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Blockchain for drugs: IBM, Walmart pilot prescription medication tracking KPMG and Merck are among the companies that will collaborate in an FDA program to evaluate using blockchain to protect pharmaceutical products. Resource of the day 8x8 X Series: How to make the contact center more collaborative The 8x8 X Series consolidated contact center solution addresses the problem with an unprecedented level of integration, which can be deployed rapidly and reliability across entire organizations. Download now to learn more! Additional TechRepublic resources CES Asia kicks off with keynote address from Huawei Magecart attack: What it is, how it works, and how to prevent it Cisco Live 2019: How edge computing makes 5G essential The 10 best US cities for tech workers that aren't San Francisco or New York Hospital medical equipment contains potentially lethal vulnerability Ransomware rebounding in popularity as cryptojacking loses steam LaLiga facing €250k fine for GDPR violations in app used to spy on users 84% of US employees have never heard of GDPR Infographic: People still have no idea what IoT actually is Special report: How to win with prescriptive analytics (free PDF) Today's recommended downloads How to Solve the Enterprise Communications Crisis with an Open Cloud Strategy (8x8, Inc.) Rethinking Work for the Digital Age: An Executives Guide (Google) How to Separate True Threats from False Positives with Machine Learning (ThreatX) Identify and Track What’s Breaking the Internet (SolarWinds) How Communications Platforms Drive Customer Engagement (8x8, Inc.)

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How to win with prescriptive analytics

Analytics has evolved from the basics--visualizations, historicals and dashboards--to the more complex with recommendations and predictions of outcomes. Now it's time to step it up and get prescriptive. How do you set up an analytics infrastructure that sees around corners and gives you options to avoid a head-on crash?