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CIOs Need To Get Better At Detecting B.S.

The Accidental Successful CIO

In the digital era, lies and misinformation travel faster than ever. Image Credit: throgers. I think that we can all agree that one of the most important parts of the CIO job is the ability to take in and process a large amount of information in order to understand the importance of information technology. It is our responsibility to determine what is important and what we can ignore.

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Embed AI in your digital supply chain to win, serve, and retain customers

Forrester IT

It’s now just over 12 months since we first published research on Digital Supply Chain. Some Forrester clients have made progress with Integrated Business Planning and with Control Towers. And they are on the lookout for Blockchain opportunities. But the most common question we hear, is about the role of AI in Supply Chain. The […].

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DoD Intelligence Information Systems (DoDIIS) Conference 18-21 August 2019

CTOvision

The DoDIIS conference is always a great way to learn the technology needs of the Defense Intelligence Agency and many key partners and customers. This year, like in years past, will see plenary sessions where attendees can hear directly from leaders responsible for critical government functions articulate their goals and visions. Breakout sessions will dive […].

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Voice Assistants Bring AI to the Workplace

Information Week

More enterprise organizations are experimenting with AI-based voice assistants to boost internal efficiencies, but it will be a while before they realize the ROI they seek.

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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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SCCM OneTrace Log Viewer to Replace CMTrace

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s check the new SCCM log viewer in SCCM called Onetrace. Also, let’s check out whether it can replace CMTrace. Learn about the user experience of Onetrace? You will see in this post. More details SCCM Onetrace in the below section. Introduction Microsoft announced a new log reader tool for SCCM admins with the SCCM […].

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Data Science And Design Collide — There’s A Better Way

Forrester IT

Last August, a tweet from a data scientist reminding colleagues to get out of tables of data and talk to real people — you know, do qualitative research — went viral among these two constituencies. The resulting debate reflected the state of the relationship between data science and design: They’re not on the same page. One participant even deleted one of his tweets, overwhelmed by the volume and combative tone of the feedback. […].

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Get ready for the convergence of IT and OT networking and security

Network World

Most IT networking professionals are so busy with their day-to-day responsibilities that they don’t have time to consider taking on more work. But for companies with an industrial component, there’s an elephant in the room that is clamoring for attention. I’m talking about the increasingly common convergence of IT and operational technology (OT) networking and security.

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Enterprise Guide to Digital Transformation

Information Week

Don't let IT modernization be the bane of your existence. This curated collection of articles will give you more clarity and help you get started.

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Headless Commerce And The Horseless Carriage

Forrester IT

As with any high-consideration purchase, there’s an expectation of a bedside manner. Buying an eCommerce platform is no exception. But all too often, I hear it feels a lot like this doctor’s visit. Nurse tells me you’re losing sleep. The pain in your shoulder is a case of a brachial plexus avulsion. […].

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16 phishing scams that consumers need to be aware of in 2019

CTOvision

Scams are as old as human society. There has, and likely always will be, an element of humanity that will try to take advantage of us all. The game of the phishing scam plays out every day in many forms. The digitization of our world only adds more ways the fraudster can use to trick […].

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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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How SD-Branch addresses today’s network security concerns

Network World

Secure software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) has become one of the hottest new technologies, with some reports claiming that 85% of companies are actively considering SD-WAN to improve cloud-based application performance, replace expensive and inflexible fixed WAN connections, and increase security. But now the industry is shifting to software-defined branch ( SD-Branch ), which is broader than SD-WAN but introduced several new things for organizations to consider, including better security for new digi

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Enterprises Put More Data Infrastructure in the Cloud

Information Week

More enterprises are putting their data operations in the cloud, a trend that will continue as AI, machine learning, and other analytics efforts accelerate.

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Build Your Next-Generation Business Case Using A Lifecycle

Forrester IT

So you’ve got a great new idea for how technology-driven innovations can transform your business, reinvent the way employees work, and/or drive customer obsession. That’s a great start! But too many of you tell us, “I’m really excited about this new idea, but I can’t get the internal buy-in that’s needed to fund the initiative.” […].

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Facebook paid contractors to transcribe Messenger calls

CTOvision

Facebook last week halted a program in which it was paying third-party contractors to listen to and transcribe audio clips from its users, the company said Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Bloomberg reported on the existence of the program and the fact it had been stopped. The contractors had no knowledge of where the audio […].

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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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SCCM Application Creation Automation – Patch My PC Review 1

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. SCCM third-party software updates are discussed several times in this blog. In this post, you will learn how Patch My PC Publishing service can help to automate application creation and update in SCCM. I will go through the features of Patch My PC Review. Install & Configure Publishing Service Tool Download the Patch My PC […].

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IT Careers: How to Get a Job in DevOps

Information Week

Here are seven steps you can take if you want to transition into a DevOps career.

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Revlon’s Cautionary Tale: The Changing Nature Of Influencer Marketing

Forrester IT

A Giant In Trouble: Revlon Considers A Sale Cosmetic giant Revlon is exploring the sale of all or some of its business amid lackluster sales and a crushing debt of $3 billion. The iconic company’s 2016 acquisition of brand Elizabeth Arden apparently isn’t rescuing it from the Sephora and DTCs of the world. Revlon’s tale […].

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Huge security flaw exposes biometric data of more than a million users

CTOvision

A huge cache of unsecured biometric credentials and personal information has been discovered by security researchers, The Guardian reports. The breach, which was discovered by researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar alongside vpnMentor, included the fingerprint data of more than 1 million people, facial recognition information, unencrypted usernames and passwords, and other personal information of […].

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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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What’s Better for Your Employees – Digital Training or Instructor-Led Training

Kitaboo

You must be aware of this scenario where a new employee joins your organization and spends all the working hours for the next couple of weeks in the training room. True, this is an important phase to make the employee feel valued and upskill them to perform the task at hand efficiently. But think about it. Two weeks of training equates to around 90 hours!

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Learn about SCCM Status Message Viewer Tool

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. In this post, you will learn about the tool which can help you to read the status messages. The status messages are convenient in SCCM troubleshooting scenarios. I’m going to introduce the SCCM status message viewer tool. Are status messages still a thing? [Related Post] CMTrace Log File replacement Tool SCCM OneTrace Introduction SCCM evolved […].

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Rated H For Headless (Is Headless CMS For Mature Audiences Only?)

Forrester IT

My colleague Joe Cicman just published a new report (“The New Commerce Revolution: Off With Their Heads (Or Not!“) to help de-hype headless commerce. Much of that work is also very relevant to headless content management systems (CMSes), which we started covering over three years ago (“The Rise Of The Headless Content Management System“).

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It’s Time for CISOs to Take a Seat at the Table

CTOvision

Read why Neal Creighton says that it is time for the CISOs to be inducted on boards of companies on Infosec Magazine : I thought that by now, the CISO would sit beside the CFO and CEO at the boardroom table. Like the CFO, the CISO is a valued strategic contributor who plays a critical […].

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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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Worth the Hype? Experts Weigh In on Overrated and Underrated Tech Trends

Association of Information Technology Professional

On a recent episode of Volley, Dave Sobel, senior director of MSP evangelism, SolarWinds, discussed a tech trend that is overrated—the branding around digital transformation—and a trend that is underrated—the attention paid to digital rights and privacy in the age of data.

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Developing great products with StarCIO Agile Planning

Social, Agile and Transformation

Writing user stories was once a relatively straightforward exercise. Product owners wrote stories in customer-centric language defining why, what, and for whom the story was being implemented. The goal was, and still is, to establish a shared understanding of the requirements with the agile development team without overly specifying how the story should be implemented.

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Digital Business: Bosch Connected World 2019 Analysis

Forrester IT

Bosch Connected World – Bosch’s premier customer and partner event held annually in Berlin – has become a destination event for European IoT professionals. What started several years ago as a hands-on-type of event where lots of practitioners demonstrated Bosch’s most innovative solutions, has now become a more typical conference, with polished marketing messages from […].

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Inside DeepMind’s epic mission to solve science’s trickiest problem

CTOvision

Demis Hassabis – former child chess prodigy, recipient of a double first at the University of Cambridge, five times World Mind Sports Olympiad champion, MIT and Harvard alumnus, games designer, teenage entrepreneur, and co-founder of the artificial intelligence startup DeepMind – is dressed in a yellow helmet, a hi-viz jacket and worker’s boots. Raising his […].

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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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Q&A: Gartner's Sid Nag on IaaS Market Growth & Consolidation

Information Week

Amazon maintains its dominance, for now, ahead of Microsoft, Alibaba, Google, and IBM as the IaaS field narrows.

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5 Reasons You Should Care About CompTIA A+

Association of Information Technology Professional

If you’re not already convinced that CompTIA A+ is a great way to launch your IT career, listen to what Zach Hill of I.T. Career Questions has to say.

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The Insights Beat: The Times They Are A-Changin’

Forrester IT

Come gather ’round, people, wherever you roam And admit that the waters around you have grown And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone If your time to you is worth savin’ Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’ — Bob Dylan The […].

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Why Policymakers Need To See The Hope, Not The Fear Of AI

CTOvision

Read why Ulrik Juul Christensen says that policymakers need not fear artificial intelligence on Forbes : While fear can drive a desire among some policymakers to limit artificial intelligence (AI), the hope and promise of this advanced technology — including to create new jobs — cannot be overlooked. To capitalize on that potential, education must […].

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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.