If you want these programs to serve a smart, strategic business function, you need to give them the tools to function at peak efficiency.

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In these conditions, protest and bluster function as marketing tools.

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As carriers of traditional craftsmanship the arch bridges function as both communication tools and venues.

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CIOs have a range of management tools to orchestrate their systems, but these tools most often function around silos of technology.

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"It won't replace Cognos or OLAP and reporting tools, because it has a different function, " Vesset added.

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Even those who know how to use social media tools do not really know why they function as they do.

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That specific function has been removed to be reworked, Yankovich says, but eBay hopes that the tools it offers within its mobile apps will help tap a market of shoppers who need a little convincing.

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In my recent piece about Teradata Aster, I noted their assertion that new Aster tools could reduce the need for data scientists by 80 percent, using one to set up a function and then turn the operations over to business analysts.

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This has been true for hardware and over time has made its way to other technical tools and processes, and even to the pace of disruption that drastically changes how just about every business function gets done.

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