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Opposites Attract: LogRhythm And Exabeam To Merge

Forrester IT

Today, LogRhythm and Exabeam announced their intent to merge into a single company.

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AI, Data Centers, and Energy Use: The Path to Sustainability

Information Week

The increasing use of AI and data centers is leading to a surge in energy consumption, posing risks for energy, tech, and data companies. It also presents an opportunity for these companies to decarbonize, build trust, and reduce long-term costs.

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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024: The Business Case For Accessibility Grows Stronger

Forrester IT

In 2023, we saw more firms commit to digital accessibility, with emerging regulations bringing a sense of urgency to the work. Here are a few of the highlights from the past year and advice to help firms mature their digital accessibility efforts in 2024.

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Why CIOs Are Under Pressure to Innovate

Information Week

The chief information officer role isn’t only about technology anymore. What CIOs do must demonstrably benefit the business.

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.

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Forrester’s RSAC 2024 Themes, Takeaways, and Observations

Forrester IT

RSA Conference (RSAC) 2024 boasted 41,000 attendees, 600 exhibitors on the show floor, 425 sessions, and plenty of dashing around Moscone Center and its surrounding area for our analysts. The event, still the top dog of cybersecurity events, was packed, with announcements and press releases galore.

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There Is No Cyber Labor Shortage

Information Week

There are plenty of valuable candidates on the market. Hiring managers are simply looking in the wrong places.

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How to Set Up & Use a VPN on Android (A Step-by-Step Guide)

Tech Republic Security

Trying to configure or set up a VPN on your Android? Learn how to get started with our step-by-step guide.

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10 things to watch out for with open source gen AI

CIO Business Intelligence

It seems anyone can make an AI model these days. Even if you don’t have the training data or programming chops, you can take your favorite open source model, tweak it, and release it under a new name. According to Stanford’s AI Index Report, released in April, 149 foundation models were released in 2023, two-thirds of them open source. And there are an insane number of variants.

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AI travel planner tool from Alaska Airlines shows potential future of airfare search

GeekWire

(Alaska Airlines Photo) AI is already changing the way people search for information online and a bigger shift could be imminent. Google this week revealed more details about its vision for AI-generated search results , and some e-commerce companies including Amazon recently released their own AI search assistants. A new trip itinerary search tool being tested by Seattle-based Alaska Airlines is the latest example of how the trend may affect the travel industry.

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3 ways to break out of AI ‘pilot purgatory’

CIO Business Intelligence

American humorist Mark Twain once said, “History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” Today we worry this phenomenon is playing out with enterprise adoption of generative AI. On their digital transformation journeys over the last decade, many enterprises spent time mired in “pilot purgatory,” taking as long as years to move from concept to executing on use cases.

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GEP Outlook Report 2025

For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic

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European supercomputer Jupiter's CPU Rhea1 gets a spec bump – and a delay

TechSpot

While attending the ISC trade show in Hamburg, SiPearl shared the latest specifications and main features of the supercomputer chip Rhea1. This "first-generation" processor will utilize the Arm Neoverse V1 platform, empowering the high-performance computing tasks of Europe's next-generation supercomputers while consuming less energy than competing products.

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How can CIOs build an effective Generative AI strategy?

CIO Business Intelligence

Growing out of control? If 2023 was the year of AI exploration, then 2024 will be the year of action. According to Forrester , investment in AI software will grow 50% faster than the wider software market. A recent PagerDuty survey also found that 71% of businesses are looking to expand investments in AI and machine learning (ML) in the next year.

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Tech firms including Microsoft, Apple, and SpaceX lose senior staff over return-to-office mandates, claims study

TechSpot

Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago carried out the study by analyzing 260 million resumes from People Data Labs, looking for the impact that forced RTO policies had on workers.

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IT staff shortages damage the bottom line: IDC report

CIO Business Intelligence

CIOs instinctively understand how IT staff shortages and recruitment struggles make every task and deliverable more difficult. But it’s very different when the business leaders they report to are shown the concrete business problems that arise as a result of shortages of staff in the IT department. A new IDC report delivers those details. Nearly two thirds of the IT executives surveyed said “a lack of skills has resulted in missed revenue growth objectives, quality problems, and a decline in cus

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Predicting the Future of Sales: How AI and Automation Will Revolutionize Strategies

In this exploration, we're diving into predictions about the future of sales. We're talking about a complete shake-up powered by automation and artificial intelligence (AI). These aren't just fancy tools — they're real game-changers. Automation and AI are here to redefine every interaction, making them smarter, faster, and more meaningful. From personalized customer journeys to streamlined sales processes, the goal is to make every moment count, enhancing both efficiency and connection.

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AMD's Ryzen 5700X3D is now available for just $209

TechSpot

With the Ryzen 5 5700X3D , you get 7600X-like gaming performance, without having to spend big money on an AM5 motherboard and DDR5 memory. If you're rocking a Ryzen 5 3600 or older, the 5700X3D offers a significant performance boost, now at a record-low price.

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What CIOs need to know about the newly proposed Critical Infrastructure Cyber Incident Reporting Rule

CIO Business Intelligence

Creating a world that is safer and more secure is core to our vision at Palo Alto Networks, but this only can be achieved if we’re collectively making the internet, as a whole, safer. To do this requires more widespread awareness of cyber threats and information sharing, and a newly proposed cyber incident reporting rule from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) is intended to meet this goal.

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Raspberry Pi launches budget-friendly $12 M.2 add-on board

TechSpot

When the Raspberry Pi 5 was first introduced, the team teased a prototype HAT+ that connected to the computer's PCIe 2.0 bus. Following months of revisions and testing, that product morphed into the M.2 HAT+ that's now available.

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Hasso Plattner stepping down signals another turning point at SAP

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s difficult to imagine SAP without Hasso Plattner, who’s been there from the beginning and has significantly shaped the fortunes of Europe’s largest software manufacturer for more than five decades as founder, board of directors member, and, most recently, as chairman of the supervisory board. Now at 80, Plattner is giving up his post at the head of the supervisory board and leaving the SAP stage.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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How to Check UEFI BIOS Firmware Version 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 How to Check UEFI BIOS Firmware Version in Windows 11 appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Alok Kumar Mishra.

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Waymo under NHTSA investigation following multiple crashes, reported traffic violations

TechSpot

The NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) said it has reports of 17 crashes and five possible traffic violations involving Waymo vehicles equipped with its 5th generation automated driving system (ADS). The agency says the ADS was either engaged in each incident or disengaged in the moments just before they occurred.

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Microsoft’s carbon footprint keeps growing as AI drives data center expansions

GeekWire

Microsoft’s Thermal Energy Center at its Redmond, Wash. headquarters. The center taps geothermal energy from the earth to provide clean power. (Microsoft Photo) In 2020 , Microsoft made an ambitious commitment to make its operations carbon negative within a decade, removing more carbon from the environment than it emits each year. But four years in, the carbon footprint for the cloud, software and gaming giant keeps expanding.

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EU moves toward regulating data center energy and water use

CIO Business Intelligence

The European Union will take a big step toward regulating energy and water use by data centers in September, when organizations operating data centers in EU nations will be required to file reports detailing water and energy consumption, as well as steps they are taking to reduce it. The EU’s data center reporting rules are part of a larger regulatory package ultimately aimed at reducing energy consumption by 11.7% between 2020 and 2030.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Baird Capital president offers startups a glimmer of hope: ‘The market’s coming your way’

GeekWire

Gordon Pan, president of Baird Capital, right, makes a point enthusiastically to Jonathan Sposato, GeekWire chairman, left, at the GeekWire Awards VIP reception at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle on May 9, 2024. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) It has been a rough couple of years for startup founders, emerging from the pandemic only to find themselves in the grips of one of the toughest markets for venture capital and investing in recent history.

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Canadian CIOs discuss driving a successful hybrid cloud roadmap

CIO Business Intelligence

Cost remains the biggest driver for multicloud. To be successful, CIOs must understand the costs and benefits of such a migration, as well as factors such as life cycle management and the impact on staff. The good news – according to a group of Canadian IT leaders I met with in Toronto – is that Canada’s CIOs have never felt better equipped to make those decisions.

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VMware Workstation and Fusion Pro desktop hypervisors are now free for personal use

TechSpot

While the company was still busy assimilating VMware's virtualization business, Broadcom confirmed in 2023 that the line of Workstation desktop virtualization software wasn't going anywhere. Workstation will be part of VMware even after the Broadcom acquisition, although license conditions will change.

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Windows 10 21H2 Support is Ending in June

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 Windows 10 21H2 Support is Ending in June appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Krishna R.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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The History of Handheld Gaming PCs: From Humble Beginnings to the Future of PC Gaming

TechSpot

The dream of the handheld gaming PC is alive thanks to the Steam Deck and its ilk, but that road has been dotted with broken promises, unrealistic expectations, and some cool yet impractical machines.

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6 ways to build a culture of automation in your organization

CIO Business Intelligence

In a world of persistent macroeconomic and business uncertainty, organizations are increasingly looking for ways to grow revenue without adding capacity. Hiring is expensive, takes time, and can be full of risk. It’s also increasingly difficult to do in an environment where ITOps talent is in short supply. The simple answer to this capacity conundrum is automation.

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Internet use can have positive effects on your well-being, according to global study

TechSpot

In a study, the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) looked into the effects of internet use on people from 168 countries across 15 years.

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Ex-Seattle Storm star Sue Bird teams with Coinbase to donate $25K to nonprofit Techbridge Girls

GeekWire

Retired Seattle Storm star Sue Bird is teaming with cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase to donate $25,000 to Techbridge Girls , a nonprofit that promotes science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) opportunities for girls. The funds will help grow and scale two Techbridge Girls programs, including professional development and facilitator certification, which allows more educators to reach more young students.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.