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What I Learned About Sales Technology In 2024

Forrester IT

This blog provides a 2024 year in review of the sales technology market, along with a view on how it will impact 2025.

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How to Check SSD Health in Linux

Tech Republic Data Center

Do you use Linux machines in your data center? If so, it's probably a good idea to regularly check the health of the SSD drives used on those machines. Here's how to do it.

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The Average B2B Firm Invests 8% Of Revenue In Marketing — But That’s Not The Whole Story

Forrester IT

Global averages mask a great deal of nuance. Get an overview of our B2B marketing budget benchmark reports and find out how they can help you evaluate your marketing investment.

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How CIOs Can Contribute to Corporate Strategy

Information Week

Chief executive officers and corporate boards want their digital chief information officers on the strategic team, but what can CIOs offer to the efforts?

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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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Three Things To Know About How Security Team Toxicity Can Increase Breach Risk

Forrester IT

This research showsthat engaged, healthy, psychologically safe and collaborative security teams experience fewer breaches.

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Cisco grabs SnapAttack for threat detection

Network World

Cisco is acquiring threat-detection startup SnapAttack for an undisclosed amount as it continues to expand its security portfolio. Established in 2001 by Booz Allens Dark Labs, SnapAttack is known for its threat detection and engineering technology, which melds threat intelligence, attack emulation, and behavioral analytics to help customers identify potential vulnerabilities and gaps in their networks, ideally before problems happen.

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EU Watchdog Fines Meta $263 Million for Data Breach

Information Week

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) says the Facebook parent failed to report and document a 2018 breach that impacted 29 million users, including 3 million in the European Union.

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Equinix to end its bare-metal service

Network World

Hosting and colocation giant Equinix is sunsetting its bare-metal infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering by June 2026. New features will no longer be added to Equinix Metal , as the service was called. Rather, the company is going into maintenance mode until the service discontinues, according to a blog post by Brian Stein, senior vice president of edge infrastructure services at Equinix.

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What to Do When a Key IT Vendor Suddenly Goes Out of Business

Information Week

It can happen without warning. An essential IT product or service vendor suddenly closes up shop. What should be your next step?

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Researcher demonstrates how to hack digital license plates, evade tolls

TechSpot

As digital license plates become more prevalent, with California, Arizona, and Michigan already allowing their use, their security implications are becoming increasingly relevant. "You should assume people will mess with them," security researcher Sam Curry told Wired.

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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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Forrester Award Keynote: Schneider Electric Deputy CISO on Managing Trust, Supplier Risk

Information Week

Mansur Abilkasimov discussed Schneider Electrics trust charter and how it manages third-party risk as Forrester recognized the company with a leadership award.

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Intel expected to announce no less than 22 new Core 200 CPUs at CES 2025

TechSpot

The latest information was shared on X by reputable tipster momomo_us, who also posted the retail ordering codes for the upcoming processors, suggesting they are ready to be dispatched to PC manufacturers. While the leak doesn't include full specifications for any of the CPUs, some details were revealed in earlier.

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Europe takes on Starlink with $11.5 billion IRIS² satellite constellation

Network World

The European Union is planning its own satellite constellation, IRIS, as part of a 10.6 billion ($11.1 billion ) initiative to provide secure, resilient connectivity to businesses, governments, and citizens. The project will be jointly developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and SpaceRISE, a consortium of satellite industry leaders, and positions itself as Europes strategic alternative to commercial networks such as SpaceXs Starlink.

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Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite 2 could target gaming desktops with liquid-cooled performance

TechSpot

Established leaker Roland Quandt believes the previously leaked follow-up to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite series of CPUs is intended for desktops. Numerous laptops featuring the chips launched earlier this year running an Arm-based version of Windows, and the company aims to expand into other form factors.

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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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Why the Rate Center Matters When You Buy or Port Numbers

Tech Republic

Learn how selecting the right rate center can help you maximize savings on calls for your business and customers.

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The 3dfx VoodooX project gets dressed in white for Christmas

TechSpot

Oscar Barea has been working on the VoodooX card for a few years now. The 3dfx hardware enthusiast aims to design, develop, and build a fully functional Voodoo video card based on the VSA-100 chip the final 3D accelerator developed by 3dfx before the company was acquired by Nvidia.

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US moves to tighten restrictions on China Telecom amid security fears

Network World

The US Commerce Department is intensifying its actions against China Telecoms US unit over concerns that its cloud and internet services could be used to funnel American data to Beijing, according to a Reuters report. The department issued a preliminary finding last week, stating that China Telecom Americas involvement in US networks and cloud services presents a national security risk, the report said.

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This cute mod turns the Sony PSP into a PlayStation 2

TechSpot

The PS Placeable is the brainchild of Retro Mod Works. Essentially, they've taken the guts from a PSP-2000 or PSP-3000 model and transplanted them into a miniature recreation of the classic PlayStation 2 design. Images on the site also show the shell in several colors, including red, blue, white, and silver.

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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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First Mode files for bankruptcy in sudden downfall for clean trucking company

GeekWire

First Mode designed a two-megawatt hydrogen-fueled powerplant that was installed in this Anglo American haul truck at their platinum mine in Mogalakwena, South Africa, creating the worlds largest zero-emission vehicle. (First Mode Photo) First Mode filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday as the Seattle-based clean tech company continues to explore strategic alternatives after its majority shareholder stopped providing capital.

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Baldur's Gate 3 publisher warns of industry "division" as Naughty Dog's new game trailer faces backlash

TechSpot

Douse wrote about the state of the video game industry in a post on X. "2025 (and beyond) is going to be an extremely tough time to ship a game, with division spilling into everything. I have one practical piece of advice that may to some seem controversial, but it's.

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5 reasons why 2025 will be the year of OpenTelemetry

Network World

Some open-source projects are spectacularly successful and become standard components of the IT infrastructure. Take Linux or Kubernetes, for example. Others fall by the wayside remember the Ubuntu Phone? OpenTelemetry, a project of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, is building momentum and is on track to become another open-source success story.

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Panasonic Lumix ZS99 launches to keep the point-and-shoot alive

TechSpot

The Panasonic Lumix ZS99, a successor to the ZS80 series, shares many of the same traits as its predecessor. The pocket sized shooter features the same 20.3-megapixel sensor, 3-inch rear tilting touchscreen display, focus system, and five-axis hybrid optical image stabilization as before, but does get a couple of key.

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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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Comprehensive Guide to Upgrading SCCM to Version 2409

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 Comprehensive Guide to Upgrading SCCM to Version 2409 appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Cyborg cockroach armies can now be mass-produced at a rate of one every 68 seconds

TechSpot

A team of researchers in Singapore's Nanyang Technological University has unveiled a novel manufacturing process that can mass-produce cyborg insects by automatically implanting electronic backpacks onto live bugs. The system is so efficient that it can crank out a cyborg cockroach once every 68 seconds. That's a huge step up.

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Can You Replicate a Key Phone System In the Cloud?

Tech Republic

Modern business communication solutions make it easy to migrate your key phone system to the cloud without upgrading your equipment.

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The Customer Service Tech Landscape: What It Means For You

Forrester IT

Face it – Companies must navigate a perfect storm of ballooning customer inquiries, talent shortages, hybrid operations, and a rising tide of customer expectations. To succeed, customer service organizations must curate a set of technologies that underpin their operations.

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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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Sacyr recibe el Premio al Mejor Proyecto de Infraestructura y Cloud en los ‘CIO 100 Awards’

CIO Business Intelligence

La consolidacin de los datos, herramientas y soluciones es una tendencia que se viene dando desde hace algunos aos en TI, propiciada por la necesidad de visibilidad e integracin de los datos que permiten a otras tecnologas, como la inteligencia artificial (IA), funcionar correctamente. Este es un paso que han dado diversas compaas, y el proyecto presentado por Sacyr a los CIO 100 Awards Spain 2024 organizados por IDC y Foundry- que le vali llevarse a casa el Premio al Mejor Proyecto de Infraest

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Astrill VPN Review: Features, Performance, and Insights

Tech Republic Security

Uncover the pros and cons of Astrill VPN. Explore its speed, security, and features to see if its the right choice for privacy and performance.

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Gaming industry trends to watch in 2025: Distribution channels, console wars, and more

GeekWire

Microsoft recently rolled out a new Home experience for its Xbox app on Windows PC. The importance of distribution channels is one of the key trends to watch in the broader gaming industry. ( Xbox Image ) As 2024 draws to a close, one advisory firm predicts the video game industry will see a major rebound in 2025 following two years of declines. San Diego-based DFC Intelligence released its 2024 Video Game Market Report and Forecast, which lays out a case that 2025 will bring a reversal of fortu

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Schneider Electric shares energy-efficient data center designs

Network World

Schneider Electric has introduced AI-ready data center designs aimed at addressing the energy demands and sustainability challenges brought by artificial intelligence (AI). The new solutions are designed to enhance efficiency, sustainability and scalability for AI workloads. As data centers are the backbone of this AI infrastructure and are the critical enabler of efficiency and decarbonization, we must scale quickly to seize the AI opportunity while remaining sustainable, said Pankaj Sharma, ex

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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.