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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

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What is a Scrum master? A key role for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

Scrum Alliance, established in 2001, is one of the more influential organizations in the agile community. Some also fill the role of an organizational agile coach. Others do not. Scrum master certifications Two well-recognized organizations, Scrum Alliance and Scrum.org , offer Scrum training and certifications.

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Marketing as a strategic business partner: mixing theory, research and #data

Jen Stirrup

So, organizations need a cohesive strategy which aligns all methods of communication to ensure consistency (Porter, 2001). There are tons of ‘skate on the surface’ marketing soundbite books, which may sound good at the first glance with no depth. It’s about focusing on the real , not the soundbite. It’s a balance.

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What is TOGAF? An enterprise architecture methodology for business

CIO Business Intelligence

The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is an enterprise architecture methodology that offers a high-level framework for enterprise software development. The Open Group developed TOGAF in 1995, and by 2016, 80% of Global 50 companies and 60% of Fortune 500 companies used the framework. TOGAF framework overview. What’s new in TOGAF 10?

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IT leaders adjust budget priorities as economic outlook shifts

CIO Business Intelligence

For the most part, budgets are holding steady or growing in the single digits, with continued investments in security, analytics, and the cloud, among other areas. Gartner predicts 2023 IT spending will grow 5.1% compared to this year, says John-David Lovelock, distinguished VP analyst at the firm. “We

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ML internals: Synthetic Minority Oversampling (SMOTE) Technique

Domino Data Lab

The problem with this approach is that in highly imbalanced sets it can easily lead to a situation where most of the data has to be discarded, and it has been firmly established that when it comes to machine learning data should not be easily thrown out (Banko and Brill, 2001; Halevy et al., Generation of artificial examples.

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AML: Past, Present and Future Part I

Cloudera

And like background fireworks, the global banks have lit up their share of headlines, posting record fines (exceeding 342 billion dollars between the US and EU since 2009) for misconduct, including violation of anti-money laundering rules. This is the first installment in a 3 part series. Part I: The case for agility.