Wed.Jul 03, 2024

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Generative AI Marketing Use Cases In APAC

Forrester IT

I’m pleased to announce the publication of the second of my two APAC generative AI (genAI) B2C marketing reports, Generative AI Marketing Use Cases In APAC (client-only access).

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How to Build Sustainable Software

Information Week

Is your organization's software environmentally friendly or a carbon hog? Here's what you need to know to go green.

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Architects Demonstrate Value By Showcasing Business Outcomes.

Forrester IT

Enterprise architecture teams must take action to demonstrate their value to the overall business — read this blog for some key best practices and activities that EA professionals can undertake.

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Meaningful Ways to Reward Your IT Team and Its Achievements

Information Week

A job well done deserves a significant reward. Here's how to show appreciation to a diligent staff without busting your budget.

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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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Greeking Out: Aristotle’s Guide To AIOps Mastery

Forrester IT

Aristotle’s wisdom nails it: mastering precision, appropriateness, timeliness, intentionality, and methodology isn’t just for anger management — it's crucial for AIOps too. In the chaotic world of IT, we need to separate the signal from the noise and act with clear intention.

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Cisco patches actively exploited zero-day flaw in Nexus switches

Network World

Cisco has released patches for several series of Nexus switches to fix a vulnerability that could allow attackers to hide the execution of bash commands on the underlying operating system. Although the flaw is rated with moderate severity because it requires administrative credentials to exploit, it has been exploited in the wild since April, showing that attackers don’t target just critical or high-risk flaws.

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Bitwarden vs KeePass (2024): Battle of the Best – Who Wins?

Tech Republic Security

Bitwarden vs KeePass: Who comes out on top? Dive into our 2024 analysis and make the best decision for your security needs!

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Want To Create Journey Maps That Accomplish Your Goals? Get Clear On Purpose!

Forrester IT

Journey maps are STILL wildly popular, and for good reason: Done right, they can transform the customer experience (CX) your company delivers and even alter its culture.

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CIO Compensation May Soon Be Tied to Green Data Centers

Information Week

Like it or not, the potential of green data center savings puts CIOs on the front line in the fight for sustainability.

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2024 Paris Olympics & Paralympic Games: A Big Opportunity For Brands

Forrester IT

Despite the post-election trauma in France, brands sponsoring the Paris 2024 Olympic games should be able to leverage their investments. There is a huge contrast between the current political context today in France and the universal message that the Olympic games will convey in about three weeks.

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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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Google To Make It Easier for Advertisers To Disclose Digitally Altered Content in Election Ads

IT Toolbox

Google has said it will simplify how advertisers disclose election ads using digitally altered content to depict actual or realistic-looking people or events. Learn about the importance of this announcement. The post Google To Make It Easier for Advertisers To Disclose Digitally Altered Content in Election Ads appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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How Tech Leaders Can Prevent Data Practitioner Burnout

Information Week

Data is more valuable than ever, but the humans managing it are burned out. Here are three ways that leaders can ensure their data teams are fulfilled and engaged.

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Critical CocoaPods Vulnerability Makes macOS and iOS Apps Susceptible to Supply Chain Attacks

IT Toolbox

Security flaws in CocoaPods, an open-source dependency manager, have exposed thousands of packages, creating opportunities for supply chain attacks on millions of iOS and macOS apps. The post Critical CocoaPods Vulnerability Makes macOS and iOS Apps Susceptible to Supply Chain Attacks appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Microsoft lays off employees in new round of cuts

GeekWire

The Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft conducted another round of layoffs this week in the latest workforce reduction implemented by the Redmond tech giant this year. The cuts impacted multiple teams and geographies. Microsoft declined to provide details about the number of employees laid off. Posts on LinkedIn from impacted employees show the cuts affecting employees in product and program management roles. “ Organizational and workforce adjus

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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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US Supreme Court Directs Florida and Texas Courts To Reexamine Social Media Laws

IT Toolbox

The US Supreme Court has put Florida and Texas's controversial social media laws on hold, sending them back to lower courts for review. Find out more about the laws and the Supreme Court's concerns. The post US Supreme Court Directs Florida and Texas Courts To Reexamine Social Media Laws appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Jeff Bezos keeps selling Amazon stock after announcing his move out of Washington state

GeekWire

Jeff Bezos spoke in New York City on Sept. 20, 2021 to announce $1 billion in grants from the Bezos Earth Fund. (Bezos Earth Fund Photo) The news this week that Jeff Bezos plans to sell more Amazon stock is another reminder of the tech mogul’s move away from Washington state — and the debate over its capital gains tax. A new regulatory filing shows that the Amazon founder plans to sell 25 million Amazon shares worth about $5 billion.

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Millions of Apple Applications Were Vulnerable to CocoaPods Supply Chain Attack

Tech Republic

The vulnerabilities have since been patched, but had quietly persisted since the CocoaPods migration in 2014.

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Amazon discontinues Astro for Business robot security guard to focus on Astro home robot

GeekWire

Amazon announced its Astro for Business mobile security robot in November 2023. (Amazon Photo) Astro is leaving its job to spend more time with family. Amazon informed customers and employees Wednesday morning that it plans to discontinue its Astro for Business program, less than a year after launching the robot security guard for small- and medium-sized businesses.

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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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Almost half of all web traffic is bots, and they are mostly malicious in nature

TechSpot

As one of the largest content delivery networks on the market alongside the likes of Cloudflare and Amazon AWS, Akamai knows pretty well what's happening on the internet right now. And the internet as we know it is mostly bots.

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4 essential lessons in AI governance

CIO Business Intelligence

Austin-based software company Planview began using gen AI to boost productivity around 18 months ago. During that same period, they started integrating gen AI into their products, building a copilot that users interact with to do strategic portfolio management and value stream management. The copilot creates plan scenarios to help managers hit product release goals, and suggests ways to move deliverables around on roadmaps, share work between teams, and reallocate investment.

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New Intel CPU vulnerability discovered, no new mitigations planned for "Indirector"

TechSpot

Recently published research has exposed a security flaw affecting 12th, 13th, and 14th-generation Intel processors. Similar to Spectre, Meltdown, and Downfall, it could cause the processors to leak sensitive information.

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Jeff Bezos selling $5B worth of Amazon shares as company’s stock hits all-time high

GeekWire

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. (Amazon Photo) Jeff Bezos is selling 25 million Amazon shares worth $5 billion, according to a regulatory filing on the day the tech giant’s stock hit a record high. The proposed sale on Tuesday came as Amazon’s stock closed at $200 per share, its highest price since Amazon’s 1997 NASDAQ listing. In February, Bezos sold about $8.5 billion worth of Amazon shares in his first sale of company stock since 2021.

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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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New "Big Brother" tools make it easier for employers to catch workers faking computer activity

TechSpot

A few months ago, Wells Fargo fired more than a dozen employees following an internal review that identified "simulation of keyboard activity" to create the appearance of active work. Wells Fargo declined to say precisely how it detected the suspicious activity, leading to speculation on Reddit and other online forums.

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AI expert and film vet lead new Seattle startup aiming to help artists accelerate production

GeekWire

LeyLine CEO and co-founder Yinhan Liu. (Madrona Photo) Yinhan Liu , a natural language processing expert who sold a startup earlier this year, is setting off on another entrepreneurial journey with LeyLine , a Seattle-based company building AI-powered production tools for creative professionals. The company’s software integrates with computer graphic applications used by video production studios. “We provide highly optimized generative AI models through our API to automate time-consu

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Microsoft Customer Emails Breached in Midnight Blizzard Hack

IT Toolbox

Microsoft has warned that Russia-based Midnight Blizzard hackers have breached not only staff inboxes but also customer emails. Find out more about the incident and its implications for Microsoft's customers. The post Microsoft Customer Emails Breached in Midnight Blizzard Hack appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Windows 11 "Government Edition" is Microsoft's anti-bloatware nightmare

TechSpot

Sadly, this Windows build has nothing to do with the government nor Microsoft. It's actually an unsanctioned, heavily modified version of Windows 11 that strips out a bunch of standard components. The storage footprint is dramatically reduced by removing bundled apps like Microsoft Edge, the Windows Security suite, multimedia tools.

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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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8 Best Business Phone Services of 2024

Tech Republic

Discover the best business phone services of 2024, which offer advanced communication features and tailored support for remote and hybrid work.

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Mind-controlled bionic leg enables amputees to move more smoothly and naturally

TechSpot

The study, published last month in Nature Medicine, details a pioneering surgical technique called the agonist-antagonist myoneural interface (AMI). It's a new approach to amputation that aims to preserve the neural and muscular connections needed for seamless limb control.

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How to Backup Restore Wi-Fi Network Profiles 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 Backup Restore Wi-Fi Network Profiles in Windows 11 appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Alok Kumar Mishra.

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Meta is putting ads in Facebook notifications, but hey it's "just a test"

TechSpot

From the Windows Start menu to Microsoft Outlook, there's no limit to the places that companies will monetize by selling ad space. PCMag's Rob Pegoraro has spotted a new location: the Facebook app's notification list.

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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.