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Gen AI Just Got a Little Less Opaque

Forrester IT

Yesterday the AI startup Anthropic published a paper detailing the successful interpretation of the inner workings of a large language model (LLM). LLMs are notoriously opaque – their size, complexity, and numeric representation of human language have hitherto defied explanation – so it’s impossible to understand why inputs lead to outputs.

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Can Your Developers Benefit from Platform Engineering?

Information Week

Will designing tools and workflows to bring self-service to software development help developers work more efficiently? A growing number of adopters think so.

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Network teams are ready to switch tool vendors

Network World

Nearly 74% of IT organizations are at least somewhat likely to replace a network management tool over the next two years, according to new research from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA). “I don’t think anyone is tied to their existing tools,” an IT operations manager at a very large government agency recently told an EMA analyst. “If a new tool comes along that is better or cheaper, we’ll consider it.

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10 Interview Questions for Digital Trailblazers: Find Amazing Candidates and Land Exciting Jobs

Social, Agile and Transformation

At a recent Coffee with Digital Trailblazers, several of us shared our favorite questions to ask Digital Trailblazers on interviews and how to prepare for them. I captured 20 key questions that job seekers should rehearse before their next interview and that leaders should use to separate the good from amazing candidates.

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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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Our New Converstational AI Wave: GenAI And LLMs Drive A Vendor Revolution

Forrester IT

Let me start by stating the obvious: Automation has its best home in the contact center. At many brands, agents make up 10% of the workforce. They are the face of your brand to your customers, providing critical empathy and solving important problems.

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What Is the Difference Between AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning?

Information Week

Explore the differences of AI versus machine learning versus deep learning and understand their unique paths, definitions, and how they converge for tech innovation.

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5 New Windows Apps and Drivers Security Enhancements from Phishing and Malware

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 5 New Windows Apps and Drivers Security Enhancements from Phishing and Malware appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Krishna R.

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Navigating The Regulatory Maze: Enhancing Customer Experience In Finance And Healthcare

Forrester IT

No regulation was designed to ruin the customer experience, yet poor experiences in regulated industries abound. At CX Summit North America, we'll explore how leading organizations are navigating these challenges.

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Fallout When the Chips Are Down

Information Week

Amazon Prime series "Fallout" showcases a retrofuture wasteland without semiconductors -- could our innovations exist without silicon chips?

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Chip shortages push hyperscalers to build their own

Network World

Shortages in the availability of semiconductors capable of running generative AI models in hyperscale computing scenarios are forcing cloud service providers like Amazon and Google to build their own in-house technology to meet growing processor demands, new research has found. That combined with the cost pressures of working with Nvidia, which has emerged as the market leader for selling GPUs well-suited to AI-specific workloads, have pushed top tech giants to find new solutions for their proce

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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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Jorge Luis Borges and the impact of AI on human creativity

Trends in the Living Networks

Jorge Luis Borges has been one of my favorite authors since my teens. Over the last couple of years I have often thought of one of his masterpieces, Pierre Menard, Author of The Quixote , written in 1939, which turns out to be extremely relevant to the age of AI. The story recounts how a contemporary writer, Pierre Menard, rewrites Cervantes’ epic Don Quixote word for word.

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The State Of Cybersecurity Innovation: RSA Conference 2024

Forrester IT

RSAC gives security startups two structured opportunities to distinguish themselves, and Forrester always finds it revealing to see which startups make the cut.

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Addressing Trending Questions About Generative AI

Information Week

Gartner analyst Bern Elliot discusses the questions to help better understand trends in GenAI and large language models so that business leaders can choose suitable solutions.

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HPE updates block storage services

Network World

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced a pair of changes to its GreenLake Alletra MP block storage services, with a new program for on-premises users as well as support for Amazon Web Services. HPE launched Alletra Storage MP last year, delivering file or block storage using a controller that can be configured for either performance or capacity; enterprise customers can choose scale-out block storage with a 100% data-availability guarantee or high-throughput file storage for scale up computing

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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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AI Seoul Summit: 4 Key Takeaways on AI Safety Standards and Regulations

Tech Republic Security

Major breakthroughs were made in global nations’ AI safety commitments, AI safety institutes, research grants and AI risk thresholds at this month’s AI Seoul Summit.

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A Match Made In Plastic? Capital One’s Quest To Acquire Discover

Forrester IT

Capital One’s plan to acquire Discover will change the shape of the financial services landscape (though not the fundamental forces that drive growth and success – but more on that later).

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What Happens When You Want to Leave the Cloud?

Information Week

Even as cloud usage grows, there will be times when companies want to leave the cloud. How do you leave with minimal disruption?

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Complexity snarls multicloud network management

Network World

Gaining firm control over a multicloud network environment can deliver performance, efficiency, and security gains – but it won’t be easy. Managing a multicloud network is a highly demanding task, says Robert Orshaw, a managing director at Deloitte Consulting. “The primary challenges include maintaining a holistic view of security controls, meeting regulatory standards across varied cloud platforms, securing data across multiple providers to prevent unauthorized access or accidental loss, and ma

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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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Get a Lifetime of 1TB Cloud Storage for Only $80 With FolderFort

Tech Republic Security

Fast, affordable cloud storage isn’t always easy to find for businesses, but now you can have a massive amount with maximum security.

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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings Platforms, Q2 2024

Forrester IT

Ask a room full of CISOs about cyber risk ratings (CRR) platforms and you’ll find no shortage of opinion — hot or cold, but never indifferent. Like a judges panel in a Top Chef culinary competition, customers critique missing or poorly planned components of the “dish.

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NC TECH Panel Ponders Cyber Future and Possible New Threats

Information Week

A group of cybersecurity experts discussed the growing threat landscape and quickly changing technologies during an event in North Carolina.

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Proof-of-concept quantum repeaters bring quantum networks a big step closer

Network World

Three teams – in Boston, in China, and the Netherlands – have simultaneously announced that they’ve figured out ways to store entangled photons without breaking the entanglement, a critical step in building quantum repeaters, and, thus, scalable quantum networks. The Boston team used silicon atoms embedded in diamond chips. A team in the Netherlands also used diamond crystals, but with nitrogen atoms instead of silicon.

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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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IBM X-Force Report: Grandoreiro Malware Targets More Than 1,500 Banks in 60 Countries

Tech Republic Security

Find out how Grandoreiro banking trojan campaigns work and the countries targeted, as well as how to mitigate this malware threat.

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VivaTech & The New French Tech Next 40/120: When AI Meets GreenTech

Forrester IT

Paris will be the center of innovation and technology this week. The 2024 edition of VivaTech in Paris is set to be a great success with more than 150,000 in-person visitors. It has become the largest technology and innovation event in Europe with CEOs, C-leaders, VCs, and startups attending from all over the world.

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Now’s the Time to Optimize Cloud Costs: Here’s How

Information Week

By choosing the right cloud at the right time, adjusting one’s cloud strategy as needed, and factoring in hidden fees, businesses have the best chance at optimizing cloud costs effectively.

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FCC proposes $6M fine for AI-generated robocall spoofing Biden’s voice

Network World

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a hefty $6 million fine against a political consultant for allegedly using AI-generated voice cloning and caller ID spoofing to spread election-related misinformation. “Political consultant Steve Kramer was responsible for the calls and now faces a $6 million proposed fine for perpetrating this illegal robocall campaign on January 21, 2024,” the FCC said in a statement.

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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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Where’s the ROI for AI? CIOs struggle to find it

CIO Business Intelligence

Finding the return on investment for AI remains elusive for many organizations, even as they rush to adopt the technology. Difficulties estimating or demonstrating the value of AI technologies to the business have been or will be a top barrier to their implementation, according to a recent Gartner survey of more than 700 IT leaders at organizations that have adopted or plan to adopt AI.

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Go Alone To Go Quickly And Fail Or Go Together To Go Far And Succeed

Forrester IT

I recently published new research – Establish An Enterprise And Security Architecture Partnership To Improve Collaboration – which covers the importance of fostering partnership between Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Security Architecture (SA). Initially, I set out to uncover what friction existed between the two functions.

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EU AI Act Clears Final Hurdle to Become Global Landmark

Information Week

The law becomes the first major global regulation on artificial intelligence that will have far-reaching implications for businesses and organizations.

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Adopt AI — and quick! Dell Technologies CEO tells customers

Network World

“We want to inspire you to reimagine your organization for artificial intelligence, and we want to encourage you to act fast,” Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell told attendees at the company’s customer event in Las Vegas on Monday. Dell unveiled a number of new AI-related products at the event, including Dell AI Factory, with which the company aims to give its customers access to what it considers “the broadest AI portfolio in the industry.

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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.