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Five Years of Cloud Innovation: 2020 to 2025

Information Week

The cloud has advanced and evolved over the past five years. Here's a look at the top five innovations of the past half-decade.

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SAP customers struggle with S/4HANA migration

CIO Business Intelligence

SAP user companies are up against the clock. Migration toS/4HANA must be completed by 2030, and thats only if they buy into SAPs special three-year reprieve beyond standard maintenance end-of-life at the end of 2027. While that may appear to be a distant concern, companies currently working toward an S/4HANA transition, even those with a high level of IT maturity, are finding the journey challenging.

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Salesforce Launches Agentforce: What Technology Leaders Need To Know

Forrester IT

Its safe to run your AI agents (they’re mostly chatbots, case summaries, or simple text generators today) on the Agentforce chassis as long as you run them inside your Salesforce application domain. We spent two days in San Francisco at Salesforces TDX developer conference.

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From data to impact: How the right technology drives generative AI excellence

CIO Business Intelligence

By Bryan Kirschner, Vice President, Strategy at DataStax Change management across people, processes, and technologies is a critical part of succeeding with generative AI (genAI). In earlier articles, weve covered the human element and how to adapt your processes ; here, well take a look at the third: technology. A recap: A growth mindset and the cognitive value chain Because deploying technology is a means to an end rather than an end in itself, heres a recap of the keys to achieving great outco

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Nvidia wants to be a one-stop enterprise technology shop

Network World

Now that the dust has settled from its GPU Technology Conference (GTC), a new, fuller picture is emerging amidst all the many announcements. Analysts agreed that Nvidia is not just a graphics chip provider anymore, it is a full stack solution provider, of which GPUs are just one of many parts. Nvidia is repositioning itself as an infrastructure provider and a lot of the biggest announcements fit into this overall picture, analysts said.

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Will AI erode IT talent pipelines?

CIO Business Intelligence

Generative AI is transforming functions throughout the enterprise, including in IT where its use has showcased the power of the technology. Take, for example, how gen AI is speeding service delivery and improving the accuracy of services provided by the IT help desk by looking at the history of the call logs and then providing a perfectly contextualized response based on what has worked in the past, says Nate Suda, senior director analyst for AI strategy at research firm Gartner and its CIO AI A

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Cyber Guardians: INE Security Champions Cybersecurity Training During National Physicians Week 2025

CIO Business Intelligence

INE Security , a global provider of cybersecurity training and certification, today announced its initiative to spotlight the increasing cyber threats targeting healthcare institutions. In recognition of National Physicians Week 2025, the company is drawing attention to new industry data showing a sharp rise in cyberattacks on hospitals and clinicsincidents that have cost the healthcare sector millions and posed significant risks to patient safety and trust.

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Managing and monitoring user accounts on Linux

Network World

There are a number of commands on Linux that you can use to manage user accounts and monitor user activity. This post provides details on the commands that you need to know if you are managing a Linux server and the user accounts on that system. Creating user accounts The useradd and adduser commands allow you to create a new user account. To check which you should use, you can run a command like this: $ which useradd adduser /usr/sbin/useradd /usr/sbin/adduser If your system, like mine, shows b

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SUSECON 25: Expanding Open Source In Cloud, Edge, and AI

Forrester IT

Last week, SUSE hosted SUSECon 25 in Orlando, FL. Although SUSE has been in the open source game for decades, theyve been getting increased attention with some seasoned leadership coming from competitor Red Hat, its acquisition of much-loved Rancher, and changing expectations/norms in the open source ecosystem.

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Chart Industries recurre a NaaS para resolver el desafío de la fusión multinube

CIO Business Intelligence

La expansin del multicloud y la creciente complejidad de la carga de trabajo han hecho que algunas organizaciones de TI se replanteen las redes para una nueva era. Mientras que algunas empresas cuentan con expertos internos en redes en la nube para manejar los matices de la interconexin de mltiples nubes, otras se asocian con empresas de consultora para abordar cuestiones de interconectividad global.

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The Ultimate Contact Center Buyers Guide: A Crucial Decision

Harness the True Power of your Contact Center In today’s fast-paced business environment, selecting the right contact center solution is critical for enhancing customer experience, improving operational efficiency, and optimizing costs. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the essential factors to consider when choosing a contact center software that aligns with your business needs.

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AI Agents and Human Adoption: Insights from Domopalooza 2025

Forrester IT

AI agents are hitting the mainstream in 2025 as major AI vendors launch offerings aimed at enterprise clients (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Salesforce Agentforce). These AI agents enable enterprises to build end-to-end autonomous workflows that can both analyze data and provide answers as well as completing actions without human intervention.

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QueerTech empowers queer technologists to thrive in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

QueerTech, a Montreal-based nonprofit serving the LGBTQ+ tech community, gained its roots after CEO and co-founder Naoufel Testaouni began attending tech events in Montreal and New York City. The lack of representation of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC tech workers at these events soon got him thinking about ways he could help build and foster community for underrepresented groups in tech.

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Who is the Pioneering AI Leader Every Innovative CIO Should Watch for CX?

Social, Agile and Transformation

Who is the crucial AI leader unnoticed by many CIOs, particularly regarding customer experience (CX)? Sacolick reviews advanced tools for enhancing CX, warns about GenAI's productivity trap, and encourages businesses to focus on creativity. Successful transformation requires strong leadership and collaboration between CIOs and CMOs. Adobe is an AI leader in CX, The post Who is the Pioneering AI Leader Every Innovative CIO Should Watch for CX?

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GeekWire Awards: Startup of the Year finalists share how they are using AI

GeekWire

From top left, clockwise: Auger CEO Dave Clark; Clearbrief CEO Jacqueline Shafer; CalmWave CEO Ophir Ronen; Yoodli CEO Varun Puri; and Oleria CEO Jim Alkove. The five finalists for Startup of the Year at the GeekWire Awards are using AI in one way or another, taking advantage of the latest automation tools to speed up internal development and serve customers.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Are CIO Plans for AI and the Cloud Permanently Joined Together?

Information Week

Will the development of these resources proceed in tandem at enterprises, or must CIOs evolve these technologies with separate strategies?

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Microsoft’s CEOs have this trait in common, says exec who has worked closely with all three

GeekWire

It would be hard to imagine three personalities more different than those of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella, the three people who have served as Microsoft CEO in the company’s 50 years of existence. But apart from their shared history in the role, they have something else in common: curiosity. That’s the take from Brad Smith , Microsoft’s vice chair and president, who has worked closely with Gates, Ballmer, and Nadella at different points in his 32 years at the co

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CIOs Confront Cloud Budget Overruns With Smarter Cost Management

Information Week

IT leaders are turning to automation, AI-driven insights, and strategic tiered storage policies to reduce cloud spending.

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Customer Journeys Connect Brand And Experience

Forrester IT

Lets start with some good news. According to Forresters Priorities Survey 2024, business and technology leaders tell us that the number one priority for their firm is to Improve the experience of our ultimate customers.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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How to use Entra Require App Protection Policy in Conditional Access for Secure Access

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and LinkedIn page for latest updates [link] The post How to use Entra Require App Protection Policy in Conditional Access for Secure Access appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Beyond Headless and Composability: The Era of Agentic Content Management Arrives

Forrester IT

Forrester's 2025 CMS Wave evaluation reveals a transformed field of third-generation CMSes that are delivering new business value through (1) generating AI-powered content variants at scale and (2) AI agents to enhance content teams interactions with digital content.

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How to Fix Text Predictions Missing or Unavailable Issue with Outlook

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and LinkedIn page for latest updates [link] The post How to Fix Text Predictions Missing or Unavailable IssuewithOutlook appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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B2B Brand Safety Must Transcend Digital Boundaries

Forrester IT

Companies reputations arent just built (or destroyed) online. Marketing leaders must stay mindful of the vast ecosystem influencing their brands reputation.

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Future-Proof IT: Cost-Saving Strategies Every IT Leader Needs in 2025

With IT budgets projected to grow 9.8% in 2025, leaders must invest wisely—not just cut blindly. This whitepaper introduces The Future-Proof IT Cost Optimization Model, a framework to reduce costs while maintaining service quality. Learn how Cloud Efficiency, AI-Powered Workforce Automation, Vendor Optimization, Cybersecurity Resilience, and Unified Communications can drive savings and improve efficiency.

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Pike Street Capital raises $199M to boost water flow management company Impel

GeekWire

Pike Street Capital Partners , a Seattle-based private equity firm focused onindustrial technology companies, raised $199 million to supercharge its investment in Impel , a Seattle-area startup water flow management systems company. NorthSands Capital and Painswick Capital led the investment, which is described as a “single-asset continuation vehicle” dedicated to Impel.

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Microsoft Expands Security Copilot with AI Agents

SecureWorld News

Microsoft announced a major expansion of its Security Copilot platform today, introducing a suite of AI agents designed to automate common security operations tasks and reduce the burden on cybersecurity professionals. The update also includes new protections for AI workloads across multi-cloud environments and tools to manage the risks of "shadow AI.

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Last chance to vote for 2025 GeekWire Awards to help honor best in Pacific Northwest tech

GeekWire

Scenes from the 2024 GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire File Photos) Get your votes in! Today is the last chance to help us choose the upcoming winners at the 2025 GeekWire Awards , our annual celebration of the leading entrepreneurs and innovators in Pacific Northwest tech. Cast your ballot here or in the embedded form at the bottom of this story. From Startup of the Year to Next Tech Titan and more, nearly 50 finalists are competing across nine categories.

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Nvidia accused of prioritizing RTX 5000 series as users report ongoing crashes in older cards

TechSpot

It was back in February when reports of the issues first arrived. They seemed to originate from Nvidia's 572.16 driver release, which enabled RTX 50 support.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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Your first crypto conference: A survival guide for making meaningful connections

Dataconomy

So youve decided its time to step into your first-ever crypto conference? These gatherings can be goldmines for potential connections, knowledge, and other opportunities – but they can also be pretty overwhelming if you show up unprepared and dont know what to expect. Whether youre a business owner, investor, user, or just someone with an avid interest in the Web3 space, this guide will share everything you need to know about attending crypto events as a first-timer.

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Microsoft is slowing down OneNote on Windows 10 to force users to upgrade

TechSpot

The original OneNote was announced by Bill Gates in 2002, back when most people were still using Windows XP or Windows 2000 on their PCs. The note-taking tool was part of the Office suite and later updated and made available free of charge in different versions for various operating systems.

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Jensen Huang says no to lasers on GPUs for now

Dataconomy

Nvidia is diving into the world of optical data transmission, but don’t expect to see it in their GPUs just yet. CEO Jensen Huang confirmed that while the tech boasts superior energy efficiency and speed, it’s not quite reliable enough for Nvidia’s flagship products, as stated during the company’s annual developer conference.

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HP settles lawsuit over ink-blocking printer update, with no payout or admission of wrongdoing

TechSpot

HP's November 2020 firmware update enabled, or re-enabled, the company's Dynamic Security system in some printer models. This detects non-HP ink or toner cartridges, even those that are fully functional and previously worked, blocking any that aren't using HP's security chip or circuitry.

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The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report

Procurement leaders are at a pivotal moment. With CPOs playing an increasingly strategic role, it’s time to leverage innovation and technology to drive resilience and efficiency. Download The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report to uncover key insights to thrive in a dynamic procurement landscape. What’s Inside: How CPOs are driving strategic decision-making and technology adoption The top priorities and challenges for procurement in 2025 Why AI, sustainability, and data analytics are essential for