“I believe that a mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and believe it can be obtained. I am a product of great mentoring...Mentors are very important. They could be anyone your family, your friend or your boss.”
Building a proactive sourcing and pipelining strategy | Talent Connect San Fr...LinkedIn Talent Solutions
In today's economy, it's tougher than ever to recruit and retain top talent. This results in the need to approach some of the oldest recruiting and sourcing challenges with innovative solutions. Join this panel discussion to hear some of the industry's leading recruiters as they open their own successful playbooks to share strategies for winning the recruiting game, in both a local and global approach. This panel will be moderated by Carmen Hudson.
Continue your talent acquisition transformation at Talent Connect 365: http://linkd.in/1z8YEaf
“I believe that a mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and believe it can be obtained. I am a product of great mentoring...Mentors are very important. They could be anyone your family, your friend or your boss.”
Building a proactive sourcing and pipelining strategy | Talent Connect San Fr...LinkedIn Talent Solutions
In today's economy, it's tougher than ever to recruit and retain top talent. This results in the need to approach some of the oldest recruiting and sourcing challenges with innovative solutions. Join this panel discussion to hear some of the industry's leading recruiters as they open their own successful playbooks to share strategies for winning the recruiting game, in both a local and global approach. This panel will be moderated by Carmen Hudson.
Continue your talent acquisition transformation at Talent Connect 365: http://linkd.in/1z8YEaf
Technology is a growing industry and it is shifting every aspect of our society. Now more than ever, this industry requires a workforce that is fully diverse and inclusive across all its functions. Findings reveal that there is far less students enrolling in STEM disciplines than required by the labor market and the numbers are even lower for students from underrepresented communities. Our goal is to increase the rate of enrolment in STEM disciplines by engaging girls from minority groups who drop out of STEM courses because they see it as too hard or irrelevant for their careers.
First Flight is the only UK search and selection agency to specialise in recruiting Chairs and Non-Executive Directors - this is all we do!
We work across all sectors and all company sizes. Our clients include AIM listed and FTSE SmallCap companies, growth companies, mutuals, family-owned companies, Investment Trusts, not-for-profit organisations, UK subsidiaries of multinationals and EIS/VC/PE-backed companies.
The Bounce is our guide to maximizing career trajectories. The Business Learning Institute has researched the competencies needed for career success as a CPA, CGMA, and Finance / Accounting Professionals. The Bounce serves as a framework that builds a career ladder that shows the transition from technical mastery to leadership proficiency.
We start with a simple 5 x 5 matrix of competencies and job levels, adjust for specific needs and priorities of the organization and customize a curriculum that offers a blended approach to talent development. This can be expanded based on the sophistication and needs of the individual or organization.
The Bounce framework shows the progression of a career and helps answer the two biggest questions raised by top talent: 1) What does my career look like in your organization? 2) How will you help me advance in my career?
BLI can help design a curriculum based on competencies mapped to the job titles and progression along the bounce trajectory. Contact us for more information tom@macpa.org or pam@macpa.org
For more information visit us at http://www.blionline.org
You might have thought that mentoring was just
one of those HR trendy tools to attract and retain talents
and to remotivate senior managers in your firm.
Well, think again.
This white paper as been designed to give you an
opportunity to reconsider what you may know, or imagine,
about mentoring...
In it, we will discuss and try to illustrate how corporations
can find a balance between their formal structure source
of efficiency and their informal networks source of agility,
and why mentor / mentee networks are such powerful
cultural game changers.
Author: Stéphanie MITRANO PhD
101 Business Insights is the first business networking site that rewards members for their time and input. As a member you get real, asset-backed rewards for commenting, posting or even simply hanging out at the site. It’s our way of thanking you for engaging with and growing the network, and for being part of the most vibrant business community on the net.
Technology is a growing industry and it is shifting every aspect of our society. Now more than ever, this industry requires a workforce that is fully diverse and inclusive across all its functions. Findings reveal that there is far less students enrolling in STEM disciplines than required by the labor market and the numbers are even lower for students from underrepresented communities. Our goal is to increase the rate of enrolment in STEM disciplines by engaging girls from minority groups who drop out of STEM courses because they see it as too hard or irrelevant for their careers.
First Flight is the only UK search and selection agency to specialise in recruiting Chairs and Non-Executive Directors - this is all we do!
We work across all sectors and all company sizes. Our clients include AIM listed and FTSE SmallCap companies, growth companies, mutuals, family-owned companies, Investment Trusts, not-for-profit organisations, UK subsidiaries of multinationals and EIS/VC/PE-backed companies.
The Bounce is our guide to maximizing career trajectories. The Business Learning Institute has researched the competencies needed for career success as a CPA, CGMA, and Finance / Accounting Professionals. The Bounce serves as a framework that builds a career ladder that shows the transition from technical mastery to leadership proficiency.
We start with a simple 5 x 5 matrix of competencies and job levels, adjust for specific needs and priorities of the organization and customize a curriculum that offers a blended approach to talent development. This can be expanded based on the sophistication and needs of the individual or organization.
The Bounce framework shows the progression of a career and helps answer the two biggest questions raised by top talent: 1) What does my career look like in your organization? 2) How will you help me advance in my career?
BLI can help design a curriculum based on competencies mapped to the job titles and progression along the bounce trajectory. Contact us for more information tom@macpa.org or pam@macpa.org
For more information visit us at http://www.blionline.org
You might have thought that mentoring was just
one of those HR trendy tools to attract and retain talents
and to remotivate senior managers in your firm.
Well, think again.
This white paper as been designed to give you an
opportunity to reconsider what you may know, or imagine,
about mentoring...
In it, we will discuss and try to illustrate how corporations
can find a balance between their formal structure source
of efficiency and their informal networks source of agility,
and why mentor / mentee networks are such powerful
cultural game changers.
Author: Stéphanie MITRANO PhD
101 Business Insights is the first business networking site that rewards members for their time and input. As a member you get real, asset-backed rewards for commenting, posting or even simply hanging out at the site. It’s our way of thanking you for engaging with and growing the network, and for being part of the most vibrant business community on the net.
Community builders: creating the space for people, enterprises and places to prosper. Get an introduction to thrI've junction - why we do what we do, our mission, problems we address, our solutions, how we work, revenue model and outputs, why now is a great time to work with us, the team, and some projects we are proud of.
How to Build and Maintain a Premier OrganizationLucas Group
An important trend facing organizations across all industries is bridging the knowledge gap between outgoing employees and those who remain or are hired to fulfill their work. Despite a stubbornly persistent unemployment rate in the U.S., attracting and retaining people who can positively impact your company remains a considerable challenge to building and maintaining a premier organization. Triggered by Baby Boomer retirements, companies must develop systematic ways to attract the best, retain the best, and hold on to the knowledge that the best contribute to their organizations.
Graduates paper - Transforming today’s graduates into tomorrow’s leadersParity Professionals
Developing graduate talent that can make a measurable and lasting positive impact on organisational culture and business
success – but it requires a carefully thought out investment strategy.
We live in a world that has gone through an incredible transformation in the last decades. Those transformations did not only impact our economy, but also our society and biosphere. Our biggest challenge is to build back better those different layers while leaving no-one behind. That will entail rebuilding strongly the trust between the different generations, the societal entities, and the ecosystem. Healthcare is a critical component to ensure harmony for the Younger and next generation.
" Digitalization offers transformational economic opportunities and represents an outstanding platform for lower income economies to reposition themselves on the global stage. However, accessing and maximizing on the potential available to them requires that they think without a box , and we are here to support them in their journey" Patricia Monthe
I have been described as a visionary, with a leadership style combining cognitive pluralism and integrity, both of which make me particularly fit for environments that require pioneering new models or engaging multi-disciplinary & multicultural groups to orchestrate new systems.
Making Sense of the Fashion Entrepreneurship EcosystemRyan Clott
A presentation made to the EU commissioned Worth Project in Valencia, Spain. This covers information from both the startup and ecosystem enabler perspective about fostering sustainable, meaningful and prosperous relationships within the fashion tech space.
COVID-19 heightened chronic challenges within the global healthcare industry. It became a catalyst amid fierce competition and tight regulations for health providers and payers to focus on digital health, cybersecurity, patient data transparency, and a variety of customer-centric and operational enhancements. As a result, we found the 2022 trendline pointing to improvements in access and quality of care.
Healthcare challenges such as optimizing the cost of care while simultaneously enabling personalized interventions and consumer-friendly shoppable services are long-standing − but, historically, the industry has been slow to react.
Read our Top Trends 2022 report to examine the lingering ramifications of the pandemic, responses from medical and insurance organizations, and the worldwide impact of ever-changing regulatory standards and mandates.
A combination of factors − the pandemic, catastrophic weather events, evolving policyholder expectations, and insurers’ drive for operational efficiency and future relevance − are sparking P&C industry changes.
In a post-COVID, new-normal environment, the most strategic insurers are building resilient, crisis-proof enterprises poised to take advantage of emerging and future business opportunities. They are leveraging advanced data analytics and novel technologies to assure agility and achieve positive revenue and customer satisfaction outcomes. Competitive advantage will hinge on accelerated digitalization and faster go-to-market. Therefore, win-win partnerships and embedded services with InsurTechs and other ecosystem players are critical.
Read Capgemini’s Top P&C Insurance Trends 2022 for a glimpse at the tactical and strategic initiatives carriers are undertaking to boost customer-centricity, product agility, intelligent processes, and an open ecosystem to ensure profitable growth and future-readiness.
This analysis provides an overview of the top trends in the commercial banking sector as they shift to technology high gear to boost client efficiency and battle a volatile, uncertain, competitive, and evolving landscape.
First, it was retail banking. Now, advanced technology is shifting to – and disrupting − the commercial banking space. Many commercial banks, known for paperwork, red tape, and branch dependency, were unprepared to support clients during their post-COVID-19 ramp-up. But now, the digital pivot to new mindsets, partnerships, and processes is in overdrive.
As commercial banks grapple with competition from FinTechs, BigTechs, and alternative lenders, their inability
to fulfill SME demands and pandemic after-shocks necessitates transformative process changes and a move
to experiential, sustainable, and inclusive banking models. We expect banks to strive to meet the demands
of corporate clients and SMEs by digitally transforming critical workflows and improving client experience.
Additionally, incremental process improvements in the middle and back-office that leverage intelligent
automation will keep the competition at bay because engaged clients are loyal.
Adopting newer methods to mine data and moving to as-a-Service models will prepare commercial banks
to flexibly respond to newcomers and find ways to co-exist through effective collaboration. The time has come for commercial banks to put transformation on the fast track as lending losses in wallet and market share could spill over to other functions!
How incumbents react and respond to 2022 trends could determine their relevancy and resiliency in the years ahead.
The Covid-19 pandemic necessitated the payments industry undergo a facelift, sparked by novel approaches from new-age players, fostered by industry consolidation, and customers’ demand for end-to-end experience. Crossing the threshold, the industry is entering a new era – Payments 4.X, where payments are embedded and invisible, and an enabling function to provide frictionless customer experience. As customers make a permanent shift to next-gen payment methods, Digital IDs are critical for a seamless payment experience. The B2B payments segment is witnessing rapid digitization. BigTechs, PayTechs, and industry newcomers are ready to jump in with newfangled solutions to help underserved small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
As incumbents struggle with profits, new-age firms are forging ahead to take the lead in the Payments 4.X era by riding the success of non-card products and services. The new era demands collaboration, platformification, and firms can unleash full market potential only by embracing API-based business models and open ecosystems. Data prowess and enhanced payment processing capabilities are inevitable to thrive ahead. The clock is ticking for banks and traditional payments firms because the competitive advantage is not guaranteed forever. As industry players seek economies of scale, consolidations loom, and non-banks explore new territories to threaten incumbents’ market share. While all these 2022 trends are at play, central bank digital currency (CBDC) is emerging globally and might open a new chapter in the current payments landscape.
As we slowly move out of the pandemic, financial services firms have learned the criticality of virtual engagement to business resilience. Wealth management firms will need capabilities to cater to new-age clients and deliver new-age services. This report aims to understand and analyze the top trends in the Wealth Management industry this year and beyond.
A year ago, our Top Trends in Wealth Management report emphasized how the pandemic sparked disruption and digital transformation and changing investor attitudes around Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) products. As we begin 2022, many of those trends continue to hold as COVID-19’s wide-reaching effects continue to influence the wealth management industry.
As wealth management (WM) firms supercharge their digital transformation journeys, investments in cybersecurity and human-centered design are becoming critical to building superior digital client experience (CX). Another holdover trend − sustainable investing – is gaining mainstream attention and generating increasingly sophisticated client demands. Data and analytics capabilities will become ever more essential for ESG scoring and personalized customer engagement. As large financial services firms refocus on their wealth management business while new digital players make industry strides, competition is becoming historically intense. Not surprisingly, client experience is the new battleground.
This analysis provides an overview of the top trends in the retail banking sector driven by the competition, digital transformation, and innovation led by retail banks exploring novel ways to create and retain value in evolving landscape.
COVID-19 caught banks off guard and shook legacy mindsets to the core. With 20/20 (2020) hindsight, firms are more aware, digitally resilient, and financially stable as they head into 2022. The trials of the past 18 months forced firms to shore up existing business and consider new models and revenue streams.
Customer-centricity remains at the top of most FS agendas and is a 2022 focal point. Banks will focus on achieving operational excellence as diligently as delivering superior CX. In 2022 and beyond, it will be paramount for FIs to explore and invest in new technologies to remain relevant and resilient.
Banking 4.X will arrive in full force in 2022 with platform-supported firms monetizing diverse ecosystem capabilities and aggressively harvesting data to create experiential customer journeys through intelligent and personalized engagements. The new era will compel future-focused banks to finally abandon legacy infrastructure and collaborate with third-party specialists to solidify their best-fit, long-term roles. Increasingly, open platforms will make banks invisible as banking becomes embedded into customer lifestyles. At the same time, banks will shed asset-heavy models and shift to the cloud for greater agility, speed to market, and faster innovation. The shift will act as a precursor to adopting new technologies on the horizon – 5G and Decentralized Finance.
The recent past was filled will extraordinary lessons for financial institutions. Now is the time to act on those learnings and move forward profitably.
While COVID-19 has sparked the demand for life insurance, it has also exposed the operating model vulnerabilities in distribution, servicing, and customer retention. In a post-COVID, new-normal environment, insurers need to enhance their capabilities around advanced data management and focus on seamless and secure data sharing to provide superior CX and hyper-personalized offerings. Accelerated digitalization and faster go-to-market are vital to remaining competitive, and win-win partnerships with ecosystems are critical in the journey.
Read our Top Life Insurance Trends 2022 to explore the tactical and strategic initiatives carriers undertake to acquire competencies around customer centricity, product agility, intelligent processes, and an open ecosystem to ensure profitable growth and future readiness.
Property & Casualty Insurance Top Trends 2021Capgemini
The Property & Casualty insurance landscape is evolving quickly with the changing risk landscape, entry of new players, and changing customer expectations. The ripple effects of COVID-19 on the P&C insurance industry and natural disasters such as forest fires have adversely impacted insurance firm books.
In this scenario, to ensure growth and future-readiness, the most strategic insurers strive to be ‘Inventive Insurers’ – assuming a customer-centric approach, deploying intelligent processes, practicing business resilience and go-to-market agility, and embracing an open ecosystem.
Read our Property & Casualty Insurance Top Trends 2021 report to explore the strategies insurers are adapting to remain competitive amidst the evolving business landscape and how they can explore new ways to enhance their profitability.
A combination of factors such as demographic changes, evolving consumer preferences, and desire to become operationally efficient were already spurring changes in the life insurance industry. Enter 2020 – the COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on the industry.
At the peak of disruption, the focus was on ensuring business continuity, but new initiatives are cropping up to tackle the challenges as the industry is adapting to the new normal.
Furthermore, COVID-19 has acted as a catalyst, pushing life insurers to prioritize their efforts on improving customer centricity, developing go-to-market agility, making processes intelligent, building business resilience, and embracing the open ecosystem.
Read our Life Insurance Top Trends 2021 report to explore the strategies insurers are adopting to manage the changing market dynamics.
The uncertainty of 2020 is setting the global tone for the immediate future in the financial services industry. So it is no surprise banks are laser-focused on business resilience, emphasizing both financial and operational risks. The need to adapt quickly to new normal conditions through virtual customer engagement is clear.
Customer centricity continues to drive commercial banks’ solution designs. And, the pandemic compelled products that deliver immediate client value ‒ quick digital onboarding, seamless lending, and support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The onus is now on banks to go to market more quickly, which requires the implementation of intelligent processes and integrating corporates’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems with banking workflows.
To achieve go-to-market agility, banks across the globe are investing in and collaborating with FinTechs. Many of these partnerships are focused on boosting digital lending and providing seamless support to anxious small-business clients in need of assurance.
With newfound impetus for FinTech collaboration, commercial banks have picked up their step on the path toward OpenX. COVID-19 made it evident that survival during turbulence is manageable through collaboration with ecosystem players.
Read our Top Trends in Commercial Banking 2021 report to explore the strategies banks are adapting to transform their businesses from a product-led, siloed model to an experiential and agile plan.
When we published the Top Trends in Wealth Management 2020, little did we foresee the pandemic that would sweep through the world and disrupt life as we knew it. Yet, when we reviewed last year’s trends, we found that many still hold and some have taken on even greater relevance. One such trend is sustainable investing, which had begun to gain prominence as investors became more aware of ESG considerations, and firms rolled out more sustainable investing offerings. Another trend that has accelerated in the post-COVID world is the importance of investing in omnichannel capabilities and technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance personalization and advisor effectiveness. The pandemic has driven wealth management firms to accelerate their digital transformation journey, with some immediate focus areas being interactive client communications and digital advisor tools.
There is no denying that time is of the essence. Yes, budgets are tight, but the Open X ecosystem offers wealth management firms opportunities to reimagine their operating models and deliver excellent customer experience cost-effectively.
Top trends in Payments: 2020 highlighted the payments industry’s flux driven by new trends in technology adoption, innovative solutions, and changing consumer behavior. The pandemic has tested the digital mastery of players, who are already grappling with transition. Non-cash transactions are on a robust growth path, accelerated by increased adoption during COVID-19. Regulators are working to instill trust and address non-cash payments risk amid unparalleled growth as players collaborate to quell uncertainty. Regional initiatives, such as the P27 (Nordics real-time payments system) and the EPI (European Payments Initiative), are gaining traction in response to country-level fragmentation and competition.
Investment in emerging technologies is looked upon as an elixir to mitigate fraud, data-driven offerings are being considered for providing value-added propositions, and distributed ledger technology is in focus for digital currency solutions, efficiency enhancement, and cost gains. New players, such as retailers/merchants, are integrating payments into their value chains while technology giants are upscaling their financial services game by weaving offerings around payments as a center stage. Constrained by budgets, firms consider business models such as Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) to provide cost-effective and superior customer experience.
A combination of factors, including demographic changes, evolving consumer preferences, and regulatory and compliance mandates, were already spurring change in the health insurance industry. Enter 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, which is having sweeping implications for the industry.
At the peak of disruption, the focus was on ensuring business continuity, but new initiatives are cropping up to tackle the challenges as the industry adapts to the new normal.
Furthermore, some changes are here to stay, and it will be prudent for the industry players to be resilient to the market shifts by being agile, improving member centricity, making processes intelligent, and embracing the open ecosystem.
Read our Health Insurance Top Trends 2021 report to explore the strategies insurers are adopting to manage the external pressures.
The banking industry’s resilience is being tested as banks navigate through a remarkable 2020 filled with uncertainties. The impact of COVID-19 has been about setting the tone for future operational models. Retail banks have shifted focus towards integrated risk management with a more holistic view of operational risks. Adapting to the new normal, banks have prioritized cost transformation while engaging customers virtually. Incumbents sought to be more responsible within fast-changing environmental conditions and ESG remained a critical focus.
To provide more experiential services, banks are leveraging techniques such as segment-of-one to hyper-personalize offerings while aiming to humanize digital channels for increased engagement. Banks are also revamping middle and back offices, going beyond the front end leveraging intelligent processes. Open X is enabling banks to play on their strengths and use the expertise of ecosystem players. Going forward, banks are poised to become an enhanced one-stop shop by providing consumers value-adding FS and non-FS experiences.
To acquire customers in cost-effective manner, retail banks are tapping value-based propositions ‒ such as POS financing and mortgage refinancing. Further, Banking-as-Service provides incumbents a way to provide their high-value offerings to other players. In preparation for the future, banks will be looking to improve their go-to-market agility by leveraging the benefits of cloud. This analysis outlines the top 10 trends in retail banking for 2021.
Explore how Capgemini’s Connected autonomous planning fine-tunes Consumer Products Company’s operations for manufacturing, transport, procurement, and virtually every other aspect of the supply-value network in a touchless, autonomous way.
Financial services is undergoing a paradigm shift that is forcing incumbent retail banks to rethink growth strategies as they struggle to remain relevant. Growing competition from BigTechs, FinTech firms, and challenger banks has added to the complexity created by increasingly stringent regulatory and compliance requirements. Customers now expect a seamless customer journey and personalized offerings because they have become accustomed to top-notch individualized service from GAFA giants Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. The changing ecosystem offers established banks new, unexplored opportunities and encourages a transition beyond traditional products to meet the exacting requirements of today’s customers. Bank collaboration with FinTech and RegTech partners is becoming commonplace. Incumbents are exploring point-of-sale financing and unsecured consumer lending, while they also boost their digital channel competencies to reach a broader customer base. Banks are beginning to accept open APIs and are working with third-party specialists to create an open shared marketplace. Technological advancements such as AI are fueling efforts to evolve customer onboarding and touchpoint processes. Increasingly, banks are turning to design thinking methodology to understand the customer journey, extract deep insights, and develop a more refined user experience across the customer lifecycle.
Our analysis of the top retail banking trends for 2020 offers a glimpse into the fast-changing banking ecosystem and explores the tools and solutions being used to face new-age challenges.
Aspects of the life insurance industry have remained constant for years – and so have premiums. Traditional savings products have taken a huge hit in terms of attractiveness because low interest-rates prevail. Meanwhile, the risk landscape is shifting, and insurers need to align better with the emerging business environment, manage changing customer preferences, and improve operational efficiencies. Within today’s scenario, industry players are undertaking tactical and strategic shifts in attempts to manage unpredictable market dynamics. Insurers must develop alternative products to breathe new life into policies and leverage emerging technologies (artificial intelligence (AI), analytics, and blockchain) to improve efficiency, agility, flexibility, and customer-centricity.
Read Top Trends in Life Insurance: 2020 for a look at the innovative steps future-focused insurers are considering to meet industry challenges and opportunities.
The health insurance industry is evolving and undergoing significant changes. As the risk landscape shifts, insurers are working to improve operational efficiencies, meet evolving customer preferences, and align better with the changing business environment. Accordingly, payers must adapt and align business models and offerings. An incisive tactical approach is required to accommodate members’ needs and related emerging risks — medical, health, and environmental. Advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and connected devices are enabling insurers to manage these changes proactively, partner with members, and help to prevent risks, all the while continuing to fulfill payer responsibilities.
Read Top Trends in Health Insurance: 2020 to learn which strategies insurers are adopting to navigate and align with today’s challenges.
Similar to other financial services domains, payments is evolving into an open ecosystem. The EU’s Payment Services Directive (PSD2) pioneered open banking by encouraging banks and established payments players to securely open the systems to foster competition, innovation, and more customer choices. In tandem with non-cash transaction growth, regulations are driving banks and payments firms to expand their array of payment methods and channels. Governments are encouraging financial inclusion by also promoting the adoption of non-cash payments. Increasingly, merchants and corporates seek to offer alternative payment systems because of widespread popularity among consumers. Alternative payments also enable merchants to provide real-time and cross-border payments to boost business efficiency.
Banks, payment firms, card firms, BigTechs, FinTechs, and other players are continuously developing new technology to cash in on market changes. However, data breaches and fraud continue to hinder innovation as firms devote countless resources each year to address security issues. Many governments are also designing new regulations to reduce ecosystem threats. All these measures are expected to make the current ecosystem much more secure and simple for players as well as customers.
Top Trends in Payments: 2020 explores and analyzes payments ecosystem initiatives and solutions for this year and beyond
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
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.
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.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
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.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
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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
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JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
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.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
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/
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.
AI for Every Business: Unlocking Your Product's Universal Potential by VP of ...
The new faces of learning
1. THE EMPLOYER & EMPLOYEE
PROMISE HAS
AI BRINGS PERSONALISATION
BUT ULTIMATELY IT NEEDS
HUMAN DATA, HUMAN
RELATIONSHIPS AND HUMAN
SUPPORT TO CURATE.
The New Faces of
Learning
3. UNDERSTANDS AND DRIVES
ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING
THE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM PARTNER
UNDERSTANDS THE LEARNERS NEEDS AND
WHAT LEARNING MIX THEY REQUIRE FOR THE
SUCCESS OF THE BUSINESS. THEY BUILD
BUSINESS INTIMACY, AS WELL AS LEVERAGE
INSIGHTS AND ANALYTICS. THEY CHALLENGE
THE STATUS QUO TO ENCOURAGE NEW WAYS
OF WORKING AND THINKING.
THE LEARNING
ECOSYSTEM
4. INITIATES AND OWNS
LEARNING
THE LEARNER THAT FINDS AND EVEN OFTEN
FUNDS THEIR OWN LEARNING. HOW DO YOU
STIMULATE AND ALIGN SUCH LEARNING FOR
MUTUAL BENEFIT OF THE LEARNER AND
ORGANISATION? HOW DO YOU USE THE
CURIOUS LEARNER AS A CATALYST TO DRIVE
MORE CURIOSITY ACROSS YOUR
ORGANISATION?
THE CURIOUS
LEARNER
5. TAKES LEARNING
THAT IS FED
THE LEARNER THAT IS HAPPY TO RECEIVE
LEARNING WHEN PROVIDED. HOW DO YOU KEEP
LEARNERS UP TO DATE IN A INCREASINGLY
FAST PACED WORLD? HOW DO YOU LEVERAGE
COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE LEARNERS IN THEIR
OWN PARTICULAR INTERESTS? HOW DO YOU
LEVERAGE AI TO CONNECT AND PULL PASSIVE
LEARNERS TO CONTENT AND CONTENT
RECOMMENDATIONS? HOW DO YOU DESIGN
LEARNING THAT THEY NEED?
THE PASSIVE
LEARNER
6. ENGAGES LEARNERS
THE COMMUNITY LEADER ENGAGES BOTH
CURIOUS AND PASSIVE LEARNERS THROUGH
THEIR INTERESTS. THEY ARE ABLE TO
ARCHITECT COMMUNITIES THAT ENGAGE
LEARNERS IN CONTENT, INTERESTS,
RECOMMENDATIONS, NETWORKS, AND
REFERRALS, LEVERAGING INSIGHT FROM AI TO
FURTHER ENGAGE AND INFLUENCE THE
STRENGTH OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE COMMUNITY
LEADER
7. TAKES LEARNING IN YOUR
ECOSYSTEM
THE LEARNING THAT DEFIES THE DEFINITION OF
A TRADITIONAL EMPLOYEE REPORTED IN THE
BALANCE SHEET BUT IS INCREASINGLY PART OF
THE VALUE CHAIN. A CONTINGENT WORKER
NEEDS TO BE ONBOARDED QUICKLY TO
COMPLETE PROJECTS, REQUIRES UP-TO-DATE
ACCREDITATION TO BE COMPLIANT AND EVEN
BE ENGAGED TO COMPETE FOR THEIR TALENT.
HOW DO YOU FORECAST THE SUPPLY AND
DEMAND OF SKILLS YOUR BUSINESS MAY NEED,
AND THEN LINK IT TO LEARNING?
THE CONTINGENT
LEARNER
8. CURATES CONTENT AHEAD
OF THE LEARNING CURVE
THE CONTENT CURATOR UNDERSTANDS THE
BUSINESS AND ITS DRIVERS AND IS ABLE TO
CURATE, TAG, MAINTAIN, AND RETIRE CONTENT
IN ORDER TO DRIVE LEARNER EXPERIENCE AND
ADOPTION. HOW DO YOU LINK THIS TO
COMMUNITIES, INTERESTS, ROLES OR EVEN
PERSONAL PLAYLISTS? HOW DO YOU ENGAGE
LEARNERS ON MULTIPLE DEVICES AND ACROSS
MULTIPLE CHANNELS?
THE CURATOR
9. DESIGNS AND BUILDS
ACADEMIES
THE CREATOR UNDERSTANDS THE LEARNING
NEEDS, HAS AN AGILE APPROACH TO TAKING
NEW CONCEPTS OUT TO MARKET, AND CAN
CREATE ACADEMY MATRICES AND LEARNING
THAT IMPACT THE BUSINESS. HOW DO YOU
MEASURE THE MATRICES THAT MATTER, SUCH
AS ATTENDANCE VERSUS NETWORK SIZE,
BUSINESS IMPACT AND ENGAGEMENT?
THE CREATOR
10. DESIGNS AND BUILDS
LEARNING
THE MAKER CREATES CONTENT IN MULTIPLE
FORMATS SUCH AS PODCASTS, VLOGS, VIRTUAL
REALITY, GAMIFICATION, E-LEARNING, AND ILT,
ETC.
THE MAKER
11. ADMINISTRATES
RESOURCES
THE ADMIN RUNS THE LOGISTICS AND
RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATES THE
PLATFORM. HOWEVER, THE PLATFORM THEY
ADMINISTER INCREASINGLY HAS AI BUILT IN.
THEY GO BEYOND WHAT IS NECESSARY,
SEEKING QUALITATIVE INSIGHTS TO INSCRIBE
THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE INTO LEARNING.
THE ADMIN
12. LEARNS AND PERSONALIZES
THE AI LEVERAGES DATA TO UNDERSTAND
PATTERNS OF SUCCESS AND FAILURE THAT
CAN PUSH OR PULL RELEVANT CONTENT,
FORECASTS SKILL DEMANDS, AND CONNECTS
TO LEARNING.
THE AI