Tue.Dec 03, 2024

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CISOs in 2025: Evolution of a High-Profile Role

Information Week

Over the past decade, the chief information security role has evolved from being a supporting position under the CIO or chief risk officer to a core member of the executive team.

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It’s Time To Update Our Smart Manufacturing Tech Tide, And We Need You

Forrester IT

Forrester is revising our "Tech Tide: Smart Manufacturing, Q2 2020" for 2025, and invites your input to the process.

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Does Cyber Insurance Drive Up Ransom Demands?

Information Week

The ransomware market continues to boom, and some stakeholders believe cyber insurance adds fuel to the fire.

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Over 600,000 Personal Records Exposed by Data Broker

Tech Republic Security

The exposed database creates opportunities for staging convincing phishing and social engineering attacks, among other issues.

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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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Yes, AI Will Kill Jobs, Then Create More

Information Week

When we create a step function increase in productivity, we create more jobs in technology and related off-spins.

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What’s holding back CIO’s AI strategies? Their own AI learning curve for one

CIO Business Intelligence

Under pressure to deploy AI within their organizations, most CIOs fear they don’t have the knowledge they need about the fast-changing technology. More than three in five CIOs surveyed by Salesforce say they’re expected to know more about AI than they do, potentially leading to massive and costly deployment mistakes. And while three-quarters of CIOs looking for AI expertise turn to their peers for guidance, only 9% believe their fellow CIOs know more about AI than they do.

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5 dead-end IT skills — and how to avoid becoming obsolete

CIO Business Intelligence

A new area of digital transformation is under way in IT, say IT executives charged with unifying their tech strategy in 2025. Adopting emerging technology to deliver business value is a top priority for CIOs, according to a recent report from Deloitte. That means IT veterans are now expected to support their organization’s strategies to embrace artificial intelligence, advanced cybersecurity methods, and automation to get ahead and stay ahead in their careers.

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Note From the Editor-in-Chief

Information Week

A change in ownership and what it means for our readers.

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US expands curbs on China’s AI memory and chip tools, raising supply chain concerns

CIO Business Intelligence

The US has announced sweeping new measures targeting China’s semiconductor sector, restricting the export of chipmaking equipment and high-bandwidth memory. This move has sparked concerns over potential supply chain disruptions. The rules impose export restrictions on equipment from manufacturers in countries including Israel, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan, while granting exemptions to firms in Japan and the Netherlands.

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‘An easy button to get off Windows’: Amazon’s new AI moves Microsoft apps to Linux

GeekWire

Matt Garman, AWS CEO, announces the new AI tool for migrating.NET applications to Linux at AWS re:Invent on Tuesday morning. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) LAS VEGAS — Amazon has a new use for AI: dumping Microsoft Windows. At the Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference Tuesday morning, the company announced a series of new features for Amazon Q Developer , its AI assistant for software development, including one that uses AI to help companies migrate legacy Microsoft.NET applications to Linux.

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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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Enter the next phase of Industry 4.0 with edge AI

CIO Business Intelligence

The business world is changing at a rapid pace. Less than 10% of the FTSE 500 companies that existed fifty years ago are still around today and less than half of the companies founded since 2000 are still operating. Company executives are well aware that their businesses need to adapt to keep up with the rapid transformation now taking place. Two things play an essential role in a firm’s ability to adapt successfully: its data and its applications.

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What to make of Pat Gelsinger’s abrupt exit

Network World

The retirement of Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has left more questions than Intel answered in its statement regarding his departure. Intel in the past had a measured process of ascension for future CEOs. A candidate would be anointed president and COO, reporting to the CEO, usually two years in advance of getting the big job. This led to an orderly transition of power after Paul Otellini’s tenure, for example.

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Enhancing Private 5G Security in industrial deployments

CIO Business Intelligence

As digitisation gathers pace, manufacturers, energy companies, and transportation businesses are among the sectors increasingly turning to private 5G to connect their operational technology (OT) environments. With its ultra-low latency and reliable coverage, 5G enables more seamless and reliable connectivity than Wi-Fi. Additionally, 5G promises to accelerate IT-OT convergence and thereby help improve efficiency, enhance decision making, and drive new revenue streams.

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TorGuard VPN Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Tech Republic Security

Uncover the pros, cons, and everything in between in our in-depth TorGuard VPN review. Explore its features, security, performance, and pricing.

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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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Navigating data governance and classification in generative AI with NetApp

CIO Business Intelligence

In today’s data-driven world, the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has ushered in a new era of possibilities and challenges. One of the foremost challenges that organizations face in employing AI, particularly generative AI (genAI), is to ensure robust data governance and classification practices. In the realm of genAI, the quality and breadth of the data set directly affect the performance and creativity of AI models.

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Config Refresh Minimize Security Policy Drift on Windows 11 Managed Devices by MDM Intune

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 Config Refresh Minimize Security Policy Drift on Windows 11 Managed Devices by MDM Intune appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Los copilotos de IA generativa revolucionan el ‘low code’ para acelerar el ‘time-to-market’ y minimizar costes del desarrollo de ‘software’

CIO Business Intelligence

En la búsqueda constante de la innovación, la eficiencia y la ventaja competitiva, las organizaciones han venido mirando hacia las plataformas low code como una solución a diversos desafíos del sector TI: la necesidad de ahorrar costes y tiempo, y la escasez de talento especializado. Con el surgimiento de los copilotos basados en inteligencia artificial (IA) generativa , este tipo de plataformas están dando paso a una nueva etapa del low code que busca llevar a la inteligencia empresarial al sig

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Judge denies Elon Musk's billion-dollar Tesla pay package for a second time

TechSpot

In January, McCormick rejected arguments that the 2018 $56 billion compensation was essential to ensure Musk dedicated his attention to Tesla. The judge said Musk had individually "controlled Tesla" and dictated the terms of his compensation.

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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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The transformation of shared services

CIO Business Intelligence

Over the past several decades, organizations in both the private and public sectors have turned to shared services. Sometimes, the goal was reducing operational costs or improving efficiency. Other times, it was more about consolidating functions and improving service. In most cases, the shared services concept focused on a single back-office function like human resources (HR), finance and accounting, facilities management, procurement, and IT.

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A mom and son with tech roots at the University of Washington launch trip-mapping startup

GeekWire

The mother and son team who co-founded Viata: Cecilia Aragon, chief technologist, and Ken Aragon, CEO. (UW CoMotion Labs Photo) When I was searching for a hotel earlier this year for a volleyball tournament, I could easily find information on lodging prices, ratings and availability. What I needed to know was how long the drive would be going to and from the venue over a long weekend.

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¿Cómo evitar la obsolescencia? Cinco habilidades de TI que no sirven para nada

CIO Business Intelligence

Según los ejecutivos de TI encargados de unificar su estrategia tecnológica en 2025, se está produciendo una nueva área de transformación digital en TI. Tal y como se desprende de un informe reciente de Deloitte, la adopción de tecnologías emergentes para generar valor comercial es una prioridad máxima para los CIO. Eso implica que ahora se espera que los veteranos de TI respalden las estrategias de sus organizaciones para adoptar la inteligencia artificial (IA), los métodos avanzados de ciber

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Amazon unveils ‘Nova’ AI models, looking to make its mark in the generative AI revolution

GeekWire

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy unveils Nova at AWS re:Invent on Tuesday. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) LAS VEGAS — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy returned to the AWS re:Invent stage on Tuesday morning, delivering one of the company’s biggest announcements of the day: a new set of AI foundation models called “Nova.” Set to be available alongside popular third-party models via the company’s Bedrock service, the Nova models represent one of the biggest attempts yet by the tech giant to make

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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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Nvidia challenger Tenstorrent completes $700 million funding round backed by Jeff Bezos, other high-profile investors

TechSpot

Tenstorrent, a Santa Clara, California-based startup, has secured nearly $700 million in funding, catapulting its valuation to $2.6 billion. This investment round, led by South Korea's AFW Partners and Samsung Securities, signals the emergence of another Nvidia competitor.

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Microsoft hit with more litigation accusing it of predatory pricing

CIO Business Intelligence

A UK law firm on Tuesday filed what amounts to a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing it of using its market share to overcharge clients running Windows Server on AWS, Google, or Alibaba cloud offerings instead of on Microsoft Azure. The lawsuit is seeking more than £1 billion (roughly US$1.3 billion). “All UK businesses and organizations that bought licenses for Windows Server via Amazon’s AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Alibaba Cloud may have been overcharged and will be represente

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People now spend more time watching games than playing them, according to a new report

TechSpot

Hundreds of billions of hours of gaming videos are viewed on YouTube and Twitch every year, and that figure is increasing all the time. According to a new report by Midia Research (via gamesindustry.biz), watching games is becoming more popular than playing them.

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Abanca emplea la IA generativa para atender las consultas de clientes y usuarios

CIO Business Intelligence

Abanca presume de haberse consolidado como la primera entidad financiera española en integrar la inteligencia artificial (IA) generativa en la atención de las consultas de sus clientes y usuarios en general. Este servicio “pionero” ha arrancado ya de manera acotada para un grupo de clientes, aunque desde la corporación han avanzado que se irá extendiendo durante las próximas semanas con la vista puesta en estar completamente disponible en el mes de diciembre.

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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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Market share surprise: Windows 10 popularity is increasing

TechSpot

According to the latest Statcounter data on desktop OS market share, Windows is currently used on over 72 percent of computers worldwide. However, the most surprising insight comes from the market shares of the two main Windows editions still officially supported by Microsoft.

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Arista adds intelligent switch stacking, management for campus networks

Network World

Arista Networks is adding new features to its campus networking portfolio to help enterprise customers more easily group and manage switches. The new features – Switch Aggregation Group (SWAG) and CloudVision Leaf Spine Stack (LSS) Management – let customers group and manage individual switches via a single IP address and then collectively manage the logical switch stack within a networking closet or across the campus, said Kumar Srikantan, vice president and general manager of cloud fabric netw

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Intel XeSS 2 arrives alongside new Battlemage GPUs with frame generation and low-latency mode

TechSpot

Launching alongside new Intel Battlemage GPUs today is XeSS 2, the next version of XeSS that adds frame generation and a low-latency mode, very similar to what we've seen from Nvidia with DLSS 3 frame generation and Reflex, as well as AMD with FSR 3 frame generation and Anti-Lag 2.

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Learn How to Use Microsoft Teams on Mobile

Tech Republic

Follow this easy guide to set up and use Microsoft Teams on mobile. Get tips for meetings, messaging, and navigating the app on your phone.

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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.