Pharma's New Worldview: Transforming R&D through Emerging Markets
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Computer Weekly - 21 April 2020: Taking robot technology to a New World
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: Ezine
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the technology team behind a project to recreate the voyage of the Mayflower from England to the US using a fully autonomous ship. We look at how India’s coronavirus lockdown is affecting UK companies that use offshore outsourcing. And we examine the challenges of making edge computing work. Read the issue now.
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Will Renewable Energy Put Wind in the Sails of Investors Over Long-Term? Join Tancrede Fulop, Morningstar’s Utilities Equity Analyst, and Luke Raftis, Sustainalytics' ESG Utilities manager, as they'll provide a broad assessment of the renewable energy sector as a long-term investing opportunity. Tancrede will present a deepdive into Offshore Wind industry and share his best ideas. After growing ninefold since 2010, offshore wind is an exciting industry with tremendous growth opportunities still ahead. In this webinar, Tancrede and Luke will share their views on: • Trends and developments in the renewable energy sector • The booming long-term attractiveness of offshore wind • Which companies are our best picks for the long term
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Investing in Endless Power
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Will Renewable Energy Put Wind in the Sails of Investors Over Long-Term? Join Tancrede Fulop, Morningstar’s Utilities Equity Analyst, and Luke Raftis, Sustainalytics' ESG Utilities manager, as they'll provide a broad assessment of the renewable energy sector as a long-term investing opportunity. Tancrede will present a deepdive into Offshore Wind industry and share his best ideas. After growing ninefold since 2010, offshore wind is an exciting industry with tremendous growth opportunities still ahead. In this webinar, Tancrede and Luke will share their views on: • Trends and developments in the renewable energy sector • The booming long-term attractiveness of offshore wind • Which companies are our best picks for the long term
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By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
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Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center MIB
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Type: Talk
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2022 UAF Summit: Using UAF to Define Army Vehicle Architectures
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Investing in Mexico: The case for Mexican government bonds
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Type: Talk
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A Computer Weekly buyer's guide to graph databases
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: eBook
In this 14-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at the technology that teases out connections between divergent datasets – and how it is revolutionising data analysis.
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The Why, How, What of VMware Migration
By: AWS & Brillio
Type: eBook
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Business analytics needs underpinnings of sound data and data-skilled humans
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: eBook
Data analytics for the solution of first-order business problems is probably more important than ever. It is not new. Companies and organisations have been analysing computerised data for many decades. But all sorts of companies now pronounce themselves "data driven". Read more about business analytics trends in this exclusive e-guide.
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Expand Your Enterprise Horizon with Global Wireless Access
By: Blue Wireless
Type: White Paper
As organizations grow, complexity can outpace benefits. Discover how Global Wireless Access can simplify your enterprise connectivity with fast, reliable, and cost-effective solutions across 80+ countries. Read the white paper to learn more.
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Prefabricated and Micro Datacentres: The Essential Guide
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: eGuide
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Computer Weekly - 19 October 2021: Making the case for and against police use of facial recognition technology
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: Ezine
In this week's Computer Weekly, as the Met Police enhances its facial recognition capabilities, we examine the pros and cons of law enforcement use of the technology. Three in five IT professionals want a new job – is there a tech exodus in the industry? And we take an in-depth look at the growth of the Nordic datacentre sector. Read the issue now.
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Predictive analytics gains evermore accuracy in guiding enterprises forward
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: eBook
Predictive analytics can help businesses look for meaningful patterns in data, then build models that forecast what is likely to happen in the future.
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Divesting from fossil fuels - how can trustees make a difference?
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The session will consider how trustees should best respond to the climate emergency and considers the factors that need to be considered when restructuring the portfolio. It will also consider the DWP’s recent consultation on climate risk reporting and the responsibilities for trustees that arise from that.
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CW500: Key trends for IT leaders in 2017 – skills, careers and recruitment
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: Presentation
A look forward to the 12 months ahead for IT leaders and the key trends of the coming year - this presentation came from Chris Chandler, head of executive search at La Fosse Associates, discussing the skills, recruitment and career development issues affecting IT leaders.
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5 ways to reduce the cost of Kubernetes
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: Infographic
Cloud computing must support applications efficiently, and cost-effectiveness is a part of that. Unfortunately, many Kubernetes deployments focus on technical operations capabilities and fail to consider the costs associated with their benefits. Here are 5 tips to reduce the cost of Kubernetes.
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Type: Talk
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Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide to services for digitisation and IoT
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: eBook
In this 13-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looksat the use of mid-sized nearshore IT service providers, choosing a cloud-based platform, and how to manage the huge volume of IoT data.
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How to Simplify Multi-cloud Network Security
By: Aviatrix Systems
Type: White Paper
Only 12% of multi-cloud enterprises, according to EMA’s recent research, consider it very easy to manage security policies consistently across their various clouds. What makes multi-cloud security challenging, and how can businesses address those obstacles? Find answers in this white paper.
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What Most Orgs Get Wrong About "Never Expire"
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Type: Talk
After attending this webinar, you’ll know: - The numbers behind why organizations of all sizes consider removing expiry - The things you need in place before even considering removing expiry - Whether or not removing expiry is right for your AD environment Is this talk right for you? - This discussion will focus on whether or not to remove expiry for Active Directory passwords. This discussion will be the best fit you are using Active Directory in an on-prem or hybrid environment. If you are only using Azure Active Directory (or a non-Microsoft environment), this discussion will be less applicable for you. - Whether you’ve already rolled out a “never expire” project in your organization, are considering one, or want to validate it’s not the right fit for you – this webinar will help you consider how best to implement (or not) and help you consider what you may have overlooked. Can't make it live? Register anyway to get the recording.
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Why Transition to PKI-as-a-Service?
By: Venafi
Type: White Paper
52% of the 2500 participants surveyed by the Ponemon Institute reported that their organizations have poor visibility of apps that rely on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Along with exploring that obstacle, this white paper considers other challenges that legacy PKI can pose. To unlock those insights and more, read on.
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33-pg eBook: 2024 wireless and networking trends report
By: Blue Wireless
Type: eBook
Explore the six key trends driving the growth of fixed wireless access (FWA) technology, including rising speeds, strengthening cost models, and global coverage. Learn how FWA can benefit your business in this comprehensive, 33-page eBook.
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Factors to consider for eUICC IoT | IoT Uncovered
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Type: Video
When it comes to eUICC IoT, there are many things to consider. Ian Marsden, CTO and Co-Founder breaks down the key information you need to consider before implementing and deploying your IoT project.
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Covid-19: Three technology areas that CIOs must address
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: eGuide
CIOs will need to consider the IT measures that will be needed to support their organisations as the government ramps up its response to the coronavirus
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Computer Weekly 18 August 2020: How Covid-19 elevated the datacentre
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: Ezine
In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine how datacentres and their workers became part of our critical national infrastructure due to the pandemic. Firms considering upgrading to SAP S/4 Hana face hefty bills – we look at how to keep costs down. And we analyse the increasing rate of applications being migrated to the cloud. Read the issue now.
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Computer Weekly 18 August 2020: How Covid-19 elevated the datacentre
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: eGuide
In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine how datacentres and their workers became part of our critical national infrastructure due to the pandemic. Firms considering upgrading to SAP S/4 Hana face hefty bills – we look at how to keep costs down. And we analyse the increasing rate of applications being migrated to the cloud. Read the issue now.