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CrowdStrike Holds Its Fal.Con Conference As It Tries To Move On From July 19

Forrester IT

Last week, CrowdStrike held its yearly user conference, Fal.Con, in Las Vegas. The conference comes just two short months after CrowdStrike issued a config update that took down 8.5 million Windows endpoints, which disrupted air travel, hospitals, and media outlets while impacting many other industries.

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The Top Tech Buzzwords of 2024, According to Google Trends

IT Toolbox

We love to hate buzzwords. but what happens after some time has passed? Peter Tsai takes a deep dive into how some of 2022's biggest buzzwords have held up. The post The Top Tech Buzzwords of 2024, According to Google Trends appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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My Take On The Year Ahead For Sales Tech After Attending Three Key Events

Forrester IT

This blog provides takeaways from Dreamforce, INBOUND, and CloudWorld that clients can use to get a perspective on each vendor’s vision for the coming year.

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HPE Aruba boosts observability, third-party management capabilities

Network World

HPE Aruba is expanding the capabilities of Networking Central, its cloud-based management platform for administering and managing all aspects of an Aruba wired and wireless customer infrastructure. Among the upgrades are an improved network device configuration engine, expanded network observability features , and a broader menu of AI-generated, network trained and tuned optimization models.

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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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AT&T’s $13M FCC Fine Could Be Tip of Costly Legal Iceberg

Information Week

The company’s third-party 2023 data breach drew many class action lawsuits along with government scrutiny. The fine comes on the heels of another, larger breach related to the slew of Snowflake-linked attacks.

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Microsoft Initiative the ‘Largest Cybersecurity Engineering Effort in History’

Tech Republic Security

The Secure Future Initiative was created around the same time the U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board chided Redmond for having a poor security culture.

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Pure Storage brings storage-as-a-service to files

Network World

Pure Storage is adding features to its storage-as-a-service (STaaS) platform, including Real-time Enterprise File, Universal Credits, and a virtual machine assessment to help admins optimize their VMs. With Real-time Enterprise File, Pure Storage said it seeks to address the limitations of traditional file storage to meet the needs of modern workloads such as artificial intelligence (AI), analytics, and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).

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Is Explainable AI Explainable Enough Yet?

Information Week

The “black box” nature of some types of deep learning inspired an outcry for explainable AI. It’s a tough problem to solve for a lot of reasons.

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X is changing the block function, allowing blocked users to see public posts

TechSpot

Traditionally, blocking someone on X/Twitter means they cannot access your account to see posts, leave comments, etc. But Musk has never been a fan of this method, and is now changing it.

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Making AI real: It takes a CAIO

CIO Business Intelligence

Inspired by the vast potential of generative AI, many IT and business leaders are concluding the best way to realize the transformative potential of all forms of AI is by handing responsibility to a single leader — a chief AI officer (CAIO). Although AI itself is not new, putting a single individual in charge of it is a novel approach that is becoming mainstream.

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Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says superintelligence could arrive in "a few thousand days"

TechSpot

In a personal post titled The Intelligence Age, Altman waxes lyrical about AI and how it will "give people tools to solve hard problems." He also talks about the emergence of a superintelligence, which Altman believes will arrive sooner than expected.

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2024 Exposed: The Alarming State of Australian Data Breaches

Tech Republic Security

Implementing multi-factor authentication, supplier risk-management frameworks, and staff security training could help to reduce data breaches.

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Paul Allen Foundation giving $9M to boost arts and culture initiatives in downtown Seattle

GeekWire

Seattle Art Museum is one of the beneficiaries of funds from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is getting in on continued efforts to reenergize downtown Seattle, announcing Tuesday that it is committing $9 million to eight nonprofit arts and culture organizations around the city’s core.

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Necro Trojan resurfaces on Android, infects 11 million devices via popular apps

TechSpot

In 2019, security experts discovered a legitimate-looking Android app on the Google Play Store that had been covertly compromised by an ad library used by its developers. This malicious code resulted in 100 million devices being infected.

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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ServiceNow certificate error disrupts operations for hundreds of organizations

CIO Business Intelligence

Enterprise cloud vendor ServiceNow faced widespread customer frustration after a root certificate error disrupted services for over 600 organizations. The issue began early Monday morning when a key SSL certificate expired and affected the company’s Management, Instrumentation, and Discovery (MID) Server, leaving users unable to integrate applications, access updates, and manage critical operations.

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Smartsheet to go private in $8.4 billion deal with Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone

GeekWire

Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader. (Smartsheet Photo) Smartsheet announced Tuesday that it agreed to be acquired by private equity firms Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners in a deal valued at $8.4 billion. The all-cash acquisition will make Smartsheet a private company again, six years after the Bellevue, Wash.-based enterprise software company went public.

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Zara Streaming, el ‘live shopping’ del gigante español del retail con el que aspira a firmar su estatus de referente

CIO Business Intelligence

El live shopping emigra desde Asia para hacer las delicias de los consumidores digitales españoles. Lo hace, además, de la mano del gigante español del retail : Zara. Y es que la firma española aspira a firmar su estatus de referente en el sector de la moda subiéndose al carro de una de las tendencias más virales con el lanzamiento de un paquete de emisiones en streaming y grandes nombres propios de la industria del modelaje, entre los que se encuentran Cindy Crawford y Kaia Gerber.

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WordPress co-founder calls WP Engine a "cancer," claiming they're profiting off "confusion"

TechSpot

WP Engine is a major WordPress hosting provider that has been commercializing the open-source WordPress project since 2010. Over their 14-year history, they've raised nearly $300 million, with most of that – $250 million – coming from private equity firm Silver Lake in 2018.

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Guide to Centralizing IT Operations: How to Link Tasks and Tools with an Automation Platform

For many IT admins, business as usual is a juggling act. Job schedulers and scripts run on autopilot, applications and operating systems can’t speak the same language, and other tools—like RPA or MFT solutions—operate in isolation. On a good day, everything runs smoothly. But good days are rare; more often than not, something goes wrong and you’re stuck putting out fires.

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How your IT experts become consultants (and charge you more)

CIO Business Intelligence

I’m an industry pundit (IP). I might even be a Recognized Industry Pundit (RIP). Ever wonder what it takes to achieve this exalted state of rentable wisdom? Once upon a time I was a lowly IT manager. I say “lowly” because the IT function I was responsible for was one of those absolutely essential but utterly thankless IT responsibilities where the “ invisibility index ” is the key success metric.

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US-based Kaspersky customers served with an unrequested security software replacement

TechSpot

Kaspersky is handing the computer security of US customers to UltraAV, an "alternative" product with unknown anti-malware capabilities. The move comes after US authorities banned its software, forcing it out of the US market. However, switching to a completely different security tool is a development no one anticipated.

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Identificación y seguimiento de botellas de vino mediante etiquetas inteligentes; así se digitaliza la gestión bodeguera

CIO Business Intelligence

La digitalización no entiende de fronteras. Eviden ha anunciado el desarrollo e implementación de una nueva solución de gestión de bodegas diseñada por Selartag, multinacional especializada en el desarrollo de soluciones inteligentes para el entorno vinícola. Basada en un concepto único e innovador de identificación y seguimiento de botellas de vino, la solución proporciona datos fiables y en tiempo real tanto a usuarios como propietarios de bodegas, enólogos, sumilleres y restaurantes, ayudándo

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Report Button Not Removed in Classic Outlook After Setting Use a Non Microsoft Add in Button

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 Report Button Not Removed in Classic Outlook After Setting Use a Non Microsoft Add in Button appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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FinOps and AI: Balancing innovation and cost efficiency

CIO Business Intelligence

Accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is fuelling rapid expansion in both the amount of stored data and the number of processes needed to train and run machine learning models. This is driving an unprecedented hunger for extra compute power. To manage this power effectively, companies depend on cloud infrastructures that can handle giant processes at scale.

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Submarine builder recounts how a trip on OceanGate’s Titan sub unnerved him

GeekWire

From 2019: Karl Stanley, Petros Mathioudakis, pilot Stockton Rush and Joel Perry get ready for a crucial test dive of OceanGate’s Titan submersible in the Bahamas. (OceanGate Photo) Karl Stanley has done more than 2,000 dives in submersibles that he’s built himself, so he was intrigued when OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush invited him down to the Bahamas for a test dive of the company’s Titan sub in 2019.

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La CAM estrecha lazos con Reino Unido para impulsar la transformación digital de los servicios públicos

CIO Business Intelligence

La transformación digital conquista la esfera pública dada su capacidad para fomentar la mejora y modernización de los servicios públicos. Partiendo de esta premisa, la Comunidad de Madrid y Reino Unido colaborarán para promover proyectos de digitalización y aplicación de tecnologías emergentes como la inteligencia artificial en los servicios públicos que ambos organismos brindan.

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A Complete Guide to Software Development Project Management

Tech Republic

Learn what a project manager to a software development team does, the different methodologies available, and the best tools to take a development project to completion with TechRepublic’s comprehensive guide.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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CDOs and CDAOs: Rethink your role or fade away

CIO Business Intelligence

Chief data and analytics officers need to reinvent themselves in the age of AI or risk their responsibilities being assimilated by their organizations’ IT teams, according to a new Gartner report. Three-quarters of CDAOs who fail to make companywide influence and measurable business impact their top priorities by 2026 will be swallowed up by IT functions, the analyst firm predicts.

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New Entra SSO and Device Management Dialog – Allow my Organization to Manage this Device Option is Enabled

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 Entra SSO and Device Management Dialog – Allow my Organization to Manage this Device Option is Enabled appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Tencent Cloud partners with S.M.A.R.T Entrepreneurship Club to build smart businesses with AI Digital Human solution

CIO Business Intelligence

At the recent 2024 Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit, Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of the global leading technology company Tencent, announced a strategic partnership with the S.M.A.R.T Entrepreneurship Club , a club dedicated to connecting business needs with leading AI solutions and fostering international collaborations that enhance value for all stakeholders.

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Self-driving wheelchairs at Sea-Tac Airport whisk mobility challenged travelers to their gates

GeekWire

A self-driving, electric wheelchair navigating a concourse at Sea-Tac International Airport. (GeekWire Photo / Holly Grambihler) Mobility challenged travelers at the Sea-Tac International Airport have a high-tech new option for getting to their gates: self-driving, electric wheelchairs. Alaska Airlines is testing 10 of the mobility devices at the Seattle-area airport.

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h