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Ethereum 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Ethereum

Tom Spencer

In this article we will provide a beginner’s guide to the Ethereum blockchain. The Ethereum Community has monthly events including hackathons, meetups, challenges, and conferences like Deficon. This event exposed Ethereum’s limitations to cope with high levels of traffic and to scale the volume of transactions to accommodate demand.

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Cybersecurity Has a Serious Talent Shortage. Here’s How to Fix It

Harvard Business

million unfilled positions by 2020. But the security industry is a fast-growing market, with IDC pegging it as becoming a $101 billion opportunity by 2020. The average company handles a bombardment of 200,000 security events per day. So what’s causing the talent shortage?

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How Likely Is Your Industry to Be Disrupted? This 2×2 Matrix Will Tell You

Harvard Business

One of the biggest is that it is a mysterious, random, and unpredictable event. For the latter, we measured incumbents’ operational efficiency, commitment to innovation, and defenses against attack. In the durability state, we found efficient, mature industries — think alcoholic beverages or tires and rubber.

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What Will Health Care Look Like Once Smart Speakers Are Everywhere?

Harvard Business

Studies have suggested that, by 2020, 50% of all searches will be conducted by voice and smart speakers are expected to reach 55% of U.S. Based on this event, IDHA began introducing voice technology with three discrete pilots: The intensive care unit. households by 2022. It is no different for physicians. ” Insight Center.

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The Questions Executives Should Ask About 3D Printing

Harvard Business

Each of the potential business benefits of 3D printing carries tax implications that could alter the equation for any anticipated operating efficiency or return on investment. As an example of the complications ahead, let’s look at taxes. In doing so, they identified 3D printing among the most difficult issues.

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Blockchain in Healthcare: Possibilities and Limitations

Tom Spencer

A nationwide blockchain network for electronic health records (EHR) could improve clinical efficiencies, track patient records, and enhance patient outcomes. 1 The study also showed that 56% of the executives planned to have blockchain fully implemented by 2020. Unfortunately, collating a given patient’s health records is a puzzle.

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9 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2016

Harvard Business

President Obama, with his counterparts in Canada and Mexico, agreed to some aggressive regional targets on renewable energy and efficiency. Nine big brands with operations in Ohio publicly pressed the state to reinstate energy efficiency and renewable energy portfolio standards. In the U.S., And so, after a divisive U.S.

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