Sat.Sep 14, 2019 - Fri.Sep 20, 2019

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Why businesses would rather lose revenue than data

Tech Republic Security

While businesses don't want to lose data, 66% of business decision makers said their current IT resources do not keep up with growing technological demands.

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How Autonomous Systems are Impacting IT

Information Week

Automation isn't new to IT, but autonomous systems are, which is why IT leaders and professionals have to think about the value they're delivering, again.

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Why big data alone won’t speed up your decisions

CTOvision

Read why Eric D. Brown says that big data alone can’t speed up your business decisions on The Enterprisers Project : Last week, I had coffee with a colleague who’s been working with a mid-sized organization on a big data initiative. The initiative has involved numerous projects over the last seven years, all focused on […].

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1Password releases security tool designed for businesses

Tech Republic Security

1Password has created an advanced protection suite with new security tools for 1Password business users.

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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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Small businesses underestimate financial damage of cyberattacks

Tech Republic Security

The average breach causes an average of $149,000 in damages, yet most small-to-medium-sized businesses thought cyberattacks would cost them under $10,000, survey reports.

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Doing Digital Transformation Right

Information Week

To make the most of going digital, organizations must transform legacy operations and invest in new digital business, according to consulting firm McKinsey.

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Companies still unprepared for GDPR rule changes and potential EU data breaches

Tech Republic Security

A new survey finds many companies are still in the dark about GDPR compliance.

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A new type of DDoS attack can amplify attack strength by more than 15,300%

Tech Republic Security

By abusing a little-known multicast protocol, attackers can launch DDoS attacks of immense power, but there may be an easy fix.

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Virtual banks in Hong Kong set to rekindle the retail banking experience

Forrester IT

(Co-authored with Nancy Lin, Senior Associate) The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) recently announced 8 new virtual banking licenses in the market and their operators will all launch new digital-only banks there before or in early 2020. Here is what we think is happening: The regulator’s objective is clear: disrupting traditional banking and improving digital […].

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Follow IT Leadership Principles to Run Strategic IT

Future of CIO

Digital businesses are becoming complex and uncertain, to survive and thrive, IT plays a linchpin to integrate all important business elements into a set of business competencies. To transform IT from a cost center to a strategic business partner, modern CIOs should follow a set of well-defined principles to lead through influence, not through brute forces.

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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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Artificial Intelligence Confronts a ‘Reproducibility’ Crisis

CTOvision

Read why Gregory Barber says that AI researchers are beginning to acknowledge and confront the “reproducibility” crisis, which makes it hard for others to replicate the results of AI systems on Wired : A few years ago, Joelle Pineau, a computer science professor at McGill, was helping her students design a new algorithm when they […].

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How Businesses Can Get The Most Value From Artificial Intelligence

CTOvision

Gosh the short answer to this question is to read the OODA Loop. But here read Nicholas Fearn as he gives a roadmap for businesses to implement artificial intelligence on Forbes : Many businesses are experimenting with artificial intelligence but lack an understanding of the use cases that deliver real business value. That’s according to a […].

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Yahoo data breach settlement means affected users may get $100

Tech Republic Security

If you had a Yahoo account between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2016, you may be entitled to a bit of money.

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McDonald’s creative shift is a blow to the future of creativity

Forrester IT

Yes, W+K produces the industry’s most iconic work. Yes, McDonald’s appointing W+KNY lead creative agency is a major accolade. And, yes, its a blow to the future of creativity. The prevailing point of view is McDonalds USA’s selection of W+KNY as its lead creative agency is an affirmation of creativity and a referendum […].

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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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Make Artificial Intelligence Work for Your Business Needs

Information Week

AI software is everywhere, yet only a handful of offerings target specific demands. How can enterprises customize generic AI tools to meet their unique needs?

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Why Are Robotics Companies Dying?

CTOvision

Read Ronald Schmelzer’s article about the demise of Robotics companies: Many AI companies are flush with cash and raising money at increasingly eye-watering levels and valuations. How could it be that these robotics firms, run and operated by some of the most celebrated people in the AI industry could be failing when seemingly less-compelling solutions […].

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Windows Autopilot FAQ Clarifying the General Misconceptions Part 1

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. I have come across many scenarios where people still do not have excellent clarity on what Windows Autopilot is and its purposes. This post is my effort to help clear the general misconceptions regarding Windows Autopilot (Windows Autopilot FAQ) and help people with the underlying blocks and concepts.

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Countdown To Showdown: Domino’s Supreme Error And Why Businesses Should Do The Opposite

Forrester IT

When you hear “Domino’s” and “supreme” in the same sentence, you could be forgiven for thinking we’re talking about the “Supreme” on its menu — a pizza loaded with pepperoni, bacon, beef, sausage, mushroom, pineapple, and onion. But no, I’m talking about a bad business decision — which any company with a website or app […].

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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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Governments still struggling to contend with weaponized social media platforms

Tech Republic Security

A report from a former NSA operative says countries across the world are still adjusting to the new reality of sophisticated cyberwarfare.

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Fuel Your OODA Loop With Insights Into Artificial Intelligence

CTOvision

We have been producing so much content on Artificial Intelligence at OODA Loop I wanted to provide a short overview of reports for your reference. Most of these reports are produced for our members, with a few being open to all readers. If you are not a member yet I would very much appreciate you […].

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Windows Autopilot Behind The Scenes Secrets – Admin Side – Part 2

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. In my previous post (Autopilot FAQs), I tried to clarify the general misconceptions and give a clear overview of what is Windows Autopilot. This post is a part of a series and continuation to that, where I want to talk about Windows Autopilot Behind the Scenes from the Admin end configuration perspective.

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Social Learning Inspires Better Outcomes

Forrester IT

An effective learning program can drive business results and power your transformation efforts. But only 26% of information workers report that current training offerings help them perform better. There’s a clear gap between what employees need and what employers deliver. For customer experience (CX) leaders, this training gap presents a serious roadblock to becoming a customer-obsessed organization.

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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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Exposed RDP servers see 150K brute-force attempts per week: Here's how to protect them

Tech Republic Security

BlueKeep and DejaBlue renewed interest in brute-force scanning for vulnerable systems, which negatively impacts Windows Server performance. Cameyo has solutions to protect your Virtual Desktop server.

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20 terrifying uses of artificial intelligence

CTOvision

Many advances in artificial intelligence are innovative and extraordinary, but some are downright creepy. Here are 20 of the eeriest ways people are using or could use AI. Nautilus is a supercomputer that can predict the future based on news articles. It is a self-learning supercomputer that was given information from millions of articles, dating […].

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First 53-qubit IBM Q system to roll out at NY Quantum Computation Center

Tech Republic Cloud

IBM's new Quantum Computation Center in Armonk, NY will be home to 14 quantum computers, with cloud-delivered access to enterprises and academia.

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Realize Your (Computer) Vision, With Help

Forrester IT

No in-house computer vision experts? How about large volumes of high-quality labeled images and videos? No? No problem. Find out about the enterprise computer vision vendors — offering computer vision platforms, pretrained models, custom models, data annotation services, and even tailored end-to-end solutions — that can turn your (computer) vision into reality.

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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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Organizations struggle to manage cyberthreats without automation

Tech Republic Security

Report details how many organizations lack faith in their security systems to manage an ever-expanding digital landscape.

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Artificial intelligence: The future IT help desk

CTOvision

Read why Scott Matteson says that artificial intelligence is the future on Tech Republic : As a system administrator working in technology for more than 25 years, I’ve provided some measure of IT support. While it’s rewarding to help people, sometimes the monotony in doing so can lead to feeling unfulfilled, especially when there are […].

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Agile Planning: Leverage Customer Feedback and Usage Data

Social, Agile and Transformation

The happy path of agile planning is around breaking down features and releasing them. The required path is to itemize technical debt, business and technical operational needs, and compliance requirements into the plan and ensuring some of this work gets prioritized. But many organizations leave our one crucial element of prioritization. require(["mojo/signup-forms/Loader"], function(L) {.

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From Search To Performance: Meet The Modern Digital Ad Agencies

Forrester IT

I’m excited to share that “The Forrester Wave™: Performance Marketing Agencies, Q3 2019” is live. This is the newest iteration of one of Forrester’s longest-running Wave evaluations: search marketing agencies. We first evaluated search marketing agencies in 2006, led by my colleague Shar VanBoskirk. Since then, we’ve done six Waves from 2006 to 2017.

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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.