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Rising Tide Rents and Robber Baron Rents

O'Reilly

The answer can be found in the theory of economic rents, and in particular, in the kinds of rents that are collected by companies during different stages of the technology business cycle. Then the cycle begins again with a new class of competitors, who are forced to explore new, disruptive technologies that reset the entire market.

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Web Performance Bookshelf

Rigor

This book is about performance problems and the various technologies created to fight them. This book shares guidelines and innovative techniques that will help you plan and execute a comprehensive SEO strategy. Data-driven strategies and battle tested techniques will make you a master of mobile-and improve your non-mobile design, too!

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Making A Strong Case For Accessibility

Smashing Magazine

The British Standards Institution (2005) defines inclusive design as : “The design of mainstream products and/or services that are accessible to, and usable by, as many people as reasonably possible. without the need for special adaptation or specialized design.”. If you switched to a lighter blue or white font within the 4.5

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Web Quality Assurance: From User Requirements To Web Risk Management

Smashing Magazine

We need a different strategy for overcoming failure, one that builds on experience and takes advantage of the knowledge people have but somehow also makes up for our inevitable human inadequacies. It looked realistic in 2004 but the rule was already irrelevant by 2005. Converting User Requirements Into An Actionable Checklist. “We

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SQL Server I/O Basics Chapter #2

SQL Server According to Bob

As ​​ the ​​ administrator of a SQL Server 2005 installation, ​​ you will find that ​​ visibility into ​​ the ​​ SQL Server ​​ I/O ​​ subsystem ​​ has been ​​ significantly increased.

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Are Microservices to Ecosystems as Core Competencies were to Conglomerates?

The Agile Manager

As far back as the 19th century, industrial firms pursued vertical integration strategies. This was important because, for large industrial firms, competing on price was the primary strategy for winning market share. By the 1980s, both strategies had begun to lose favor. But the operating benefits weren't there, either.

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How to Avoid Vendor Lock In

IO River

Sign 01 - Use of proprietary technologiesOne of the primary signs of becoming a victim of vendor lock-in is when you're using proprietary technologies by vendors. For example, Akamai introduced ASI in 2005, which became the standard for building new websites. Akamai tried to convince many users to use this new framework.

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