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Everyone Has a Service Recovery Plan Until They Don’t

Information Week

Perhaps the devastation of Hurricane Helene will get enterprises thinking about non-terrestrial service alternatives to enhance their network resiliency and reduce the impact of future disasters.

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GenAI: The Time Is Now For Health Insurers To Embrace Innovation And Change Management

Forrester IT

Forrester’s new report, Generative AI: What It Means For Health Insurers, dives into genAI’s impact on health insurers and examines avenues for early adoption and ways to circumvent potential risks.

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IBM: 78% of mainframe shops are piloting, operating AI apps

Network World

AI is reinvigorating the mainframe and causing enterprises to rethink their plans for mainframe modernization. New research from IBM finds that enterprises are further along in deploying AI applications on the big iron than might be expected: 78% of IT executives surveyed said their organizations are either piloting projects or operationalizing initiatives that incorporate AI technology.

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What Hybrid Quantum-Classic Computing Looks Like

Information Week

Quantum computers can’t do everything. Neither can classical computers. However, combined, they can unleash new capabilities.

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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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Astera Labs debuts Scorpio fabric switch to accelerate PCIe for AI, cloud

Network World

There’s a new type of switch that could soon be showing up in AI-optimized data centers, a PCIe 6 fabric switch. Astera Labs this week unveiled its new Scorpio fabric switch, which it says is the industry’s first PCIe 6 switch. These switches are specifically designed for AI workloads in accelerated computing platforms deployed at cloud scale. The Scorpio switches aim to deliver maximum system utilization and uptime for scale-out PCIe 6 connectivity and scale-up GPU clustering in AI servers.

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Deloitte: Why Only a Quarter of Cybersecurity Professionals are Women

Tech Republic Security

Despite a huge talent shortage in the cybersecurity industry, women still feel discouraged from joining it due to concerns over their knowledge, its inclusivity, and the pay.

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China Penetrated US Telecom Providers to Snoop on Wiretapping Systems

Information Week

Hacking group Salt Typhoon breached Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, potentially compromising US wiretap systems.

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Cisco revamps key DevNet sandboxes

Network World

Cisco has expanded its DevNet sandbox environments to make it easier for network professionals to test and develop applications for key enterprise networking technologies. Specifically, there are three new or revamped sandboxes related to Cisco’s Catalyst Center, network automation software, and Meraki product suites that Cisco says will support more users and simply use of the environments.

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Decentralized Digital Identity (DDID): Global Acceptance Network (GAN) Gains Momentum

Forrester IT

Bhutan is the first country to join GAN. GAN, in turn, is a foundation that aims to operate a nonprofit decentralized digital identity (DDID) network. GAN was founded, among others, by Accenture, cheqd, Inetrac, NTT Digital, Pearson, and other organizations. GAN will not develop technology standards on their own.

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CISO Paychecks: Worth the Growing Security Headaches?

Information Week

CISOs' cash compensation tops $400,000 now, but the high pay comes with struggles, rapidly changing responsibilities, and tight budgets.

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The Tumultuous IT Landscape Is Making Hiring More Difficult

After a year of sporadic hiring and uncertain investment areas, tech leaders are scrambling to figure out what’s next. This whitepaper reveals how tech leaders are hiring and investing for the future. Download today to learn more!

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AI as a catalyst for ESG: Empowering CIOs to drive sustainable innovation

CIO Business Intelligence

In today’s fast-evolving business landscape, environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria have become fundamental to corporate responsibility and long-term success. Stakeholders—investors, regulators and consumers — now expect businesses to move beyond profitability and actively demonstrate ethical governance, social responsibility and environmental stewardship.

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Can We Slow Down Tech Employee Burnout?

IT Toolbox

A shortage of skilled workers increases the burden on those in tech roles. Businesses recognize they need to reduce employee burnout to retain their top talent, but surveys find that they're not doing enough. The post Can We Slow Down Tech Employee Burnout? appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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How NTT DATA CIO Barry Shurkey takes a people-first approach to IT success

CIO Business Intelligence

As CIO at NTT DATA North America, Barry Shurkey is responsible for digital transformation and optimizing the IT roadmap to support the company and its clients. The award-winning tech exec also led the acquisition of Dell Services into NTT DATA, worked in Australia on the largest outsourcing deal of its time, and has held leadership roles with EDS, Travelport, and HP.

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10 Cybersecurity Pros to Follow on LinkedIn

IT Toolbox

These experts know their stuff about cybersecurity. By following them on LinkedIn, you can keep up with the latest breaches, cyberattacks, and tactics the bad guys use to compromise unsuspecting victims. The post 10 Cybersecurity Pros to Follow on LinkedIn appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Improving the Accuracy of Generative AI Systems: A Structured Approach

Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.

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When is the right time to dump an AI project?

CIO Business Intelligence

Many organizations running AI pilots will inevitably encounter a key IT dilemma: when to pull the plug and move on. If they dump a pilot that’s not meeting expectations too soon, they may miss out on huge benefits down the line, but if they hang on too long, they can waste huge amounts of time, money, and resources. On the one side, Forrester recently warned organizations not to look for AI ROI too soon, because they could miss out on AI’s benefits.

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11 Marketing Budget Templates that Cost Nothing

Tech Republic

Discover the best FREE marketing budget templates for Smartsheet, monday.com, ClickUp, Google Sheets, and Excel.

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FinOps SaaS: The missing piece of the puzzle

CIO Business Intelligence

With more and more businesses moving to the Cloud, FinOps is becoming a vital framework for efficiently controlling Cloud expenses. FinOps, which was first created to maximise the use of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) models, is currently broadening its scope to include Software as a Service (SaaS). Given that SaaS accounts for a sizable amount of Cloud expenses for businesses of all kinds, including small and medium-sized firms, this addition is essential.

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Fidelity Data Breach Exposes Data of Over 77,000 Customers

Tech Republic Big Data

An attacker snuck in by creating two new user accounts. Fidelity Investments assures customers their investments were not affected.

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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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El reto de gestionar las TI en educación pasa por la inteligencia artificial

CIO Business Intelligence

Las distintas herramientas que se engloban dentro de la etiqueta de inteligencia artificial tienen una serie de características comunes, independientemente del campo en el que se apliquen: cuentan con un gran potencial de aprovechamiento pero implican a su vez una serie de retos, tanto desde la parte operativa como desde otros aspectos como pueden ser el ético.

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Amazon bets big on sports streaming in bid to boost Prime memberships, advertising revenue

GeekWire

From left: Amazon’s Thursday Night Football broadcast set with Charissa Thompson, Tony Gonzalez, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Andrew Whitworth and Richard Sherman on Sept. 26, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Amazon Photo / Cooper Neill) When Charlie Neiman arrived at Amazon in 2016, the company had never streamed a live event, let alone live sports. Fast forward eight years later, and Amazon has emerged as a leader in the burgeoning sports streaming world. “It is crazy how far we’ve come

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Experience Research and Design Leaders: Use Forrester’s New Model To Assess Your Organization’s Maturity

Forrester IT

In the realm of experience research and design, achieving organizational maturity is an ongoing process of evolution and refinement. Leaders must transcend reactive, ad-hoc management of their teams to embrace a systematic, data-informed approach that emphasizes responsible, strategic scale.

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Patch Tuesday: Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities Still Pose a Problem

Tech Republic

Patch Tuesday brings patches for hundreds of vulnerabilities. Plus, Apple makes sure Sequoia plays nice with third-party security tools.

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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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Windows 11 24H2 Support with SCCM Timeline and Key Insights

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 Windows 11 24H2 Support with SCCM Timeline and Key Insights appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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TIOBE Programming Index News October 2024: Rust Climbs the Ranks

Tech Republic

After just one year, Mojo may be in for a rapid rise after its entrance into the TIOBE Index top 50 list of most popular programming languages.

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Does the ongoing feud between Automattic and WP Engine threaten the future of open source?

TechSpot

WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg is trying to force WP Engine to surrender part of its revenue to his company, Automattic, and the feud's repercussions are rippling throughout the open-source community. Mullenweg has demanded a royalty fee of eight percent of WP Engine's monthly revenue for continued access to Automattic's WordPress.

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Driving digital transformation at the Saudi Accreditation Center: A conversation with Dr. Fahad Almoqhim, CIO

CIO Business Intelligence

The Saudi Accreditation Center (SAAC) is crucial in advancing the Kingdom’s quality infrastructure, ensuring that businesses and organizations comply with rigorous standards. At the helm of the Center’s technological evolution is Dr. Fahad Almoqhim, Chief Information Officer (CIO), who has been instrumental in leading the center’s digital transformation.

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Bringing the Cybersecurity Imperative Into Focus

Tech leaders today are facing shrinking budgets and investment concerns. This whitepaper provides insights from over 1,000 tech leaders on how to stay secure and attract top cybersecurity talent, all while doing more with less. Download today to learn more!

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Experiment shows AI can perform a CEO's job better than humans, but it struggles in a crisis

TechSpot

An experiment carried out this year by University of Cambridge researchers included college students, senior executives at a South Asian bank, and GPT-4o, OpenAI's advanced LLM.

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Best 50 Apple iOS Device Management Interview Questions and Answers

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 Best 50 Apple iOS Device Management Interview Questions and Answers appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs. 9700X: 3D V-Cache Still Going Hard!

TechSpot

We've tested the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with Windows 11 24H2 and compared it to the new Ryzen 7 9700X. This review dives into performance data across patched 23H2 and 24H2, examining how both CPUs stack up.

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Samsung Knox API Deprecation Impacts Intune Settings for Android Device Administrator Managed Devices

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 Samsung Knox API Deprecation Impacts Intune Settings for Android Device Administrator Managed Devices appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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How Hellenic Bank Transformed Its Indirect Procurement Operations With GEP Software

Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. When Hellenic Bank, a leading retail lender in Cyprus, set out to transform its procurement operations, it needed more than just software deployment. It required a partner that would help embed its intricate buying processes — with all its validations, risk assessments and tiered approvals — into a unified system.