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Amazon vs. Walmart: Revenue and Profit Comparison, 2010-2024

Forrester IT

Forrester forecast analyst Jitender Miglani analyzes Amazon's year-over-year revenue growth in comparison to Walmart in this blog.

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What Is a Wide Area Network (WAN)? Definition, Types, Architecture, and Best Practices

IT Toolbox

A wide area network (WAN) is a connected collection of telecommunication networks distributed across a large geographic area that allows the component networks to exchange data within the group. This article discusses types of WAN, the architecture components of a WAN, and ten best practices for WAN implementation. The post What Is a Wide Area Network (WAN)?

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Technology Leaders Deliver Significantly Stronger Business Outcomes With High-Performance IT

Forrester IT

The data from Forrester’s High-Performance IT Survey, 2024, is in, and the results are clear: Businesses supported by high-performance IT shops achieve significantly stronger customer loyalty, engagements, and referrals. They also deliver better business outcomes and experience growth that is 1.8x faster than their peers.

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IBM Executive on Future Cybersecurity: Passkeys, Deepfakes & Quantum Computing

Tech Republic Security

IBM's Chris Hockings predicts a safer internet with advances in passkey tech, digital identity, deepfake defenses, and post-quantum cryptography.

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.

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Forrester Speaker Sneak Peek: Analyst Jayesh Chaurasia to Talk AI Data Readiness

Information Week

Observability, data quality, and data trust will make up some of the sessions he plans to lead at the Forrester Technology & Innovation Summit North America.

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Red Hat delivers AI-optimized Linux platform

Network World

Open-source powerhouse Red Hat jumped into the generative AI space three months ago, announcing a new AI-focused vision for its Linux operating system at its annual summit. Today, that vision became a reality with the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI. RHEL AI is Red Hat’s solution to the problems enterprises have building and deploying AI across hybrid clouds and the high costs of training and inference.

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Intune Policy Allows Syncing OneDrive Accounts only for Specific Organizations with block error 0x8004e4d1

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 Intune Policy Allows Syncing OneDrive Accounts only for Specific Organizations with block error 0x8004e4d1 appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Vaishnav K.

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Could California's AI Bill Be a Blueprint for Future AI Regulation?

Information Week

California’s SB 1047 has the potential to shape future regulation around the raging question of AI safety.

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Step-by-Step Guide to Block OneDrive Personal Sync Using Intune Configuration Policy

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 Step-by-Step Guide to Block OneDrive Personal Sync Using Intune Configuration Policy appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Vaishnav K.

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Contractual Lessons Learned From the CrowdStrike Outage

Information Week

The CrowdStrike security breach was devastating to companies, but contractual fine print will limit what customers can recover. What are the fine print issues, and how much can you do about them?

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GEP Outlook Report 2025

For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic

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Edgecore unveils high-performance 400G spine switch for data centers

Network World

Edgecore Networks is taking the wraps off its latest data center networking hardware, the 400G-optimized DCS511 spine switch. The DCS511 is built around the Broadcom Tomahawk 4 chipset and provides a total switching capacity of 12.8 Terabits per second. The switch features 32 ports capable of 400G speeds, allowing for high-density 100/400 GbE spine-to-spine or spine-to-leaf interconnections.

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Top Travel Sites Have Some First-Class Security Issues to Clean Up

Information Week

Public-facing vulnerabilities, cloud sprawl, access to back-end servers are just a few of the challenges travel and hospitality companies must address.

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No evidence that TP-Link routers are a Chinese security threat

Network World

A US House committee on China’s request for a probe into an alleged security threat posed by routers made by Chinese Wi-Fi giant TP-Link Technologies is based on scant evidence and misleadingly singles out just one company among a host of Chinese manufacturers, experts say. On August 13, John Moolenaar, Chairman of the US House of Representatives Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Committee, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Ra

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Australia Proposes Mandatory Guardrails for AI

Tech Republic Security

New mandatory guardrails will apply to AI models in high-risk settings, with businesses encouraged to adopt new safety standards starting now.

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Predicting the Future of Sales: How AI and Automation Will Revolutionize Strategies

In this exploration, we're diving into predictions about the future of sales. We're talking about a complete shake-up powered by automation and artificial intelligence (AI). These aren't just fancy tools — they're real game-changers. Automation and AI are here to redefine every interaction, making them smarter, faster, and more meaningful. From personalized customer journeys to streamlined sales processes, the goal is to make every moment count, enhancing both efficiency and connection.

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Using genAI in IT operations boosts productivity, but security concerns linger

Network World

The rise of generative AI in recent years has accelerated the application of artificial intelligence across various business segments, especially in IT. According to recent research from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), genAI offers promising efficiency and productivity improvements, although concerns about security and data quality remain. EMA recently released its Applying GenAI to IT Operations report to shed light on how IT organizations are using the technology.

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Electric school buses are the future we deserve

Vox

In August, the Oakland Unified School District became the first major school district in the country to electrify its entire bus system. | David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Riding an electric school bus seems like it would be an uncanny experience. As a kid, I remember the bus being a loud and smoggy place that left me smelling like diesel.

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Most of America’s AI engineers are in Silicon Valley and Seattle

GeekWire

Seattle and San Francisco are the top hubs for of AI talent. (GeekWire Photos / Kurt Schlosser) If you’re looking for AI talent, look West. The Bay Area and Seattle are home to a majority of the country’s AI engineers, according to a report from San Francisco venture capital firm SignalFire. Silicon Valley has 35% of all AI engineers in the U.S., according to the report.

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Databricks Leverages AI to Advance Cancer Research, Infrastructure in Australia

Tech Republic Cloud

Data fragmentation across legacy data warehouses and systems is a core business problem driving Australian enterprises to utilise Databricks.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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White House declares BGP security issues a national priority – BGP handles routing for the entire internet

TechSpot

After numerous incidents related to traffic routing among different autonomous systems, the White House has decided to address the security issues of the Border Gateway Protocol. The US administration has tasked the White House Office of the National Cyber Director with developing a roadmap to enhance the security of routing.

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Microsoft joins with students to document humanity with a ‘Golden Record’ of glass

GeekWire

Richard Black, research director for Microsoft’s Project Silica, holds a data storage platter. (Microsoft Photo) Forty-seven years after NASA sent a “Golden Record” into deep space to document humanity’s view of the world, Microsoft’s Project Silica is teaming up with a citizen-science effort to lay the groundwork — or, more aptly, the glasswork — for doing something similar.

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WHO review finds no link between mobile phones and brain cancer, debunking long-standing concerns

TechSpot

Many mobile phone users have been concerned about a possible link between the use of these handsets and cancer ever since the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency, classified radio wave exposure as a possible carcinogen to humans in 2011 – they can now stop worrying.

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Seattle pioneer in AI weather forecasting helps Nvidia create groundbreaking new prediction tool

GeekWire

Clouds like these can portend a rainfall, but a new gen AI-powered forecasting tool called StormCast can accurately and quickly predict thunderstorms and other weather events. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) It was just five years ago that University of Washington atmospheric sciences professor Dale Durran published a paper with a title asking “Can Machines Learn to Predict Weather?

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Zyxel issues patches for nine critical vulnerabilities affecting over 50 access points and routers

TechSpot

This week, networking OEM Zyxel listed nine security advisories affecting dozens of its products. Most of the vulnerabilities carry a "high" severity ranking. The most dangerous (CVE-2024-7261) has a "critical" rating of 9.8 on a 10-point scale. The vulnerability can permit hackers to take over the exploited device and use.

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Improving cloud ROI—and why CIOs are just the ones to do it

CIO Business Intelligence

Whatever the technology, chief information officers (CIOs) and other IT leaders have always been focused on delivering value. Yet it’s rare for any business leader not to say they wish they had a better ROI from their cloud spend. So why the disconnect? Here are some contributing factors: The impact of “Shadow IT,” a trend that grew steadily during the last decade as business groups implemented SaaS solutions with little IT involvement.

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Acer's new Nitro gaming monitors push refresh rates to a blistering 600Hz

TechSpot

Let's start with the models geared toward gamers, the Nitro UltraSpeed gaming monitors. These displays are positioning themselves among the fastest on the market. The refresh rate can reach an astounding 600Hz on the 24-inch Nitro XV240 F6 model. This FHD resolution monitor offers a 0.1ms G-to-G response time, boasts.

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iPad kids speak up

Vox

If there’s one word that’s most associated with Gen Alpha right now, it might be “brainrot.” According to countless trend pieces and innumerable TikToks , kids from this generation, born between 2010 and 2024, have purportedly “rotted” their brains by scrolling too much on their devices. “Brainrot” has become a way to describe anything associated with young people’s online culture.

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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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Panasonic returns to the US with OLED and mini-LED sets featuring built-in Fire TV

TechSpot

Panasonic has announced its return to the US TV market after nearly a decade away, and they're bringing some heavy hitters.

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Australia pushes for AI rules, focusing on oversight and accountability

CIO Business Intelligence

Australia has outlined plans for new AI regulations, focusing on human oversight and transparency as the technology spreads rapidly across business and everyday life. The country’s Industry and Science Minister, Ed Husic, on Thursday, introduced ten voluntary AI guidelines and launched a month-long consultation to assess whether these measures should be made mandatory in high-risk areas.

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Nvidia denies report it was subpoenaed by the DOJ in antitrust probe

TechSpot

According to Bloomberg's report from earlier this week, DOJ officials subpoenaed Nvidia and companies including AMD and Intel as part of its antitrust investigation into whether Team Green is abusing its dominating position in the AI market.

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ZipBio, a new Seattle biotech startup aiming to compress proteins, raises $4M

GeekWire

ZipBio CEO and co-founder Roee Farber. (ZIpBio Photo) Seattle-based biotech startup ZipBio announced its official launch on Thursday and revealed $4 million in a seed funding round led by NFX. Founded last year, ZipBio is developing a platform that “compresses complex biological structures into smaller, more efficient de novo-designed proteins that retain full functionality, optimizing delivery and therapeutic effectiveness,” according to the company.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.