Sat.Aug 03, 2019 - Fri.Aug 09, 2019

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The Complete Guide to Embedded Analytics

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

Summary: The embedded analytics market is growing by 15% annually, and shows no signs of slowing down. What is embedded analytics and why is it so important? In this article, we cover the concept in more detail and explain why it’s a trend you can’t afford to ignore. Let me ask you a question: What is the purpose of business intelligence (BI)?

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Data literacy matters. Do we have to spell it out?!

Forrester IT

In the words of Thomas Edison, the value of an idea lies in the using of it. Yeah, I’ve used that quote a lot to talk about the value of data. Data isn’t inherently valuable. But when you use it to better understand customers or to identify bottlenecks in a process or to detect fraud […].

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AI Ethics Guidelines Every CIO Should Read

Information Week

You don't need to come up with an AI ethics framework out of thin air. Here are five of the best resources to get technology and ethics leaders started.

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Microsoft finds Russia-backed attacks that exploit IoT devices

Network World

The STRONTIUM hacking group, which has been strongly linked by security researchers to Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, was responsible for an IoT -based attack on unnamed Microsoft customers, according to the company. a blog post from the company’s security response center issued Monday. Microsoft said in a blog that the attack, which it discovered in April, targeted three specific IoT devices – a VoIP phone, a video decoder and a printer (the company declined to specify the brands) –

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Blockchain Marks the Next Step in the Internet’s Evolution

CTOvision

Read Irving Wladawsky-Berger’s article about how blockchain tech will be a catalyst for Internet evolution on the Wall Street Journal : “Blockchain matters because no business operates in isolation,” says “Blockchain for Business,” a recent book by Jai Arun, Jerry Cuomo, and Nitin Gaur. “By implementing business processes that leverage the collective knowledge of the […].

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Infrastructure Automation Platforms: Coopetition At Its Fiercest

Forrester IT

Why Infrastructure Automation? I used to kid around with my research director, Glenn O’Donnell, that my previous Forrester Wave™ evaluation on configuration management was the “Wave no vendor wanted to be in.” The term, while valid, is old. Further, configuration management is one part of a larger infrastructure automation story. This led to an interesting […].

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Is your enterprise software committing security malpractice?

Network World

Back when this blog was dedicated to all things Microsoft I routinely railed against the spying aspects of Windows 10. Well, apparently that’s nothing compared to what enterprise security, analytics, and hardware management tools are doing. An analytics firm called ExtraHop examined the networks of its customers and found that their security and analytic software was quietly uploading information to servers outside of the customer's network.

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How Bias Distorts AI (Artificial Intelligence)

CTOvision

Read Tom Taulli’s article about how bias distorts artificial intelligence on Forbes : When it comes to AI (Artificial Intelligence), there’s usually a major focus on using large datasets, which allow for the training of models. But there’s a nagging issue: bias. What may seem like a robust dataset could instead be highly skewed, such […].

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Current Malpractice Handicaps Social Selling’s Potential

Forrester IT

We first published research on social selling in 2016, and B2B sellers continue to flock to various networks to interact with their customers and prospects. Social provides the opportunity for authentic connections, mutually beneficial professional relationships, and positive business outcomes for both buyers and sellers. But sellers’ inconsistent and boorish behaviors and a lack of […].

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Four Technology-Driven Hiring Trends

Information Week

It's been a challenging year for businesses seeking to hire CIOs and technical experts in fields as diverse as machine learning and mobile network technology.

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The Ultimate Contact Center Buyers Guide: A Crucial Decision

Harness the True Power of your Contact Center In today’s fast-paced business environment, selecting the right contact center solution is critical for enhancing customer experience, improving operational efficiency, and optimizing costs. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the essential factors to consider when choosing a contact center software that aligns with your business needs.

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How to set up Edge Chromium security options

Network World

Edge Chromium can provide more protection for organizations that use older versions of Windows.

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Artificial Intelligence: What we have seen so far in 2019 and what is to come

CTOvision

Implementation of artificial intelligence has risen significantly in the last year, impacting platforms, tools and applications around the world, in fields as diverse as healthcare, retail, agriculture and more. As an increasing number of industries begin opting for solutions based on machine learning, here are seven of the top AI trends that we have seen in […].

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Salesforce Buys ClickSoftware To Bolster Its’ Field Service Offering

Forrester IT

Salesforce continues its fast and furious acquisition spree by picking up ClickSoftware for $1.53B to beef up its field service capabilities. Field Service is a rapidly growing area in CRM. Growth is fueled by the demand for (1) differentiated customer experiences which extends to a field worker showing up at a customer or a work […].

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Brewing Up Data Infrastructure to Support Tech Diversity

Information Week

Having grown by many acquisitions to be perhaps the largest beer company in the world, Anheuser Busch InBev is working to create a unified view of all its data.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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5 Takeaways from ChannelCon 2019: Tech Support, Cloud Computing and Cybersecurity Included

Association of Information Technology Professional

The IT Pro Track at ChannelCon 2019 offered insights (and continuing education units (CEUs)!) on topics including tech support, cloud computing, cybersecurity and more.

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Cyber-attacks on the financial industry are skyrocketing, but what’s the real reason?

CTOvision

Over the past couple years, we’ve all heard of varying degrees of cyber-attacks being carried out on political campaigns, cities and towns, hospitals, and – perhaps not surprisingly – financial institutions. What I find the most interesting about these incidents is two-fold: that organizations are still leveraging traditional or outdated cybersecurity approaches in an era […].

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Zero Trust In Action

Forrester IT

Watch this video to see what happens when a threat attacks a Zero Trust environment compared to a perimeter-based one.

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HPE Emerges to Rescue MapR Customers

Information Week

HPE will expand its data and analytics portfolio through its acquisition of embattled Hadoop pioneer MapR.

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Future-Proof IT: Cost-Saving Strategies Every IT Leader Needs in 2025

With IT budgets projected to grow 9.8% in 2025, leaders must invest wisely—not just cut blindly. This whitepaper introduces The Future-Proof IT Cost Optimization Model, a framework to reduce costs while maintaining service quality. Learn how Cloud Efficiency, AI-Powered Workforce Automation, Vendor Optimization, Cybersecurity Resilience, and Unified Communications can drive savings and improve efficiency.

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Download 30 Azure eBooks from Microsoft

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Hope this post will help you to learn Azure. You can refer the following table to download 30 Azure eBooks for free. All these eBooks are provided by Microsoft. Check out the following section to Download 30 Azure eBooks. Introduction Let’s check some details about Azure architecture from Mark Russinovich!

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AI augmentation to create $2.9 trillion business in 2021: Gartner

CTOvision

In 2021, artificial intelligence (AI) augmentation will create $2.9 trillion of business value and 6.2 billion hours of worker productivity globally, according to research firm Gartner, Inc. Gartner defines augmented intelligence as a human-centered partnership model of people and AI working together to enhance cognitive performance. This includes learning, decision making and new experiences.

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Customer Effort: How To Measure It Right

Forrester IT

How do you measure customer effort? Most customer experience (CX) pros use surveys. While the question text and scale they use can differ, the resulting score measures the level of effort. But we need to move beyond only measuring the level of effort. My new report explains why and gives suggestions for improving customer effort […].

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When a Few Hundred Thousand Lives Depend on IT

Information Week

Eversource Energy CIO Kathy Kountze shares her perspective on IT's role when weather knocks out heat and electricity for many thousands of New England neighbors.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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SCCM CMG Schema Workflow Scenarios – Part 1

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. SCCM Cloud management gateway (CMG) is an Azure service (PAAS) to manage SCCM client over the internet. We can say CMG is an SCCM Management point in Cloud. SCCM CMG helps to reduce SCCM infrastructure complexity and cost. CMG also open up different scenarios for modern device management.

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New approach allows artificial intelligence systems to teach each other

CTOvision

The journal Physics of Life Reviews, which has one of the highest impact factors in the categories “Biology” and “Biophysics”, has published an article entitled “Symphony of the high-dimensional brain” The authors of the article, world-famous scientists of Russian origin, including the chief researcher at the laboratory for advanced methods of multidimensional data analysis at […].

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Top Security Technology Trends in 2019: Transforming the Future of Work in Security

Forrester IT

Walk the show floor at any security event and you will be inundated with a multitude of purportedly cutting-edge and disruptive security technologies. When every vendor claims that their solution is unique, and that no security program would be complete without it, how do you cut through the noise to pinpoint what you must pay […].

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Why You Should Create a Forward-Looking Privacy Policy

Information Week

New privacy rules are coming. Is your organization ready?

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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Video: How IT Certifications Advance Careers | Road to ChannelCon

Association of Information Technology Professional

IT pros and students shared firsthand how IT training and certifications help them get into IT, perform well on the job and best serve their customers.

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Microsoft Launches Massive Private Cloud Server Service In Azure

CTOvision

Microsoft Azure’s now has a new service that allows users to run virtual machines to run a single-tenant physical server. With this new feature, people can now use the cloud storage of Azure to run a private server. This new feature is called the Azure Dedicated Host. The Azure Dedicated Host is great for businesses […].

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Translating Security For Small Business

Forrester IT

This week is BlackHat. The annual Hacker Summer Camp as many folks call it. And this year is the first year in 14 years I haven’t been there. This year I intentionally took an opportunity to punt on Hacker Summer Camp. Why? I had an invite to speak to a group of small business owners […].

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Best Practices for Deploying Data Lakes

Information Week

With data changing and growing so rapidly, the need to get value out of your data is even more urgent. Here's some advice about how to approach data lakes.

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The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report

Procurement leaders are at a pivotal moment. With CPOs playing an increasingly strategic role, it’s time to leverage innovation and technology to drive resilience and efficiency. Download The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report to uncover key insights to thrive in a dynamic procurement landscape. What’s Inside: How CPOs are driving strategic decision-making and technology adoption The top priorities and challenges for procurement in 2025 Why AI, sustainability, and data analytics are essential for