IT Toolbox

JULY 11, 2023

Three keys to an IT plan that works for your organization’s unique needs. The post Three Key Pillars of a Successful IT Plan appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Forrester IT

JULY 11, 2023

Ask any marketing leader in a given region, and they will tell you that global assets need frequent and, at times, extensive localization before they can be relevant to the needs of their local buying audience.

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IT Toolbox

JULY 11, 2023

Learn why brands should leverage golden records for more meaningful customer engagement. The post Improving Customer Engagement By Leveraging Golden Record appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Forrester IT

JULY 11, 2023

Two weeks ago I blogged on our process for selecting Forrester’s top 10 emerging technologies for 2023. As part of that post I introduced the Benefits Horizon model, which makes our call on when emerging technologies will deliver benefits for most firms.

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Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, CTO of Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI prototypes into

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IT Toolbox

JULY 11, 2023

Traffic to OpenAI’s ChatGPT website fell almost 10% in June. Is the generative AI trend already losing steam? The post Has OpenAI Lost Its Charm? appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Forrester IT

JULY 11, 2023

Salesforce announced today that it will be increasing pricing an average of 9% starting in August. The pricing affects Sales, Service, and Marketing Clouds as well as Industries (e.g., Financial Services Cloud) and Tableau. Much of their current (pre-increase) pricing can be found on their Web site (e.g., Sales Cloud pricing).

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Forrester IT

JULY 11, 2023

Our research in 2020 dissected the causes of toxicity in cybersecurity and outlined that, in a practical sense, a toxic culture in cybersecurity looks like a team rife with infighting, unhappiness, and aggression between team members.

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IT Toolbox

JULY 11, 2023

Microsoft has laid off more than 250 employees, with a significant number of those being virtual employees. The post Microsoft Starts New Round of Layoffs, Hits Sales and Support Staff appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Forrester IT

JULY 11, 2023

While the conversation and action around diversity, inclusivity, and belonging spiked in 2020, CMOs still struggle with inclusive advertising practices. Three core challenges are involved: 1) receiving backlash if the advertising “gets it wrong”; 2) seeing inclusivity in advertising as a “check the box” task; and 3) using inclusivity for PR instead of authentic representation.

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IT Toolbox

JULY 11, 2023

Discover the benefits of indoor maps for optimized operations, accessibility, sustainability, and user experience. The post Five Benefits of Indoor Mapping for Your Facility appeared first on Spiceworks.

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They say a defense can be measured by its weakest link. In your cybersecurity posture, what––or who––is the weakest link? And how can you make them stronger? This webinar will equip you with the resources to search for quality training, implement it, and improve the cyber-behaviors of your workforce. By the end of the hour, you will feel empowered to improve the aspects of your security posture you control the least – the situational awareness and decision-making of your workforce.

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Forrester IT

JULY 11, 2023

Technical architects being called to keep up with the demands of a fast paced, ever-changing modern IT industry. Here's what they need to do.

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IT Toolbox

JULY 11, 2023

Employee benefits reduce costs and aid recruitment in tough times. The post Why Cutting Benefits Is A Costly Mistake In a Recession appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 11, 2023

This guide covers everything you need to know about zero-day security exploits, which are secret vulnerabilities used by hackers to infiltrate PCs, networks, mobile phones and IoT devices. The post Zero-Day Exploits: A Cheat Sheet for Professionals appeared first on TechRepublic.

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GeekWire

JULY 11, 2023

Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine undergoes a test firing in Texas in 2019. (Blue Origin File Photo) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture confirmed that one of its BE-4 rocket engines suffered a significant anomaly during testing at its West Texas facility in late June. The incident first came to light today in a report from CNBC , which quoted unnamed sources as saying that the engine detonated about 10 seconds into a test firing on June 30.

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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 11, 2023

Learn how a malicious driver exploits a loophole in the Windows operating system to run at kernel level.

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GeekWire

JULY 11, 2023

Raejeanne Skillern. (LinkedIn Photo) Raejeanne Skillern , a former executive at Flex and Intel, joined Amazon Web Services as its new chief marketing officer and vice president, GeekWire has learned. AWS announced Skillern’s role internally Tuesday. Amazon confirmed her appointment. Skillern spent more than a decade at Intel, most recently as vice president of the chip giant’s cloud service provider business.

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TechSpot

JULY 11, 2023

The two-member development team known as "Xbox Emulation" has returned with a fresh project aimed at enabling users to run emulators on modern Xbox consoles. The project, named "UWeaPons Store," offers a new Patreon subscription priced at $2 per month. Subscribers will receive a private download containing various emulators bundled.

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GeekWire

JULY 11, 2023

Microsoft is proposing to acquire Activision Blizzard, the gaming giant behind such franchises as Warcraft Diablo, Overwatch, Call of Duty and Candy Crush. (Microsoft Image) A federal judge sided with Microsoft on Tuesday in a setback for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block the tech giant’s $68.7 billion acquisition of video-game publisher Activision Blizzard. “The FTC has not shown it is likely to succeed on its assertion the combined firm will probably pull C

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Advertiser: GEP

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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TechSpot

JULY 11, 2023

Despite recent layoffs which saw staff impacted at hundreds of tech companies, including industry giants Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, statistics still show that the future remains bright for those working in the industry. Research from Gartner shows that demand continues to outweigh supply for many tech roles, while global spending.

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GeekWire

JULY 11, 2023

(Call of Duty Image) Microsoft on Tuesday cleared a significant hurdle to its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, as a federal judge sided with the company in a legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission. If it does complete the acquisition, there’s a lot more work ahead for Microsoft, not only to complete the deal, but to make it a success.

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TechSpot

JULY 11, 2023

Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley's Tuesday ruling admits that the $68.7 billion deal "deserves scrutiny" but that the FTC failed to provide adequate reason for halting the buyout while it finished its regulatory action. Corley points out that Microsoft has repeatedly committed to publishing Activision games on other platforms and offering.

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Information Week

JULY 11, 2023

Accelerating advancements in cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, DevOps and modern web frameworks, open-source software drives industry success.

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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TechSpot

JULY 11, 2023

IDC said the downturn has caused elevated inventory levels for longer than anticipated, and that no PC maker has been immune. Among leading computer markers, Apple and HP were the only ones that didn't experience double-digit declines during the second quarter.

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Network World

JULY 11, 2023

Enterprises over the past several years have embraced SD-WAN for many reasons, including the flexibility of cloud architecture, enhanced security, centralized management of distributed locations, and improved application availability and performance. In turn, the popularity of SD-WAN has helped propel interest in secure access service edge ( SASE ), a network architecture that converges connectivity and security services.

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TechSpot

JULY 11, 2023

Reputable leakers indicate that a new GeForce RTX 4060 Ti model with 16GB of VRAM could launch as soon as next week. Users who were disappointed with the variant released at the end of May have requested a model with more memory. However, Nvidia and its board partners reportedly predict.

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GeekWire

JULY 11, 2023

Bill Gates says the risks inherent to AI are significant but manageable. (GeekWire File Photo) Humans need to understand the risks of artificial intelligence, appreciate the potential rewards, and work with the technology rather than avoid it. It’s the new reality, and the only question is how we deal with it. That’s the gist of a new post by Bill Gates on the rise of generative artificial intelligence.

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Advertiser: GEP

Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.

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Tech Republic Cloud

JULY 11, 2023

No matter what business your enterprise is in, developing a better, more complete relationship with your customers will always be beneficial to your bottom line. The cloud-based customer relationship management system offered by Salesforce has emerged as one of the more powerful platforms available in this regard. However, to get the most out of the.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 11, 2023

It’s essential that cybersecurity professionals understand the risks associated with brute force attacks. Read this guide from TechRepublic Premium to find out what you need to know about this classic form of cybersecurity attack, how safe you may (or may not) be and how to defend your systems against brute force attacks.

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Vox

JULY 11, 2023

Actress Keke Palmer and boyfriend Darius Jackson courtside at the 2022 NBA All Star Weekend. | Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images What Keke Palmer, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Jonah Hill tell us about how we talk about gender online. At this point, Twitter’s death feels imminent. Between expired rate limits, the proliferation of bots, and an app from a rival billionaire dubbed the “Twitter killer,” it appears the end is nigh.

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TechSpot

JULY 11, 2023

Safe Streets Rebel's protest comes after automatic vehicles were blamed for incidents including crashing into a bus and running over a dog. City officials in June said there have been ninety incidents involving Alphabet's Waymo and General Motors' Cruise vehicles since January.

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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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