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What Are the Top Social Media Trends for 2020?
Dr. James Emery White
By Dr. James Emery White, Crosswalk.com
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More than 3.2 billion people worldwide are active on social media every day. It has become the way we communicate, relate and learn. As such, it is simply indispensable to the mission of the church. This means that keeping abreast of the biggest trends within social media is critical.
Here are eight trends being forecast for 2020, gathered by Deep Patel at entrepreneur.com, that are the most relevant for the church:
1. Video story content is king.
Among all of the trends in the social media world, video dominates in terms of importance. According to Social Media Today, video will make up 82% of all internet traffic by 2022. Beyond prioritizing video content, have "an emphasis on creative, engaging storytelling that captures user attention in seconds."
2. TikTok is disrupting social video.
"The emphasis on video means that video-driven platforms such as TikTok, Lasso and byte will continue to grow in popularity." Of these, TikTok is the leader, particularly with Generation Z. As Patel notes, "TikTok is the antithesis of your mother's Instagram account because it shuns the overly curated and filtered view of life Instagram has become known for." The point is to think beyond YouTube or simply hosting videos on your website, and keep abreast of all things video.
3. Social media audience segmentation.
The myth is that social media is a shotgun approach instead of a rifle. It is, after all, "social" and available to the masses. In truth, all social media posts should have an audience in mind. Specifically, who we want our audience to be. Get "one size fits all" out of your head. Instead, "strategically divide your audience into meaningful groups based on individual preferences."
This is more than demographics (age, sex, income). Instead, think about how to "build rapport and a sense of community." Patel argues, and I would agree, "Segmentation will be a defining line between the savviest social media strategies and those that are just winging it."
4. Personalized video marketing will become a thing.
If you add up the first three trends, this fourth one should be considered a given: video content that is "customizable and hyper-relevant to specific segments of your market."
Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat are already pushing brands to produce video content through Story Ads. Twitter is also getting in the game with six-second video ads.
5. Less public, more private interactions.
More users are turning to private groups and messaging apps to connect with others. Think messaging apps like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram Messaging. All allow the creation of more intimate groups "where we can feel secure in sharing intimate and detailed information with others." As Patel notes, this is really a return to more direct communication—and it's a huge trend.
A new report from Pew Research has found that messaging is the most popular form of digital interaction in emerging markets. So look for the continued rise of messaging apps over social networks as the connective tool of choice.
6. Audiences want meaningful connections.
As people shy away from public postings and tend to connect away from public view, those trying to reach people will have to find ways to "create more private, intimate connections" without becoming overly intrusive. Think building "brand communities, or groups where your brand message is relevant, but where you are also receptive to direct messaging."
A 2018 Facebook survey found that 69% of all respondents said directly messaging with a company makes them more confident in the brand itself. The goal is to "give audiences more meaningful connections and a feeling of being in an exclusive and intimate environment."
7. Authentic content is key to social selling.
It's no secret that social media users are more skeptical than ever. So when it comes to social media and shopping, they want to hear "insights from real people." User-generated content (e.g., customer reviews) are key.
For a church, think testimonies.
8. Social media is the place to nurture trust.
This may be the most significant trend for churches (or at least the most important for churches to understand). Social media "isn't just a platform for marketing and advertising; it's truly the best place to nurture trust and build a relationship with [your] audience." Social media offers the best opportunity to convey the value of your message or community, and to engage with others on their level. Doing this will require finding ways for people "to have a free flow of dialogue and let their hair down"—not something most churches are experienced doing, much less comfortable doing.
But showing your "human side and increasing transparency," focusing on "fun, simple engagement," being responsive to communication, and finding meaningful ways to show "social responsibility and a deeper level of social interaction" will be key to building trust and confidence.
So there are the eight trends for 2020. Most will know they need to get social—the key is getting good at it.
Deep Patel, "12 Social Media Trends to Watch in 2020," Entrepreneur, December 20, 2019, read online.
Erica Perry, "2020 Video Marketing and Statistics: What Brands Need to Know," Social Media Week, October 30, 2019, read online.
Andrew Hutchinson, "New Study Shows that Text Messaging Is the Most Popular Form of Digital Interaction in Emerging Markets," Social Media Today, August 27, 2019, read online.
"Why Messaging Businesses Is the New Normal," Facebook for Business, June 14, 2018, read online.
James Emery White is the founding and senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte, NC, and the ranked adjunct professor of theology and culture at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he also served as their fourth president. His newest book, Christianity for People Who Aren't Christians: Uncommon Answers to Common Questions, is now available on Amazon or at your favorite bookseller. To enjoy a free subscription to the Church & Culture blog, visit ChurchAndCulture.org, where you can view past blogs in our archive and read the latest church and culture news from around the world. Follow Dr. White on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
This content first appeared on Crosswalk.com and is used here with permission. To view the original visit: https://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/dr-james-emery-white/eight-social-media-trends-for-2020.html
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La Sociedad Estadounidense de Química (ACS por sus siglas en inglés: American Chemical Society) es una sociedad científica (colegio profesional) con sede en los Estados Unidos que apoya la investigación científica en el campo de la química. Fue fundada en 1876 en la Universidad de Nueva York. En la actualidad cuenta con unos 160000 miembros de todos los grados académicos, en los campos de la química, ingeniería química, y otros relacionados.

La ACS es una organización sin ánimo de lucro de tipo 501(c)(3). La ACS celebra dos convenciones nacionales al año cubriendo el ámbito de toda la química. También celebra docenas de congresos de menor tamaño en campos específicos. Su división de publicaciones edita varias revistas de ámbito académico entre las que destaca Journal of the American Chemical Society. La fuente primaria de ingresos de la ACS es el Chemical Abstracts Service (un servicio de resúmenes de artículos científicos sobre química publicados en cualquier revista científica) y sus publicaciones. Chemical & Engineering News es la revista de actualidad semanal publicada por la Sociedad y enviada a todos sus miembros. Los miembros de la ACS se organizan en 189 secciones geográficas locales y 33 divisiones técnicas.

Orígenes
La Sociedad Estadounidense de Química tuvo sus orígenes en la reunión que 35 químicos celebraron el 6 de abril de 1876 en el edificio de la Universidad de Nueva York (llamada "University of the City of New York"; su nombre fue oficialmente cambiado en 1896 por el de "New York University"). Aunque en esa época era una de las sociedades de ciencia estadounidenses (Asociación Estadounidense para el Avance de la Ciencia), el crecimiento de la química provocó que los allí reunidos, incluyendo a William H. Nichols, y bajo la dirección del Profesor Charles F. Chandler de la Columbia School of Mines, fundaran el ente, que se enfocaría más directamente hacia la química teórica y aplicada. La sociedad, dijo Chandler, "mostraría un poderoso y saludable estímulo hacia la investigación original, … despertaría y desarrollaría muchos talentos ahora perdidos en el aislamiento, … [traería] a los miembros de la asociación a una más cercana unión, y aseguraría una mejor apreciación de nuestra ciencia y sus estudiantes por parte de todo el público."

Tras un voto formal para la organización, se adoptó la constitución de la sociedad, y se eligieron a los directivos. Chandler hubiera sido elegido presidente de manera obvia, ya que había sido el mediador en el establecimiento de la sociedad. Sin embargo, él sintió que el profesor de la Universidad de Nueva York, John William Draper tenía la reputación como científico para conducir una organización nacional. A sus 65 años, Draper fue elegido el primer presidente de la asociación y la sede se estableció en Nueva York. La presidencia de Draper fue más importante debido a su nombre y reputación que a su participación activa en la sociedad.

Actividades educativas
La institución patrocina la Olimpiada de Química de Estados Unidos (USNCO), un concurso en el que se selecciona al equipo de cuatro miembros que representa a Estados Unidos en la Olimpiada Internacional de Química. La División de Educación Química de la ACS suministra pruebas estandarizadas para varios subcampos de la química. Las dos pruebas más comúnmente usadas son las de química general y de química orgánica para el nivel de estudiantes universitarios. Cada una de ellas consta de 40 a 80 preguntas de opción múltiple para ser completadas en un tiempo determinado.

La Sociedad Estadounidense de Química concede a estudiantes universitarios la posibilidad de ser miembro como afiliado estudiante siempre que puedan pagar una cuota anual de 70 dólares. Cualquier universidad puede establecer su propia sección de estudiantes afiliados de la American Chemical Society (SAACS) y recibir los beneficios de la participación de los estudiantes universitarios en conferencias regionales y descuentos en las publicaciones de la ACS.

La ACS también homóloga programas certificados en química para estudiantes universitarios. Un estudiante que completa los trabajos de laboratorio y del curso--a veces en exceso respecto de lo que una facultad universitaria pueda requerir para su grado académico--es considerado por la ACS que estábien entrenado para el trabajo profesional.

Revistas y publicaciones periódicas
 Accounts of Chemical Research
 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
 ACS Chemical Biology
 ACS Nano
 ACS Chemical Neuroscience
 Analytical Chemistry
 Biochemistry
 Bioconjugate Chemistry
 Biomacromolecules
 Chemical & Engineering News
 Chemical Research in Toxicology
 Chemical Reviews
 Chemistry of Materials
 Crystal Growth & Design
 Energy & Fuels
 Environmental Science & Technology
 Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
 Inorganic Chemistry
 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
 Journal of the American Chemical Society
 Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data
 Journal of Chemical Education (Division of Chemical Education)
 Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling (antes llamada Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences)
 Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
 Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry
 Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
 Journal of Natural Products—Copublished with the Am. Soc. of Pharmacognosy
 Journal of Organic Chemistry
 Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
 Journal of Physical Chemistry A
 Journal of Physical Chemistry B
 Journal of Physical Chemistry C
 Journal of Proteome Research
 Langmuir
 Macromolecules Journal
 Molecular Pharmaceutics
 Nano Letters
 Organic Letters
 Organic Process Research & Development
 Organometallics

Presidentes de la Institución
 2011 Nancy B. Jackson
 2010 Joseph Francisco
 2009 Thomas H. Lane
 2008 Bruce Bursten
 2007 Catherine T. (Katie) Hunt
 2006 Elizabeth Ann Nalley
 2005 William F. Carroll, Jr.
 2004 Charles P. Casey
 2003 Elsa Reichmanis
 2002 Eli M. Pearce
 2001 Attila E. Pavlath
 2000 Daryle H. Busch
 1999 Edel Wasserman
 1998 Paul H. L. Walter
 1997 Paul S. Anderson
 1996 Ronald Breslow
 1995 Brian M. Rushton
 1994 Ned D. Heindel
 1993 Helen M. Free
 1992 Ernest L. Eliel
 1991 S. Allen Heininger
 1990 Paul G. Gassman
 1989 Clayton F. Callis
 1988 Gordon L. Nelson
 1987 Mary L. Good
 1986 George C. Pimentel
 1985 Ellis K. Fields
 1984 Warren D. Niederhauser
 1983 Fred Basolo
 1982 Robert W. Parry
 1981 Albert C. Zettlemoyer
 1980 James D. D`Ianni
 1979 Gardner W. Stacy
 1978 Anna J. Harrison
 1977 Henry A. Hill
 1976 Glenn T. Seaborg
 1975 William J. Bailey
 1974 Bernard S. Friedman
 1973 Alan C. Nixon
 1972 Max Tishler
 1971 Melvin Calvin
 1970 Byron Riegel
 1969 Wallace R. Brode
 1968 Robert W. Cairns
 1967 Charles G. Overberger
 1966 William J. Sparks
 1965 Charles C. Price
 1964 Maurice H. Arveson
 1963 Henry Eyring
 1962 Karl Folkers
 1961 Arthur C. Cope
 1960 Albert L. Elder
 1959 John C. Bailar, Jr.
 1958 Clifford F. Rassweiler
 1957 Roger J. Williams
 1956 John C. Warner
 1955 Joel H. Hildebrand
 1954 Harry L. Fisher
 1953 Farrington Daniels
 1952 Edgar C. Britton
 1951 N. Howell Funnan
 1950 Ernest H. Volwiler
 1949 Linus Pauling
 1948 Charles A. Thomas
 1947 W. Albert Noyes, Jr.
 1946 Bradley Dewey
 1945 Carl S. Marvel
 1944 Thomas Midgley, Jr.
 1943 Per K. Frolich
 1942 Harry N. Holmes
 1941 William Lloyd Evans
 1940 Samuel C. Lind
 1939 Charles A. Kraus
 1938 Frank C. Whitmore
 1937 Edward R. Weidlein
 1936 Edward Bartow
 1935 Roger Adams
 1934 Charles L. Reese
 1933 Arthur B. Lamb
 1932 L. V. Redman
 1931 Moses Gomberg
 1930 William McPherson
 1929 Irving Langmuir
 1928 Samuel W. Parr
 1927 George D. Rosengarten
 1926 James F. Norris
 1925 James F. Norris
 1924 Leo H. Baekeland
 1923 Edward C. Franklin
 1922 Edgar Fahs Smith
 1921 Edgar Fahs Smith
 1920 William A. Noyes
 1919 William H. Nichols
 1918 William H. Nichols
 1917 Julius Stieglitz
 1916 Charles H. Herty
 1915 Charles H. Herty
 1914 Theodore W. Richards
 1913 Arthur D. Little
 1912 Arthur D. Little
 1911 Alexander Smith
 1910 Wilder D. Bancroft
 1909 Willis R. Whitney
 1908 Marston T. Bogert
 1907 Marston T. Bogert
 1906 William F. Hillebrand
 1905 Francis P. Venable
 1904 Arthur A. Noyes
 1903 John H. Long
 1902 Ira Remsen
 1901 Frank W. Clarke
 1900 William McMurtrie
 1899 Edward W. Morley
 1898 Charles E. Munroe
 1897 Charles B. Dudley
 1896 Charles Benjamin Dudley
 1895 Edgar Fahs Smith
 1894 Harvey W. Wiley
 1893 Harvey W. Wiley
 1892 George C. Caldwell
 1891 George F. Barker
 1890 Henry B. Nason
 1889 Charles F. Chandler
 1888 T. Sterry Hunt
 1887 Charles A. Goessmann
 1886 Albert B. Prescott
 1885 James C. Booth
 1884 James C. Booth
 1883 James C. Booth
 1882 John W. Mallet
 1881 Charles F. Chandler
 1880 Frederick A. Genth
 1879 T. Sterry Hunt
 1878 Samuel W. Johnson
 1877 J. Lawrence Smith
 1876 John W. Draper

Controversias

Anteriores a la Web
La ACS y Dialog, un servicio de información, se enzarzaron a principios de los años 90 en litigios y contralitigios por el uso de la información científica.

Oposición a PubChem
La ACS ha sido criticada por oponerse a la creation de PubChem, que es una base de datos de compuestos químicos, de acceso libre, mantenida por NCBI (Centro Nacional para la Información Biotecnológica). La ACS mostró preocupación porque la base de datos raised PubChem, sufragada con fondos públicos, parecía competir directamente con su servicio de resúmenes de artículos científicos ya existente, Chemical Abstracts Serviceo CAS. La ACS tiene un fuerte interés financiero en la cuestión ya que el servicio Chemical Abstracts Service genera un gran porcentaje de los ingresos de la institución. Para defender su posición contra la base de datos PubChem, la ACS ha ejercido una presión muy activa sobre el Congreso de Estados Unidos. Se ha informado que pagaron a la firma Hicks Partners LLC al menos 100000 dólares en 2005 para que intentara persuadir a miembros del Congreso estadounidense , de los NIH, y de la Oficina de Gestión y Presupuesto (Office of Management and Budget - OMB) contra el establecimiento de una base de datos sostenida con fondos públicos. Se informó también que habían gastado en contratar a Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates para promocionar el 'uso de una base de datos comercial.' El día 23 de mayo de 2005, en una nota de prensa, la ACS declaró:

La ACS está firmemente convencido de que el gobierno federal no debería intentar convertirse en un grupo editor con cargo al contribuyente. Recoger, organizar y diseminar información sobre pequeñas moléculas cuya creación no ha financiado y que duplica los servicios de CAS. Los NIH ha comenzado de modo ominoso el camino hacia la edición científica ilimitada...

Posición contra el acceso libre
La publicación Nature informó que ACS había contratado a una firma de relaciones públicas, Dezenhall Resources, para intentar detener el movimiento de acceso libre. Scientific American más tarde informó que la gastó más de 200000 dólares en contratar a Wexler & Walker Public Policy Association para ejercer presión contra el acceso libre.

Juicio contra Google
Una demanda de ACS contra Google, por su producto Google Scholar, fue resuelto extrajudicialmente en 2006.

Compensación excesiva a los ejecutivos
En 2004, el actual director ejecutivo de la ACS, Madeleine Jacobs, asumió su cargo, que incluía en su contrato el uso de dos coches Cadillac y un chófer que su predecesor, John Crum, había adquirido. Jacobs subastó los coches y prescindió del chófer.

En 2007 se informó que Madeleine Jacobs recibiría un salario de más de 800,000 dólares anuales. Los salarios de los ejecutivos de ACS (director ejecutivo, tesorero, y secretario) son decididos por el Commité permanente de Compensation a Executivos que está compuesto por el "president, el anterior presidente, el representante del comité sobre presupuesto y finanzas, y dos miembros de la sociedad experiencia demostrada en compensaciones a personal directivo."

Véase también
 Medalla Priestley

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Sitio web de la ACS (en inglés)
 ACS Sitio web de publicaciones de la ACS (en inglés)
 Revista Chemical & Engineering News
 Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) de la ACS
 A Cauldron Bubbles: PubChem and the American Chemical Society (Information Today, June 2005)
 ACS Chemical Biology WIKI
 ACS Chemical Biology Community
 ACS Green Chemistry Institute

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Q: Unity C# - Execute async task within a Coroutine and wait for it to finish I'm completely new to Unity development and I'm trying to integrate an asynchronous functionality into an existing Coroutine but I have faced several issues so far.
My issues:

*

*The Unity app completely freezes, probably because it was blocked by a thread. I implemented this code in traditional C# (console app) without having any issues.(Fixed now in Unity after some modifications)

*The download task begins but it never finishes . This happens only when I run it as APK. On Unity debugging on PC works fine.

My code:
public void Validate()
{
     StartCoroutine(DoWork());
}

 private IEnumerator DoWork()
 {
    bool success;
    //Perform some calculations here
    ..
    ..
    success = true;
    //
    yield return new WaitForSeconds(3);
    if(success){
        GetInfo(_files);
    }

 }

 async void GetInfo(List<string> files)
 {
     await StartDownload(files);

     //After completing the download operation, perform some other actions in the background
     ...
     ...
     //

     //When done, change the active status of specific game objects
 }

 public async Task StartDownload(List<string> files){

    var t1 = GetFileSizesAsync(files);
    var t2 = DownloadFilesAsync(files);

    await Task.WhenAll(t1, t2);

 }

  public async Task GetFileSizesAsync(List<string> urls)
  {
        foreach (var url in urls)
           GetFileSize(url);

        txtSize.text = totalSizeMb +"MB";
  }

   private void GetFileSize(string url)
   {
         var uri = new Uri(url);
        var webRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(uri);
        webRequest.Method = "GET";
        try
        {
            var webResponse = webRequest.GetResponse();
            var fileSize = webResponse.Headers.Get("Content-Length");
            var fileSizeInMegaByte = Math.Round(Convert.ToDouble(fileSize) / 1024.0 / 1024.0, 2);
            totalSizeMb = totalSizeMb + fileSizeInMegaByte;

        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {

        }
        finally
        {
            webRequest.Abort();
        }
   }

   public async Task<List<string>> DownloadFilesAsync(List<string> urls)
    {
        var result = new List<string>();

        foreach (var url in urls)
           var download = await DownloadFile(url);
            if(download)
                result.Add(url);

        return response;
    }

    private async Task<bool> DownloadFile(string url)
    {
        WebClient webClient = new WebClient();
        var uri = new Uri(url);
        var saveHere = "C:\\...";
        try
        {
            await webClient.DownloadFileTaskAsync(uri, saveHere);
            return true;
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong here? I've tried several ways but couldn't manage to find a proper solution.
Thank you!

A: I would rather make it
async Task GetInfo(List<string> files){ ... }

And then in your Coroutine do
var t = Task.Run(async () => await GetInfo(files));

while(!t.IsCompleted)
{
    yield return null;
}

// Or also
//yield return new WaitUntil(() => t.IsCompleted);

if(!t.IsCompletedSuccesfully)
{
    Debug.LogError("Task failed or canceled!");
    yield break;
}

Note however:

When done, change the active status of specific game objects

This can't be done async! It has to happen in the Unity main thread! Therefore you would probably rather return something from your GetInfo task and activate the objects in the Coroutine when done.
after the loop and yielding you could then access the return value via
var result = t.Result;

Your web requests are currently totally redundant! You start get requests only to check how big the received content is but immediately throw away that received content ... then you start a second request to actually download the files (again).
In general I would recommend to rather use a UnityWebRequest.Get you can directly yield in the Coroutine in combination with a DownloadHandlerFile which allows you to directly download the content into a local file instead of into runtime memory.

Also
var saveHere = "C:\\...";

is hopefully not what you are trying to use as path on Android ;)

A: First of all.
The freezing is definitely being done by the IEneumerator as I don't see a yield statement. What's a yield statement? Uhhhh...Google it. lel
Second of all.
Wouldn't a normal void work just fine?
Third of all.
I don't know much about async's since I'm pretty new to them
but I'm fairly certain you don't need them for:
Task GetFileSizesAsync(List urls)
AND
async Task<List> DownloadFilesAsync(List urls)
I may be wrong tho.

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You have a linked list and want to find the kth to last node.
Write a function kthToLastNode that takes an integer k and the headNode of a singly-linked list, and returns the kth to last node in the list.
We can do this in space. If you're recursing, you're probably taking space on the call stack!
Both approaches use time and space.
But the second approach is fewer steps since it gets the answer "in one pass," right? Wrong.
In the first approach, we walk one pointer from head to tail (to get the list's length), then walk another pointer from the head node to the target node (the kth to last node).
In the second approach, rightNode also walks all the way from head to tail, and leftNode also walks from the head to the target node.
So in both cases, we have two pointers taking the same steps through our list. The only difference is the order in which the steps are taken. The number of steps is the same either way.
However, the second approach might still be slightly faster, due to some caching and other optimizations that modern processors and memory have.
Let's focus on caching. Usually when we grab some data from memory (for example, info about a linked list node), we also store that data in a small cache right on the processor. If we need to use that same data again soon after, we can quickly grab it from the cache. But if we don't use that data for a while, we're likely to replace it with other stuff we've used more recently (this is called a "least recently used" replacement policy).
Both of our algorithms access a lot of nodes in our list twice, so they could exploit this caching. But notice that in our second algorithm there's a much shorter time between the first and second times that we access a given node (this is sometimes called "temporal locality of reference"). Thus it seems more likely that our second algorithm will save time by using the processor's cache! But this assumes our processor's cache uses something like a "least recently used" replacement policy—it might use something else. Ultimately the best way to really know which algorithm is faster is to implement both and time them on a few different inputs!
Can we do better? What if we expect n to be huge and k to be pretty small? In this case, our target node will be close to the end of the list...so it seems a waste that we have to walk all the way from the beginning twice.
Can we trim down the number of steps in the "second trip"? One pointer will certainly have to travel all the way from head to tail in the list to get the total length...but can we store some "checkpoints" as we go so that the second pointer doesn't have to start all the way at the beginning? Can we store these "checkpoints" in constant space? Note: this approach only saves time if we know that our target node is towards the end of the list (in other words, n is much larger than k).


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I installed Vortex 17.8 on 3/27/2019 to add a couple of needed patches for a couple Skyrim SE mods. I run Skyrim from Steam. Latest version of Skyrim SE. Latest version of Steam. I run Windows 7 Pro 64-bit with all patches up-to-date. I run this on an Alienware R17 laptop with 16GB memory, i7-4710HQ CPU, Nvidia GTX-970M. I have been using the game with NO ISSUES since it's launch with this configuration. I use ~200 mods from Bethesda's mod site (not Nexus). After installing & activating (3) patches from Nexus, Skyrim SE would no longer start. I would get to the launcher, click play, the launcher closes, and nothing. Ever. The game will show as "Running" in Steam; but that tag will disappear after about 30-60 seconds, indicating the game did not start. I uninstalled all mods in Vortex per your directions. No change. I uninstalled Vortex. No change. I uninstalled Skyrim SE, cleaned my PC and registry and re-installed Skyrim SE. No change. I deleted all Vortex & Black Tree Gaming folders left over by the uninstall. No change. I disabled my Anti-Virus. No change. So now I'm stuck with no longer being able to run Skyrim SE. As far as I'm concerned, Vortex acts like malware. You should remove it or fix it. The old Nexus Mod Manager was a nice program. I had no such issues with that (tho I never used it for SkyrimSE). If you have a fix for this, please let me know. I really want to run the game. I have almost 3 years worth of time invested in it. I submitted this originally on 3/28 on the main Nexus site and was passed on to this site. Right now I do not have Vortex installed. Please help.
Well, it would've been helpful if you hadn't uninstalled absolutely EVERYTHING, and are now asking for help.
It could've been that you downloaded mods for Skyrim LE by accident, a lot of people have done that in the help forum.
There's nothing anybody can do for you because you've completely wiped everything, so, not really sure what you want at this point.
Have you tried INSTALLING Skyrim SE, and Vortex?
Vortex is completely fine. Outside of user error, Vortex can't cause this situation to happen.
With that said, the reason why you can't get your game into a working state is because you deleted Vortex without bothering to hit the Purge button (or hitting the Deploy button after disabling the mods).
Even with NMM, you would be in this situation if you just straight up uninstalled NMM, as the files wouldn't have been removed from the game folder.
So, the next step, is to manually download the patches again, open them up, and cross check the files within with the files in your game folder, deleting the appropriate files. You'll also want to rename all of the files with the .backup extension (or whatever it is), as Vortex does this to preserve the files that are "overwritten", so that the game will be able to read those files and a mod that you have installed through Besthesda won't be missing anything.
this is 100% user error.
Sorry my friend, I know this is no consolation to you, but you absolutely failed to read up on what you wanted to do and how to do it and you basically wrecked everything.
I don't know any way out of that, nor do I know any mod manager out there that would allow you to commit such vandalism on its environment and live to tell the tale.
If the old NMM was a nice program, why did you decide to quit using it and start with Vortex without knowing exactly how to install it, how to set it up and how to use it and on the top of that, to install 200 mods ?
Everybody blames Vortex but not themselves. Sorry if you do not like my input but it is more than a year that Vortex is out and still people do not read and they start doing things they have been told NOT to do and blames Vortex for it. Every single day I still read posts from new users saying that they will import all their mods from NMM to Vortex and this has been advised NOT to do for example, but again, because they do not want to read and learn, problems arise and obviously, they blame Vortex when all the fault fall on the user.
OK. You're not paying attention.
1. All of the 200+ mods were downloaded a LONG time before I used Vortex.
2. All of the mods were downloaded thru Bethesda net, not Vortex.
3. I never said I transferred anything from NMM to Vortex. Especially as I have never used NMM for Skyrim SE. Please stick to the subject.
5. It was after I enabled the mods in Vortex that Skyrim SE quit starting.
6. I then disabled and removed the mods per instructions posted by Vortex's help site. How do you know I did not hit the purge button or the deploy button? That is not true. I went through that process.
7. When that did not work I removed Vortex.
8. When that did not work I uninstalled Skyrim SE completely and reinstalled it from scratch. That should have overwritten anything altered by Vortex.
9. I'm sorry to disappoint; but Skyrim was working fine before Vortex, and now will not start after I installed Vortex, no matter what.
10. Uninstalling everything then reinstalling the game should have cleared the error.
11. I installed Vortex because NMM would not download mods from Nexus anymore.
12. Contrary to public belief - I did do research on how to use Vortex. I do not believe I mentioned anywhere that I did not. So please do not lump me in with those who do not do the research.
I may try the suggestion of reinstalling Vortex and the mods then doing a search and destroy on the mod files to see if that will do anything. That was actually useful advice. Thank you!
I have read elsewhere where this has been an issue after activating mods in Vortex for Skyrim SE; but have been unable to find any helpful advice on how to reverse it as most of the posts for this are for the VR version and/or an issue with SKSE, neither of which I use.
The steps you took to try and solve your issue was like using a sledgehammer to kill a mosquito.
You should have come here before you did step 7 through 10.
Also, I'm not sure where you read "elsewhere" about Vortex having problems activating mods with Skyrim SE, but I hope it's not Reddit, because Reddit is a cesspool of Anti-Vortex hate.
I have no issue activating , installing, disabling, removing, purging, enabling, and deploying mods with Vortex and Skyrim SE, and I'm currently using 225 mods for it.
WHICH THREE MODS did you download and install when Skyrim SE stopped working?
Because someone else had the same problem recently and it turned out all it was was a House Mod being the problem.
Skyrim SE Script Extender broken?
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"Equity shares of Rs 5 each, through rights issue, public issue or private placement, including a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) or through any other permissible mode or combination thereof, as may be considered appropriate, subject to shareholder approval as applicable and applicable regulatory/statutory approvals and requirements," it added.
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WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A structure fire response was initiated by on Beard Avenue at approximately 5:25 a.m. Upon arrival, station eight reported that there was heavy fire and smoke showing from the front of the structure. The fire pertained to a single-story, sided home with a composite roof.
Engine eight pulled an 1-3/4″ line and began to extinguish the fire in the front of the structure. Engine six laid a line to engine eight for water supply.
There was a 2012 Ford F150 under a wooden carport that is attached to the front of this residence and by the time WFFD arrived, the truck, carport, and the residence were involved in fire.
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By this time, the heat from the fire had caused the window to break in the home next door, and this structure became involved in fire as well.
BC-1 called for a signal 102 to provide for more manpower at the scene. Truck eight pulled a second 1-3/4″ line to the second home involved, and began to extinguish the fire at this home from the exterior but eventually made entry and made a fire attack from inside the structure.
Fire on Beard Avenue affects two homes
A search was then done of both structures. Crews on scene pulled the electric meters at both Beard Avenue residences and Oncor was notified.
The fire was under control in approximately thirty minutes and command gave a signal 101. Salvage and overhaul was then completed at both residences.
Both residents from the affected homes were able to evacuate their homes safely and without injury.
Red Cross was called to the scene to provide assistance to the occupants. Oncor arrived on the scene and took possession of both electric meters.
The fire originated in the engine compartment of the 2012 Ford F150 parked in the driveway and extended to the wooden carport and the houses at the neighboring residences.
The estimated damage to the structure at the first home is $30,000 and estimated contents damage is $5,000. The 2012 F150 estimated damage is $15,000.
The home at the neighboring residence had an estimated damage of $16,000 to the structure and $3,000 damage to contents.
There were 10 units on scene and 23 firefighters. There were no injuries reported by WFFD members or occupants.
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When The Auctioneer was published in 1999, the reviews hailed the arrival of a major new talent. I read it and loved it and, like many others, waited and waited for the next book. Thirteen years later, I am thrilled to offer Unbound readers the chance to make it happen. Over to Charles:
A Box of Birds is the story of a young neuroscientist, Yvonne Churcher, who has problems in the world beyond her lab. One of her students, James, is a dangerously attractive anti-science protestor who has set out to challenge her entire philosophy about how the brain works. His friend, Gareth, is a brilliant, unstable computer whiz who's obsessed with the biochemical basis of memory. He tries to persuade Yvonne to get involved with a plan to stimulate memory artificially, which sets off a chain of events involving unscrupulous biotechs, stolen brain-mapping data and a strange brand of eco-terrorism.
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There have been some good modern novelists who have used neuroscientific ideas in their work: Ian McEwan, Richard Powers and Jonathan Franzen spring to mind as three of the most successful. But I want to take it a little further.
For example, can you bring the neural level of explanation into the story and still create something that works as a fiction - or are you always drawn back to old-fashioned ideas of self, subjectivity, love and so on? Does neuroscience really change our understanding of who we are? For me, the only way to answer these questions was to write a novel that dramatised them. You'll have to read the book to find out if I succeed…
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You know you've got a good idea for a story when it's still hijacking your thoughts after fifteen years. The central scenario of A Box of Birds—three people trying to work out who they are under each other's intense gaze—came to me in the late nineties, before I had even finished the book that became my first novel. Just before the publication of The Auctioneer, I decided to quit academia and dedicate myself to writing.
Those were difficult times. I'd had an early taste of getting published, and then of years and years of having to rely on my own self-belief. Returning to academia part-time, I found myself branching out into non-fiction, and the result was a developmental biography of my three-year-old daughter, The Baby in the Mirror (Granta). This year I am publishing a second non-fiction book, Pieces of Light (Profile) on the science and stories of autobiographical memory (I have a blog by the same name). I also blog for Psychology Today on memory and child development, and contribute to the Guardian, FT and Sunday Telegraph. I'm a part-time Reader in Psychology at Durham University and a founding faculty member of The School of Life and my website is here.
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They turn up in fancy dress, expecting a party. They can arrive at my lab done up like naughty French maids, jolly pirates still drunk from the sea, or maybe a pair of gorillas with realistic flaring nostrils. Once they broke into someone's amateur dramatics costume cupboard and came straight here with the spoils, and I spent an hour teaching the essentials of synaptic signalling to both ends of a moth-eaten pantomime horse. I tell them that neuroscience is a serious business, but it's hard to be serious about anything when you've chosen your third-year options and there's no coursework due this side of Easter. Gareth shows up first, glancing around at the framed photographs of professors on the corridor walls, wondering which door is my lab and what he would have to do to get in there. James swaggers on behind, carrying his public-school confidence like a bulky parcel on a busy street, expecting people to get out of his way. They're not meant to be up here on the research floors at all, given the security situation, but this is the only part of the Institute where I can hide their threadbare costume dramas from fellow scientists' eyes. Besides, I have to get some facts down them if they're going to have a chance of passing anything this year. At least if they come up here to my office, they can't attract any attention. Persuade them to keep the noise down, and no one will have to know they're here.
'I'm going to need a volunteer,' I tell them.
Gareth dumps his file onto one of the comfy chairs and offers himself nervously. Today he's turned up as a Franciscan nun, complete with black veil, polyester tunic and clunky plastic neck-cross. His eyes are anxious and shadowy, and can't stand anything for long. He gives the constant impression that someone is shooting at him.
'I'm going to need you to sign a consent form. What we're doing involves pretty harmless magnetic fields, but we need to get the paperwork right.'
James finally gives up on trying to read the secrets of my desktop and settles down in the other chair. 'She's going to experiment on your brain, Gaz. She's going to wire you up to her machines and find out what makes you tick.'
'Am I wearing that?' Gareth says.
I grapple with the box. I come up holding an aluminium-cased helmet padded thickly with foam. A spacesuit visor slots over integrated goggles. A spinal column of processors and cables hangs down from the back.
'For a little while,' I say. 'Just long enough for us to find out what you're thinking.'
'Better take your wimple off, Sister,' James says.
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Q: Simultaneous diagonalization of potential and kinetic energy I am trying to prove that the matrix expression of the potential energy (Hessian matrix from a Taylor expansion in several variables of the potential) is diagonal considering small oscillations, when written in normal coordinates. But, the accounts do not seem to work out.
Consider a potential of a system of N degrees of freedom  $V(q_{1},...,q_{N})=v(q_{i})$  and defining  $\vec{q}-\vec{q}_{min}=\vec{\eta}$,  where $\vec{q}_{min}$ is a minimum of stable potential:
$$V_{ij}=\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{i}\partial q_{j}}(\vec{q}=\vec{q}_{min}).$$
The transformation between the generalized coordinates $q_{i}$ and the normal coordinates $\xi _{i}$ is:
$$\vec{q}=A\vec{\xi }+\vec{q}_{min}  \Longleftrightarrow  q_{i}=\sum_{j}^{}A_{ij}\xi_{j} + q_{i}^{min}$$
where $A$ is the matrix formed by the eigenvectors of the system:
$$\det(V-\lambda ^{(\alpha )}T)=0.$$
So I tried to write $V_{ij}$ in terms of $\xi$ :
$$\frac{\partial V}{\partial \xi _{i} }=\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{i}} \frac{\partial q_{i}}{\partial \xi _{i}}=\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{i}}\sum_{j}^{}A_{ij}\delta _{ij}=A_{ii}\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{i}}$$
$$\frac{\partial^{2} V}{\partial \xi _{i}^{2} }=\frac{\partial }{\partial \xi _{i}} (A_{ii}\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{i}})=A_{ii} \frac{\partial [\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{i}}] }{\partial q_{i}} \frac{\partial q_{i}}{\partial \xi_{i}}=\frac{\partial^{2} V}{\partial q _{i}^{2} }A_{ii}^{2}$$
but for cross derivatives I get a nonzero result:
$$\frac{\partial  V}{\partial \xi _{j}\partial \xi _{i}}=\frac{\partial  V}{\partial \xi _{j}}(A_{ii}\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{i}})=A_{ii}\frac{\partial[\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{i}}] }{\partial q_{k}}\frac{\partial q_{k}}{\partial \xi_{j} }=A_{ii} \frac{\partial ^{2}V}{\partial q_{i} \partial q_{k}}\sum_{j}^{}A_{ij}\delta _{kj}=A_{ik}A_{ii} \frac{\partial ^{2}V}{\partial q_{i} \partial q_{k}}\neq 0$$ taking into account that we can exchange the index $k$ for $j$.
What could I do wrong? Where did I go wrong?

A: \begin{align*}
&\text{with  the potential energy $~V=V(\boldsymbol q)~$ and the kinetic enegry $~T=\frac 12\, \boldsymbol{\dot q}\cdot \boldsymbol{\dot q} ~$}\\
&\text{ you obtain this non linear copuled differential equations}\\\\
&\boldsymbol{\ddot{q}}=\underbrace{\left[\frac{\partial}{\partial \boldsymbol q}\left(\frac{\partial  V}{\partial \boldsymbol{q}}\right)\right]}_{\boldsymbol K}\,\boldsymbol q=\boldsymbol{K(\boldsymbol q)}\,\boldsymbol{q}\tag 1
\end{align*}
where

*

*$~\boldsymbol q~$ are the $n$ generalized coordinates

*$~\boldsymbol K~$ $n\times n~$ symmetric matrix

substitute  $~\boldsymbol q=\boldsymbol A\,\boldsymbol{\xi}+\boldsymbol{\xi}_{\text{min}}$ into Eq. (1)
you obtain:
(where $~\boldsymbol A~$ is the matrix of the eigen vectors)
\begin{align*}
&\boldsymbol{A}\,\boldsymbol{\ddot{\xi}}=\left[\boldsymbol{K}\left(\boldsymbol A\,\boldsymbol{\xi}+\boldsymbol{\xi}_{\text{min}}\right)\right]\,
 \left(\boldsymbol A\,\boldsymbol{\xi}+\boldsymbol{\xi}_{\text{min}}\right)\overset{\text{linear}}{=}
 \boldsymbol K(\boldsymbol q=\boldsymbol\xi_{\text{min}})\,\boldsymbol A\,\boldsymbol\xi\\\\
 &\boldsymbol{\ddot{\xi}}=\underbrace{\boldsymbol{A}^{-1}\,\boldsymbol{K}_L\,\boldsymbol A}_{\boldsymbol D}\,\boldsymbol\xi\tag 2\\
 &\text{where}\\
 &\boldsymbol D=\text{Diag}\left[\lambda_1~,\lambda_2\ldots~,\lambda_n\right]\\
&\text{and}\\
&\boldsymbol{K}_L=\boldsymbol{K}\bigg|_{\boldsymbol q=\boldsymbol\xi_{\text{min}}}
\end{align*}
thus Eq. (2) is a linear uncoupled differential equation

A: You were messy some of the indexes. First, remind that each column vector is normalized eigen vector of matrix $\bf{V}$, therefore $ \bf{V} \hat{A}_k = \lambda_k \hat{A}_k$. $\hat{A}_k$ is the $k_{th}$ column vectoe of mtrix $\bf{k}$, in terms of index form:
$$
   \sum_j V_{ij} A_{jk} = \lambda_k A_{ik}
$$

I try to re-write your equations:
$$
  \frac{\partial V}{\partial \xi_i} = \sum_j \frac{\partial V}{\partial q_j}\frac{\partial q_j}{\partial \xi_i} = \sum_j \frac{\partial V}{\partial q_j}\frac{\partial }{\partial \xi_i} \sum_k A_{jk} \xi_k =\sum_j \frac{\partial V}{\partial q_j} \sum_k A_{jk} \delta_{ik} = \sum_j \frac{\partial V}{\partial q_j} A_{ji}
$$
$$
\frac{\partial^{2} V}{\partial \xi _{i}^{2} }=\frac{\partial }{\partial \xi _{i}} \sum_j A_{ji}\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{j}}= \sum_k \frac{\partial q_k}{\partial \xi _{i}} \frac{\partial}{\partial q_k} \left( \sum_j A_{ji}\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{j}} \right) = \sum_k A_{ki} \frac{\partial}{\partial q_k} \left( \sum_j A_{ji}\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{j}} \right) \\
= \sum_j\sum_k A_{ki}A_{ji} \frac{\partial^2 V}{\partial q_k \partial q_j} =\sum_j\sum_k A_{ki}A_{ji} V_{kj} = \lambda_i  \sum_k A_{ki} A_{ki} = \lambda_i.
$$
$$
\frac{\partial^{2} V}{\partial \xi _{p} \partial \xi _{q}}=\frac{\partial }{\partial \xi_ {p}} \sum_j A_{jq}\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{j}}= \sum_k \frac{\partial q_k}{\partial \xi _{p}} \frac{\partial}{\partial q_k} \left( \sum_j A_{jq}\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{j}} \right) = \sum_k A_{kp} \frac{\partial}{\partial q_k} \left( \sum_j A_{jq}\frac{\partial V}{\partial q_{j}} \right) \\
= \sum_j\sum_k A_{kp}A_{jq} \frac{\partial^2 V}{\partial q_k \partial q_j} = \sum_j\sum_k A_{kp}A_{jq} V_{kj} = \lambda_q \sum_k  A_{kp} A_{kq} = 0
$$


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require 'spec_helper'

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# that an instance is receiving a specific message.

describe HackersController do

  # This should return the minimal set of attributes required to create a valid
  # Hacker. As you add validations to Hacker, be sure to
  # update the return value of this method accordingly.
  def valid_attributes
    {}
  end

  # This should return the minimal set of values that should be in the session
  # in order to pass any filters (e.g. authentication) defined in
  # HackersController. Be sure to keep this updated too.
  def valid_session
    {}
  end

  describe "GET index" do
    it "assigns all hackers as @hackers" do
      hacker = Hacker.create! valid_attributes
      get :index, {}, valid_session
      assigns(:hackers).should eq([hacker])
    end
  end

  describe "GET show" do
    it "assigns the requested hacker as @hacker" do
      hacker = Hacker.create! valid_attributes
      get :show, {:id => hacker.to_param}, valid_session
      assigns(:hacker).should eq(hacker)
    end
  end

  describe "GET new" do
    it "assigns a new hacker as @hacker" do
      get :new, {}, valid_session
      assigns(:hacker).should be_a_new(Hacker)
    end
  end

  describe "GET edit" do
    it "assigns the requested hacker as @hacker" do
      hacker = Hacker.create! valid_attributes
      get :edit, {:id => hacker.to_param}, valid_session
      assigns(:hacker).should eq(hacker)
    end
  end

  describe "POST create" do
    describe "with valid params" do
      it "creates a new Hacker" do
        expect {
          post :create, {:hacker => valid_attributes}, valid_session
        }.to change(Hacker, :count).by(1)
      end

      it "assigns a newly created hacker as @hacker" do
        post :create, {:hacker => valid_attributes}, valid_session
        assigns(:hacker).should be_a(Hacker)
        assigns(:hacker).should be_persisted
      end

      it "redirects to the created hacker" do
        post :create, {:hacker => valid_attributes}, valid_session
        response.should redirect_to(Hacker.last)
      end
    end

    describe "with invalid params" do
      it "assigns a newly created but unsaved hacker as @hacker" do
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        Hacker.any_instance.stub(:save).and_return(false)
        post :create, {:hacker => {}}, valid_session
        assigns(:hacker).should be_a_new(Hacker)
      end

      it "re-renders the 'new' template" do
        # Trigger the behavior that occurs when invalid params are submitted
        Hacker.any_instance.stub(:save).and_return(false)
        post :create, {:hacker => {}}, valid_session
        response.should render_template("new")
      end
    end
  end

  describe "PUT update" do
    describe "with valid params" do
      it "updates the requested hacker" do
        hacker = Hacker.create! valid_attributes
        # Assuming there are no other hackers in the database, this
        # specifies that the Hacker created on the previous line
        # receives the :update_attributes message with whatever params are
        # submitted in the request.
        Hacker.any_instance.should_receive(:update_attributes).with({'these' => 'params'})
        put :update, {:id => hacker.to_param, :hacker => {'these' => 'params'}}, valid_session
      end

      it "assigns the requested hacker as @hacker" do
        hacker = Hacker.create! valid_attributes
        put :update, {:id => hacker.to_param, :hacker => valid_attributes}, valid_session
        assigns(:hacker).should eq(hacker)
      end

      it "redirects to the hacker" do
        hacker = Hacker.create! valid_attributes
        put :update, {:id => hacker.to_param, :hacker => valid_attributes}, valid_session
        response.should redirect_to(hacker)
      end
    end

    describe "with invalid params" do
      it "assigns the hacker as @hacker" do
        hacker = Hacker.create! valid_attributes
        # Trigger the behavior that occurs when invalid params are submitted
        Hacker.any_instance.stub(:save).and_return(false)
        put :update, {:id => hacker.to_param, :hacker => {}}, valid_session
        assigns(:hacker).should eq(hacker)
      end

      it "re-renders the 'edit' template" do
        hacker = Hacker.create! valid_attributes
        # Trigger the behavior that occurs when invalid params are submitted
        Hacker.any_instance.stub(:save).and_return(false)
        put :update, {:id => hacker.to_param, :hacker => {}}, valid_session
        response.should render_template("edit")
      end
    end
  end

  describe "DELETE destroy" do
    it "destroys the requested hacker" do
      hacker = Hacker.create! valid_attributes
      expect {
        delete :destroy, {:id => hacker.to_param}, valid_session
      }.to change(Hacker, :count).by(-1)
    end

    it "redirects to the hackers list" do
      hacker = Hacker.create! valid_attributes
      delete :destroy, {:id => hacker.to_param}, valid_session
      response.should redirect_to(hackers_url)
    end
  end

end


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Cisco is a hardware company that is facing a software challenge as the move towards a software-defined network (SDN) strikes at the heart of its business model. So what does the networking giant have up its sleeves and what can channel partners expect as the company navigates through these market shifts in the region?
The idea is that customers will be able to move workloads across different public and private clouds through a technology called the Cisco Intercloud fabric. The goal, however, is not for Cisco to become the next Amazon Web Services (AWS) or to follow a strictly public cloud play, according to the networking giant.
Intercloud is a step beyond a public cloud stated the vendor, and wants partners to treat Intercloud as Cisco services delivered from a cloud: hosted communication, security and collaboration.
Dabboussi said although market disruptions could be looked at as a threat to business, Cisco views them as an opportunity. "Cisco has always looked beyond the curve and kept innovating to be prepared for technology disruptions. That means making tough decisions and immersing ourselves in a process of disrupting the market, which at times disrupts our business too. That is why Cisco keeps transforming its entire business, expanding to capture growth and thinking very differently about the future of IT," he said.
He said key to Cisco's success has been the company's willingness to always to be ahead of its industry peers by launching disruptive technologies, which sometimes are several years ahead. "The decision to transform is tough as the company has to transition from selling a profitable product to a new disruptive technology, which could affect our existing product line. However, these shifts are critical for Cisco to stay ahead of the curve," he said.
One thing that consistently comes out from channel partners in the Middle East is that they are overwhelmed by the level of opportunity, from smart city projects, cloud, mobility, security, big data, social, video and healthcare. However, most are challenged by the sheer opportunity and where to start from and how to prioritise. Guiding partners on the right path is vital if Cisco is going to continue to dominate the networking and infrastructure space.
Dabboussi explained that when you look at the macroeconomics of the region, nations are adopting a digital strategy to accelerate economic growth and advance in delivering services to citizens. "Healthcare, education, national safety and security, and innovation are top priorities consistent amongst most of the governments in this region," he observed. "We need to build the expertise and capabilities that will allow us to advise, help, build out and continue the journey of the interactive process of infrastructure and IT solutions.
"Our traditional partners should look at forging new alliances with industry leaders and try to devise plans to align with manufacturers of automation systems of industries like oil and gas, transportation, aviation and manufacturing, where were collaboration is enhanced to building solutions for public-private partnerships," he remarked.
He said part of Cisco's strategy is to align its resources and investments to areas which can deliver the desired business goals. "Software is part of that strategy and the good news about it is that it is a higher margin and subscription-based business that is more predictable. You'll see us continue to invest and move there," he said.
He said the ultimate goal is to see solution providers grow deal sizes by adding more value through selling software tied to business outcomes and expand software adoption and renewals with lifecycle management services.


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