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The CEO’s Guide To Building Generative AI

Forrester IT

Creating our generative AI tool, Izola, taught us some very valuable lessons. Here are five that may help you on your own genAI journey.

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Out with the Old: German Navy Phases Out Floppy Disks in F123 Frigates

IT Toolbox

Explore how the German Navy's upgrade from 8-inch floppy disks in F123 frigates reveals a tech transformation. The post Out with the Old: German Navy Phases Out Floppy Disks in F123 Frigates appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Happy AI Appreciation Day! (Yes, That’s A Thing.)

Forrester IT

With all of the attention bestowed on AI, it may feel as though every day is AI Appreciation Day. Today — on the actual AI Appreciation Day — we look at its impact on companies and on society and how hesitant leaders can get on board.

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Over 50% of Employees Fear Reporting Cybersecurity Mistakes Finds ThinkCyber Study

IT Toolbox

A new study by ThinkCyber has found that most employees feel underprepared to deal with security risks at their organizations. Find out more about the study, problems with cybersecurity training, and measures to improve awareness outcomes. The post Over 50% of Employees Fear Reporting Cybersecurity Mistakes Finds ThinkCyber Study appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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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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Summer Heats Up with Pathfactory Acquisition of Uberflip

Forrester IT

I last wrote about content tech in the Spring, in a blog about Adobe Summit announcements featuring AI for content, data and customer journey innovations. This week — along with a brief respite from a mid-summer heat wave – came news of an acquisition in a key, albeit niche, area of content tech.

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Apple Releases Public Betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and watchOS 11; Holds off Releasing Apple Intelligence

IT Toolbox

Apple has released the public beta versions of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, macOS Sequoia, and tvOS 18. Learn more about the features of these beta versions, how to install them, and how companies can prevent employees from installing them on supervised devices. The post Apple Releases Public Betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and watchOS 11; Holds off Releasing Apple Intelligence appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Google To Expand Its Market Share in Cloud Security by Acquiring Wiz for $23 Billion

IT Toolbox

Alphabet Inc. plans to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz Inc. for a hefty $23 billion. The move is likely to help it compete with Microsoft and Amazon. Find out more about the deal and its implications for the cybersecurity industry. The post Google To Expand Its Market Share in Cloud Security by Acquiring Wiz for $23 Billion appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Google offered complainant €470 million to maintain Microsoft antitrust probe: Report

Network World

Alphabet’s cloud computing division, Google Cloud, tried to sustain the European Union’s inquiry into Microsoft’s antitrust practices in the cloud computing sector by offering complainant Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) a package worth €470 million ($511 million), Bloomberg reported. The offer included €14 million in cash and software licenses worth €455 million over five years, Bloomberg said, and was made to CISPE on the condition that the cloud consortium would susta

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Is GenAI an Existential Risk to Low Code/No Code?

Information Week

Low-code/no-code platforms simplify software development. So does GenAI. While the sun isn’t setting on low code/no code just yet, it may eventually -- or not.

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Gartner: AI spurs 25% surge in data center systems spending

Network World

Generative AI is driving significant IT spending growth, according to Gartner’s most recent global forecast, with data center infrastructure seeing the biggest spike. The research firm is forecasting 25.3% growth in data center systems, largely due to AI services and GPU-based specialized services for AI workloads. The forecast exceeds Gartner’s predictions from earlier this year “primarily due to the explosive growth in AI server demand,” according to John-David Lovelock, distinguished vice pre

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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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PureVPN vs NordVPN (2024): Which VPN Should You Choose?

Tech Republic Security

While PureVPN’s more affordable starting plan may be enticing, NordVPN’s stronger security and broader server fleet makes the higher price tag worth the money.

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Environmental groups target Amazon’s climate efforts with Prime Day protest at Seattle HQ

GeekWire

Environmental protesters stencil a message to Amazon on 6th Avenue in Seattle on Tuesday. (Stand.earth Photo) Environmental protesters in Seattle seized on Amazon’s annual Prime Day sales event on Tuesday to once again call out the tech giant’s efforts around sustainability. Groups including Stand.earth and Pacific Environment said in a news release that a protest outside Amazon’s headquarters towers in the Denny Regrade area would include a street “mural” and a 1,2

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What You Can Learn From a Failed IT Project

Information Week

Here's to failure! You can learn an awful lot by carefully studying an unsuccessful project.

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NASA awards $348,000 to Interlune to test technology for processing moon soil

GeekWire

Former Interlune intern Maia Willebrand helps test an early prototype of Interlune’s soil-processing hardware on a parabolic flight in February. Interlune funded the February flight, but a NASA grant will support future flights. (Zero Gravity Corp. Photo / Steve Boxall) Seattle-based Interlune has received a $348,000 grant from NASA to test its system for processing lunar soil on a series of reduced-gravity airplane flights — marking one more small step toward harvesting helium-3 and

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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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Anatomy of an Effective Tabletop Exercise

Information Week

Tabletops can boost cyber resilience, but what does it take to execute an effective exercise?

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The CIO role today: Change agents need only apply

CIO Business Intelligence

If you’re not yet an agent of change at your organization, your career as CIO may be at risk of falling behind. That’s because the majority of CIOs now see themselves as innovators and champions of change rather than technologists, according to a recent survey of people holding the job. While the drumbeat for CIOs to be strategic thinkers has been building for some time, the survey , conducted by Deloitte in February and released in June, marks a watershed moment of sorts: About 54% of CIOs now

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How to Access MAC Address of an Android Device via the Managed Home Screen App in Intune

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 Access MAC Address of an Android Device via the Managed Home Screen App in Intune appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Microsoft Recall: Everything IT can get wrong about AI in a single feature

CIO Business Intelligence

AI is the new “Digital.” That is, vendors are slapping the AI label on their wares regardless of whether their wares’ capabilities warrant it, aided and abetted by the complete and utter lack of a reliable definition of AI. It’s just as they did with “Digital” a few years back. But sometimes a product deserves the AI label. That makes its description accurate, which is quite a different matter from it being a good idea.

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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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Windows Device Configuration Policies Migrating to Unified Settings Platform in Intune

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 Device Configuration Policies Migrating to Unified Settings Platform in Intune appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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China leads world in genAI use — US in genAI maturity

CIO Business Intelligence

IT decision-makers across China lead the pack in implementing generative AI for their businesses, while genAI use among US organizations is the most mature, according to a recent survey. In the meantime, IT decision-makers across the globe are finding it challenging to determine exactly how the technology fits into their companies’ overall business strategy.

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New virtual reality gaming and entertainment venue Mirra opening in Bellevue

GeekWire

(Mirra Image) Virtual reality entertainment startup Mirra plans to open its first location in Bellevue, Wash. in August. Mirra is a “social entertainment venue” that offers an assortment of unique VR games that attendees can play for an hour at a time. It’s moving into a third-floor, 10,700 square-foot space at Lincoln Square South as part of the Bellevue Collection development.

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SpaceX rocket launch failure leads to 20 Starlink satellites falling from sky, prompting probe

TechSpot

In the late hours of July 11, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket's first stage did its job, and successfully separated from the second stage which was carrying a payload of 20 Starlink satellites. The first stage landed on a drone.

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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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Díaz Ayuso lanza la aplicación Cuenta Digital con más de 100 servicios y trámites públicos para los madrileños

CIO Business Intelligence

Para dejar atrás, en lo posible, la presencialidad y la burocracia y llevar a la Administración pública al siguiente nivel en su transformación digital, la presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso , presentó este lunes la nueva aplicación móvil Cuenta Digital, una plataforma que reúne más de 100 servicios públicos y 60 trámites para que ciudadanos y empresas de la región.

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LevelTen lands $65M from Microsoft, Google to expand clean energy marketplace services

GeekWire

Wind turbines in the Pacific Northwest. (GeekWire / Kurt Schlosser) Seattle-based LevelTen Energy , a startup facilitating the deployment of clean energy projects, raised a $65 million Series D round from tech giants Microsoft and Google, among other high profile backers. “We see a massive opportunity to bring our transaction infrastructure to new, really important adjacent climate technologies and to expand geographically and to add some new customer types to the platform,” LevelTen

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Asus unveils ROG Azoth Extreme keyboard with full-color OLED touchscreen and $499 price tag

TechSpot

We loved the ROG Azoth Wireless Keyboard, awarding it a score of 90 in our review last year. This Extreme variant shares plenty of similarities, including the programmable, and now full-color, OLED screen, as well as the 75% design.

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Is your data ready for AI?

CIO Business Intelligence

By John Laffey, VP, Product Marketing, DataStax. It’s become clear that generative AI will play an important role in your organization. And you might know that getting accurate, relevant responses from generative AI (genAI) applications requires the use of your most important asset: your data. But how do you get your data AI-ready? You might think the first question to ask is “What data do I need?

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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

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Intel's upcoming Panther Lake processors detailed in leak: 16 CPU cores and 12 Celestial GPU cores

TechSpot

Panther Lake CPUs will reportedly come in two flavors: H-series for high-end, high-performance laptops, and U-series for more affordable and power-efficient devices. They will be the successors to the Arrow Lake-H and Arrow Lake-U mobile CPUs that are expected to launch in early 2025.

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Kim Basile es nombrada nueva CIO de Kyndryl

CIO Business Intelligence

La compañía de servicios de tecnologías de la información Kyndryl ha anunciado cambios en su equipo directivo tecnológico, que pasará a ser liderado por Kim Basile, antes vicepresidenta de Transformación y Estrategia IT de la compañía, como nueva CIO del grupo. Basile forma parte de Kyndryl desde mayo de 2022 y ha ocupado cargos de responsabilidad en empresas como Lockheed Martin, Leidos y Vanguard.

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Underground caves do exist on the Moon, radar observations confirm

TechSpot

A new study published in Nature proposes the first true evidence of an "accessible cave conduit" on the Moon, located beneath the Mare Tranquillitatis pit. A future human mission could exploit this or other underground caves to build one or more permanent lunar outposts, potentially opening a whole new chapter.

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New visa application centers for India open in Seattle area

GeekWire

Prakash Gupta, consul general of India in Seattle (left), and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell (second from right) helped open a new India Visa Application Center in Seattle last week. (Photo via the Consulate General of India in Seattle) The India Visa Application Center has opened in Seattle, adding another link in a growing connection between the Emerald City and India.

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.