Presentation by: Mark McCallum
Director & Head of Global Services, Sub-Saharan Africa
mark.mccallum@orange.com
Presented at the IT News Africa Innovation Dinner
An introduction to Orange Business Services, a global IT and communications services provider helping companies collaborate more effectively, operate more efficiently and engage better with their customers.
Orange Business Services provides an overview of its long-term SDN/NFV (Software Defined Networking/Network Functions Virtualization) vision, roadmap and the benefits enterprises can enjoy today with better control over their connectivity, security and cloud application performance.
The Data Center infrastructure now includes Private Cloud, Public Cloud and Hybrid Cloud, paving the way for Hybrid IT. Find out the role they play in Digital Transformation.
Find out how adoption of fleet management solutions in smart connected fleets could help logistics and fleet management companies in Asia Pacific enjoy significant savings in operating costs.
An introduction to Orange Business Services, a global IT and communications services provider helping companies collaborate more effectively, operate more efficiently and engage better with their customers.
Orange Business Services provides an overview of its long-term SDN/NFV (Software Defined Networking/Network Functions Virtualization) vision, roadmap and the benefits enterprises can enjoy today with better control over their connectivity, security and cloud application performance.
The Data Center infrastructure now includes Private Cloud, Public Cloud and Hybrid Cloud, paving the way for Hybrid IT. Find out the role they play in Digital Transformation.
Find out how adoption of fleet management solutions in smart connected fleets could help logistics and fleet management companies in Asia Pacific enjoy significant savings in operating costs.
This paper presents container technology with a particular focus on Docker®, the company, its technology, comparing containers with the VM approach, its involvement in the DevOPs and Platform as a service model, and partnerships with other IT players. It also touches upon the emergence of microservices architecture along with challenges to enterprise adoption.
Voice continues to be a key channel for customer support, even in a multi-channel world. Have you optimised this premium and effective channel to ensure the best customer experience? Find out how you can by replaying the slides used in our ‘Power of Voice’ webinar held in June.
Multinationals in Asia Pacific are gradually moving to cloud-based infrastructures and services; this presentation provides some examples of companies moving to different cloud-based services, including IaaS, UCaaS, and contact centers. For more information on our activities in Asia Pacific, visit http://oran.ge/11C5V08
: Construction companies in Asia Pacific need to leverage digital technologies in order to survive and thrive in the building construction industry.
http://www.orange-business.com/en/library/white-paper/building-smart (EN)
http://www.orange-business.com/en/library/white-paper/zhi-neng-jian-zhu (CN)
http://www.orange-business.com/en/iot-and-data-analytics
While there is still a significant amount of activity in the construction industry in Asia Pacific with nearly 536 million square feet under construction just in office space alone in 2017, the landscape is changing:
- Growth has slowed to 4%
- Tenant expectations are changing, with more demanding smart and green buildings
- Construction companies are looking beyond their own local market to other geographies to grow
- With increased competition, not just locally but also from foreign companies, it becomes even more important to control costs and minimize risks and delays
Find out what are some of the digital technologies available to construction companies, and what they can do to digitally transform in order to thrive in the building construction industry in Asia Pacific.
Cloud security is a must have. Also, an expectation AND a business accelerator.
But what really changes with cloud ? Cloud is not more or less secure : the security posture evolves..
Want to know more? Copy the link for our in-depth guide: http://bit.ly/2vSZg46
Millions of businesses are embracing cloud, IOT and enterprise mobility to help drive digital transformation. But without the right connectivity in place, organisations are seriously compromising their chances of success. Learn how to harness the trends shaping the future with this SlideShare.
ayoba: a case-study of an operator-led OTT initiative, Yusuf Kaka and Eero Ta...Alan Quayle
TADSummit EMEA Americas 2021
ayoba: a case-study of an operator-led OTT initiative
Yusuf Kaka, Head of Technology, ayoba. Eero Tarjanne, Head of Business and Ecosystem Development, ayoba.
• It’s not inside, it’s onnnn top: (telcos can do telco.)
• Proximity matters: (how far away is enough to avoid being sucked into the engine?)
• Who’s got the most data?
• Balancing the ecosystem: (or how to convince small fish that they too can be friends with the whale shark)
• Where are all the devs? (or the challenge of attracting good dev skills to an old industry)
Merit Event - Mobile Voice and Data Convergencemeritnorthwest
Attending this Roadshow will be of special interest to you if:
You consider deploying IP Telephony
You are looking to extend your mobile workforce
You are looking to make your people more productive, processes more intelligent and Customers more satisfied.
Tech Mahindra participated in the event as the Silver Sponsor along with a speaker slots for -Vivek Agarwal, who head the Tech Mahindra Europe operations and George Glass, Chief Architect, BT. The theme for Tech Mahindra’s presentation was Telecom Transformation, which has recently gained significant importance for most leading Telcos globally.
Vivek spoke about how Telco Transformation is shaping the ecosystem, how the new market drivers are having a causal effect on the practices and metrics, how one can leverage experiences gained in Greenfield to create a differentiation strategy in a brownfield and finally he also presented a few case studies about some of Tech Mahindra’s h key engagements. One of the case studies was BT, whereby George Glass shared his experience with Tech Mahindra from a customer’s point of view.
Voice and Video Join IT In The Cloud - Huawei EnterpriseHuawei Enterprise
Ron Raffensperger's presentation on voice and video joining IT in the cloud, from the Gartner Symposium in Barcelona - November 08th 2011 for Huawei Enterprise.
Project for Vodafone Italia "Digital Care"
Proposal: introduction of customer support using WhatsApp, targeting young customers (16-30) and justification of this solution.
Task: find ways 1) how can we explain to the young customers the existence of digital care channels? 2) how can we convince them to prefer using those channels instead of the traditional telephone contact?. Justify solution.
Course: Innovation Management.
A Microsoftról közismert, hogy kiemelkedő eszközöket készít szoftverfejlesztők számára, amelyekkel nagyon hatékonyan fejleszthetünk alkalmazásokat elsősorban Windows platformra. A Windows 10 megjelenésével az IoT kütyük is Windows platformmá váltak, így az asztali vagy mobil alkalmazások írásakor már megszerzett tudásunkkal igen gyorsan IoT fejlesztővé válhatunk. Az előadásban bemutatom, mit tud a Windows egy Raspberry PI 2-n, és hogy hogyan használhatjuk fel meglévő kódjainkat az IoT világában.
This paper presents container technology with a particular focus on Docker®, the company, its technology, comparing containers with the VM approach, its involvement in the DevOPs and Platform as a service model, and partnerships with other IT players. It also touches upon the emergence of microservices architecture along with challenges to enterprise adoption.
Voice continues to be a key channel for customer support, even in a multi-channel world. Have you optimised this premium and effective channel to ensure the best customer experience? Find out how you can by replaying the slides used in our ‘Power of Voice’ webinar held in June.
Multinationals in Asia Pacific are gradually moving to cloud-based infrastructures and services; this presentation provides some examples of companies moving to different cloud-based services, including IaaS, UCaaS, and contact centers. For more information on our activities in Asia Pacific, visit http://oran.ge/11C5V08
: Construction companies in Asia Pacific need to leverage digital technologies in order to survive and thrive in the building construction industry.
http://www.orange-business.com/en/library/white-paper/building-smart (EN)
http://www.orange-business.com/en/library/white-paper/zhi-neng-jian-zhu (CN)
http://www.orange-business.com/en/iot-and-data-analytics
While there is still a significant amount of activity in the construction industry in Asia Pacific with nearly 536 million square feet under construction just in office space alone in 2017, the landscape is changing:
- Growth has slowed to 4%
- Tenant expectations are changing, with more demanding smart and green buildings
- Construction companies are looking beyond their own local market to other geographies to grow
- With increased competition, not just locally but also from foreign companies, it becomes even more important to control costs and minimize risks and delays
Find out what are some of the digital technologies available to construction companies, and what they can do to digitally transform in order to thrive in the building construction industry in Asia Pacific.
Cloud security is a must have. Also, an expectation AND a business accelerator.
But what really changes with cloud ? Cloud is not more or less secure : the security posture evolves..
Want to know more? Copy the link for our in-depth guide: http://bit.ly/2vSZg46
Millions of businesses are embracing cloud, IOT and enterprise mobility to help drive digital transformation. But without the right connectivity in place, organisations are seriously compromising their chances of success. Learn how to harness the trends shaping the future with this SlideShare.
ayoba: a case-study of an operator-led OTT initiative, Yusuf Kaka and Eero Ta...Alan Quayle
TADSummit EMEA Americas 2021
ayoba: a case-study of an operator-led OTT initiative
Yusuf Kaka, Head of Technology, ayoba. Eero Tarjanne, Head of Business and Ecosystem Development, ayoba.
• It’s not inside, it’s onnnn top: (telcos can do telco.)
• Proximity matters: (how far away is enough to avoid being sucked into the engine?)
• Who’s got the most data?
• Balancing the ecosystem: (or how to convince small fish that they too can be friends with the whale shark)
• Where are all the devs? (or the challenge of attracting good dev skills to an old industry)
Merit Event - Mobile Voice and Data Convergencemeritnorthwest
Attending this Roadshow will be of special interest to you if:
You consider deploying IP Telephony
You are looking to extend your mobile workforce
You are looking to make your people more productive, processes more intelligent and Customers more satisfied.
Tech Mahindra participated in the event as the Silver Sponsor along with a speaker slots for -Vivek Agarwal, who head the Tech Mahindra Europe operations and George Glass, Chief Architect, BT. The theme for Tech Mahindra’s presentation was Telecom Transformation, which has recently gained significant importance for most leading Telcos globally.
Vivek spoke about how Telco Transformation is shaping the ecosystem, how the new market drivers are having a causal effect on the practices and metrics, how one can leverage experiences gained in Greenfield to create a differentiation strategy in a brownfield and finally he also presented a few case studies about some of Tech Mahindra’s h key engagements. One of the case studies was BT, whereby George Glass shared his experience with Tech Mahindra from a customer’s point of view.
Voice and Video Join IT In The Cloud - Huawei EnterpriseHuawei Enterprise
Ron Raffensperger's presentation on voice and video joining IT in the cloud, from the Gartner Symposium in Barcelona - November 08th 2011 for Huawei Enterprise.
Project for Vodafone Italia "Digital Care"
Proposal: introduction of customer support using WhatsApp, targeting young customers (16-30) and justification of this solution.
Task: find ways 1) how can we explain to the young customers the existence of digital care channels? 2) how can we convince them to prefer using those channels instead of the traditional telephone contact?. Justify solution.
Course: Innovation Management.
A Microsoftról közismert, hogy kiemelkedő eszközöket készít szoftverfejlesztők számára, amelyekkel nagyon hatékonyan fejleszthetünk alkalmazásokat elsősorban Windows platformra. A Windows 10 megjelenésével az IoT kütyük is Windows platformmá váltak, így az asztali vagy mobil alkalmazások írásakor már megszerzett tudásunkkal igen gyorsan IoT fejlesztővé válhatunk. Az előadásban bemutatom, mit tud a Windows egy Raspberry PI 2-n, és hogy hogyan használhatjuk fel meglévő kódjainkat az IoT világában.
Wireless IoT connections fall into two low-power camps: local area and wide area. Historically the two have not overlapped but advances in networking technologies make it possible for wide area technologies to perform the same functions as local area technologies with no additional cost or feature "sacrifice".
NB-IoT: a sustainable technology for connecting billions of devicesEricsson
Under the umbrella of 3GPP, radio-access technologies for mobile broadband have evolved effectively to provide connectivity to billions of subscribers and things. Within this ecosystem, the standardization of a radio technology for massive MTC applications – narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) – is also evolving. The aim is for this technology to provide cost-effective connectivity to billions of IoT devices, supporting low power consumption, the use of low-cost devices, and provision of excellent coverage – all rolled out as software on top of existing LTE infrastructure. The design of NB-IoT mimics that of LTE, facilitating radio network evolution and efficient coexistence with MBB, reducing time to market, and reaping the benefits of standardization and economies of scale.
The IoT embeds a broad range of MTC applications, and among the different types, massive MTC – including applications like smart metering, agriculture and real estate monitoring – sets a number of performance targets for connectivity. Attempting to meet these IoT targets using a radio-access technology designed for mobile broadband, however, doesn't make economic sense. Networks that provide connectivity to massive MTC applications need a radio-access technology that can deliver widespread coverage and low power consumption, often in signal-challenged locations. Hence the need for narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT).
NB-IoT is a 3GPP radio-access technology designed to meet the connectivity requirements for massive MTC applications, as well as the design targets for IoT including low device cost, extended coverage, 40 devices per household, long battery life, and uplink latency of under 10 seconds.
NB-IoT enjoys all the benefits of licensed spectrum, the feature richness of EPC, and the overall ecosystem spread of 3GPP. At the same time, NB-IoT has been designed to meet the challenging TCO structure of the IoT market.
This articles reveals how NB-IoT is being designed and how it can be deployed in GSM spectrum, within an LTE carrier, or in an LTE or WCDMA guard band.
Emerging LTE standards for IoT lack a networking stack for true real-time, low power networking. A simple add-on to the existing TCP/IP stack makes a difference.
The Internet of Things is bringing a massive surge of smart, connected devices that will enable new services and efficiencies across industries. This requires wireless technologies to scale up or down depending on the application performance needs—to connect virtually anything. And now, LTE is evolving for low-throughput, delay-tolerant IoT use cases. The new narrowband LTE technologies (eMTC & NB-IoT) will deliver lower complexity, longer battery life, and deeper coverage for wide-area IoT applications.
What are LPWA networks and what are their advantages ?
What are their characateristics in comparison with other telecom technologies ?
What are the differences between LPWA technologies, especially Sigfox and LoRa ?
Overview of which LPWAN technologies (LoRa, Sigfox, Weightless, etc.) are right for various IoT applications. Clear look at the pros and cons of each technology.
Geolocation with LPWAN LoRa IoT Networks, a "Must have" Killer application. Benefits from Radio degree of Freedom brought by LoRaWAN Network, adaptive data rates, Femtocells densification - illustration of performance trends.
Authors: Thierry Lestable (Ph.D), Massinissa Lalam (Ph.D) and Maxime Grau
Overview 5G Architecture Options from Deutsche TelekomEiko Seidel
At 3GPP RAN#72 5G Architecture discussion took place. This document lists all options that are under discussion.
Source: RP-161266 at RAN#72 Deutsche Telekom
AT&T View on LTE to 5G Network Migration Eiko Seidel
3GPP currently investigates possible 5G architecture options and how to migrate from LTE to 5G. The first stip will be to use Dual Connectivity with 5G while LTE is the Primary Cell. This will allow for very early deployments. Further steps are still to be defined and highly depend on the relation of EPC and Next Generation Core.
Ultra-Reliable Networks – A Mobile Operator Perspective3G4G
Presented by Critical Communications World, Amsterdam – June 2nd 2016 by Mansoor Hanif, Director of Radio Access Networks, EE
*** Shared with permission ***
How african enterprises can benefit from vsat backup solutionsOfer Farkash
Businesses in Africa are been affected by unstable terrestrial networks.
VSAT on demand backup solutions such as SkyVision Active business continuity service, allow African enterprises and businesses to benefit from the developing ICT industry in Africa and increase their competitiveness, productivity and profitability.
The presentation was given by SkyVision at the SatCom 2013 exhibition in Johannesburg, South Africa.
CloudFX Strategic Cloud Consulting Services Offering Nicholas Yap
CloudFX Strategic Cloud Advisory Services
Enterprise
IT Transformational Strategy
Private / Hybrid Cloud Portfolio Development
Service Providers
Cloud Service Provider Business Strategy
Cloud Service Portfolio Development Strategy
Cloud Market & Competitive Analytics Services
Hybrid Cloud IT Transformation for Enterprise Nicholas Yap
Cloud Infrastructure Services
Private Cloud Design and Build (Enterprise Customers)
Public Cloud Design and Build (Enterprise Customers)
Hybrid Cloud Design and Build (Enterprise Customers)
Cloud Workload Migration Services (Enterprise Customers)
Strategic Advisory and Consulting
IT Transformation Strategy (Enterprise Customers)
Cloud Service Provider Business Strategy
Private/Hybrid Cloud Portfolio Development (Enterprise Customers)
Cloud Portfolio Development (Service Providers)
Cloud Market and Competitive Analysis (Service Providers)
Orchestration, Management and Automation
Service Orchestration and Management
Technical Workflow Development
Business Workflow Development
API Integration Services
DevOps Customisation
Application Blueprint Customisation
Integration with Third Party ITSM Toolset
Third Party Billing Integration
Third Party ERP Integration
Third Party Payment Gateway Integration
Third Party Identity and Access Management Integration
Customised Ecomm Portal Development
Multi Language Enablement
Customised Self Service Portal Development
CloudSelect ITaaS for Enterprise Customers
Base Module (Self Service Portal + Orchestration Engine)
AWS On Boarding and Configuration
Azure On Boarding and Configuration
Softlayer On Boarding and Configuration
CenturyLink On Boarding and Configuration
VMWare vSphere On Boarding and Configuration
Hyper-V On Boarding and Configuration
OpenStack On Boarding and Configuration
Office365 On Boarding and Configuration (Microsoft CSP)
CloudSelect ITSM - Basic
Incident Management
Change Management
Business and Technical Approvals
CloudSelect ITSM - Advanced
Service Request Management
Configuration Management Database
Service Level Management
On Premise Hosting (Exception)
DevOps On Boarding and Configuration
These slides accompanied a webcast announcing a global expansion of Business Together as a Service. You can view a replay of the webcast here: http://oran.ge/ZOv0iQ
Expert reconnu dans le domaine des outils de collaboration pour les entreprises élargies, nous comprenons les challenges des organisations et nous accompagnons nos client dans le déploiement et l'adoption de solutions de collaboration et de Communications Unifiées.
How Cloud Computing is revolutionising small and medium business. Presentatinos from Let's Talk Business 2011: Paul Wallbank, Rene Sugo - MyNetFone, Dominic O'Hanlon, MYOB.
Redington Value Distribution launches its first ever ‘Value Journal’, a monthly news journal whose purpose is to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the June Edition:
• Redington Value surges ahead with RedCloud
• Fortinet honours top ‘channel partners and distributors’
• Oracle and Redington Value promote SPARC M7
• Redington shines at the Channel Middle East awards
• Cisco moves to develop Africa Partners
Utilising the adoption of Cloud Services in the Online and Digital IndustryOyewale Oyepeju
Cloud Adoption in Nigerian Online and Digital Industry. What are the challenges and what are the benefits once risks are overcome in Nigeria. Distinguishing Core IT Functions from Non-Core IT Functions.
Zeshan Sattar- Assessing the skill requirements and industry expectations for...itnewsafrica
Zeshan Sattar- Senior Director of Industry Relations, COMPTIA- Assessing the skill requirements and industry expectations for cyber security at Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit 2024. #PublicSec2024
Irene Moetsana-Moeng: Stakeholders in Cybersecurity: Collaborative Defence fo...itnewsafrica
Irene Moetsana-Moeng, Executive Director and Head at Public Sector Agency on Stakeholders in Cybersecurity: Collaborative Defence for Cybersecurity Resilience at Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit 2024
4. Cobus Valentine- Cybersecurity Threats and Solutions for the Public Sectoritnewsafrica
Cobus Valentine, Chief Commercial Officer at Global Command & Control Technologies on Cybersecurity Threats and Solutions for the Public Sector at #PublicSec2024.
Varsha Sewlal- Cyber Attacks on Critical Critical Infrastructureitnewsafrica
Varsha Sewlal
Executive Legal & Deputy Information Officer, Railway Safety Regulator on Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure at Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit 2024. #PublicSec2024
Abdul Kader Baba- Managing Cybersecurity Risks and Compliance Requirements i...itnewsafrica
Abdul Kader Baba CIO, Infrastructure South Africa on Managing Cybersecurity Risks and Compliance Requirements in the Public Sector at Public Sector Cybersecurity. #PublicSec2024
Ansgar Pabst- Disruptive Innovation through Corporate Collaboration with Star...itnewsafrica
Ansgar Pabst, HOD, GMD Omnichannel at Pick n Pay, on Disruptive Innovation through Corporate Collaboration with Start-Ups, at this year's edition of Digital Retail Africa. #DRA2024 #DigitalRetailAfrica #CorporateCollaboration #CorporateInnovation #BusinessModel #Institutionalization #Intrapreneurship #SMMEs #Corporate #StartUps
Koen den Hollander- The Future is Omniitnewsafrica
Koen den Hollander, Co-founder -Omni-channel Retail Platform at Wolfpact, on The Future is Omni at this year's Digital Retail Africa. #DRA2024 #DigitalRetailAfrica #Omnichannel #eCommerce #RetailInsights #RetailSolutions #CustomerExperience
Wongama Millie- South African Social Media Insights 2023itnewsafrica
Wongama Millie, The Prestige Cosmetics Group's Head of Digital Marketing and Director of eCommerce, on South African Social Media Insights 2023, at this year's edition of Digital Retail Africa. #DRA2024 #DigitalRetailAfrica #CustomerInsights #SocialMedia #SocialMediaInsights #Customerbehaviour #2023Trends #InternetUse
Emphasising Personalization and Customer Journey Mapping in Digital Retailitnewsafrica
Martin Banda, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Solutions Architect, on Emphasising Personalization and Customer Journey Mapping in Digital Retail, at this year's edition of Digital Retail Africa. #DRA2024 #DigitalRetailAfrica #RetailSolutions #PersonalizedShopping #CustomerInsights #CustomerBehaviour #CustomerJourney #RetailInsights #Ecommerce
Munyaradzi Nyikavaranda- Assessing the intersect between UX, AI, Big Data: Cr...itnewsafrica
Munyaradzi Nyikavaranda, Former Group: Executive Head: Digital Analytics & Marketing Technology at Multichoice Group, on Assessing the intersect between UX, AI, Big Data: Creating personalized shopping experiences at this year's edition of Digital Retail Africa. #DRA2024 #DigitalRetailAfrica #ShoppingExperience #ConsumerExperienec #BigData #PersonalizedShopping
Data Analytics & Customer Insights as enablers of businesses to employ predic...itnewsafrica
Vukosi Sambo, Executive Head of Data, Insights & AI at AfroCentric & Medscheme Group, on Data Analytics & Customer Insights as enablers of businesses to employ predictive analytics at this year's edition of Digital Retail Africa. #DRA2024 #DigitalRetailAfrica #customerinsights #dataanalytics
Mark Cockerell- A New Era of Retail Data Integration Mark Cockerell Retail ...itnewsafrica
Mark Cockerell, Retail Director at Circana, on A New Ear of Retail Data Integration, at this year's edition of Digital Retail Africa. #DRA2024 #DigitalRetailAfrica
Pravir Ishvarlal- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcareitnewsafrica
Pravir Ishvarlal, Data Scientist at Netcare, on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, at Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2023 hosted by IT News Africa. #HISA2023 #Healthcare #Healthtech #HealthInnovation
Braden van Breda- The Role of AI, Robotics in African Healthcareitnewsafrica
Braden van Breda, CEO at AI Diagnostics, on The Role of AI, Robotics in African Healthcare, at Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2023 hosted by IT News Africa. #HISA2023 #Healthcare #Healthtech #HealthInnovation
Rodney Taylor- AVA Disrupts Primary Healthcare with the Latest Asynchronous I...itnewsafrica
Rodney Taylor, Managing Director at Guardian Eye, on AVA Disrupts Primary Healthcare with the Latest Asynchronous IoT Medical device and Telemedicine Platform, at Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2023 hosted by IT News Africa. #HISA2023 #Healthcare #Healthtech #HealthInnovation
Anish Gupta- Smart Care Coordination Platformitnewsafrica
Anish Gupta, Head- Products and Insights at Heaps (India), on Smart Care Coordination Platform at Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2023 hosted by IT News Africa. #HISA2023 #Healthcare #Healthtech #HealthInnovation
Andrew Roberts- How Technology can Transform Healthcare for the Betteritnewsafrica
Andrew Roberts, Chief Information Officer at Clinix Health Group, on How Technology can Transform Healthcare for the Better, at Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2023 hosted by IT News Africa. #HISA2023 #Healthcare #Healthtech #HealthInnovation
Andrew Roberts - Mobile Health Apps for Improved Patient Engagement and Educa...itnewsafrica
Andrew Roberts, Chief Information Officer at Clinix Health Group, on Mobile Health Apps for Improved Patient Engagement and Education, at Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2023 hosted by IT News Africa. #HISA2023 #Healthcare #Healthtech #HealthInnovation
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
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
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.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
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.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
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
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.
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Bucharest & Cluj (Romania cluster)
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our network covers 1,500 PoPs in 160+ countries
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