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Why IT leaders are putting more business spin on security spend

CIO

Frank Kim, CISO-in-residence at venture capital firm YL Ventures, and fellow at the SANS Institute, cites the case of one CISO who was fired after suggesting costly endpoint detection, and response and incident response programs considered not stage appropriate for such a startup.

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Unicorn Startups: What Are They and How to Build One?

mention

Not that long ago, unicorn startups were very rare entities. If you are new to the term ‘unicorn startup’, it’s ultimately a privately owned startup company that has a valuation of $1 billion. If you are new to the term ‘unicorn startup’, it’s ultimately a privately owned startup company that has a valuation of $1 billion.

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ADP’s cloud transformation pays dividends

CIO

ADP’s aggressive digital transformation has not only cut costs and enabled more innovation but, most importantly, it has facilitated the payroll administrator’s evolution into a human capital management (HCM) service provider, which provides services to its customers from “hire to retire,” Nagrath says.

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How Does Web Scraping Help E-Commerce Startups

Data Hut

Running an e-commerce startup is exciting. Benefits of Web Scraping for E-Commerce Startups Consider you love outdoor activities like hiking, camping and exploring nature. Driven by your passion for the outdoors, you start your startup, focusing on high-quality outdoor gear and equipment.

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Could M&A Activity in the Federal IT Services Market Surge in 2025?

TBR

Macroeconomic Pressures Mount M&A activity by the vendors tracked in TBR’s Federal IT Services Benchmark began to slow down over the course of 2022 as borrowing rates continued to increase and target company valuations climbed. For example, in 3Q23 BAH invested in a startup AI security solutions developer called Hidden Layer.

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Competitive Intelligence Professionals Lighting the Way for the Energy Sector

ArchIntel

Since taking on the role in November 2020, Ng has been leading the CI function at Chevron, including the gathering, analysis and reporting of financial and strategic intelligence on competitors, industry trends and benchmarks. Blake Reuter Market Intel Manager GE Capital Americas.

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Customer Acquisition vs. Customer Retention: Which Is Best for Your Business?

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What should you focus your time, energy, and capital on – acquiring new customers or retaining existing ones? Darryl Hicks and Karen Webster, both CEOs in the payment space, performed a benchmarking study on recovering failed payments and the LTV of your customers. And we definitely don’t want that! A big no-no!

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