December, 2022

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Find Your Perfect IT Job: One Step at a Time

Association of Information Technology Professional

IT pro Ryan Anastasia outlines what it takes to become a systems administrator.

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Playing the Long Game With IT Strategy

Association of Information Technology Professional

Building a plan for speed that also considers long-term objectives will be the best way to clear the hurdles organizations may face in 2023.

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Unlocking the potential of 5G

TM Forum

The past few years have seen the particular need for radical, rapid change within communications service providers (CSPs), particularly cloud transformation to support 5G innovation. Join us to understand how telecom’s cloud investment and transformation have evolved over the last decade, main investments, hyperscaler partnerships and hybrid strategies.

Cloud 131
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How to Innovate by Introducing Product Management in SMB and Non-Tech Companies

Social, Agile and Transformation

I learned two truths this week. During the Coffee with Digital Trailblazers, a LinkedIn audio event that I host most Fridays at 11 am ET, Jay Cohen shared that January was a good time of the year to focus on learning programs and driving department and team-level realignments. It makes sense because people return to work from the holidays refreshed and ready to learn.

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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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5 Ways to Embrace Next-Generation AI

Information Week

Artificial intelligence represents an exciting new frontier in technology. How do companies decide how to begin leveraging next-generation solutions that will result in tangible value?

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Delivering More Value Through Empowered Teams

Forrester IT

Command, Control, And The Changing Workplace Organizational and people management has perennially been a favorite topic of writers and researchers. Even the Bible tells a story of how Moses’ father-in-law gave him advice about management and delegation of tasks! For much of the 20th century, a top-down, command-and-control style of management was favored, with a […].

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Why Do Software Projects Fail?

The Accidental Successful CIO

CIOs are responsible for ensuring that software projects don’t fail Image Credit: Spry. As the person with the CIO job, it is expected that you’ll manage an IT department that can successfully complete software projects in order to show the company the importance of information technology. However, this is not always the case. In fact, sometimes the software projects that our department are working on fail – and may even fail spectacularly.

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Lifelong Gamer Saves Digital Lives as Cyber Threat Hunter

Association of Information Technology Professional

Luis Fernandez, a cyber threat hunter, got an early start as a gamer. He has built an impressive career, with CompTIA providing knowledge and confidence at each step.

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Beware Technical Debt: How Bad Code Smells Like Rotten Cheese

Social, Agile and Transformation

A few weeks ago, I reviewed my son’s C code that he and a classmate developed for their college first-year computer science class. The assignment required them to use a linked list to simulate shuffling a deck of cards, finding pairs, and exchanging cards between players. They struggled to debug their code, and running it produced inconsistent results and null.

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The sustainable telco: engineering networks for net zero

TM Forum

Communications service providers (CSPs) have fresh impetus to transform the way their networks operate as they aim to make their network operations more sustainable.​. Read this report to learn more about: The trends driving change in sustainability strategies. How some of the world’s leading CSPs are harnessing AI and machine learning to reduce power usage.

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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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Update Your Knowledge Management Practice With Three Agile Principles

Forrester IT

Long-standing “waterfall” knowledge management (KM) practices are failing to meet the needs of the modern enterprise, and technology leaders must reassess their approach. Agile principles transform knowledge management within the enterprise from lengthy, delay-laden processes to lean practices that seek to make sharing knowledge easy and adaptable. For the same reasons that agile principles have […].

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Composability: The Key to Digital Transformation in Banking

IT Toolbox

Here’s how composability and proactive adapting can enable digital transformation in banking. The post Composability: The Key to Digital Transformation in Banking appeared first on.

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CIOs Are Using Robots To Fill In When Workers Can’t Be Found

The Accidental Successful CIO

When workers can’t be found, it’s time for the robots to step in Image Credit: Zach. CIOs are, among other things, responsible for making sure that the business keeps running smoothly. Although we generally only get involved in hiring when the company is hiring people to work in the IT department, it turns out that we can also play a role in hiring in other parts of the company.

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Look at Me Now! Veteran to Cybersecurity Specialist

Association of Information Technology Professional

Eduardo Gijon explains what it’s like to transition from a general IT role to a cybersecurity career – and the perks that follow.

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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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MLOps: Applying DevOps to Competitive Advantage

Information Week

Developers and data scientists can work together using MLOps through a shared methodology to make sure that machine learning initiatives are in line with wider software delivery and, even more broadly, IT-business alignment.

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SCCM 2211 Upgrade Step by Step Guide | New Features

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]. Read More. The post SCCM 2211 Upgrade Step by Step Guide | New Features appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Jitesh Kumar.

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Forecasting The Future: Five Seismic Shifts That We Saw Coming

Forrester IT

As Forrester approaches its 40th anniversary, we reflect on a few of the monumental changes that we correctly predicted.

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What Is a Data Center? Working, Types, Architecture, and Best Practices

IT Toolbox

A data center houses backend computers (without a user interface) and ancillary systems like cooling and networking. The post What Is a Data Center? Working, Types, Architecture, and Best Practices appeared first on.

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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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Data center networking trends to watch for 2023

Network World

Hybrid and multicloud initiatives will continue to shape enterprise IT in 2023, and the impact on data-center networking will be felt across key areas including security, management, and operations. Network teams are investing in technologies such as SD-WAN and SASE , expanding automation initiatives, and focusing on skills development as more workloads and applications span cloud environments.

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A Satisfying Career in Tech Goes Beyond Typical Perks

Association of Information Technology Professional

Perks like remote work, work-life balance and a lucrative salary are all attractive. But Joseph Marchis found something even more rewarding as a senior security engineer.

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Accelerating Digital Transformation: Turning Data into CX

Information Week

Many say the pace of digital transformation has slowed, but IT teams are just ushering in the acceleration phase as businesses ensure transformed internal systems are translated externally.

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A Huge Thanks to My Fantastic 2022 Supporters and Digital Trailblazers

Social, Agile and Transformation

Before I say goodbye to 2022, I want to thank the people and companies that contributed to my successful year. In 2022, I published over 130 articles, and my top subjects were about data science data governance, dataops (29 posts), digital transformation (25), agile ways of working (19), and DevOps (15). Most of my writing appears on this blog (54 posts), InfoWorld (41), and the.

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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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Leaders Must Understand “The Meaning Of Stories” To Create “Meaning From Stories”

Forrester IT

“You haven’t defined what story is,” said the voice of experience that afternoon, September 16, 2022. “That’s odd,” I thought. “What am I missing?” We were discussing my first leadership storytelling report, Master Storytelling For Impactful Leadership, intended to explain the “what?” and “why?” of leadership storytelling. In the report, I describe the three-arc structure […].

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R vs. Python: 12 Key Comparisons

IT Toolbox

R and Python are among the most commonly used programming languages in the age of AI. The post R vs. Python: 12 Key Comparisons appeared first on.

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Ransomware: It’s coming for your backup servers

Network World

Backup and recovery systems are at risk for two types of ransomware attacks: encryption and exfiltration – and most on-premises backup servers are wide open to both. This makes backup systems themselves the primary target of some ransomware groups, and warrants special attention. Hackers understand that backup servers are often under-protected and administered by junior personnel that are less well versed in information security.

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The Top 10 CompTIA Membership Research Reports and Resources for 2022

Association of Information Technology Professional

Cybersecurity and emerging tech were top themes for CompTIA research and resources, but legal and business trends were also popular downloads in 2022.

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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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Special Report: Privacy in the Data-Driven Enterprise

Information Week

An entire week of coverage devoted to the question: How do we give privacy back to the people when customer data is now the coin of the realm and the fuel that powers business?

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Recognize the commonalities in ransomware attacks to avoid them

Tech Republic Security

Learn how your organization can use the MITRE ATT&CK framework to prevent data breaches, fines, and the loss of clients and customers induced by ransomware threats. The post Recognize the commonalities in ransomware attacks to avoid them appeared first on TechRepublic.

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‘Tis The Season To Be Messaging

Forrester IT

We look at a few ways that retailers can use messaging to support customers through the holidays and beyond.

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Top 5 AI Trends to Look Out for in 2023

IT Toolbox

Find out the top five AI trends to prepare for. The post Top 5 AI Trends to Look Out for in 2023 appeared first on.

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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.