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Skills That Every CIO Needs To Have

The Accidental Successful CIO

In order to lead an IT department, a CIO needs certain skills Image Credit: Gareth Williams. Congratulations on having your company make you the CIO. However, now what? As the person with the CIO job, you are going to have to use your skills to solve a range of challenging technical problems. However, you’re not going to be able to do this by yourself.

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Six Biggest Recent Data Breaches You’ve Probably Been Affected By

Dataconomy

Millions of online accounts have personal data stolen on a daily basis, including from large corporations that users believe to be trusted. Here are just 6 of the recent largest data breaches that you’ve likely been affected by and should cause you to check your accounts more often. The. The post Six Biggest Recent Data Breaches You’ve Probably Been Affected By appeared first on Dataconomy.

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The AI Revolution in CX Measurement

Forrester IT

Let’s face it, most CX measurement programs could use a revolution – AI or other. Because CX measurement programs are: Crumbling: CX measurement relies too much on surveys. But transactional surveys capture only between 2% and 7.5% of interactions. And survey response rates are declining (not surprising, because firms flood customers with CX surveys that […].

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CTOvision Assessment on the Megatrend of Cloud Computing

CTOvision

There are seven key MegaTrends driving the future of enterprise IT. You can remember them all with the mnemonic acronym CAMBRIC, which stands for Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Mobility, Big Data, Robotics, Internet of Things, CyberSecurity. In this post we dive deeper into the first of these trends, Cloud Computing. We succinctly describe Cloud Computing as the scalable delivery of computational resources. [.].

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Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to Production

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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What is Data Governance? Data practices that address risk and drive opportunities

Social, Agile and Transformation

I don't like the term 'data governance'. People - and especially leaders don't know what it means and often put up mental walls whenever they hear the word 'governance'. Governance is bureaucratic. It slows organizations down and creates tension. Why would anyone want to back a governance initiative especially one tied to data? But anyone leading data efforts knows data governance is a long.

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Digital Maturity or Digital Transformation?

Eric D. Brown

Everyone’s working on digital transformation projects. Much like ‘big data’ or ‘machine learning’, digital transformation is a phrase that you hear every day across just about every organization. The problem with digital transformation is that its not the end goal… you don’t set a goal of ‘being transformed’ especially when you’re looking at the digital space.

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Blockchain Enables Anarchy

CTOvision

Everyone’s talking about blockchain. Everyone’s hailing its potential to revolutionize everything from banking and insurance to supply chain management and capital formation. And, indeed, the potential exists to reinvent all of those things, but there are some scary implications as well. Blockchain is an inherently decentralized structure. In particular, distributed ledger technology (DLT) is inherently [.].

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Windows Enrollment Status Screen Troubleshooting

Anoop

Intune Enrollment status screen (or page) is new to some of us. Enrollment status page policy is a global policy and once enabled it’s applicable for all the users. I hope Microsoft will give us options to deploy different enrollment status screen policies to a different set of users. In this post, we will see […]. The post Windows Enrollment Status Screen Troubleshooting appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog by Anoop C Nair.

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Does Blogging Affect SEO Ranking & Traffic? How?

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Does Blogging Affect SEO Ranking & Traffic? How? - Information Technology Blog. Being a blogger, there are number of questions that come most of the time in your mind and you have to overcome them. Things like: Does blogging affect ranking and traffic? How can I improve my blog’s search engine rankings? How do I get my blog to be noticed?

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Siemens Snaps Up Mendix; Low-Code Platforms Enter New Phase

Forrester IT

Siemens announced acquisition of Mendix, a leading low-code development platform, for $730 million in cash, or 7-8 times annual revenues, we estimate. Yes, that’s the $83 billion industrial powerhouse, Siemens. Mendix will join Siemens’ $13 billion Digital Factory software division, but operate independently and as it did before the acquisition (scheduled to close in October […].

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Reimagining Cybersecurity Training: Driving Real Impact on Security Culture

Speaker: Speakers:

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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InfoWarCon is Coming 1-3 Nov in Leesburg VA

CTOvision

InfoWarCon18 is coming! This event has a reputation for bringing together great thought leaders in information warfare. It always attracts a nice cross section of military leaders, academics, strategists, cyber thought leaders and thinkers from around the world. Every InfoWarCon to date has provided a fantastic venue for examining the current, future and potential hostile [.].

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How to Upgrade SCCM Infra to 1806 Production Version

Anoop

Microsoft released SCCM 1806 update via fast ring (opt-in). You won’t be able to see this SCCM production version update in your SCCM console because this is only available an opt-in (fast ring) option. You have to run a PowerShell script to enable fast for your environment. Once you run the PS script, this 1806 […]. The post How to Upgrade SCCM Infra to 1806 Production Version appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog by Anoop C Nair.

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Cisco pays cool $2.3 billion for hot security company Duo

Network World

Cisco today laid out $2.35 billion in cash and stock for network identity, authentication security company Duo. According to Cisco, Duo helps protect organizations against cyber breaches through the company’s cloud-based software that verifies the identity of users and the health of their devices before granting access to applications with the idea of preventing breaches and account takeover.

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CYBER SECURITY TRANSFORMATION IS A THING, AND IT NEEDS PERSONAL AND RELENTLESS DRIVE

Forrester IT

Well, it’s happening! My first Forrester report was published this week. (Forrester clients can access here). The topic? Cyber security transformation of course! It’s what I have lived and breathed for the last 3.5 years. I have also engaged peer CISOs doing terrific work transforming their firms’ security function and capabilities – I’ve always had […].

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

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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AWS Snowball Edge And Hyper Converged Infrastructure Will Revolutionize Global Enterprises

CTOvision

The recent announcement by Amazon AWS of a portable Snowball EC2 compute platform represents a significant advance in hybrid cloud/data center computing. When combined with a Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) super computer and Zero Trust Network, enterprises across a broad range of vertical markets can transform their operational model. 1st Generation Hybrid: Two-Stack Architecture The 1st generation [.].

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Intune Help Desk Support Tools for Windows Devices Quick Review

Anoop

Intune provides useful tools for help desk teams. I assume for most of the organizations, help desk teams are the first level support for all Intune or mobile device management issues. Intune Help Desk Support Tools explained in this post will help the team to get full speed on support scenarios. I have a post […]. The post Intune Help Desk Support Tools for Windows Devices Quick Review appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog by Anoop C Nair.

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The increasing divergence in performance of organizations: why innovators own the future

Trends in the Living Networks

I have long pointed to the increasing divergence in performance of organizations as a dominant feature of today’s business landscape. In short, as the pace of change accelerates organizations that are not changing fast enough are being left behind, while the front-runners are actively seizing the opportunities of change. Recently more evidence has emerged to support this.

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Insider Threat Has Undergone A Digital Transformation

Forrester IT

Before the internet gave us ubiquitous connectivity, selling secrets was hard. Finding buyers and sellers required research, relationship building, and connection in person or by phone. Exchanging data was harder. It required physical media and data exchange had to be done in person. You’ve likely seen old spy movies where spies had microfilm with top-secret […].

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

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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We Learn From Death

CTOvision

Why are we perpetually surprised (or not, depending on how you look at it) at the failure of so many at both the organizational and individual level to take cybersecurity seriously? I would argue that most people are placing cybersecurity exactly where it should be when it comes to the myriad risks in their lives, [.].

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How Businesses Are Being Changed by Technology

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - How Businesses Are Being Changed by Technology - Information Technology Blog. The business world really didn’t change much for a century after the Industrial Revolution. Most people don’t think we’ll ever see this happen again though. In fact, technology is now developing, mutating, and adapting so fast you can’t help but be swept away by its progress.

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Make your voice count by simply saying, "Alexa, let's chat."

All Things Distributed

A while back I wrote about the Alexa Prize , a university competition where participating teams are creating socialbots focused on advancing computer to human interaction. We are now in year two, heading into the final stretch for 2018 and I thought I would give everyone an update. For those who aren't familiar, Alexa Prize teams use customer feedback to advance several areas of conversational AI, with the grand challenge being a socialbot that can engage coherently for 20 minutes in a fun,

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Facebook’s Latest Earnings Report Should Not Alter Marketers’ View Of Social Ad Spending

Forrester IT

Facebook’s Q2 2018 earnings call was not well received by investors as evidenced by the stock’s 19 percent price drop equating to the largest-ever loss in market value in one day for a US traded company. But if you’re a marketer looking to forecast your spending on social advertising over the next several years, Facebook’s latest […].

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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AI and precision engineering, Google to release TPU AI Chips, Ford to invest $4 billion in AI tech, AI patents rising rapidly

CTOvision

The following are some of the AI stories we are tracking: How Robot Hands Are Evolving to Do What Ours Can One of the areas that artificial intelligence comes really handy is precision engineering. One particular field that is evolving is robotic engineering. Controlling a robotic hand to perform complex tasks on its own instead [.].

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4 Ways Technology Can Enhance Your Small Business

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - 4 Ways Technology Can Enhance Your Small Business - Information Technology Blog. Running a small business takes a lot of hard work, and there are many challenges you’ll have to overcome as you strive to grow your company. However, what will help you is getting onboard with all technology has to offer you and being willing to experiment with the latest updates and trends.

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Conversation hijacking attacks | Salted Hash Ep 38

Network World

Troy Gill, manager of security research at AppRiver, explains conversation hijacking attacks, or CHAs, with host Steve Ragan, including who is typically targeted and how to prevent them.

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Cisco Purchases Duo Security for $2.3B

Forrester IT

Today, Cisco announced that it has acquired Ann Arbor, Michigan/California-based Duo Security for $2.35 billion in cash. Founded in 2010, Duo Security has been growing rapidly over the last few years with its multifactor authentication (MFA) offering and has raised over $120 million in venture financing to date. Based on Forrester’s estimates of Duo Security’s […].

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Balbix: Breach avoidance gets you ahead of the game

CTOvision

Balbix’s predictive breach risk platform is the industry’s first system to leverage predictive analytics and AI to provide enterprises with a comprehensive and continuous risk and resilience calculation visualized via a searchable and clickable heat map. The platform was designed for CIOs, CISOs and IT security teams who wish to proactively understand their breach risk [.].

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Best Data Management Tips for Small Businesses – How Remote DBA Expert can help you?

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Best Data Management Tips for Small Businesses – How Remote DBA Expert can help you? - Information Technology Blog. It is essential to make sure that all your data regarding the company are well organized to profit and prosper from it. For this purpose, a proper database management system is essential. There is different software which can help you regarding the management of the database and it is necessary to use them correctly to get the best results.

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Phishing problems: 3.2M emails blocked in a month | Salted Hash Ep 37

Network World

Asaf Cidon, vice president of email security at Barracuda Networks, talks with host Steve Ragan about a recent uptick in phishing attacks, including a spike in business email compromise (BEC) attacks.

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So What Makes Our B2B Marketing & Sales Forum So Special?

Forrester IT

If you are like many marketing or sales leaders we work with, there are two things you struggle to find time to do: 1. Invest time in your own development. 2. Attend conferences that relate more to your practice than your product. I know that was the case for me before I reentered the advisory […].

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

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.