex System Design and Management Conference on "Enterprise Architecture and the Information Age Enterprise." Excellent event, wonderful people, beautiful city.
Webinar - Microsoft Windows 10 for Nonprofits and Libraries - 2015-08-27TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and libraries!
Windows 10 is the latest operating system from Microsoft and includes a whole range of exciting new features that include Edge, the new, secure web browser; virtual desktops for managing multiple workspaces; and Cortana, your virtual personal assistant.
In this free webinar, Microsoft's Anthony Kinsey shows you the operating system, highlighting features for your organization along the way. TechSoup staff shares the ins and outs of upgrading based on your existing operating systems, which include totally free and low-fee options specifically for nonprofits, churches, and public libraries.
SIM IT Trends Study 2013 - SIMposium SessionLeon Kappelman
Since 1980 the Society for Information Management (SIM) has conducted a survey of its senior IT executive members to gauge trends within the IT industry. SIM's members are among the most accomplished and innovative leaders in IT, so their responses help to benchmark various areas such as major management issues, largest and most worrisome IT investments, sourcing, CIO roles, staffing, spending, and salaries. SIM's IT Trends Study is widely recognized as one of the most representative barometers of the information technology industry. More information at http://www.simnet.org/?ITTrendsStudy.
For over four decades, IT strategy has been about the alignment of technology with the needs of the “customer,” be it an organization, business, end user, or device. The most important part of system acquisition is deciding what to build or buy, as it is better to deliver no solution at all than it is to deliver the wrong solution. But there are two distinct dimensions to getting requirements and ensuring that they, and the IT solution that results, not only aligns with the business as it is, but is built in such a way that it can sustain that alignment in a cost-effective and time-efficient manner. Specifically, (1) narrow requirements, which focus on the short-term needs for specific parts, functions, or processes of the business; and, (2) broad requirements, which focus on a comprehensive, enterprise-wide approach with holistic and longer-range objectives like simplicity, suppleness, and total cost of ownership. We typically call these “Systems Analysis and Design” and “Enterprise Architecture” respectively. Ideally, organizations should be able to do both well, and effectively balance the inevitable tradeoffs between them. Sadly, in the vast majority of organizations, that is not yet the case.
Professor Kappelman will present the results of a ground-breaking study from the Society for Information Management (SIM) Enterprise Architecture Working Group that developed and validated measures for these two distinct types of requirements capabilities. Findings include:
• Empirical validation that there is, in fact, a difference between requirement capabilities in a narrow or individual system context (i.e., Systems Analysis and Design within the bounds of a specific development project), and requirements capabilities in a broad or enterprise context (i.e., Enterprise Architecture regarding how those individual systems fit together in an enterprise-wide strategic design).
• Strong evidence that requirements capabilities overall are immature, with narrow activities more mature than the corresponding broad enterprise capabilities.
• Solid evidence, based on fifteen years of studies, that software development capabilities are generally maturing, but are still fairly immature.
This research provides requirements engineers, software designers, software developers, and other IT practitioners with tools to assess their own requirements engineering and software development capabilities. and compare them with those of their peers. Suggestions for improvements are made.
Many companies have started to experience the consequences of non-existent, insufficient or poorly implemented data security plans. The absence of ‘proper IT’ to serve the diversity of information management, analysis and human-centric workflow requirements that exist in the office has created a paucity of unsecured business-critical information held in spreadsheets and micro-databases beyond the governance of IT teams. For most organizations, up to 60% of business critical information is found in these unsecured office environments.
Data-Ed Online: Data Operations Management: Turning Your Challenges Into SuccessData Blueprint
This webinar aired originally on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. It is part of Data Blueprint’s ongoing webinar series on data management with Dr. Peter Aiken.
Sign up for future sessions at http://www.datablueprint.com/webinar-schedule.
Abstract
While database operations comprise the majority of the organizational data operations management focus, other data delivery options, e.g. portals and virtualization, are interacting with increasingly complex regulatory environments. This presents organizations with dense analysis challenges in order to understand reporting obligations. Using the Zachman Framework as a guide, you will learn how to understand and approach data operations challenges from tuning to real-time reconfiguration. This presentation provides you with an understanding of data operations management, including the initiation, operation, tuning, maintenance, backup/recovery, archiving and disposal of data assets in support of organizational strategies and other activities.
"Enterprise Architecture and the Information Age Enterprise" @ CSDM2010 Leon Kappelman
Talk I gave in Paris on 28-Oct-10 @ the Complex System Design and Management Conference on "Enterprise Architecture and the Information Age Enterprise." Excellent event, wonderful people, beautiful city.
Webinar - Microsoft Windows 10 for Nonprofits and Libraries - 2015-08-27TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and libraries!
Windows 10 is the latest operating system from Microsoft and includes a whole range of exciting new features that include Edge, the new, secure web browser; virtual desktops for managing multiple workspaces; and Cortana, your virtual personal assistant.
In this free webinar, Microsoft's Anthony Kinsey shows you the operating system, highlighting features for your organization along the way. TechSoup staff shares the ins and outs of upgrading based on your existing operating systems, which include totally free and low-fee options specifically for nonprofits, churches, and public libraries.
SIM IT Trends Study 2013 - SIMposium SessionLeon Kappelman
Since 1980 the Society for Information Management (SIM) has conducted a survey of its senior IT executive members to gauge trends within the IT industry. SIM's members are among the most accomplished and innovative leaders in IT, so their responses help to benchmark various areas such as major management issues, largest and most worrisome IT investments, sourcing, CIO roles, staffing, spending, and salaries. SIM's IT Trends Study is widely recognized as one of the most representative barometers of the information technology industry. More information at http://www.simnet.org/?ITTrendsStudy.
For over four decades, IT strategy has been about the alignment of technology with the needs of the “customer,” be it an organization, business, end user, or device. The most important part of system acquisition is deciding what to build or buy, as it is better to deliver no solution at all than it is to deliver the wrong solution. But there are two distinct dimensions to getting requirements and ensuring that they, and the IT solution that results, not only aligns with the business as it is, but is built in such a way that it can sustain that alignment in a cost-effective and time-efficient manner. Specifically, (1) narrow requirements, which focus on the short-term needs for specific parts, functions, or processes of the business; and, (2) broad requirements, which focus on a comprehensive, enterprise-wide approach with holistic and longer-range objectives like simplicity, suppleness, and total cost of ownership. We typically call these “Systems Analysis and Design” and “Enterprise Architecture” respectively. Ideally, organizations should be able to do both well, and effectively balance the inevitable tradeoffs between them. Sadly, in the vast majority of organizations, that is not yet the case.
Professor Kappelman will present the results of a ground-breaking study from the Society for Information Management (SIM) Enterprise Architecture Working Group that developed and validated measures for these two distinct types of requirements capabilities. Findings include:
• Empirical validation that there is, in fact, a difference between requirement capabilities in a narrow or individual system context (i.e., Systems Analysis and Design within the bounds of a specific development project), and requirements capabilities in a broad or enterprise context (i.e., Enterprise Architecture regarding how those individual systems fit together in an enterprise-wide strategic design).
• Strong evidence that requirements capabilities overall are immature, with narrow activities more mature than the corresponding broad enterprise capabilities.
• Solid evidence, based on fifteen years of studies, that software development capabilities are generally maturing, but are still fairly immature.
This research provides requirements engineers, software designers, software developers, and other IT practitioners with tools to assess their own requirements engineering and software development capabilities. and compare them with those of their peers. Suggestions for improvements are made.
Many companies have started to experience the consequences of non-existent, insufficient or poorly implemented data security plans. The absence of ‘proper IT’ to serve the diversity of information management, analysis and human-centric workflow requirements that exist in the office has created a paucity of unsecured business-critical information held in spreadsheets and micro-databases beyond the governance of IT teams. For most organizations, up to 60% of business critical information is found in these unsecured office environments.
Data-Ed Online: Data Operations Management: Turning Your Challenges Into SuccessData Blueprint
This webinar aired originally on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. It is part of Data Blueprint’s ongoing webinar series on data management with Dr. Peter Aiken.
Sign up for future sessions at http://www.datablueprint.com/webinar-schedule.
Abstract
While database operations comprise the majority of the organizational data operations management focus, other data delivery options, e.g. portals and virtualization, are interacting with increasingly complex regulatory environments. This presents organizations with dense analysis challenges in order to understand reporting obligations. Using the Zachman Framework as a guide, you will learn how to understand and approach data operations challenges from tuning to real-time reconfiguration. This presentation provides you with an understanding of data operations management, including the initiation, operation, tuning, maintenance, backup/recovery, archiving and disposal of data assets in support of organizational strategies and other activities.
Webinar I gave on how to use social networking with membership data to produce a better member experience. Written and conducted while working at Higher Logic
One Source-of-Truth! From Spreadsheets-to-a-Data-EcoSystem with Salesforce fo...Global Tech & Resources
When an organization moves from having its staff organize their individual data in spreadsheets, to an organizational culture that gives data a more central role in its environment, there are cultural, process, budget, and staffing considerations. This webinar takes a high level look at those required organizational changes, when moving to having one center of data truth with shared and controlled access, owned by the organization, rather than by individuals, and where over-time the data silos are reduced, until the organization possesses a growing data eco-system.
Here are a few questions that were asked and addressed during this webinar:
Q: For a small nonprofit, who should take ownership of the data?
Q: Can you talk about the pros and cons of the two tools you mentioned, Apsona and DemandTools. Are there any low cost tools for our data related needs?
Q: How can we estimate the time and expense to build a good CRM system?
This webinar is a part of The Experts Talk, a free 26-week webinar series covering features of Salesforce CRM, an integration partner of Click & Pledge.
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Contacts, donors, prospects, organizations, businesses, households, affiliates...nonprofits maintain relationships with many individuals and entities. Discover the advantages and/or disadvantages to using the Nonprofit Starter Pack versus building your own from-scratch solution within Salesforce.
5 Words You Never Want to Hear "You didn't have a back-up?!"Charlie Havens
"Didn't you tell us that Salesforce was a safe harbor for my data?" "Weren't we told that the Cloud is reliable?" Yes…and yes! Still, nonprofits need to adhere to the motto of another great nonprofit when it comes to this matter: Be prepared! In this webinar, we will discuss the “why” and “how” of backing up Salesforce, explore various back-up options, and review Salesforce’ practice regarding your access to recovering deleted records.
Questions asked and addresses during the webinar:
Q: Clarification on if fields are stored by Salesforce.
Q: You said we can look up the status of a server running our Salesforce instance...How do we know which is our server?
Q: Do you have a back up favorite?
Q: Which of the 3rd party options are straight-up, full backup systems, not replication to another database?
Q: What is Amazon S3 storage?
This webinar is a part of The Experts Talk, a free 26-week webinar series covering features of Salesforce CRM, an integration partner of Click & Pledge.
What’s Your Problem? …and will Salesforce solve it?
How big of a project does this need to be? Do we have the budget for this? Can this be handled in-house, or should we outsource? Will it take one week to plan and implement…or (gasp!) one year? None of these questions can be answered without first defining your CRM vision, then selecting the platform you wish to use in getting there, identifying your constraints, the opportunity you wish to create or the problem you wish to solve; and then you ready to choose and define your first destination on your journey.
This webinar is a part of The Experts Talk, a free 26-week webinar series covering features of Salesforce CRM, an integration partner of Click & Pledge.
"Didn't you tell us that Salesforce was a safe harbor for my data?" "Weren't we told that the Cloud is reliable?" Yes…and yes! Still, nonprofits need to adhere to the motto of another great nonprofit when it comes to this matter: Be prepared! In this webinar, we will discuss the “why” and “how” of backing up Salesforce, explore various back-up options, and review Salesforce’ practice regarding your access to recovering deleted records.
Questions asked and addresses during the webinar:
Q: Clarification on if fields are stored by Salesforce.
Q: You said we can look up the status of a server running our Salesforce instance...How do we know which is our server?
Q: Do you have a back up favorite?
Q: Which of the 3rd party options are straight-up, full backup systems, not replication to another database?
Q: What is Amazon S3 storage?
This webinar is a part of The Experts Talk, a free 26-week webinar series covering features of Salesforce CRM, an integration partner of Click & Pledge.
Build or Borrow? That is the Question with Salesforce NonProfit Edition NPSPGlobal Tech & Resources
Contacts, donors, prospects, organizations, businesses, households, affiliates...nonprofits maintain relationships with many individuals and entities. Discover the advantages and/or disadvantages to using the Nonprofit Starter Pack versus building your own from-scratch solution within Salesforce.
The Connection Between Metadata, Social Tools, and Personal ProductivityChristian Buckley
Showing the links between metadata and taxonomy, social, and productivity in SharePoint. Presented at the Australian and New Zealand SharePoint Conferences, and again at SPTechCon San Francisco 2013.
Microsoft Teams is the fastest-growing product in Microsoft history, providing a powerful platform for collaboration and communication. However, because Teams was built on the backs of two leading workloads: SharePoint and Exchange, managing the security, compliance, and governance of Teams comes with some additional complexity. In this session, Christian walks through 10 essentials for effective Teams governance to help you 'know where to go' to meet your organizational requirements.
There are a bewildering variety of database solutions for nonprofits these days. And once you commit, it’s yours for a long while. So how do you decide which platform is the most appropriate for your organization?
Participants will gain an understanding of:
• What a database is
• How data and processes fit together in an organization
• How to properly size a solution and
What considerations to make when choosing a database
Migration is a roadblock to moving forward with your SharePoint strategy. Migration is phased, iterative, and error prone. But migration itself is not the goal – an optimized and user-friendly environment is your goal. Beyond the Microsoft-provided overview of how to plan for an upgrade and migration, there is a lot of room for error. This presentation outlines 11 critical strategies for migration planning that no project should move forward without. (based on article published in ECM Connections 11/2/2010) Attendees will walk away with a detailed action plan for their migrations to SharePoint 2010.
A systems analyst will often evaluate and modify code as well as review scripting. Systems analysts must consider both the technological needs of a company or corporation and the needs of users in the workforce. The position combines elements of specialized knowledge regarding information technology with strong interpersonal and communication skills. An effective analyst reads situations carefully to identify user issues and address problems. The following list details the primary job responsibilities and skills of professional systems analysts as listed by PayScale.
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Systems analysts must consider both the technological needs of a company or corporation and the needs of users in the workforce. The position combines elements of specialized knowledge regarding information technology with strong interpersonal and communication skills. An effective analyst reads situations carefully to identify user issues and address problems. The following list details the primary job responsibilities and skills of professional systems analysts as listed by PayScale.
info@globalb2bcontacts.com
http://www.globalb2bcontacts.com
https://globalb2bcontacts.com/Technology-email-lists.html
https://globalb2bcontacts.com/sub-industry-email-database.html
https://globalb2bcontacts.com/email-database.html
https://globalb2bcontacts.com/Healthcare-email-list.html
Searching and Connecting – The Need to Effectively Map Content for Users #EmM...Christian Buckley
Presentation given in January 2013 in San Francisco at the Emerging Media Conference (EmMeCon) on the need to connect end users and their content through social tools to improve search and productivity.
Most enterprises are trying to understand -- and roll out -- social capabilities across the enterprise, but many are concerned about the lack of governance controls for social activities in SharePoint and Yammer. This presentation helps set the stage for what is available out of the box, and what organizations should be thinking about to better govern their social deployments.
Computer software engineers apply engineering principles and systematic methods to develop programs and operating data for computers. If you have ever asked yourself, “What does a software engineer do?” note that daily tasks vary widely. Professionals confer with system programmers, analysts, and other engineers to extract pertinent information for designing systems, projecting capabilities, and determining performance interfaces. Computer software engineers also analyze user needs, provide consultation services to discuss design elements, and coordinate software installation. info@globalb2bcontacts.com
http://www.globalb2bcontacts.com
https://globalb2bcontacts.com/Technology-email-lists.html
https://globalb2bcontacts.com/sub-industry-email-database.html
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https://globalb2bcontacts.com/Healthcare-email-list.html
Computer software engineers apply engineering principles and systematic methods to develop programs and operating data for computers. Computer software engineers also analyze user needs, provide consultation services to discuss design elements, and coordinate software installation. Designing software systems requires professionals to consider mathematical models and scientific analysis to project outcomes.
info@globalb2bcontacts.com
http://www.globalb2bcontacts.com
https://globalb2bcontacts.com/Technology-email-lists.html
https://globalb2bcontacts.com/sub-industry-email-database.html
https://globalb2bcontacts.com/email-database.html
https://globalb2bcontacts.com/Healthcare-email-list.html
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Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
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Speakers:
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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!
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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.
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.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
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.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdf
One source of truth: From Spreadsheets to a Data Eco-System
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One Source of Truth
From Spreadsheets to a Data Eco-System
July 11, 2011
Charlie Havens, Presenter
Building powerful Salesforce solutions for Chicago’s nonprofits.
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About 501c3 Technologists
• IT support to small nonprofits in the Chicago
area since 1999.
• Specialize in organizations with fewer than 20
staff (but have supported as many as 90
workstations).
• Focus is Salesforce solutions for nonprofits
without IT staff and who strategically decide
to outsource such skills.
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Pulse Check!
Are you with us?
• We’re going to do a quick poll to start us off.
• Two survey questions now and one at the end.
• Answer all three and receive a small thank you.
• $10 Amazon gift card.
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As the poll questions appear select your answer and hit the
submit button.
1. Does your organization currently use Salesforce?
Yes /No?
2. Is your primary data stored in spreadsheets?
Yes /No?
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Traditional Spreadsheets Thriving Data Eco-System
Benefits of Moving:
• consistent shared data among users/departments
• ever-growing connections, between the tools you use
• data eco-system grows to include larger areas of work
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Traditional Spreadsheets Thriving Data Eco-System
Problems with Change:
• difficult transition • cost
• clean, consistent data • time
• de-duplicating records • new tools
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The mechanics of change can be challenging,
but they can be handled:
Train staff
Outsource complex aspects
Changing the mechanics of your processes may require time
(sometimes long-suffering patience), open mindedness, budget…
…but the more substantial change requirements
are…
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The bigger changes are
Culture
Business Processes
Moving to an organization to a culture of continuous
improvement based on a data eco-system requires a shift
in the importance given to data.
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Budget time and/or money for data, as though
it were utilities, rent, and insurance; INSURANCE
things you must pay to stay open!
RENT
UTILITIES
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Data needs an advocate. A CHAMPION!
But in the end, it must be more than one
person internalizing the importance of data.
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The entire organization or department must
“own” its data.
Not everyone need be an expert!
• Some need to know how to generate or read
reports
• Some may only need to type in certain kinds
of data
• Others need to be intimately involved in
determining what needs to be tracked and
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Data eco-systems require several roles.
• Data Eco-System Patron
• Work Process Analyst
• Data Eco-System Admin
• Lead & End Users
• Consumers of the info
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Data Eco-System Patron/Sponsor
(yes, these people are usually Saints!)
Like getting a puppy for a gift, someone must insure
that it gets the care, feeding, and shots, that it
requires.
Though that patron and the actual care-takers
within the household may both change over the life-
time of the pet, for the pet to be a healthy part of
the household, someone must be its patron and see
that there are care-takers.
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Work Process Analyst
• What is worth tracking?
• How will data impact our processes?
• Where does this system need to expand,
grow, contract?
• How fast should it grow and what
resources will it require?
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Data Eco-System Administrator
• How are the organization’s decisions about its
data eco-system implemented, enforced,
controlled, shared?
• Which users get access to what data and what can
they do with that access?
• How is one area of data related to another and
how might we track or report on that
relationship?
• How can we build systems that make this tracking
and entering of data easier and more fool proof?
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Lead User
• Staff who become the internal
experts on the use of the system or
parts of the system
• The ones who help train new staff
(and everyone else!)
End User
• People who need to enter data, use,
and see data, and make reports
based on that data.
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Information Consumers
• Consumers of the resultant
information. Those who use it
to evaluate outcomes of
processes. Are our processes
producing outcomes aligned
with our mission?
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Why are you growing a Data Eco-System?
What problem are you
What opportunity are solving?
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Budgeting
Time Money
Organizations don’t often budget
time or money for spreadsheets.
However, you are:
• Building something more
robust.
• Making data central to how
your organization achieves its
mission.
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Trajectory
Is that data clean?
• Define purpose Are there duplicate records?
Are the email addresses formatted
correctly without extra spaces before,
• Establish patron after, or mixed into the address?
Are names separated by first, last, middle,
suffix, prefix,
Is the punctuation consistent? Mr, Ms,
• Data migration Mrs. with periods following or without?
Are formats consistent for phone
numbers and dates?
• Ongoing
maintenance
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Data must be CLEAN!
Cleaning Tools, Shortcuts, Resources
Outsourcing?
• Spreadsheet functions:
Questions for consultant:
How will your dataVLookup, Trim, etc.
Concatenate, need to be separated?
• Third-party Salesforce tools:
Will you need separate spreadsheets for
Apsona for Salesforce & Demand
donations pledged, donations made, for
Tools.
contacts, households, and organizations?
• Import into Access database for
How do related records on those
clean-up.
separate spreadsheets get “related” to
• Outsource.
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So much to consider… How to proceed?
A bad option and two good ones:
• Just Do It! Tell a consultant to implement things the way
they know best. (Watch the good ones gulp, and then, run.)
• Begin the internal processes yourself and create a plan for
learning and transitioning. Take your time, talk to others,
study the resources available through Salesforce and
Salesforce Foundation.
• Start with a consultant, or after doing some of the internal
work yourselves, transition to a consultant to guide you in
the mechanics and/or business process considerations.
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OR
Thoughtful planning will result in a robust thoughtful
foundation on which to build. The end results will be a
healthy, powerful and useful growing data eco-system.
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Thank You!
Charlie Havens
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Cell: 773-848-0154
Email: Charlie@501c3t.com
Wooded Isle Inc.
1507 E 53rd St., #135
Chicago, IL 60615
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Last questions for gift card
3. Was attending today’s webinar worth your time? (This
will NOT affect you gift card eligibility! And no one is
going to “get in your grill” if you answer “no!” We
appreciate your honest feedback.)
Yes /No/Maybe ?
For those who answered all three questions, 501c3 Technologists will send you
an email asking for where to mail the $10 Amazon gift card.
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Your Responses?
Charlie Havens
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Cell: 773-848-0154
Email: Charlie@501c3t.com
Wooded Isle Inc.
1507 E 53rd St., #135
Chicago, IL 60615
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