California court clarifies directors duties when a corporation is insolvent or in the zone of insolvency McDermott Will Emery USA February 28 2010 On October 29 2009 the California Court of Appeal Sixth District in Berg Berg Enterprises LLC v Boyle et al unequivocally ruled that under California law directors of either an insolvent corporation or a corporation in the more elusively defined zone of insolvency do not owe a fiduciary duty of care or loyalty to creditors In so ruling California joins Delaware in clarifying directors duties when the corporation is insolvent or in the zone of insolvency Background Berg Berg Enterprises LLC was the largest creditor of the failed Pluris Inc In July 2002 Pluriss directors elected to enter into an assignment for the benefit of creditors ABC under California law Berg brought a complaint against Pluriss directors alleging that while Pluris was insolvent or in the zone of insolvency Pluriss directors breached their fiduciary duties to Pluriss creditors by failing to examine a range of possible courses of action to maximize the value of the remaining assets and not merely to take the most expedient step of entering into the ABC Berg alleged that the directors failed Seek alternative sources of financing Make any reasonable inquiry into alternative ways to derive additional value for Pluriss creditors Consider other benefits of a chapter 11 reorganization such as Bergs purported agreement to reduce its claim and contribute cash for the benefit of Pluriss other creditors Berg alleged that once the directors determined that Pluriss equity interests had no value the directors abdicated their duty to Pluriss creditors by entering into the ABC The directors moved to dismiss the complaint and the trial court granted the motion The trial court based its decision on CarrAmerica Realty Corp v nVIDIA Corp a 2006 case from the US District Court for the Northern District of California CarrAmerica held that California follows the trust fund doctrine with respect to a directors fiduciary duty to creditors According to the trial court CarrAmerica held that a directors fiduciary duty to creditors only arises upon a corporations insolvency The scope of this fiduciary duty is to avoid selfdealing preferential treatment of creditors diversion dissipation or undue risk to the insolvent corporations assets Because Berg could not allege that the directors breached such a duty by entering into the ABC the trial court granted the motion to dismiss without leave to amend Berg appealed The Appeals Courts Analysis On appeal the California Court of Appeal analyzed what if any fiduciary duty individual directors owe to creditors The appeals court first noted that under California statute corporate directors owe a fiduciary duty to the corporation and its shareholders and must serve in good faith in a manner such director believes to be in the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders Next the appeals court noted that with respect to a duty to creditors there is no analogous statutory authority in California establishing or recognizing that upon a corporations insolvency or more vaguely when it enters into a Credit Lyonnais and the Evolution of the Purported Duty of Care and Loyalty to Creditors The appeals court next considered California and other post Credit Lyonnais Bank Nederland NV v Pathe Communications Corp decisions addressing a directors fiduciary duties of care and loyalty to creditors upon insolvency The appeals court noted the wellknown footnote in Credit Lyonnais in which the Delaware Court of Chancery posited that where a corporation was operating in the vicinity of insolvency a board of directors is not merely the agent to the shareholders but also to the creditors The appeals court further noted that a recognition of such expanded fiduciary duties of care and loyalty was thought to minimize the risk to creditors of opportunistic behavior such as the sale of corporate property at firesale prices or unreasonable The appeals court next observed that the establishment of a directors fiduciary duties of care and loyalty to creditors has generated controversy and broad criticism from commentators The criticism largely focuses on the difficulty in perceiving insolvency or worse the zone of insolvency which is when such duties arise and the practical difficulties and inefficiencies inherent in directors managing conflicting duties owed to disparate interests thereby diluting the continuing and historic duty owed by directors to shareholders Finally the appeals court noted that there are no published decisions that rely on or postdate Credit Lyonnais that determine that corporate insolvency The Trust Fund Doctrine The appeals court next analyzed the trust fund doctrine which numerous courts have relied on since it was first espoused in the 1939 seminal decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in Pepper v Litton Under the trust fund doctrine all of the assets of a corporation immediately upon becoming insolvent become a trust fund for the benefit of all creditors in order to satisfy their claims In California application of the trust fund doctrine requires a showing that directors have engaged in conduct that diverted dissipated or unduly risked corporate assets that might The Appeals Courts Decision No Fiduciary Duty of Care or Loyalty to Creditors Relying on its analysis of California statutory and common law Credit Lyonnais and subsequent decisions and on the application of the trust fund doctrine the appeals court concluded that under the current state of California law there is no broad paramount fiduciary duty of due care or loyalty that directors of an insolvent corporation owe the corporations creditors solely because of a state of insolvency whether derived from Credit Lyonnais or otherwise The appeals court declineed to create such a duty which would conflict with and dilute the statutory and common law duties that directors already owe to shareholders and The appeals court held that the scope of any extracontractual duty owed by directors to the insolvent corporations creditors is limited in California consistently with the trust fund doctrine to the avoidance of actions that divert dissipate or unduly risk corporate assets that might otherwise be used to pay creditors sic claims including acts that involve selfdealing or the preferential treatment of creditors Further the appeals court held that because all California cases applying the trust fund doctrine have done so solely with respect to insolvent entities and because the existence of a zone or vicinity of insolvency is even Applying the scope of a directors fiduciary duty under California law the appeals court affirmed the trial courts decision that Bergs complaint failed to plead adequate facts to support a claim that the Pluris directors breached their fiduciary duties under the trust fund doctrine The appeals court agreed with the trial court that Bergs complaint did not plead that Pluriss directors had diverted dissipated or unduly risked corporate assets Instead Berg merely asserted that the Pluris directors had not done enough ie had not investigated or explored whether a chapter 11 reorganization would have maximized the value of Pluriss NOLs Business Judgment Rule Further the appeals court addressed the protection offered to directors under the business judgment rule The business judgment rule which is wellsettled statutory and common law in California immunizes directors from personal liability if they act in accordance with California law The business judgment rule establishes a presumption that directors decisions are based on sound business judgment and it prohibits courts from interfering in business decisions made by directors in good faith and in the absence of a conflict of interest The appeals court concluded that Bergs allegations did not rebut the presumption afforded by the business judgment rule Accordingly Conclusion The appeals courts clear holding in Berg will aid directors and officers in the performance of their wellestablished statutory and common law duties to shareholders and the corporation The Berg decision makes clear that in California directors owe no fiduciary duty of care or loyalty to creditors whether the corporation is insolvent or otherwise However liabilities may arise under the trust fund doctrine where selfdealing preferential treatment of creditors and diversion dissipation or undue risk of corporate assets is proved As the appeals court noted in Berg the Credit Lyonnais decision has generated substantial controversy and commentary over the last 19 years regarding a directors fiduciary duties to creditors The Berg decision joins the Delaware Supreme Courts 2007 decision in North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation Inc v Gheewalla et al in clarifying a directors duties when a corporation is insolvent or in the zone of insolvency The Gheewalla decision held that the creditors of a Delaware corporation that is either insolvent or in the zone of insolvency have no right as a matter of law to assert direct claims for breach of fiduciary duty against a corporations directors The Delaware court held that when a solvent corporation is navigating in the zone of insolvency the focus for Delaware directors does not change directors must discharge their duty to the corporation and its shareholders by exercising their business judgment in the Berg and the Gheewalla decisions form what is expected to be a growing body of case law clarifying a directors fiduciary duties to a corporations constituents when the corporation is insolvent or in the zone of insolvency See Berg Berg Enterprises LLC v Boyle et al 178 CalApp4th 1020 CalApp 2009 McDermott Will Emery Gary O Ravert and Jeffrey Rothschild Forward Filed under USA Company Commercial Insolvency Restructuring Litigation McDermott Will Emery Tagged with California Asset Motion in US law Shareholder Creditor Breach of contract Delaware Court of Chancery Fiduciary Title 11 Chapter 11 of the US Code Board of directors California courts of appeal Appellate court Good faith Duty of care Loyauté Trust law US District Court for Northern District of California Financial distress Selfdealing Statutory authority Crédit Lyonnais Pathé

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Pipeline Construction Linde has laid hundreds of miles of natural gas pipelines in the Marcellus region of Pennsylvania A pipeline spread resembles a moving assembly line Each component of pipeline is built by a specialized work crew each with its own set of duties These are outlined below EndtoEnd Construction As each crew completes its work the next crew will move into position to complete its section of the construction project A pipeline spread may cover several miles with the front of the spread clearing the rightofway and the back of the spread restoring the rightofway Restoration Once the pipe is in the ground well grade reseed and even landscape the disturbed area to get it as close to possible to what it was before we broke ground In some cases like the picture to the right the land was actually improved with a special type of grass at the request of the land owner Safety First Linde employees have a simple credo when it comes to work on the job Zerozero That is we aim for zero incidents and zero accidents on every job site every day We accomplish this through commitment training and staying on top of changes within the industry Erosion Sediment Control Once we have protected our people then we protect the environment Linde Corporation places enormous importance on this first step in the pipeline spread process Before ground can be broken preventative measure need to be taken to control erosion and eliminate sediment from being carried by runoff into neighboring streams and waterways The standard methodology is to use silt fence or composite filter socks A filter sock is a fabric tube typically filled with wood chips or compost Silt socks and silt fences allow water to flow through at a controlled rate while trapping sediment and protecting our waterways Clearing Grubbing Before a pipe trench can be dug the land must be cleared and grubbed Linde has the a full fleet of excavators bulldozers and specialty equipment to expedite this job and keep ahead of the pipeline crew Trenching To maximize the efficiency of the pipeline spread Linde utilizes their Tesmec trencher to excavate through both rock and soil with ease Welding Before being laid in the trench lengths of steel pipe are welded together by our team of seasoned certified welders Lowering the pipe Seeing a football field length of solid steel pipe curving around bends being simultaneously lowered into a trench by a team of excavators is truly a sight to be seen However this is just another day at the office for Lindes pipeline team who works in synchronization like a well oiled machine Hydrostatic testing Before the pipe can be put into service the pipe has to be tested to ensure that there are no defects from the factory nor leaks that may have resulted from the installation process Linde has trained experts in hydrostatic testing Restoration Once the pipe is in the ground well grade reseed and even landscape the disturbed area to get it as close to possible to what it was before we broke ground In some cases like the picture to the right the land was actually improved with a special type of grass at the request of the land owner Safety First Linde employees have a simple credo when it comes to work on the job Zerozero That is we aim for zero incidents and zero accidents on every job site every day We accomplish this through commitment training and staying on top of changes within the industry Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Trenchless Technology Trenchless technologies and specifically horizontal directional drilling HDD is a key component of the pipeline industry especially in Pennsylvania However the geological makeup here requires specific experience and expertise That combined with the ever increasing environmental concerns are leading to more frequent and longer bores to circumvent wetlands and other environmentally sensitive areas Linde has the specific knowledge of Pennsylvania plus the experience and expertise for a successful horizontal directional drilling project Conventional Bores Conventional bores are performed in one of two manors auguring and ramming Auguring is performed with a rotating drill head but unlike HDD it is only for a straightline profile of perhaps 30100 feet Typically this is reserved for situations with cohesive soils Ramming is used for the same purpose in cohesive soils but can also be used in mixed sand and gravel applications Ramming tends to be more dependable and economical for short distance bores but all methods pale in comparison to the capabilities of HDD View Pipeline projects Directional Drill Wyoming County PA To watch a short video on one of Linde Corporations many directional drill projects click below Directional Drilling in Wyoming County from Linde Corporation on Vimeo View Project Marcellus Region Pipeline Project Susquehanna County PA In this pipeline project in Susquehanna County bore pipe was strung and welded before a horizontal directional drill could install the pipe under an environmentally sensitive area Linde Corporation has completed miles of bores in the Marcellus region View Project Marcellus Region Pipeline Project Bore Spot Susquehanna County PA The pullback on a directional drill can be tricky due to logistical challenges In this case the pipe had to be strung through woods to facilitate the alignment The photos show the pipe rollers at work guiding the pipe into the hole during pullback View Project Marcellus Region Pipeline Project Susquehanna County PA This is an impressive demonstration of coordination and finesse Excavators are carrying a riser leg section of 10 steel pipe to be set into place View Project Marcellus Region Pipeline Project Susquehanna County PA What follows are examples of prepping pipe for welding at a well pad Linde Corporation has been a dependable partner to the gas firms at work harvesting Marcellus shale gas View Project The Liberty Park Horizontal Directional Drill Susquehanna County PA Linde Pipeline Division Manager Fred Ostroski has said that horizontal directional drilling in Susquehanna County operates at the edge of constructability There are endless challenges and solutions to extracting natural gas from Marcellus Shale View Project Wrestling with Death Mountain Susquehanna County PA Trenchless technology came to Linde naturally Lindes position is that we must have all the tools to offer quality work and trenchless technologies are a crucial part of that offering To this point Linde has done countless miles of bores View Project Riley Creek Stream Crossing Susquehanna County Stream crossings are very environmentally sensitive as laying a length of pipe through a stream bed follows strict rules laid out by the state A typical stream crossing from start to finish including restoration must be completed in 24 hours View Project Payne Pipeline Susquehanna County Pipeline work in the Marcellus region means negotiating hills Linde Corporation is finding the Tesmec 1475 Trencher is up to the challenges the terrain provides View Project Pipeline Trenching NEPA Trenching fits the work were doing says Linde Corporation Vice President Bob McGraw while describing Lindes 1475 Tesmec Trencher This is a 100ton machine with trenching capacity of 816 feet The Marcellus region is ribbons of pipeline running across the landscape and the trencher lets us manage space time and money more efficiently View Project Pipe Set Wyoming County PA Linde Corporation works to set a pipe for a Natural Gas Pipeline in the Marcellus Shale Region of Pennsylvania To see more go to the video link below Linde Sets a Pipe in Wyoming County from Linde Corporation on Vimeo View Project Directional Drill Wyoming County PA To watch a short video on one of Linde Corporations many directional drill projects click below Directional Drilling in Wyoming County from Linde Corporation on Vimeo View Project Marcellus Region Pipeline Project Susquehanna County PA In this pipeline project in Susquehanna County bore pipe was strung and welded before a horizontal directional drill could install the pipe under an environmentally sensitive area Linde Corporation has completed miles of bores in the Marcellus region View Project Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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Jenifer Pitcher View Jenifer Pitchers full profile Its free Your colleagues classmates and 500 million other professionals are on LinkedIn View Jenifers Full Profile Summary Experienced in public and government relations relationship building with government officials as well as donors public speaking excellent verbal and writing skills proven success in initiating and coordinating publicprivate partnerships experience in fund raising and event planning skilled in causerelated messaging website and social media planning proficient in a variety of computer programs Able to make quick decisions and handle media pressure Experience Resource Manager Agriculture Capital January 2018 Present 1 year 1 month Bakersfield California Area Work with the internal and external resources to develop and execute strategies to address federal state and local water supply delivery and management issues in support of ACO Communicate and guide the distribution of key water information to the AC team Conduct research prepare written summaries and deliver verbal presentations for various department projects internal meetings external meetings and communications Conduct and present research and data analysis on water usage supply availability conveyance system limitations and financial management Analyze and update ACOs water asset and use plan Understand and explain potential impact of water issues on related areas such as regulations politics ranch operations crop production and yields and current scientific approaches Explain in written and verbal communication complex issues to leadership and policymakers in an easily digestible manner Role as a trusted business adviser and team member on matters internally and externally by building and maintaining relationships and serving as a face for ACO Board Member Keep Bakersfield Beautiful 2011 Present 8 years 2013 Vice Chair 2014 Chair Chair of Anti Litter Committee 2012present Senior Coordinator San Joaquin Valley Western States Petroleum Association June 2014 January 2018 3 years 8 months Bakersfield CA Actively represent the petroleum industry for San Joaquin Valley issues specifically Valley Air Quality and Water Quality issues Work with WSPA Associates to help focus grassroots industry resources on critical statelevel environmental issues as directed Maintain technical expertise and strategic resources to address issues affecting member companies Provide support organization expertise and testimony for issues affecting petroleum industry Act as clearinghouse for inquiries and requests for information from political entities agencies media and the general public Serve as a media contact and spokesperson for WSPA on Production issues Advocate on behalf of WSPA committees at local and state regulatory levels Cultivate cooperative working relationships with industry organizations and other politically influential organizations Adjunct Lecturer Taft College August 2011 December 2015 4 years 5 months Taft CA Political Science 1501 Intro to American Government Community Government Liaison Kern Citizens for Sustainable Government June 2011 May 2014 3 years act as the liaison between the organization and local government public outreach update website and all social media networks research issues affecting local government fund raising Community Resource Developer ILC of Kern County January 2011 August 2011 8 months grant writer community outreach community education worked on rebranding of organization Field Representative Senator Roy Ashburns Office January 2010 November 2010 11 months constituent services attended events on Senators behalf research Associate Yankee Communications May 2009 December 2009 8 months Bakersfield California Area research for clients community outreach for clients assisted in strategy for clients Education CSU Bakersfield Masters degree Interdisciplinary Studies Political Science and Sociology 2006 2011 The Washington Center Internship 2007 2007 Activities and 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to present Starting January 2011 Kern County Homeless Collaborative Member January 2011 August 2012 Kern Leaders Academy through Kern Taxpayers Association Graduate August 2011 December 2011 HIRE Committee Board Member January 2011 August 2011 Recommendations A preview of what LinkedIn members have to say about Jenifer Jenifer is a dedicated advocate for the causes she believes in In her work at Kern Citizens for Sustainable Government at WSPA and in her volunteer work at Keep Bakersfield Beautiful I have been impressed with her professionalism tireless workethic and problemsolving abilities Kern County faces many challenges in the coming years and I am glad that young professionals like Jenifer are working hard to ensure a better future for us all Sign up to see who recommended Jenifer Groups LOBBYISTS International Government Relations Lobbying and Public Affairs USGRIcom GovernmentRelationsCareerscom Find Government Relations Lobbying and Public Policy jobs View Jenifer Pitchers 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TRUE LEADERS ARE BORN NOT MADE They say leaders are made This is the greatest delusion ever concocted by man Any leader who is worth his salt is a born leader Society presents circumstances that enable one to be fashioned or moulded into a leader Thats the greatest contribution of society to mankind it identifies a leader from its surroundings A distinction has to be made between true leaders and quack leaders True leaders know that they are born for a purpose Society is their laboratory They experiment and display various leadership skills which benefit society as a whole There are also true leaders who are a bane to society They mask themselves as autocrats dictators and demagogues Arent they born leaders Hitler is a case in point He whipped German society into accepting and carrying out his nefarious activities unto the world The world nearly came to a standstill watching his atrocities Autocrats and dictators who have a complete sway consider society as their playground Citizens are pawns in a great game of chess the chess of life Use one pawn against another to silence opposition or kill foes The majority are slaves or compliant individuals ever ready to do their biddings Disgruntled and dismayed individuals utter disenchantment and anger only in private Good leaders are hard to find When society collapses it naturally looks towards a true leader who can save it from its malady The appearance of this type of leader is mostly in a time of crisis as society has been ripened to accept true leadership Quack leaders are aplenty in the world today They have this foolish notion that they are true leaders But they dont seem to lead their stated industry in any new form or ideas Most of it is just picking up from what their predecessors have been doing A born leader is possessed with originality of thought Thoughts that create more benefits to society Thoughts that inspire and teach others to do the same Thoughts that jolt others to rethink the usefulness of their present worth Most of all a born leader is imbued with unbounded courage to stick to his views and actions decisively Quack leaders are the opposite They follow the trends of society They dont want to upset society from its continual slumber Contrary and sincere opinions are dangerous That will mean a dip in their earning power and influence Just do what others do is their motto Quack leaders have a semblance of courage Appearing to be courageous they promote their ideas in the form of advice or suggestions Thats about it Nothing of great value actually Follow the norm and everything is fine These are some of the hallmarks of quack leaders Cant you see these quack leaders peddling their wares everywhere Leadership institutes are set up to study the art and science of leadership Investigations as well as studies are made into how and why leaders behave as they do furthermore of what qualities leaders are made of Studies and findings are compiled for posterity The hard truth is that nobody really knows how and why leaders behave as they do Nobody can explain who is a leader from a follower There are no scientific explanations for discovering and choosing a true leader At best only patterns of certain behavioural tendencies exhibited by these leaders are established through these findings True leaders spring from every nook and cranny of society There is no set model to determine which direction they are coming from Ranjit Singh Thind Passionate Writer English Trainer using Structural Approach Author on right4education 10 comments to leave your comment Show more comments

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Definition of a Social Initiative in my own words As the term suggests a social initiative is a strategic plan of action born from beyond the call of duty realized through passion diligence and a genuine concern for the enrichment of communities and the common good Social Initiatives are proven vehicles for driving change which have blackened the pages of history for centuries Unlike its cousin the mass protest the social initiative commands thoughtful leadership from a coalition of revered institutions and experienced professionals with governance by an executive Board of Directors By the same token it is a process by which great care patience and strategy must be Ian Quinn Partner EVP Corporate Development at Prolific Media Holdings 0 comments to leave your comment

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How Netflix uses AI and Data to conquer the world Published on July 2 2018 What if I tell you that Netflix is NOT in the business of media entertainment Keep reading Netflix not only has the largest worldwide subscriber base of any business but managed to keep growing it by 25 last year Its market capitalization competes head to head with Disney the mostvalued entertainment company in the world Netflix success story can not be explained without understanding their granular knowledge of their subscriber base and their AI driven focus on personalization Netflix not only looks at millions of ratings searches and plays a day but the entire viewing history of billions of hours of content streamed per month It took them 6 years to collect enough viewer data to engineer a show that became an worldwide success House of Cards Since then Netflix has increasingly used this formula for content creation achieving success rates of 80 compared to 3040 success rates of traditional TV shows The New York Times went so far as to claim Netflix is commissioning original content because it knows what people want before they do Vulture published this month an indepth piece on Netflix that looks under the hood of its operations giving some enlightening on the secret sauce of algorithms big data and gut instinct that lies behind the success of Netflix Let me pull back the curtain for you on some of Netflix key AI and Data insights Make the experience personal by testing testing and testing Back in 2013 Netflix claimed There are 33 million different versions of Netflix At that time the company had 33 million subscribers Or as Ted Sarandos Netflixs chief content officer puts it Theres no such thing as a Netflix show Our brand is personalization Netflix algorithmically adapts the entire user experience to each individual subscriber including the rows selected for the homepage the titles selected for those rows the visuals for each movie the recommendations of other movies etc This ongoing personalization process is driven by what Netflix defines consumer science We test new ideas with real customers at scale and we measure for statistically significant differences in how they engage with our product The testing goes from finding ways to increase the relevance of the search results redesigning the UX for a new device to adding a new feature such as showing members what their Facebook friends are watching from Netflix Netflix typical testing process will start with the following hypothesis Algorithmfeaturedesign X will increase member engagement with our service and ultimately member retention Consumer science allows them to test big bets try radical ideas finetune each touchpoint of the user experience and build a track record based on real customer value Ignore traditional segmentation criterias Traditional TV networks use standard demographic ratings such as age race or location for their market segmentation Netflix instead tracked viewing habits of its subscriber base from early beginning and created almost 2000 clusters so called taste communities These segments are not seen as static silos Most people are usually members of a few different communities Were complex beings were in different moods at different times The power of recommendations Netflixs Senior Data Scientist Mohammad Sabah stated in 2014 75 percent of users select movies based on the companys recommendations and Netflix wants to make that number even higher These recommendations are powered by algorithms that are based on the assumption that similar viewing patterns represent similar user tastes The taste communities play an instrumental role in these recommendation algorithms We didnt come out of the gate and say We think Black Mirror is for this audience or not for that audience But after we launched the show were able to start to see patterns The chart shows how folks who liked Black Mirror were also fans of Lost and Groundhog Day On the surface if you thought about Groundhog Daywith Black Mirror you might not find an obvious similarity But the recommendation algorithms go beyond the taste criteria Netflix also includes contextual criterias to find the perfect recommendation for each user in each moment We have data that suggests there is different viewing behavior depending on the day of the week the time of day the device and sometimes even the location Most internet companies use batch processing for personalization use cases such as recommendations but Netflix realized that this was not quick enough for time sensitive scenarios such as new title launch campaigns or strong trending popularity cases They moved to a near realtime NRT recommendation process to accelereate the learning process and roll out of test results A picture is worth more than a thousand words Netflix sets themselves apart from traditional media companies not only by what they recommend but how they recommend it to their members A key feature are the image they use to promote each movie or TV show the so called artworks Netflix aims to provide the artwork for each show that highlights the specific visual clue that is relevant for each individual member For each new title different images are randomly assigned to different subscribers using the taste communities as an initial guideline The example above is a of contextual image selection based on the type of profile The contextual bandit selects the image of Robin Williams a famous comedian for comedyinclined profiles while selecting an image of a kissing couple for profiles more inclined towards romance This translates into hundred of millions of personalized images continously being tested among its subscriber base For the creation of the artwork machine learning also plays a critical role thanks to a computer vision algorithm that scans the shows and picks the best images that will be tested among the taste communities Go beyond standard industry metrics Netflix does not limit the succes or failure of a show to the size of the audience Shows with a smaller audience but low production costs can remain profitable operations that add to the breath and depth of its library John Ciancutti former VP of Product Engineering summarised the key criteria for content selection as follows Netflix seeks the most efficient content Efficient here meaning content that will achieve the maximum happiness per dollar spent There are various complicated metrics used but what they are intended to measure is happiness among Netflix members To build its own metrics focused on user experience each time a member starts to watch a show a view is created in their data system and a large number of events around each view is collected 2 metrics are critical in defining the success of a show the drop rate of subscribers midway through an episode never coming back the 28day viewership of a serie or how many people completed a full season of a show within the first four weeks of its launch Netflix plans to spend 8 billion in own content producing aprox 1000 original titles this year more than any TV network in history The 2 metrics to decide the investment strategy in new content are growth of subscriber base hours of engagement per subscriber When you start seeing these metrics plateau then you say theres a point of diminishing returns on the continued expansion of the library Another metric where Netflix challenges traditional industry standards is in defining the potential size of its audience Netflix user screen time does not only compete with other Media companies but with any company absorbing users leisure time and money Everyone with a phone has a screen and access to the internet That is our addressable market The worlds taste and the worlds time is what were after Does Netflix entirely rely on machine decisions across the organisation Netflixs wealth of data and sophisticated algorithms may lead to think that decisions such as investing or not in a new show is purely driven by machines It is not Viewing habits combined with smart algorithms are used for predicting consumer behaviour We have projection models that help us understand for a given idea or area how large we think an audience size might be given certain attributes about it But their various projection models and cost analyses dont dictate their decisions You have to be very cautious not to get caught in the math because youll end up making the same thing over and over again And the data just tells you what happened in the past It doesnt tell you anything that will happen in the future Even in a data obsessed company like Netflix humans are still in command for key investment decisions and data and smart algorithms only support the final decision making process Its 70 percent gut and 30 percent data Conclusion We are witnessing the transformation of the media industry with the rise of technology giants such as Netflix rewriting the rules of the game This dynamic has sparked a merger wave these last weeks with ATT acquisition of Time Warner and the Disney Fox deal It will be fascinating to see how the media landscape will reshape in the coming years but it seems pretty clear that Netflixs combination of data algorithmical personalization and massive content investment are likely to keeps us glued to the screen watching their shows So is Netflix a media company It certainly competes in this industry but you might argue that Netflix really is in the business of personalization and recommendation Interested in a similar piece on Amazon Check it out here Are you interested in more news insights and case studies on how AI can have an impact in the daily business Subscribe to my newsletter Beyond the Hype Artificial Intelligence That Matters here Mario Gavira 36 comments to leave your comment Show more comments

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Is Microsoft going to retire BizTalk Server We see this question popping along once in a while via our support channels something in the lines of we heard from so and so Microsoft is going to retire BizTalk Server and replace it with Azure Logic Apps does BizTalk360 supports this roadmap Every time we need to educate that customerprospect saying BizTalk Server is here to stay Microsoft is heavily investing in the future of BizTalk Server Sometimes depending on the size of the customer or position of the person asking the question we also involve Microsoft Product Group directly to respond to those queries Recently Tord Glad Nordahl Program Manager for BizTalk Server was involved in one such conversation and here is the reply from Tord to the customer I got this email from our partner BizTalk360 that we work closely with I am the Program Manager for BizTalk Server in Microsoft I would love to know from where did you hear we are no longer investing in BizTalk and all our focus is on Azure Logic Apps because that is absolutely wrong We are actually heavily investing in BizTalk and with our 10th release BizTalk Server 2016 in 16 years December last year we have also shown that we are a product that has been playing this game for a long time and show no intentions of giving up quite yet In April we also shipped for the first time an update to the latest release providing brand new functionality to the product We will continue this going forward When it comes to Azure Logic App it has some overlapping functionality and is definitely a product we invest in although they have their own roadmap compared to BizTalk however this is in IPaaS offering while BizTalk is our Server onpremise offering there are no plans to deprecate either one of these technologies Jon Fancey on CC is one of the Program Manager for Logic App and can help address any questions you may have regarding that technology If you have any further question please do not hesitate to reach out to me Best regards Tord I thought the above message is very important for the entire BizTalk Community like customer who have invested heavily in BizTalk Server consulting companies who focus purely on providing system integration solutions using BizTalk Server independent consultantsfreelancers who are relying on BizTalk Server skill set ISVs like ourselves who based the company on providing enriched solutions for BizTalk Server last but not the least future generation of technology people who wanted to get into Microsoft Integration space Confusions caused by retirement of Microsoft Azure BizTalk Services MABS During the conversation we figured out the customer got confused due to the recent announcement made by Microsoft about Retirement of Microsoft Azure BizTalk Services Its important to understand the distinction between Microsoft BizTalk Server and Microsoft Azure BizTalk Services here I figured out for a lot of inexperienced users who are fairly new to the integration world and do not know the history its fairly easy to confuse both the products just because the world BizTalk is present in both Microsoft BizTalk Server Its a fully matured Integration Server product from Microsoft first introduced in the year 2000 and gone through massive enhancements over the years Pretty much every 23 years once Microsoft released a new version 2000 2002 2004 2006 2006 R2 2009 2010 2013 2013 R2 2016 as highlighted by Tord earlier there is no sign of slowing down this release cycle and in fact they have accelerated it recently by the introduction of BizTalk Server 2016 Future Pack 1 Microsoft Azure BizTalk Services MABS This was an attempt by Microsoft to build a fully scalable Integration Solution in the cloud It was launched officially around 2013 Its not taking the current BizTalk Server and sticking in the cloud rather they tried to build a new platform from scratch To be even more clear there is no common code base the solution you built for BizTalk Server and MABS are different The biggest mistake Microsoft have made is by using the word BizTalk for the new solution which confused everyone especially the ones new to the integration world without any historical background Like any product company Microsoft attempted various things to build a cloud scale integration platform MABS is their first attempt They figured out the underlying architecture is not suitable for cloud dynamics The base price was something like 6000 and its not instant scale preprovision etc They probably reached a point where they can not tinker with MABS anymore to enrich and build a cloud scale solution Hence they decided to go back to the drawing board again and come out with a new offering called Azure Logic Apps They applied all the lessons learned with 4 years of experience building MABS and finally came with a viable solution in the form of Azure Logic Apps Finally they decided to sunset Microsoft Azure BizTalk Services MABS in May 2017 and provided NOTE Its sunsetting of MABS not BizTalk Server Will Azure Logic Apps replace BizTalk in the future The answer is NO or it will take years for Microsoft to achieve that target At this stage both the products got different offering and solve different problems It may be overwhelming for a newcomer to decide on one over the other Here are some simple pointers BizTalk Server onpremise If the majority of your systems you wanted to integrate are located onpremise SAP Oracle CRM Accounting etc and you have few external systems which you can access via Web Services FTPSFTP etc then you should go for BizTalk Server There are no point having an integration platform in the cloud if all of your connected systems are inhouse It adds unnecessary complexity latency throughput issues etc Azure Logic Apps If the majority of your systems are all in the cloud and you have one or two onpremise systems to access example you are one of the modern companies that take advantage of the new SaaS paradigm shift using products like Salesforce Workday ServiceNow etc then using Azure Logic Apps make sense You also need to keep in mind if you have already invested in BizTalk Server in your organization it may be costeffective to look into utilizing BizTalk Server first before using Azure Logic Apps since you have already paid for the platform BizTalk Server in Azure IaaS There is also this option if you really wanted to move away from managing onpremise BizTalk Servers you can host your BizTalk Servers in the cloud With BizTalk Server 2016 Microsoft fully supports production workload in the cloud Conclusion Clearly Microsoft BizTalk Server is not going anywhere and it has its place in the Enterprise Integration area Investing in your enterprise integration platform is one of the important decisions youll make so if you are not sure speak to a knowledgeable person before making the decision dont rely on some sales person pitch either from Microsoft or from a competitor If you need any help on this topic feel free to reach out to us We can provide relevant information or get you in touch with the correct person within Microsoft Saravana Kumar CEO BizTalk360 Saravana Kumar CEO BizTalk360 Serverless360 Atomic Scope Document360 24 comments to leave your comment Show more comments

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