Tue.Sep 10, 2024

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What’s Next For GenAI In Marketing

Forrester IT

Forrester’s B2B Summit APAC 2024 for CMOs and marketing leaders is just a few weeks away. I’m excited to meet you in Singapore on October 1, 2024, and together, we will discuss the latest data, trends, and insights shaping the marketer’s remit in a tech-disrupted world.

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September 2024 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Addresses 4 Actively Exploited Zero-Days

IT Toolbox

Microsoft rolled out fixes for 79 vulnerabilities, 4 of which have been categorized as zero-day. Seven bugs are rated critical, 71 are rated important, and one is rated moderate. Here's what you need to know. The post September 2024 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Addresses 4 Actively Exploited Zero-Days appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Get From Data To Decisions Faster With Our New Data, AI & Analytics Service

Forrester IT

Data and AI leaders today must create business value from trusted data, build the foundation to scale AI, and cultivate a data-driven culture. To help them meet these challenges, Forrester is launching Forrester Decisions for Data, AI & Analytics. Learn more about this new service and how it can benefit your organization.

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How Bias Influences Outcomes

Information Week

Algorithmic bias is a popular topic, though bias comes in many forms. Understanding them and taking appropriate action helps minimize them.

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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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It Takes A Village To Make AI Copilots Successful

Forrester IT

AI copilots of all kinds — new off-the-shelf solutions, custom-built applications, or those embedded in business applications — are taking off. But there’s little measurable business return yet, and much confusion. In a new report for Forrester clients, J.P.

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AMD doesn’t want to play games so much as it wants to embrace AI

Network World

A senior AMD executive has signaled that the company is focusing future chip improvements on AI performance and stepping away from high-end gaming systems. For chip buyers, the move means more options for AI efforts: “For large-volume chip purchasers, AMD’s shift towards AI is a pivotal move that signals a fundamental change in their market positioning,” said Scott Dylan, the managing partner at NexaTech Ventures, a London-based venture capital fund investing in AI and tech startups.

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Apple Intelligence; iPhone 16 Unveiling; RAMBO Targets Air-Gapped Systems

IT Toolbox

Keep tabs on the ABCs of Tech with our daily roundup. We bring you the latest AI, Big Tech, and Cybersecurity news. Find out what all of the buzz is about. The post Apple Intelligence; iPhone 16 Unveiling; RAMBO Targets Air-Gapped Systems appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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US v. Google: The FTC Takes On AdTech Verticalization

Forrester IT

This week, the U.S. DOJ begins its antitrust trial against Google, contending that the company has monopolized the economics of digital advertising at the expense of publishers and advertisers.

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Netskope’s SASE upgrade targets user experience, network forensics

Network World

The defining functions of a SASE platform are to provide security and network access. Another aspect that’s important is digital experience management, which is all about making sure that user experience is optimal. Netskope today announced updates to its SASE platform, Netskope One, that focus on improving network visibility, user experience management, and security capabilities.

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Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence gets Gen AI-powered developer assistant

CIO Business Intelligence

Oracle will be adding a new generative AI- powered developer assistant to its Fusion Data Intelligence service, which is part of the company’s Fusion Cloud Applications Suite, the company said at its CloudWorld 2024 event. Fusion Data Intelligence, which is an updated avatar of Fusion Analytics Warehouse, combines enterprise data, and ready-to-use analytics along with prebuilt AI and machine learning models to deliver business intelligence.

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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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AIOps certifications to elevate your IT career

Network World

For network professionals who are looking to advance their careers and demonstrate to employers that they’ve reached another level of career-boosting and salary-lifting expertise, it could be time to consider pursuing certifications in AI and AIOps (artificial intelligence for IT operations). The demand for AI skills is growing – along with salary expectations.

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Microsoft makes quantum breakthrough, plans commercial offering

CIO Business Intelligence

At Quantum World Congress on Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it and partner Quantinuum had broken a record in the creation of logical qubits. In addition, Microsoft also announced that it is working with partner Atom Computing to build what it described as the world’s most powerful quantum machine. “Through this collaboration, we’re bringing a new generation of reliable quantum hardware to customers by integrating and advancing Atom Computing’s neutral atom hardware into our Azure Quantum comp

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Unions finally get a foot in the door at Microsoft … for an AI summit, and possibly more

GeekWire

Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO president, speaks at Microsoft on Monday with Microsoft President Brad Smith, at left. (Photo by Scott Eklund/Red Box Pictures for Microsoft) Organized labor has arrived at Microsoft headquarters. A two-day AI Labor Summit between AFL-CIO leaders and Microsoft executives this week reflects the tech giant’s revamped approach to unions — which includes a pledge by the company to incorporate feedback from labor unions and their members into the development of artificial in

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Tres caras de la automatización: orquestación, simplificación y sostenibilidad

CIO Business Intelligence

La masificación de la inteligencia artificial (IA) ha puesto de manifiesto que la automatización, junto con una capa de inteligencia , puede acelerar y optimizar de manera exponencial los procesos operativos de las organizaciones. Pero este viaje de transformación digital en el que la mayor parte de las empresas están embarcadas no está exento de desafíos.

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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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Canceled classes stretch to a third day for Seattle-area school district hit in cyberattack

GeekWire

Highline Public Schools announced on Tuesday that classes will be canceled again tomorrow. The district, located south of Seattle, disclosed on Sunday that it had “detected unauthorized activity on our technology systems and have taken immediate action to isolate critical systems.” The cyberattack left Highline unable to manage school bus transportation and routes, track attendance, issue emergency communications and other functions.

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ANZ CIOs see cybersecurity as top priority for 2025

CIO Business Intelligence

Managing cybersecurity and other technology risks will be top of mind for CIOs in 2025 across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), with 82% of 109 respondents saying it is a key priority for next year, according to Gartner. Increased executive and board scrutiny on technology investments due to economic uncertainties is playing a role in IT leaders’ growing emphasis on risk management.

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Amazon unveils ‘Saver’ private-label grocery brand, escalating price wars with Walmart and Target

GeekWire

The packaging for the new Amazon Saver private-label brand. (Amazon Image) Amazon is lowering prices on thousands of grocery items and rolling out a new private label food brand called Amazon Saver. The discounts come as Amazon aims to offer more products at a lower prices across its entire retail business. It is battling the likes of Walmart and Target , which announced their own price cuts in recent months.

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US targets advanced AI and cloud firms with new reporting proposal

CIO Business Intelligence

The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) plans to introduce mandatory reporting requirements for developers of advanced AI models and cloud computing providers. The proposed rules would require companies to report on development activities, cybersecurity measures, and results from red-teaming tests, which assess risks such as AI systems aiding cyberattacks or enabling non-experts to create chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons.

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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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Amazon’s AI feature for NFL broadcasts predicts which defensive players will blitz the quarterback

GeekWire

A new feature coming to Amazon’s main Thursday Night Football broadcasts will add a red orb to players that may blitz the quarterback. (Amazon Photo) AI seems to be everywhere these days — even on the screen during live NFL games. Amazon is kicking off another slate of Thursday Night Football games, part of a decade-long deal it inked with the NFL to exclusively stream live action every week during the NFL season.

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ServiceNow ‘Xanadu’ brings AI agents to Now Platform

CIO Business Intelligence

ServiceNow’s latest Now Platform release, dubbed Xanadu, adds a host of new features, including ServiceNow AI Agents, which the company heralds as “a new era of collaboration between people and AI.” Taking center stage in Tuesday’s release are ServiceNow ’s plans to integrate “ agentic AI ” — AI systems that can autonomously perform tasks and make decisions on their own within set parameters — into its enterprise service management platform.

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Auction of Paul Allen items, including vintage computers, Einstein letter and more, brings in $10M

GeekWire

Two of the leading items in Tuesday’s live auction of Paul Allen items included a 1976 Cray-1 supercomputer, left, and a 1939 letter from Albert Einstein to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2024) Rare computing artifacts, space-related objects, documents, letters and more from the collection of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen reeled in more than $10 million during a live auction on Tuesday.

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CIOs eye SaaS backup plans post-CrowdStrike

CIO Business Intelligence

If the CrowdStrike outage underscored anything for CIOs, it’s that modern enterprises are dependent on a growing number of interconnected systems, any one of which can cripple business operations beyond CIOs’ control. As a result, software supply chains and vendor risk management are becoming ever more vital (and frequent) conversations in the C-suite today, as companies seek to reduce their exposure to outages and the business continuity issues of key vendors their businesses depend on.

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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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TechSpot PC Buying Guide: 2H 2024

TechSpot

The TechSpot PC Buying Guide helps you navigate the current state of the PC hardware market. With AMD's Ryzen 9000 series underperforming and Intel facing stability issues, we guide you to the best current options.

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Apple Intelligence Cheat Sheet: A Complete Guide for 2024

Tech Republic

Explore the generative AI features making their debuts on Apple products this fall, including the revamped Siri and new photo editing features.

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FAQ: What to know if you’re attending GeekWire’s annual summer rooftop party

GeekWire

We’re excited to welcome the Seattle community to our sold-out annual summer rooftop party on Wednesday at Slalom’s spectacular new headquarters in Pioneer Square. The event, sponsored by Microsoft , gets going at 3:30 p.m. and features cold beverages, great networking, and more. After the rooftop festivities, we’ll make the short trek over to T-Mobile Park to watch the Mariners take on the San Diego Padres as the M’s make a playoff push.

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Microsoft Is Disabling Default ActiveX Controls in Office 2024 to Improve Security

Tech Republic

Microsoft will disable ActiveX controls by default in the Office suite, starting in October with the release of Office 2024.

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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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Apple Intelligence preview shows it makes a lot of stuff up

TechSpot

Apple is banking on Apple Intelligence to give its stagnant iPhone sales a boost. The technology received plenty of coverage during yesterday's Glowtime event, such as its ability to identify objects via the camera, summarize and prioritize notifications, search through photos based on descriptions, and power an improved Siri.

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Unlocking the potential of generative AI in the software development life cycle

CIO Business Intelligence

Digital Transformation is critical to modern enterprises, yet creating it remains inefficient. Nearly half of C-suite respondents report that over 30% of tech projects are late or over budget, with one in five dissatisfied with most outcomes. Generative AI is poised to redefine software creation and digital transformation. The traditional software development life cycle (SDLC) is fraught with challenges, particularly requirement gathering, contributing to 40-50% of project failures.

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Amazon tried to buy a stake in Valve long before Steam became a reality

TechSpot

While working at Microsoft as a group marketing manager in the Consumer division, Monica Harrington helped Gabe Newell and her husband, Mike, create a small video game studio near Seattle, Washington. Newell and her now ex-husband are officially recognized as the co-founders of Valve Corporation, but Harrington believes she should.

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El 95% de las empresas españolas ya utiliza o planea adoptar la IA generativa

CIO Business Intelligence

El estudio Generative AI Challenges and Potential Unveiled firmado por SAS revela el importante protagonismo que la inteligencia artificial (IA) generativa ha ganado recientemente en el seno de las organizaciones. Según el mismo, el 95% de las compañías españolas ya utiliza o tiene previsto adoptar la IA generativa a corto plazo. Esta tecnología despierta grandes expectativas entre los directivos encuestados, quienes confían en que les permitirá abordar múltiples retos.

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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.