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How The COVID-19 Crisis Will Impact Marketing Spend Between Now And 2022

Forrester IT

The current COVID-19 has crisis upended CMO priorities and budgets, leaving many scrambling for alternate revenue sources, and all asking: what in the world to I plan for now? To develop guidance in response to this question, Forrester forecast how CMOs would spend over the next two years on media and advertising, marketing technology, marketing […].

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8 Helpful Everyday Examples of Artificial Intelligence

CTOvision

If you looked up the term “artificial intelligence” on Google and somehow ended up on this article, or commuted to work using Uber, you made use of AI. There are countless […].

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Digital Transformation is Absolutely Important in a Volatile COVID-19 World

Social, Agile and Transformation

Should COVID-19 start, slow down, or pivot your digital transformation strategy? The answer is yes, but it depends on how your organization defines digital transformation and where it is in its journey. There's a running joke floating on social media, "What started your organization's digital transformation," and the answer circled is "COVID-19." Hopefully, your organization started it's.

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Zoom vs Microsoft Teams vs Google Meet: How do they compare?

Tech Republic Cloud

With Google, Zoom and Microsoft all now offering free versions of their respective video chat apps, we've put together a handy overview of what the three rival services offer, and how they compare.

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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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COVID-19 Accelerates Digital Adoption For European Consumers And Businesses

Forrester IT

The COVID-19 crisis means European B2C firms are broadly in one of three response modes right now: Survivors (travel, hospitality, and some nonessential retailers) have been massively disrupted by the current lockdown. Adapters (many financial services firms or utilities) have seen severe disruption, but parts of their business may only see minor disruption or even an […].

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Edge computing and AI: 7 things to know

CTOvision

Read Stephanie Overby explain how Edge computing and Artificial Intelligence can work together on The Enterprisers Project : For decades, artificial intelligence (AI) lived in data centers, where there was […].

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Cybersecurity: Half of businesses have had remote working security scares

Tech Republic Security

The rapid move to remote working has left many businesses more vulnerable to cybersecurity threats, with nearly half saying they've encountered at least one scare as a direct result of the shift.

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Accelerating Your Move To Cloud? Our Assessments Aid Your Choices

Forrester IT

As the Covid-19 crisis erupted in early March 2020, anecdotal evidence suggested public cloud services would play a big role in enterprise responses. The financial evidence arrived in late April (reflecting results in the first calendar quarter of 2020): Amazon Web Services (AWS) up 33%, Microsoft Azure up 59%, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) up 52%. […].

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How underwater Internet of Things will work

CTOvision

Read Patrick Nelson explain how the underwater Internet of Things will work using lasers on Network World : More than two-thirds of the world’s surface is covered by water. It […].

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SCCM Upgrade with an Offline Service Connection Point| ConfigMgr

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s learn how to perform an SCCM upgrade with an offline service connection point. We have many posts about installing or updating the Configuration Manager infrastructure when you have an ONLINE service connection point. Introduction Microsoft introduced In-Console upgrade in the Current Branch versions of Configuration Manager.

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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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4 Machine Learning Challenges for Threat Detection

Information Week

While ML can dramatically enhance an organization's security posture, it is critical to understand some of its challenges when designing security strategies.

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Quantifying COVID-19 For The Tech Channel — May 8 Update

Forrester IT

With COVID-19 still spreading and broad quarantines, shutdowns, and other measures to contain it continuing, it is still impossible to make definitive predictions of its impact on the tech channel. Instead, we are using three scenarios that take into account different recovery start times and shapes of recovery graphs. More detail around these scenarios, tech […].

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Technology Due Diligence Services: There is no substitute for experience

CTOvision

I’ve spent a career evaluating the business impact of technology and building strategies that optimize the contribution technology makes to enterprise missions. In my first career as a naval intelligence […].

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Server Patching with Azure Update Management for Azure Servers

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s learn Server Patching with Azure Update Management for Azure Servers (Windows & Linux). How many of you are wondering what is the solution for server patching? Obliviously SCCM (a.k.a ConfigMgr) can handle Windows server patching using Orchestration groups.

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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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Bad password habits continue with 53% admitting to using the same password

Tech Republic Security

Ahead of World Password Day, a survey finds management is worse than junior staff at practicing good password hygiene, according to SecureAuth.

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Why We All, Especially Leaders Need Sports Return.

Forrester IT

There are so many things that make the current pandemic situation challenging. Fear of getting sick. The devastating numbers of people suddenly unemployed, High school seniors who are missing their graduations and proms, and senior citizens who are isolated from their families and friends. Yet one of the things that hurts the most is something […].

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A Security Researcher’s Dream: Free version of Recorded Future Available In Your Browser

CTOvision

Today Recorded Future announced a free version of their solution, called Recorded Future Express. This is accessible by a browser plugin and overlays on top of any webpage or web […].

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Knowing SCEP – The General Workflow Intune PKI Made Easy With Joy – Part 2

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. The post Knowing SCEP – The General Workflow Intune PKI Made Easy With Joy – Part 2 appeared first on How to Manage Devices by Joymalya Basu Roy.

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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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How distributed cloud will affect data center infrastructures in 2020 and beyond

Tech Republic Data Center

Distributed cloud services are proving their mettle in facilitating advanced business operations. Learn more about the outlook for this concept for the future.

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Why Now Is The Perfect Time To Negotiate Cost Reductions With Software Vendors

Forrester IT

For companies looking for short-term cost reductions during the economic slowdown, negotiating lower prices on software contracts with vendors can provide much-needed relief.

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Neuro-symbolic AI seen as evolution of artificial intelligence

CTOvision

Read George Lawton explain how neural networks and artificial intelligence can be combined on Tech Target : Symbolic AI algorithms have played an important role in AI’s history, but they […].

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A passwordless future: How security keys and biometrics are taking over

Tech Republic Security

Passwords are no longer a secure method of identity verification, resulting in many organizations to turn to other tactics, Yubico found.

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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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Configuration Manager 1910 Upgrade Tips and Issues I Encountered

Mick's IT Blog

We have a new datacenter and the configuration manager server needed to be moved to that location. The setup of Configuration Manager is not too difficult. I did though run into several gotchas along the way. The first one was a warning that read 'configuration for SQL server memory usage'. I needed at least 8 GB of RAM allocated to the SQL database.

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Take These Three Steps To Build Your CX Improvement Business Case

Forrester IT

Building a successful business case requires a strong foundation. Customer experience (CX) pros have the tools to be master builders—if they know how to use them. In our just-released report, Why CX: Proof That Investing In Experience Improves Revenue, Cost, And Risk, we help CX pros make that case by providing over 20 examples of […].

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Detecting and Mitigating IoT Breaches Require An “Inside-out” Approach to Security

CTOvision

Read why Dmitry Raidman says that detecting and mitigating Internet of Things data breaches requires an inside-out approach on Infosec Magazine : A 2020 Business Insider Intelligence research report predicts […].

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This common online behavior puts you and your data at great risk

Tech Republic Security

A LastPass report reveals 91% use the same passwords on multiple accounts, and 53% haven't changed passwords in 12 months, despite high-profile security breaches.

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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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Global VPN use exploded in March

Network World

With millions of people working from home, the coronavirus outbreak has seen global VPN demand surge. Demand for commercial virtual private networks in the U.S. jumped by 41% between March 13 and March 23, according to research from Top10VPN.com, a VPN research and testing company in the U.K. VPNs were already a growth industry before the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent shutdown of workplaces.

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Modern B2B Buyers Expect To Be Treated As Partners, Not Targets

Forrester IT

Too many companies — especially those that enjoy initial success — ultimately fail because they cannot (or will not) meet their buyers’ evolving needs. That risk has never been higher than it is today. To navigate successfully through the cataclysmic changes in B2B buying behaviors accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic, your organization will need to […].

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Mitigating Telework Risks Using Software Defined Network Concepts: A webinar 13 May 2020

CTOvision

Just about every corner of the federal government and just about every major commercial enterprise has been leveraging technologies to allow employees to work from home, at least a bit. […].

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Why Everyone's Data and Analytics Strategy Just Blew Up

Information Week

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting data and analytics strategies in profound ways. Experts explain what your company should be doing right now.

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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.