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PCI compliance: The best defense is a great defense

CIO Business Intelligence

Cybersecurity experts at Verizon Consulting Services draw on hands-on experience in solving payment card security challenges dating back to the formation of the PCI security regulation in 2002. Success in PCI DSS compliance and enterprise-wide efforts to protect data is not determined by luck,” adds Philipsen.

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SAP has a new succession plan

CIO Business Intelligence

Ala-Pietilä was President of Nokia from 1999 to 2005 and a member of SAP’s supervisory board between 2002 and 2021. His vision and well-measured approach are exactly what SAP needs to safeguard its future and ensure its ongoing success.” The Finn is “excellently positioned to support SAP’s continued successful transformation,” it said.

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The history of ESG: A journey towards sustainable investing

IBM Big Data Hub

It refers to a set of metrics used to measure an organization’s environmental and social impact and has become increasingly important in investment decision-making over the years. However, it wasn’t until the 1990s that ESG considerations started to appear in mainstream investment strategies. In 1995, the U.S

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ML internals: Synthetic Minority Oversampling (SMOTE) Technique

Domino Data Lab

This renders measures like classification accuracy meaningless. In their 2002 paper Chawla et al. propose a different strategy where the minority class is over-sampled by generating synthetic examples. 2002) have performed a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of SMOTE- based up-sampling. Chawla et al., Chawla et al.,

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12 Cloud Computing Risks & Challenges Businesses Are Facing In These Days

datapine

We discussed already some of these cloud computing challenges when comparing cloud vs on premise BI strategies. That’s why it is important to implement a secure BI cloud tool that can leverage proper security measures. The survey by Flexera mentioned above shows that 89% of enterprises have a multi-cloud strategy.

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14 essential book recommendations by and for IT leaders

CIO Business Intelligence

Why not pick up a book that will inspire you to be a more effective leader, help you spot challenges and pitfalls in your IT strategies and processes, or prepare for the future of information technology? This title breaks teaches you to measure, predict, and build trust. “We Looking for your next read?

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What is a chief data officer? A leader who creates business value from data

CIO Business Intelligence

Capital One appointed the first CDO in 2002. Strategy& defines a CDO as “a single person at C-suite level or one level below, with responsibility for the company’s strategic approach to data.” The CDO oversees a range of data-related functions that may include data management, ensuring data quality, and creating data strategy.