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Brand Is A Long Game: The Tangible Value of B2B Brand Investments

Forrester IT

Brand investments are like retirement investments. The idea is to invest regularly and consistently starting as early as possible, knowing that by the time retirement hits, the value will have accrued over time and the investments will have compounding returns. When we begin the uphill climb of investing, the returns may feel modest.

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A Different View of Factory Butte

Eric D. Brown

I explored the Factory Butte area during my last trip to Hanksville, Utah. There, I stumbled upon a fascinating little opening in a rock formation. It looked promising for a unique photo. I was right. Captured at sunrise, this shot really captures the serene beauty and rugged charm of Utah. Captured with a Sony A7R IV and a Sony 70-200 f4 G lens.

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Coming In June: Forrester’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies For 2024

Forrester IT

We’re excited to announce that we’ve finalized our selections for Forrester’s top emerging technologies for 2024. We’ll spotlight the top 10 emerging technologies in our main report that will publish in late June. And then we’ll release a report in July on technologies 11-20.

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UPS delivers customer wins with generative AI

CIO Business Intelligence

United Parcel Service last year turned to generative AI to help streamline its customer service operations. The in-house developed project, Message Response Automation (MeRA), is already delivering. MeRA, which was initiated last July and went into beta testing in October, leverages publicly available large language models (LLMs) to automate the handling of some customer issues, providing consistent messaging and significant improvement of agent efficiency, aka handle time, according to the mult

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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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New External Authentication Methods in Microsoft Entra ID

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and Facebook Page to get the latest updates [link] The post New External Authentication Methods in Microsoft Entra ID appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Krishna R.

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Introducing Maintenance for Agile Applications

Information Week

At what point does continuous, iterative development for Agile applications turn into a maintenance exercise?

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Appeal court overturns $1.6bn mainframe software ‘poaching’ ruling against IBM

CIO Business Intelligence

IBM has successfully overturned a $1.6 billion ruling that it improperly replaced mainframe software from rival BMC at AT&T. A US Appeal Court this week overruled a lower court’s judgement in deciding that “BMC lost out to IBM fair and square.” AT&T “independently decided” to displace BMC software from its mainframe environment, the three-judge appeal court panel ruled.

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Top 5 Global Cyber Security Trends of 2023, According to Google Report

Tech Republic Security

According to the M-Trends report, the average time it takes for an organisation to detect an attacker in their environment has decreased from 16 days in 2022 to 10 days in 2023.

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The Mainframe at 60: Future-Proof Legacy Computing for AI

Information Week

Noting the 60th anniversary of the IBM/360 mainframe, a chief technology officer looks at the current state of the technology and where it is heading in the next 60 years.

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Enable Disable Windows Update Delivery Optimization in Windows 11

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and Facebook Page to get the latest updates [link] The post Enable Disable Windows Update Delivery Optimization in Windows 11 appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Alok Kumar Mishra.

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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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Samsung mocks Apple after iPhone alarm failures causes disruption

TechSpot

Samsung was quick to laugh at Apple following reports earlier this week from iPhone users complaining that their phones' alarms were not going off. Today highlighted the number of social media reports from people saying they'd missed engagements due to iPhone alarm failures.

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Best Way to Organise your Workspaces in Microsoft Edge

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and Facebook Page to get the latest updates [link] The post Best Way to Organise your Workspaces in Microsoft Edge appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Vidya M A.

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Protecting eBook Files: Advanced DRM and Encryption Techniques

Kitaboo

Today, publishers are increasingly troubled by the rampant growth of online piracy, which not only diminishes their revenues but also undermines their intellectual property rights over their eBooks. Online piracy growth is supported by the rise of digital libraries that stock pirated content, platforms that allow free downloads of pirated content, and consumer-focused content-sharing platforms.

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How Are APAC Tech Salaries Faring in 2024?

Tech Republic Big Data

The year 2024 is bringing a return to stable tech salary growth in APAC, with AI and data jobs leading the way. This follows downward salary pressure in 2023, after steep increases in previous years.

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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.

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The Complexity Cycle: Infrastructure Sprawl is a Killer

Information Week

Eliminating complexity by standardizing with a platform approach is the way to put the brakes on the complexity cycle.

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Apple hints at major AI reveal, softens stance on EU dev fee after $23.6 billion quarterly profit

TechSpot

So far, the generative AI landscape has been dominated by the likes of OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. But Cook name-dropped Apple's unified hardware/software integration, powerful chips with advanced neural engines for on-device AI processing, and the company's privacy-first approach as differentiators.

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IBM and AWS forge global alliance, streamlining access to AI and hybrid cloud solutions

CIO Business Intelligence

IBM has announced the expansion of its software portfolio to 92 countries in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors (ISVs). Previously, the digital catalog was available in just five countries. This strategic alliance allows businesses in these countries access to IBM’s software products, including data technologies and AI, directly through the AWS Marketplace, IBM said in a statement.

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Cybercrime doesn't pay: REvil hacker receives 13-year prison sentence and $16 million fine

TechSpot

Vasinskyi conducted thousands of ransomware attacks using the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware, encrypting victims' systems and demanding payments in return for the decryption key.

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

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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Microsoft will base part of senior exec comp on security, add deputy CISOs to product groups

GeekWire

Charlie Bell, executive vice president of Microsoft security, speaks at the GeekWire Summit in 2022. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) Microsoft is changing its security practices, organizational structure, and executive compensation in an attempt to address a series of major security breaches, under growing pressure from government leaders and big customers.

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No reprieve for PC builders as skyrocketing metal prices set to impact component costs

TechSpot

The perfect storm of factors is conspiring to make our beloved gadgets pricier. Copper prices have been the real shocker - from around $5,000 per metric ton back in 2020 to $8,300 today, according to a report by DigiTimes. With copper wiring used in practically every electronic device, that spike.

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Happy Space Day! Contest will offer kids a chance to visit Blue Origin’s rocket factory

GeekWire

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is rolled out from the company’s Florida factory for tests. (Blue Origin Photo) The first Friday in May is National Space Day , which makes today a fitting time to announce a contest that will give eight students an opportunity to tour Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket factory in Florida. The National SpaceKids Press Squad Competition is being organized by SpaceKids Global , a Florida-based nonprofit organization dedicated to getting elementary-schoo

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Microsoft Edge gets a built-in internet speed test tool, here's how to use it

TechSpot

Newer Microsoft Edge versions come with a sidebar toolbox that incorporates several productivity tools, such as a world clock, calculator, unit convertor, timer, stopwatch, and more. Until about a year ago, the panel also included an internet speed test tool that allowed users to measure their internet speed without navigating.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

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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Internal memo: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivers a new mandate on security

GeekWire

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Build 2019. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) This is the text of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s internal memo sent to employees Friday, May 3, about the company’s new security initiatives, expanding on Microsoft Security leader Charlie Bell’s public blog post on the topic. GeekWire obtained the memo independently.

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AMD writes blog on 55 years of innovation at the company, mentions "AI" 23 times

TechSpot

AMD celebrated its 55th birthday earlier this week. A lot has happened at the company in its more than half a century of existence, from the lawsuits against Intel and the acquisition of ATI technologies to the launch of the Ryzen CPUs that helped turn its fortunes around.

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Scrum master certification: Top 13 certs for agile pros

CIO Business Intelligence

The agile methodology, which facilitates collaboration between stakeholders, teams, and customers during software development, is fast gaining prominence in today’s enterprises. The methodology, which is also used beyond software development at some businesses , is at the center of several frameworks such as Scrum, Lean, Kanban , and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

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Hellish winds, liquid rock clouds and more discovered on this "hot Jupiter"

TechSpot

WASP-43b orbits so close to its parent star that the same side of the planet always faces the star's blinding glare: just 1.3 million miles from the star's surface. The dayside hemisphere gets absolutely baked, with temperatures soaring up to a ludicrous 1,250°C (2,282°F). That's hot enough to melt some.

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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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Inside CoMotion’s new HQ: UW’s entrepreneur program plants its roots in an innovation hub

GeekWire

A wall in the new University of Washington CoMotion offices includes logos for some of the 285 companies that have spun out of the program. (GeekWire Photos / Lisa Stiffler) The University of Washington this week held an open house to celebrate the new headquarters of CoMotion , the UW organization supporting startups and technology commercialization.

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ESRB listing points to Switch version of Nintendo World Championships

TechSpot

Per the summary, the title features a collection of 2D challenges and platformer games in which players will compete in a variety of modes including survival and speedrunning.

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Seattle TV station says enough already with the AI and Photoshop-generated zebra memes

GeekWire

Maybe the escaped zebra is reading GeekWire, or building and posting another meme about himself. (Image generated with DALL-E prompt “Zebra working on a laptop.”) For fear of beating a not-dead, just-missing zebra, here’s another story about the story that won’t quit this week. In case you’ve been off Facebook, X and nearly every other social media platform since last Sunday, an escaped zebra has been on the loose near North Bend, Wash.

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Google's Wear OS predicted to nibble away at Apple's smartwatch dominance

TechSpot

According to the latest report from research firm Counterpoint on the smartwatch landscape, Wear OS devices are projected to capture 27 percent of the global market in 2024, up from 21 percent in 2023. While still trailing Apple's watchOS, which is expected to hold 49 percent this year (down from.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.