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2024 Halloween Frights in Tech

Information Week

This is not about your childhood-hunkered-by-the-campfire scary stories. These are the getcha, gotcha, gut-clenching tales of a truly terrifying time.

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Navigating The Convergence Of Edge Computing, IoT, And OT With AIOps

Forrester IT

By providing contextualization within the larger IT estate, AIOps ensures seamless performance, enhanced security, and operational efficiency. Learn more in the final blog in this series.

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Cybersecurity Frameworks Explained

IT Toolbox

Cybersecurity frameworks can seem complex at first glance, but they're actually quite helpful when navigating the ever-changing array of IT security threats and possible solutions. The post Cybersecurity Frameworks Explained appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Siemens Continues The Shift From Grease To Code With Acquisition Of Altair Engineering

Forrester IT

German industrial conglomerate Siemens is spending $10 billion to acquire Altair Engineering. Read what this means for Forrester's clients in manufacturing and beyond.

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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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Cisco takes aim at developing quantum data center

Network World

Researchers from Cisco report there are substantial efforts underway now to develop practical quantum networks and data centers. Cisco Research recently hosted its Quantum Summit 2024 gathering that drew industry experts to discuss ongoing work focused on everything quantum from networking to security, but it was research being done in the quantum data center that garnered most of Cisco’s focus.

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What Military Wargames Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity

Information Week

Tabletop wargaming identifies weaknesses, refines strategies, and trains teams to make quick, informed decisions during the crucial first 24-48 hours of a crisis.

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Power Shortages Stall Data Center Growth in UK, Europe

Tech Republic Data Center

Power shortages are a top concern for global data centre companies, but meeting their electricity demands will also be bad news for the environment.

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The Impact of the Presidential Election on Networks

Information Week

A sense of unease and foreboding hangs over this election as America braces for impact. Here’s a look at how either outcome will affect tech directives on networks.

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Why CIOs need a two-tier approach to gen AI

CIO Business Intelligence

CIOs failing to gain organizational traction with generative AI might want to rethink how they are introducing the technology — and how they are honing their AI strategies to suit. When IT leaders consider generative AI, they should create separate strategies when rolling out productivity-enhancing AI tools than when deploying business-case-driven AI solutions, according to new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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AI overwhelmingly prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening bias

GeekWire

Kyra Wilson, left, University of Washington doctoral student in the Information School and Aylin Caliskan, a UW assistant professor in the iSchool. (UW Photos) As employers increasingly use digital tools to process job applications, a new study from the University of Washington highlights the potential for significant racial and gender bias when using AI to screen resumes.

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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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Cybersecurity Isn't Easy When You're Trying to Be Green

Information Week

Renewable energy firms deal with a large cyberattack surface area, given the distributed nature of power generation and more pervasive connectivity.

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As the WordPress saga continues, CIOs need to figure out what it might mean for all open source

CIO Business Intelligence

While lawyers argue in the WP Engine versus Automattic litigation whether the hyperbole should be believed, the continuing battle of words, almost all nasty ones, is starting to raise doubts how much an enterprise should rely on open source. And even if open source can be avoided at all in late 2024. The latest legal documents came from Automattic, which argued that its people did nothing wrong and that the blame lies solely with WP Engine.

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Amazon stock jumps 6%; Q3 revenue up 11% to $158.9B; profits hit $15.3B; AWS sales up 19%

GeekWire

(GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Amazon topped estimates for its third quarter earnings , reporting $158.9 billion in revenue, up 11% year-over-year, and earnings per share of $1.43. Profits jumped to $15.3 billion, from $9.9 billion in the year-ago period. Analysts expected revenue of $157 billion and earnings per share of $1.14. Shares were up 6% in after-hours trading on Thursday.

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Study reveals billionaires produce as much carbon pollution in 90 minutes as an average person does in a lifetime

TechSpot

Oxfam, the British NGO that focuses on addressing global poverty, published a report examining carbon inequality. It looks at how the yachts, jets, and polluting investments of 50 of the world's richest billionaires are accelerating the climate crisis.

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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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Microsoft tries to whittle down its carbon footprint by building data centers with engineered timber

GeekWire

Rendering of a data center that Microsoft is building using cross-laminated timber for its floors and ceilings in order to reduce the amount of steel and concrete used, which have a bigger carbon impact. The wood will be encased in a thin layer of concrete for waterproofing and durability. (Gensler Image) Tech heavyweights are in hot pursuit of clean energy sources to power their data center operations while reining in climate impacts.

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Beware the Cyber Ghouls: Spooky Threats Lurking in Digital Shadows

SecureWorld News

This Halloween, haunted houses and ghost stories aren't the only things giving us chills. Lurking behind your network's doors are some real digital monsters waiting for an opportunity to sneak in! From zombie botnets to phishing phantoms, these threats might sound like campfire tales, but they're some of the most sinister forces in cybersecurity today.

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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Search, a Direct Competitor to Google

Tech Republic

ChatGPT search will draw from news media partners through deals with OpenAI. OpenAI says “context” will differentiate it from Google Search.

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El crecimiento de la oposición a la nube

CIO Business Intelligence

Es un momento emocionante para ser un experto en computación en nube. Me he dado cuenta de que cada vez que me opongo a la computación en nube pública, incluida la repatriación de la nube y los rechazos estratégicos , recibo más visitas e interés de ustedes. ¿Por qué? Hay un claro interés en oponerse a la computación en nube por muchas razones que hemos tratado aquí.

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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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AMD sees AI revenue soar as Instinct MI300 GPU already rivals CPU business in sales

TechSpot

AMD's recently launched Instinct MI300 GPU has quickly become a massive revenue driver for the company, rivaling its entire CPU business in sales. It is a significant milestone for AMD in the competitive AI hardware market, where it has traditionally lagged behind industry leader Nvidia.

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Toyota y NTT apuestan por la IA para reducir los accidentes de tráfico

CIO Business Intelligence

La inteligencia artificial (IA) conquista a la industria del automóvil al perfilarse como un aliado en la asistencia al conductor. Toyota Motor y NTT han anunciado una inversión de alrededor de 3,3 millones de dólares con vistas al 2030 para el desarrollo de una plataforma de infraestructura y software que, sirviéndose de la IA, reduzca posibles accidentes de tráfico.

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Amazon corporate headcount drops year-over-year as tech giant aims for efficiency

GeekWire

Amazon’s Spheres at the company’s HQ in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Amazon continues to take a cautious hiring approach with its corporate workforce, following years of huge headcount growth. The company’s corporate headcount is “down slightly year-over-year,” according to Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky, speaking on a call with analysts following Amazon’s third quarter earnings release.

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Steam's new policy requires developers to disclose use of kernel level anti-cheat

TechSpot

If a game includes a client-side, kernel-mode anti-cheat system on the user's PC, Valve notes the game's store page must clearly disclose this feature. Anti-cheat information is now mandatory for new game submissions on Steam, and Valve is contacting developers of existing games to ensure broader compliance.

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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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How to protect your business from email compromise – and be prepared if protection falls short

CIO Business Intelligence

Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams pose a growing threat to organizations of all sizes, and they are only increasing in sophistication and frequency. The attacks, in which criminals frequently leverage social engineering to impersonate company insiders, C-suite executives or trusted vendors to request urgent payments, can financially devastate organizations.

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AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D gets official, arrives November 7 priced at $479

TechSpot

AMD's latest is built on the Zen 5 architecture and utilizes the company's second-generation 3D V-Cache technology. The chipmaker said it relocated the cache memory below the processor, putting the core complex die (CCD) in closer proximity to the cooling solution.

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Share Notes with the Meeting or Take Notes on Your Own stopped working | Outlook Blank Page Title Issue

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 Share Notes with the Meeting or Take Notes on Your Own stopped working | Outlook Blank Page Title Issue appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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It's 2024, and Ubisoft has just launched an NFT game

TechSpot

Last week, Ubisoft stealth-launched a web3 game called Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles on PC, reports IGN. This free-to-play PvP tactical RPG involves collecting virtual figurines who engage in turn-based combat in squads of three. It doesn't look too bad in the trailer, which has a Darkest Dungeon vibe, but then.

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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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Entra ID Auth Methods WHfB Authenticator push Authenticator passwordless Authenticator passkey

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 Entra ID Auth Methods WHfB Authenticator push Authenticator passwordless Authenticator passkey appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Cisco shifts focus to AI with new infrastructure solutions

TechSpot

While most people think of Cisco as a company that links infrastructure elements in data centers and the cloud, it is not the first company that comes to mind when discussing GenAI. However, at its recent Partner Summit event, the company made several announcements aimed at changing that perception.

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT search engine challenges Google and Microsoft, and further upends the web

GeekWire

OpenAI launched a new ChatGPT search engine on Thursday. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Artificial intelligence pioneer OpenAI launched its own ChatGPT search engine on Thursday, positioning itself as a challenger to search titan Google and a direct competitor to the Bing search engine from its strategic partner Microsoft. Integrated into the existing ChatGPT interface, it’s available starting today to paid users via ChatGPT Plus and Teams subscriptions, and people who signed up for a

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Cyberpunk 2077 comes to Apple Silicon next year with path tracing and frame generation

TechSpot

CD Projekt Red and Apple have confirmed plans to launch Cyberpunk 2077 and its expansion, Phantom Liberty, on Apple Silicon Macs early next year. While an exact release date is still forthcoming, the game will be available on the Mac App Store, Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store.

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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.