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Why the Gig Economy is Coming for Architects, Engineers

ReadWriteStart

The project to project nature of the gig economy marries perfectly with that of engineering and architecture. Freelancing has already cleared the hurdles in tech — let’s unpack why now is the time for freelancing to reshape architecture and engineering. Why globalization works. Companies can bid on more projects.

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The evolution of Information Technology towards hyper-convergence

The Startup Magazine

For these reasons and more, companies realized that certain workloads and data sets were better suited for their data centers , while others required a “web” scale architecture that would reach a global audience without friction or resistance. Intel-AMD x86 / X64 architectures (Second Platform consolidated).

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Your cloud data needs a reality check: our investment in Cyera

Cracking the Code

Latest estimates are that the 65 zettabytes (1 zettabyte = 1 billion terabytes) of global data in 2020 will have nearly tripled by 2025**. Many of these products rely on an agent-centric architecture which must be installed on each endpoint in order to monitor data.

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The Logistics Industry is Taking A Turn For The Electric

YoungUpstarts

In the global economy, activities surrounding logistics and transportation represent a huge sector. ” This ratio isn’t isolated to Europe, either, or anywhere with a dense architectural configuration. Even wide-open areas, such as Australia, feel the burn of heavy duty carbon emissions.

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Texas Startup Roadshow goes Virtual during Global Entrepreneurship Week

Austin Startup

Texas Startups Roadshow goes Virtual during Global Entrepreneurship Week Take a statewide virtual tour across the 10th largest economy in the world with the Texas Startups Roadshow , during Global Entrepreneurship Week. link] Global Entrepreneurship Week Texas Startups Roadshow What will we do on the virtual roadshow?

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Website Information Architecture: How to Optimize for UX

ConversionXL

Website information architecture is no joke, yet the overwhelming majority of businesses structure their site using the IMO method (“In my opinion…”). If you already have tens of pages on your site, you should do a proper information architecture analysis. What is information architecture? One or two menus?

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Does Fintech Disruption Break The Investment Banking Model?

YoungUpstarts

Legacy architecture in financial services, by contrast, is comprised of unique centralized databases, requiring the need and added cost of intermediaries to verify transactions between them (e.g. Another fund preparing to launch, Global Public Offering Fund, in a piece from CNBC.com last month boldly proclaimed that “the U.S.