Category: Business & MBA
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SoundCloud raises $75 million
SoundCloud raises $75 million: Berlin founded Soundcloud raises another financing round. The company has a press release on the investment. TechCrunch has more: SiriusXM invests $75 million in SoundCloud to beef up product development and enhance services. Source: SoundCloud Gets $75M Investment From SiriusXM To Bring Its Funding To Over $500M
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‘We’ve created a privacy industry’
‘We’ve created a privacy industry’ was a statement you could often hear when Europe introduced General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the German implementation DatenSchutz GrundVerOrdnung (DSGVO). Already back in 2016 first predictions arrived, that GDPR will boost European software industry and give them a unique selling point. After the regulation became effective in Europe…
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Tech layoffs spread (a bit)
Are January layoffs just a few post-WeWork jitters? TechCrunch has found itself writing about layoffs at a few notable tech companies this week — and not just Softbank-backed ones. The focus is very much profits, as Alex Wilhelm summed up on Thursday, especially after the failed WeWork IPO and subsequent valuation and headcount decimation. We’ll…
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Upcycle Windows 7
Upcycle Windows 7 : Microsoft announced support for Windows 7 would end Janury 14, 2020 with plenty of lead time. A regular procedure in the world of enterprise software. The idea behind such a process is fairly simple. The software won’t stop working, nor are users unable to use in any other way. Only the…
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The Y2038 Problem
The Y2038 problem is similar to the Y2K problem. We’re exactly in between both about now. Both are 18 years away, in either direction. While Y2K is over and was obvious to everyone, Y2038 is not. The issue here relates to a representation of date and time in Unix systems, and is therefore sometimes referred…
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AMD ThreadRipper, 64Core CPU
Announced in August 2019, AMD debuted it’s AMD Threadripper 3990X , the World’s First Prosumer 64 Core CPU, at CES2020. AMD debuted its Threadripper 3990X at CES 2020, showcasing its incredible multi-threaded performance with 64 cores and 128 threads. It’s not a cheap processor, but it still massively undercuts even the closest competition, decimating even…
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Employee motivation
This is how it most often works:
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Constellation’s 2019 Enterprise Awards
Constellation Research published and awarded their Enterprise Awards to companies in 2019. R “Ray” Wang mentioned in a brief tweet: By The Constellation Research Team Awards Showcase What Was Top Of Mind In Enterprise Technology At The End of The Decade This year the Constellation Research team attended over 270 events, engaged The awards come…
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A new decade
31. December 2019 marks the end of a decade. Time to reflect upon the past years but also to look forward and think about exciting developments.
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Work more focused
The year is coming to an end and it’s time to start collecting ideas for new years resolutions. Most often, distraction keeps you from being productive. Nir & Far recaps a few ideas that help you resist distractions and work more focused.