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Data monetization: driving the new competitive edge in retail

CGI

The 2019 CGI Client Global Insights reveals that harnessing the power of data analytics to drive real-time insights and improved personalization for new revenue streams is a top business priority for the retail and consumer services executives interviewed. Advancing omni-channel strategies using data and emerging technologies.

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In Praise of the Invisible DB2 for z/OS System

Robert's Db2

Noticing these characteristics, developers might start expressing a preference for the data associated with their new applications being stored on the platform with the industrial-strength qualities of service. A friend of mine who is a long-time DB2 for z/OS DBA has a good nickname for the system he supports: the "super-server."

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Understanding Have I Been Pwned's Use of SHA-1 and k-Anonymity

Troy Hunt

It's also a slower hashing algorithm; still totally unsuitable for storing user passwords in an online system, but it can have a hit on the consuming service if doing huge amounts of calculations. My own email address begins with a "t", so it must be mine! And for what? It's a nonsense argument.

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