Wed.Nov 20, 2024

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March To The Beat Of Zero Trust

Forrester IT

Zero Trust has become the standard information security model to adopt globally. It’s no longer a question of should, it’s a question of how and where to begin. For some time, the topic of Zero Trust was met with disparaging and opposing views proclaiming it to be another buzzword for vendors to market products.

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Cisco: Pressure to deploy AI is up, but only 13% feel ready

Network World

Pressure to implement AI plans is on the rise, but the readiness of enterprise networks to handle AI workloads has actually declined over the past year , according to new research from Cisco. Cisco’s second annual AI Readiness Index notes a “huge chasm” between the urgency companies feel to deploy AI and their ability to actually do it. Some 8,000 global companies were surveyed for the AI Readiness Index, which aims to measure how prepared organizations are to invest in, deploy and use AI.

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How Embedded Finance Adds Fuel To Black Friday

Forrester IT

This holiday shopping season, shoppers will increasingly turn to buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) in a sign of triumph for embedded finance.

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Top 5 fastest-growing cities for data centers

Network World

The five fastest-growing hubs for data center expansion include an interesting mix of urban areas that have one thing in common: lots of available power. Based on projected data-center capacity growth, Las Vegas/Reno is the No. 1 fastest growing data center site in the US, followed by Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Atlanta, and Dallas-Fort Worth, according to a new report from cloud security vendor Upwind.

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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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Help Wanted: IT Hiring Trends in 2025

Information Week

IT’s role is becoming more strategic. Increasingly, it is expected to drive business value.

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NetOps startup Selector AI wants to solve the network noise problem

Network World

Back in 2019, Kannan Kothandaraman helped to start Selector AI after spending years in the networking trenches at big vendors including Juniper and Cisco. Since the beginning, the vision for Selector AI is to build a technology that helps networking professionals better operate and optimize network infrastructure and services. The company’s founding team was inspired by what it learned while working with hyperscalers.

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EU industry group has its eye on Microsoft’s cloud business

Network World

Microsoft’s cloud business is under surveillance in Europe: The association of Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) has set up new monitoring body to ensure the tech giant complies with a legal settlement to keep cloud licensing practices fair in the region. The European Cloud Competition Observatory (ECCO) will operate independently from CISPE, and will also keep an eye on other licensing practices impacting both cloud providers and customers in the region.

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Meta creates ‘Business AI’ group led by ex-Salesforce AI CEO Clara Shih

CIO Business Intelligence

Meta has hired the former CEO of Salesforce AI, Clara Shih, to lead a new “Business AI” group. Salesforce has still not publicly acknowledged Shih’s departure , but it will be hard to ignore now that she’s announced her new role on her LinkedIn profile. Shih is now a vice president at Meta and the head of a new business AI group, she said in a post there.

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OpenTelemetry certification launches

Network World

A new certification program from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and Linux Foundation is aimed at validating the skills needed to utilize OpenTelemetry to gain visibility across distributed systems. The OpenTelemetry Certified Associate (OTCA) certification is designed for application engineers, DevOps engineers, system reliability engineers, platform engineers, or IT professionals looking to increase their abilities to leverage telemetry data across distributed systems of cloud-nat

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10 Social Media Planners You Can Start Using Today [FREE]

Tech Republic

Organize the chaos with these free digital social media planners for Excel, Google Sheets, monday.com, ClickUp, Wrike, and more.

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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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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs. Intel Core Ultra 9 285K: 45 Game Benchmark

TechSpot

We're pitting Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K against AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D in a massive showdown across 45 games. Let's see how they stack up in real-world gaming, with FPS data for every title tested.

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Microsoft partners with industry leaders to offer vertical SLMs

CIO Business Intelligence

At its Microsoft Ignite 2024 show in Chicago this week, Microsoft and industry partner experts showed off the power of small language models (SLMs) with a new set of fine-tuned, pre-trained AI models using industry-specific data. “While organizations around the world recognize the value and potential of AI, for AI to be truly effective, it must be tailored to specific industry needs,” said Satish Thomas, corporate VP of business and industry solutions at Microsoft, in a blog post.

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Microsoft introduces Windows "Quick Machine Recovery" to prevent another CrowdStrike-like incident

TechSpot

Microsoft in recent months has committed to significantly enhancing security across the Windows ecosystem. The company is reportedly working to ensure that even a non-bootable OS can be updated and repaired, a promising step forward in its efforts to bolster reliability and protection.

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Washington’s former chief privacy officer raises $2.2M for startup using AI to predict legal cases

GeekWire

Theo AI co-founders Alex Alben, center, Patrick Ip, right, and CTO Tiago Luchini. (Theo AI Photo) A Seattle tech veteran who was Washington state’s first chief privacy officer is the co-founder of a startup using artificial intelligence to help legal professionals predict the likely outcome of cases. Alex Alben is co-CEO of Theo Ai , which announced Wednesday that it raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding.

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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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Did you know? Windows 95 used three different operating systems during setup

TechSpot

Experienced PC users may be well aware of the peculiar relationship between MS-DOS code and the GUI environment within the Win9x ecosystem. However, according to Chen, the multi-OS support built into the Windows 95 setup program was far more sophisticated than it might initially seem.

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‘Quiet ICU’ startup CalmWave raises $5.2M to silence excessive patient alarms in hospitals

GeekWire

A CalmWave dashboard. (CalmWave Image) CalmWave , the Seattle health-tech startup that created a system for dealing with alarms from devices attached to patients in hospital ICUs, raised $5.25 million in new funding, the company announced Wednesday. The financing was led by Third Prime with participation from Catalyst by Wellstar, Silver Circle, Rebellion, Impulsum, and existing investors Bonfire Ventures, Tau Ventures, Hike Ventures.

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How to Install Google Backup and Sync App with Intune Using Enterprise App Catalog App

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 Install Google Backup and Sync App with Intune Using Enterprise App Catalog App appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Tech Moves: Former leaders at Qualtrics and AWS land CEO roles; VertueLab adds board member

GeekWire

Jay Choi, CEO of Typeform. (Typeform Photo) — Jay Choi is now CEO of Typeform , a San Francisco startup helping companies create digital forms. Choi joins Typeform from Glia, where he was chief product officer. Previous to that role, Choi was CPO and general manager at Qualtrics for nearly seven years. Qualtrics, which has co-headquarters in Seattle and Provo, Utah, collects data for businesses revealing how customers and employees experience their products and services.

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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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New Enrollment Policies Experience for iOS iPadOS ADE in Microsoft Intune

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 New Enrollment Policies Experience for iOS iPadOS ADE in Microsoft Intune appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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How To Set Up Free SIP Calling On Any Device

Tech Republic

Most people communicating on the internet are using SIP calling. Here’s how to make free SIP calls — and when you shouldn’t.

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Angry viewer sues Netflix over streaming issues during Tyson vs Paul fight

TechSpot

The Tyson/Paul match reached a peak of 65 million households globally, with 38 million concurrent streams in the United States, according to Tudum. Netflix said it was the most-streamed global sporting event ever.

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Three UW students receive scholarship funds in honor of late Seattle entrepreneur Richard Tait

GeekWire

Richard Tait, the serial entrepreneur, Microsoft veteran and board game creator. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Three students are pursuing their dreams at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business with help from the “Richard Tait Memorial Entrepreneurship Scholarship,” a program set up to honor the legacy of the late Seattle tech veteran and entrepreneur.

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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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Android 16 developer preview signals major changes in release cycle and API structure

TechSpot

Google has unveiled the first developer preview for Android 16, marking a shift in the Android release cycle and introducing a host of new features for app developers. This early release, available now for testing, signals the start of a new approach to Android development, with Google planning to increase.

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Siete formas de implementar su propio LLM

CIO Business Intelligence

La i nteligencia artificial (IA) generativa es la nueva tecnología que más rápido se está desarrollando en la historia. Está transformando el mundo y, según la Encuesta de población en tiempo real a más de 3.000 adultos que trabajan en EE.UU, una cuarta parte utilizó IA generativa para trabajar al menos una vez la semana anterior, y casi el 11% la usaba todos los días.

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Windows 11 gets AI boost with Microsoft 365 Companions and enhanced search

TechSpot

One of the announced features is Microsoft 365 Companions for Windows 11, which was introduced by Windows chief Pavan Davuluri.

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CoreStack acquires Karthik Consulting to boost cloud governance platform

GeekWire

Seattle-area cloud governance startup CoreStack has acquired Karthik Consulting , a Virginia-based company that sells cloud-related services to federal government agencies. Founded in 2008 by tech vet Karthik Balasubramanian , Karthik has 90 employees that manage federal IT and security programs. CoreStack said the deal will help broaden its customer base and boost its software that helps companies manage the cost, compliance, consumption, and other aspects of their cloud infrastructure.

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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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Sony enables cloud streaming for PlayStation Portal via an update – with a caveat

TechSpot

There was some surprise when Sony launched the PlayStation Portal last year. The $200 device is advertised as a gaming accessory rather than dedicated handheld gaming console like the Nintendo Switch as it only streams games from a PS5 via Wi-Fi using Remote Play. It's essentially a controller with an.

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“Es necesario dar un giro de tuerca que nos permita entrar de lleno en el ecosistema digital”

CIO Business Intelligence

Donde un día se situaron las antiguas Escuelas Pías de San Antón se yergue ahora el Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (COAM), un oasis en el centro de la capital remodelado bajo las directrices de un exquisito Gonzalo Moure. Este remanso verde de paz y tranquilidad en el corazón de la bulliciosa Madrid apuesta hoy por acompañar su imagen moderna con una reestructuración interna que le permita situar al colegiado en el centro de la estrategia.

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Apple's M4 Max beats RTX 4070 in Blender, but falls short of the RTX 4080 Super

TechSpot

The impressive test results come from Blender Open Data, where the M4 Max scored an average of 5,205 points across 38 tests. This places it just below the laptop version of the RTX 4080, which achieved 5,326 points, but well ahead of the RTX 3080 Ti and the desktop RTX.

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La alta directiva bloquea el valor de los datos en sus empresas

CIO Business Intelligence

Las organizaciones están perdiendo capacidades y conocimientos transformadores debido a la combinación de plataformas tecnológicas heredadas y a una falta de comprensión del estamento directivo sobre el papel esencial de la modularidad para desbloquear el valor de los datos empresariales. Así se desprende de un nuevo estudio dirigido por IFS y Boomi junto a la firma de análisis e investigación IDC.

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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.