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IDG Contributor Network: Transforming data with Apache Spark

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Apache Spark is a fast data processing framework dedicated to big data. It allows the processing of big data in a distributed manner (cluster computing). Very popular for a few years now, this framework is about to replace Hadoop. Its main advantages are its speed, ease of use, and versatility. Apache Spark is an open source big data processing framework that enables large-scale analysis through clustered machines.

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Building Trust in Sales: A Guide for Sales Professionals

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Trust is the foundation of any successful deal. Think about it: you wouldn’t buy a car from a sketchy salesman or a house from a realtor you don’t trust. Why would your B2B sales prospects be any different? In B2B sales, the quicker you build trust with your prospect, the more likely it is that you will close a deal. Yet, it’s easier said than done.

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Machine Learning Helps Bloggers Secure More Traffic with Long-Tail Keywords

Smart Data Collective

. Many bloggers get very frustrated after they have been working for a couple of months. They initially are excited about the possibility of making a six-figure stream of passive income. After they get started though, they discovered that the legwork can be overwhelming. The good news is that machine learning is making it much easier for them to create a successful blogging career, as Jeff Bullas points out.

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An Introduction To Data Dashboards: Meaning, Definition & Industry Examples

Datapine Blog

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.”– Arthur Conan Doyle. Data is all around us. According to the EMC Digital Universe study, by 2020, around 40 trillion megabytes – or 40 zettabytes – will exist in our digital landscape. That’s an unfathomable amount of information. Data has changed our lives in many ways, helping to improve the processes, initiatives, and innovations of organizations across sectors through the power of insight.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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How Much Does an ERP System Cost? 2019 Pricing Guide

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For any business investing in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, pricing is an important factor. ERP software isn’t cheap, and prices vary depending on the type of deployment, number of users and level of customizations. Some vendors publicly display pricing on their website, especially for cloud ERP solutions, while others only provide a quote […].

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How to Stand Out at a Trade Show: A Guide for Marketers

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When it comes to B2B marketing tactics, no strategy has stood the test of time quite like the trade show. A recent survey done by the Content Marketing Institute shows 75% of respondents believe in-person events are an effective marketing tactic. In fact, in-person events ranked highest on the list, above tactics such as webinars/webcasts (66%), case studies (66%) and white papers (63%) ( source ).

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How Recruitment Metrics & Dashboards Can Help Improve Hiring New Candidates

Datapine Blog

“The competition to hire the best will increase in the years ahead. Companies that give extra flexibility to their employees will have the edge in this area.” – Bill Gates. To compete, evolve, and remain relevant, today’s forward-thinking businesses always strive to improve the efficiency of their internal processes while measuring their success – and hiring talent is no exception.

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How Much Does BI Software Cost? 2019 Pricing Guide

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Pricing is one of the most important factors in choosing business intelligence (BI) software. While some vendors provide transparent pricing details on their websites, most of them prefer to provide a personalized price quote, as company needs and requirements vary. We’ve developed this pricing guide that details pricing types, additional costs a company needs to […].

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Find Your Next Passive Candidate [Infographic]

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In a recent blog post we declared that strategic candidate sourcing was not, in fact, dead. Instead, we proposed that technological advances have simply changed the way recruiters do it. This concept applies to passive candidates too! Hiding behind office doors and computer screens, the passive candidate is hard to find and tougher to catch. Yet with the right tools and mindset, it’s possible to track down this elusive prospect.

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Big Data Sets New Standards In Stream Processing For Emerging Markets

Smart Data Collective

With today’s technology, there’s an increasing demand for stream processing. Data, for instance, has to be processed fast so that the companies can keep up to the changing business and market conditions in real time. This is where real-time stream processing enters the picture, and it may probably change everything you know about big data. Read this article as we’ll tackle what big data and stream processing are.

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7 Strategies to Gather (and Actually Use) Competitive Intel from Employees

Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. But they don’t have a good plan or system to gather, organize, and share these insights with the stakeholders who need them. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.

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Webinar on Circular Economy – In Pursuit of Fully Recyclable Plastics with Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, Lanza Tech

BIS Research

Plastic pollution has become one of the biggest environmental concerns at present. As a whole, the world consumes one million plastic drinking bottles every minute, while approximately five trillion single-use plastic bags are consumed every year. Currently, 300 million tons of plastic waste is produced every year. Moreover, a large amount of plastic ends up in landfills or in oceans where it is prone to remain undecomposed for an extensive period of time, making the environment more vulnerable

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Xero Pricing: Features, Costs and Top Accounting Solution Alternatives

Better Buys

Xero is a cloud-based accounting software for small businesses. Businesses have access to their cash flow in real time so they can pay their bills faster. Other features of Xero include quick bank reconciliation, expense management and inventory management. We’ve reviewed Xero and compared it to other accounting solutions in terms of features and other […].

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B2B Sales Prospecting Strategy: 6 Ways to Improve

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Sales prospecting—a common source of misery for most sales reps—is a critical aspect of selling for nearly all businesses. Prospecting strategies uncovers potential buyers, fuels an organization’s sales pipeline , and provides important context to future sales conversations. So, whether you’re a new sales rep or just looking for a refresher, today’s post will take you back to the basics of what prospecting is in sales and how to improve your B2B prospecting strategy.

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A Guide To Machine Learning Foundations Of Task Management Software

Smart Data Collective

Task management applications are changing the way we manage teams. Here are some of the primary benefits of these task management applications : Task management tools improve team productivity. Task management tools make sure that teams operate more efficiently. Task management tools minimize worker stress. Task management tools help with monitoring trends.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Smarten Advanced Analytics is a Silver Sponsor for Gartner Data & Analytics Summit, June 2019 in Mumbai, India

Elegant BI

Smarten, an advanced analytics service provider, has announced that it will act as a Silver Sponsor for the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2019, June 10 through June 11 in Mumbai, India where it will demonstrate its Smarten Advanced Analytics solution and its product roadmap for the future of the Smarten Augmented Analytics product suite. Kartik Patel is the CEO of Smarten. “The Gartner Data & Analytics Summit attracts the leading minds of the analytical community, including infor

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Xero Pricing: Features, Costs and Top Accounting Solution Alternatives

Better Buys

Xero is a cloud-based accounting software for small businesses. Businesses have access to their cash flow in real time so they can pay their bills faster. Other features of Xero include quick bank reconciliation, expense management and inventory management. We’ve reviewed Xero and compared it to other accounting solutions in terms of features and other […].

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Building Trust in Sales: A Guide for Sales Professionals

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Trust is the foundation of any successful deal. Think about it: you wouldn’t buy a car from a sketchy salesman or a house from a realtor you don’t trust. Why would your B2B sales prospects be any different? In B2B sales, the quicker you build trust with your prospect, the more likely it is that you will close a deal. Yet, it’s easier said than done.

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How Big Data Makes Us Rethink The Design Of Magnetic Devices

Smart Data Collective

One of the most fascinating things about big data is its ability to optimize the design of products that have pre-dated digital technology by centuries. One of the most interesting examples is with magnets. Magnets are ancient devices. They are so old, that the history of their discovery has been lost in legend. It is rumored that the first magnet was discovered by a Cretan man named Magnes over 4000 years ago.

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Maximize Productivity and Simplify IT Management with Conversational AI

ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu

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The Benefits of Augmented Analytics Are Many!

Elegant BI

What are the Advantages of Augmented Analytics and How Can My Business Benefit? It is hard to overstate the benefits and advantages of advanced analytics. If an enterprise takes the time to review and document requirements for an advanced analytics solution and chooses wisely, it can improve its bottom line, optimize competitive strategies, plan for new products and pricing initiatives, establish marketing channels and messaging for target markets and customers and plan for resources, training,

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Open-Source ERP Software: Benefits, Challenges and Top Vendors

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More than ever, businesses are relying on enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to streamline their operations. From accounting to manufacturing to sales, the all-in-one solutions drive efficiency and collaboration. But for some businesses, the price tag of an ERP solution is simply too high. Open-source ERP software is a cheaper alternative for many companies, especially […].

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How to Stand Out at a Trade Show: A Guide for Marketers

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When it comes to B2B marketing tactics, no strategy has stood the test of time quite like the trade show. A recent survey done by the Content Marketing Institute shows 75% of respondents believe in-person events are an effective marketing tactic. In fact, in-person events ranked highest on the list, above tactics such as webinars /webcasts (66%), case studies (66%) and whitepapers (63%) ( source ).

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Customers and Banks Priorities Collide as AI Jolts Financial Industry

Smart Data Collective

In a previous article I shared some of the challenges, benefits and trends of Big Data in the telecommunications industry. This time, I will focus on the financial services industry based on previous IBM studies in this industry and some personal experiences. An Industry Without Physical Products. Big Data’s promise of value in the financial services industry is particularly differentiating.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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5 Bad Habits That Hurt B2B Marketing Productivity

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The goal of every marketing department is to get more work done faster. Yet, you may not realize that many of your habits and workflows actually hurt your overall productivity. Today we ask you to take a step back to reevaluate your day-to-day work activities. You’ll be surprised to find how much more efficient you become when you drop the habits that make you less productive.

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6 Ways to Improve Your B2B Sales Prospecting

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Sales prospecting—a common source of misery for most sales reps—is a critical aspect of selling for nearly all businesses. Prospecting uncovers potential buyers, fuels an organization’s sales pipeline, and provides important context to future sales conversations. So, whether you’re brand new to sales or just looking for a refresher, today’s post will take you back to the basics of B2B sales prospecting.

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