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RIP (finally) to the blockchain hype

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For example, blockchain may be able to give organizations a level of trust and security when they string multiple AI agents together to create a multi-step business or IT process, he says. A recent criticism of blockchain comes from Jim Fowler, CTO at insurance carrier Nationwide.

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IT leaders: What’s the gameplan as tech badly outpaces talent?

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Dun and Bradstreet has been using AI and ML for years, and that includes gen AI, says Michael Manos, the companys CTO. How do you build privacy, safety, security, and interoperability into the AI world? These are also areas where organizations are most willing to use contract talent. The second area is responsible AI.

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Where CIOs should place their 2025 AI bets

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The World Economic Forum shares some risks with AI agents , including improving transparency, establishing ethical guidelines, prioritizing data governance, improving security, and increasing education. Examples include scanning invoices, extracting basic contract information, or capturing information from PDF forms.

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Cost, security, and flexibility: the business case for open source gen AI

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Both types of gen AI have their benefits, says Ken Ringdahl, the companys CTO. The main commercial model, from OpenAI, was quicker and easier to deploy and more accurate right out of the box, but the open source alternatives offered security, flexibility, lower costs, and, with additional training, even better accuracy.

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HP Awarded $32.4 Million Cybersecurity Contract by U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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HP Enterprise Security Solutions to help 33 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the company a cybersecurity contract worth up to $32.4 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the company a cybersecurity contract worth up to $32.4 By Bob Gourley. PALO ALTO, Calif. —

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SAP CTO to step down after ‘inappropriate behavior’

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SAP CTO Juergen Mueller will step down from SAP’s executive board at the end of September. “I SAP had only just renewed Mueller’s contract, announcing in April that it was extending it by three years to the end of 2027. Hasso Plattner, chairman of SAP at the time of the announcement, said then. “We

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What is an IT consultant? Roles, types, salaries, and how to become one

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IT consultants are often hired to provide companies guidance on what technologies they should use to achieve their aims, according to career website Indeed. These include strategy consultants, systems consultants, and security consultants, among others, says Paul Farnsworth, CTO attechnology careers site Dice.