Tue.Jul 30, 2024

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Missing Product Goals? A Gap Between Product Management and Product Marketing Could be the Culprit

Forrester IT

In today’s fast changing and competitive B2B markets, integrated product and go-to-market strategies are table stakes for growth. You don’t have time to develop a product for one target market only to have sales and marketing speak to a different user and/or buyer.

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Worldwide Outage Hits Microsoft 365 and Azure Services

IT Toolbox

Microsoft has reported investigating the outage of multiple applications and services, including 365 and Azure. Learn more about the incident and its implications for Microsoft customers. The post Worldwide Outage Hits Microsoft 365 and Azure Services appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Two SAP Board Executives Depart Abruptly : What It Means

Forrester IT

Today, SAP announced the resignation of two of its Board Members – Julia White and Scott Russell, with both of their departure dates slated for August 31st.

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OAuth Implementation Flaw Puts Millions of Websites at Risk of XSS Attacks

IT Toolbox

Researchers at Salt Security have found that manipulating the OAuth standard and cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws allows attackers to expose sensitive data and conduct malicious activity acting on more than a million websites. Learn more about the threat. The post OAuth Implementation Flaw Puts Millions of Websites at Risk of XSS Attacks 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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Erstellung einer Zero-Trust-Roadmap: Ein praktischer Leitfaden

Forrester IT

Erfolgreiche Zero-Trust-Implementierungen müssen einige grundlegende organisatorische und technologische Probleme angehen, bevor sie ehrgeizige Transformationsprojekte in Angriff nehmen können. Lernen Sie drei häufige Probleme kennen, die Sie während Ihrer Zero Trust-Implementierung angehen müssen.

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CrowdStrike Outage Drained $5.4 Billion From Fortune 500: Report

Information Week

The massive IT outage that struck 8.5 million Microsoft operating systems last week caused a huge direct financial loss across several industries globally.

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Meta’s $1.4B Texas Settlement Highlights Facial Recognition Risks

Information Week

The massive lawsuit settlement against the Facebook parent company marks the largest privacy-related payout to any single state and serves as a landmark decision in the realm of biometrics.

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Enforce Users to use Intune Approved Apps with App Protection Policies using Conditional Access Policies

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 Enforce Users to use Intune Approved Apps with App Protection Policies using Conditional Access Policies appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Malepati Naren.

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AI: The Newest Player at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games

Information Week

Here are a few ways artificial intelligence will transform the Games, from the lighting of the torch to the closing ceremony.

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Google Workspace Authentication Vulnerability Allowed Thousands of Emails to be Compromised

Tech Republic Security

Hackers managed to compromise “a few thousand” Google Workspace accounts by circumventing the verification process.

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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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NFL IT Leader on How the League Uses AI, Data Analytics

Information Week

Paul Ballew, the NFL’s chief data and analytics officer, discusses how AI and data analytics boost the business of football, the fan experience, and player health and safety.

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Proofpoint Vulnerability Exploited for Phishing Campaign

IT Toolbox

Threat actors have been exploiting a flaw in Proofpoint's email protection service, impersonating popular brands as part of a phishing campaign. Learn more about the flaw and its threat to Proofpoint users. The post Proofpoint Vulnerability Exploited for Phishing Campaign appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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NeuReality announces power-saving AI appliance

Network World

AI appliance vendor NeuReality has announced its NR1-S solution significantly boosts the output of CPU- and GPU-based systems, reducing energy costs and energy efficiency, by taking over the work normally done by the CPU. The news came in a blog post with the results of multiple tests. NeuReality compared its NR1-S inference appliance paired with Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 Ultra and Pro accelerators against traditional CPU-centric inference servers with Nvidia H100 or L40S GPU cards.

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Ransomware Attacks Are Attracting Record Payouts in Australia. Should You Pay the Ransom?

Tech Republic Data Center

Ransomware attacks are attracting record payouts in Australia. Learn whether paying the ransom is viable, about legal implications and about alternative strategies.

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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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Security platforms offer help to tame product complexity, but skepticism remains

Network World

If you’re an enterprise, your network and IT spending are likely under pressure…except for security. If you’re a vendor, you face anemic revenue growth…except for security. Budget pressure? Ha! Security can almost always laugh it off. After all, every year there are new threats. And each new threat seems to generate another layer of defense. And more complexity.

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IPVanish vs NordVPN (2024): Which VPN Is Better?

Tech Republic Security

NordVPN’s useful security features, fast speeds and larger server network gives it a significant advantage over IPVanish’s decent VPN experience.

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Nvidia enhances OpenUSD to drive wider industry adoption

Network World

Nvidia has announced major updates to its Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) framework, targeting expanded adoption in robotics, industrial design, and engineering. The updates include NIM microservices for AI models that can generate OpenUSD language to answer user queries, produce OpenUSD Python code, apply materials to 3D objects, and understand 3D space and physics to accelerate digital twin development.

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Google Workspace Authentication Vulnerability Allowed Thousands of Accounts to be Exposed

Tech Republic Security

Hackers managed to expose “a few thousand” accounts by circumventing the verification process on Google Workspace.

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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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Microsoft will give employees a special one-time cash award on top of annual bonuses

GeekWire

Microsoft’s renovated campus in Redmond, Wash., with buildings still under construction. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft told employees Tuesday that it will provide them with a special one-time cash award amounting to an additional 10% to 25% of the value of their annual bonuses for the company’s recently completed fiscal year. “The senior leadership team and I want to recognize the tremendous work and impact of our people who delivered a terrific year of solid ex

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Apple Intelligence Is Here as Part of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia Developer Beta

IT Toolbox

Apple has released the first few features of Apple Intelligence as part of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia developer beta. Discover what features are available for developers and testers. The post Apple Intelligence Is Here as Part of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia Developer Beta appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Steve Ballmer launches ‘Just the Facts’ video series to better inform American voters on key issues

GeekWire

Ahead of the 2024 election, USAFacts founder and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is launching a new video series called “Just the Facts,” aimed at explaining to Americans the government data related to a variety of topics, including the economy, immigration, healthcare, and more. “Don’t worry, I’m not running for office,” Ballmer says in a video (above) introducing the series. “The more we know, the better voters we can be.

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CIO as fact finder, fixer, and framer in a post-truth IT world

CIO Business Intelligence

In a perfect world, every digital investment would be based on a set of universally agreed upon facts. My summer survey of digital leaders indicates unambiguously that CIOs can’t just let facts “happen.” When thinking about the facts that drive information investment decisions, I recall the story of the three baseball umpires discussing the facts of strikes.

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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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Covid-era whiz kid is back, and he brought a Friend — a wearable, always listening, $99 AI companion

GeekWire

Avi Schiffmann wears a Friend pendant around his neck. The former Seattle-area high school student thinks his always-on AI device could become the ultimate companion. (Cameron Quijada Photo) A friend might have your back, or always be by your side. Avi Schiffmann’s Friend is around his neck. Schiffmann, the former Mercer Island High School student who wowed the world as a teen with a website he built in 2020 to help track the spread of Covid-19, is back with technology that he hopes will c

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iFixit thoroughly explains why you shouldn't blow on Nintendo cartridges (and how to actually fix them)

TechSpot

Anyone old enough to have played console games before they were stored on optical discs has likely blown into a malfunctioning cartridge and possibly maintained the habit after hearing that it's actually harmful. The correct way to clean old video games is slightly more complex.

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Amazon Web Services AI leader on the future of large language models and autonomous agents

GeekWire

Swami Sivasubramanian, Amazon Web Services vice president of AI and data, speaks at a Seattle Tech Week event hosted by Madrona at Amazon on Monday evening. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) The old saying in tech is that companies date their computing vendor, and marry their database vendor. So are AI models the equivalent of a one-night stand? Swami Sivasubramanian , the Amazon Web Services vice president of AI and data, stopped short of saying that last part out loud during an event Monday eveni

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Warrantless phone searches by customs agents violate the Fourth Amendment, judge rules

TechSpot

The ruling was part of a 2022 criminal case against Kurbonali Sultanov, a naturalized US citizen, who was ordered to hand over his phone to CBP agents after he was identified by the Treasury Enforcement Communications System as a potential purchaser or possessor of child sexual abuse material.

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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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Part bike, part scooter, Lime will debut new ‘LimeGlider’ seated electric vehicle in Seattle

GeekWire

The LimeGlider is like a seated bicycle/scooter without the pedals. (Lime Photo) Lime is bringing another new micromobility device to Seattle, choosing the city as the location for the global debut of its new LimeGlider, a seated electric vehicle without pedals designed for easier cruising. In an announcement Tuesday , in which the company also unveiled an improved bicycle design called LimeBike, Lime said it chose Seattle for the LimeGlider pilot because of the city’s “real commitme

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SAP is restructuring its Executive Board

CIO Business Intelligence

Chief Marketing and Solutions Officer Julia White and Chief Revenue Officer Scott Russell will leave the SAP Executive Board on August 31, 2024. White’s and Russell’s contracts were not due to expire until 2027. SAP’s explanation for why it is restructuring its Executive Board remains vague. “Scott and Julia have contributed significantly to SAP’s successful business transition in the cloud and our leadership in Business AI,” CEO Christian Klein said in a statement, thanking both for their effor

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Microsoft capital spending soars to $19B, betting big on AI, as Azure growth underwhelms Wall Street

GeekWire

Microsoft reported $19 billion in quarterly capital expenditures, racing to expand and update its data center infrastructure to keep up with demand for AI. The record capital spending, up 35% from the March quarter, is part of a broader trend of tech giants betting big to boost capacity for training and running AI models. Judging from the reaction to Microsoft’s results, Wall Street is reserving judgment.

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Quirky M.2 card plays retro sounds when you boot up your PC

TechSpot

The adapter is the brainchild of the hardware group Project C, as reported by Japanese publication GDM.Co. It takes the form of a simple M.2 card that slots into an available M.2 slot on your motherboard – either a storage slot (M.2 Key B/M version) or a WLAN slot (M.2.

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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.