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DARPA program aims to sift through quantum computing hype

Network World

JULY 18, 2024

The government’s central research and development arm, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is setting up an industry initiative to benchmark quantum computing applications and algorithms in an effort to dispel some of the hype around the technology. billion in 2027 and grow to more than $8 billion by 2031.

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IBM: 78% of mainframe shops are piloting, operating AI apps

Network World

OCTOBER 10, 2024

New research from IBM finds that enterprises are further along in deploying AI applications on the big iron than might be expected: 78% of IT executives surveyed said their organizations are either piloting projects or operationalizing initiatives that incorporate AI technology. “By

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Global cybersecurity talent gap widens

Network World

OCTOBER 17, 2024

CyberSeek is a data analysis and aggregation tool powered by a collaboration among Lightcast, a provider of global labor market data and analytics; NICE, a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology focused on advancing cybersecurity education and workforce development; and IT certification and training group CompTIA.

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Ubuntu namespace vulnerability should be addressed quickly: Expert

Network World

MARCH 28, 2025

This warning comes after researchers at Qualys found three different ways this hardening feature can, under certain circumstances, be bypassed. However, Johannes Ullrich, dean of research at the SANS Institute, is not as concerned. But if something else comes out it can be chained to these [vulnerabilities] and cause a lot of damage.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

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Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue.

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Adobe Adds Firefly and AI Watermarking to Bug Bounty Program

Tech Republic Security

MAY 1, 2024

Researchers can earn up to $10,000 for critical vulnerabilities in the generative AI products.

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Six steps to creating a successful IT strategy: A guide for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The road map should include programs, projects, and actions needed to achieve the IT strategy’s goals. Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. Daniel Saroff is group vice president of consulting and research at IDC, where he is a senior practitioner in the end-user consulting practice.

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New middleware doubles GPU computational efficiency for AI workloads in trials, says Fujitsu

Network World

OCTOBER 22, 2024

“The rapid expansion of compute infrastructure to support training for genAI has created a major electrical power availability challenge,” said a Gartner research note on emerging technologies for energy-efficient generative AI compute systems by researchers Gaurav Gupta, Menglin Cao, Alan Priestley, Akhil Singh, and Joseph Unsworth.

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Bridging the IT skills gap, Part 1: Assessing current strategies and introducing GenAI as a unified solution

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 14, 2025

These tools enable employees to develop applications and automate processes without extensive programming knowledge. Training programs: To bridge the skills gap, 34% of organizations are utilizing external training and certifications, while 28% are implementing internal upskilling programs. Contact us today to learn more.

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3 Mistakes Organizations Make While Developing ABM Programs

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While B2B research suggests organizations are thriving through successful ABM programs, getting just one campaign off the ground is more difficult than it seems. Download ZoomInfo’s latest eBook to learn about the three most common mistakes organizations make while executing an ABM program, including: Poor account selection process.

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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2025

Security researchers are warning of a significant global rise in Chinese cyber espionage activity against organizations in every industry. Researchers at the firm also identified seven new Chinese-origin cyber espionage groups in 2024, many of which exhibited specialized targeting and toolsets.

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Microsoft braids anyons into topological cubits on new Majorana quantum chip

Network World

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

How a topological qubit is built Microsoft published a paper today in Nature magazine that describes how the topological qubits exotic quantum properties were created and how researchers were able to measure them. The way it works is that four controllable Majoranas are joined together into the letter H with aluminum nanowires.

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Bridging the IT skills gap, Part 2: A CIO’s guide to embracing GenAI

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 16, 2025

Invest in training and/or hiring workers with AI skills: Prepare current staff for AI augmentation by providing training and upskilling programs while actively hiring professionals with technical expertise to fill skills gaps identified in the needs assessment. Mona Liddell is a research manager for IDCs CIO Executive Research team.

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Empowering Women in AI: Leading innovation in the UAE

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The countrys initiatives focused on empowering women in technology, education, and innovation are beginning to pay off, as more female AI engineers and researchers emerge. This investment in womens education is enabling many to break barriers and step into previously male-dominated fields like AI research and development.

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Abu Dhabi set to become the world’s first fully AI-Powered government by 2027

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 29, 2025

In addition to the technological infrastructure, the strategy includes a people-centric initiative under the AI for All program, which seeks to empower Abu Dhabis citizens by providing them with the necessary tools and skills to engage with AI applications.

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67% of digital transformations delayed due to skill shortages

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 22, 2025

Businesses have always struggled with IT skills shortages, but the accelerating arrival of new technologies such as AI has widened the shortage gap even further, resulting in business delays, lower customer satisfaction, and loss of revenue, according to a recent report from research firm IDC. The impacts are huge here, Smith adds.

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Product-based IT: 6 key steps for making the switch

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Product management addresses the complexities of market research and product strategy definition. Oversee change in the program management office With traditional project-based approaches, stakeholders specify requirements and priorities, and a project manager oversees fulfilling them on time, on budget, and at agreed-upon quality.

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Overcoming the 6 barriers to IT modernization

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Solution: Invest in continuous learning and development programs to upskill the existing workforce. Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders OR subscribe today to receive industry-leading research directly to your inbox. Many organizations lack the expertise required to implement and manage modern IT solutions.

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10 generative AI certs and certificate programs to grow your skills

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 30, 2024

If you want to learn more about generative AI skills and tools, while also demonstrating to employers that you have the skillset to tackle generative AI projects, here are 10 certifications and certificate programs to get your started.

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Will AI erode IT talent pipelines?

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 24, 2025

Research, Gartners Suda says, doesnt bear such scenarios out. According to Suda, Gartner researchers found over the course of a six-month study that the addition of gen AI to places like the help desk boosted productivity. Moreover, Suda says Gartners research shows AI does not benefit all workers equally.

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Scaling AI talent: An AI apprenticeship model that works

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

AI Singapore is a national AI R&D program, launched in May 2017. We are fully funded by the Singapore government with the mission to accelerate AI adoption in industry, groom local AI talent, conduct top-notch AI research and put Singapore on the world map as an AI powerhouse.

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New Research: Will AI Kill The Low-Code Market?

Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Impact Of TuringBots TuringBots (AI and generative AI that assist in software development tasks) are a major trend, and tools like GitHub Copilot (a Coder TuringBot for pair programming in common languages such as Java […]

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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2025

Security researchers are warning of a significant global rise in Chinese cyber espionage activity against organizations in every industry. Researchers at the firm also identified seven new Chinese-origin cyber espionage groups in 2024, many of which exhibited specialized targeting and toolsets.

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FinOps automation: Raising the bar on lowering cloud costs

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 23, 2025

Learn more about IDCs research for technology leaders OR subscribe today to receive industry-leading research directly to your inbox. Bob Multhaup is an adjunct research advisor with IDCs IT Executive Programs (IEP), focusing on IT business and financial management. Contact us today to learn more.

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Saudi Arabia launches $100 Billion AI initiative to lead in global tech

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The program, known as Project Transcendence, marks a significant push by the Kingdom to develop a robust AI ecosystem that can rival leading tech hubs, including neighbouring United Arab Emirates and other global technology centers. In recent years, the Kingdom has set up research centers, ministries, and educational programs focused on AI.

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Mastering technology modernization: 6 steps for building your road map

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders OR subscribe today to receive industry-leading research directly to your inbox. Niel Nickolaisen is an adjunct research advisor for IDC’s IT Executive Programs (IEP). Contact us today to learn more.

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How Advanced Analytics Can Transform Your CX Practice

Forrester IT

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Unfortunately, these organizations have struggled to realize tangible benefits from their CX programs. In new research, we discuss key challenges CX programs face […]

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CIO metrics are failing digital transformation; it’s time to radically rethink success

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders OR subscribe today to receive industry-leading research directly to your inbox. Daniel Saroff is group vice president of consulting and research at IDC, where he is a senior practitioner in the end-user consulting practice. Contact us today to learn more.

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Kyndryl extends Google Cloud partnership for AI-based mainframe modernization

Network World

MARCH 27, 2025

Kyndryl will offer a new Mainframe Modernization with Gen AI Accelerator Program, which includes Google Clouds AI and Gemini large language models, Mainframe Connector package, and BigQuery analytics platform. Many need to integrate mainframe data with the cloud and update applications to meet new security and compliance rules.

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AI Governance: Risks, Regulations and Trends for Enterprises

Information Week

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The right AI governance program can improve your AI value, preserve your reputation with customers and partners, and keep you ready for the big new regulations on the horizon, according to Forrester Research at their Data Strategy & Insights event.

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IT leaders: What’s the gameplan as tech badly outpaces talent?

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 13, 2025

To help address the problem, he says, companies are doing a lot of outsourcing, depending on vendors and their client engagement engineers, or sending their own people to training programs. Now the company is building its own internal program to train AI engineers. There hasnt been time for people to get experience.

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LLM benchmarking: How to find the right AI model

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 11, 2025

Whether its about selecting a chatbot for customer service, translating scientific texts or programming software, benchmarks provide an initial answer to the question: Is this model suitable for my use case? Research in this area is still in its infancy, but the potential for more accurate and nuanced evaluations is great.

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Balancing the costs and opportunities of GenAI adoption

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 21, 2025

Practical strategies for CIOs To manage costs effectively while fostering innovation, CIOs can implement the following strategies: Start small: Pilot programs minimize financial risk while providing insights into the feasibility and impact of new technologies. Focus on small-scale initiatives with clear objectives to demonstrate value early.

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20 powerful women shaping the networking industry

Network World

MARCH 25, 2025

Two traits they share are a commitment to diversity and inclusion and active participation in organizations and programs championing women in tech. Fun fact: Centoni is Ciscos Executive Sponsor for the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program. Some have technical backgrounds; others have business or management degrees.

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Tech Day of Pink: Estée Lauder CIO’s global IT movement to fund breast cancer research

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 7, 2024

To help raise funding for research through the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), Smith started Tech Day of Pink at Estée Lauder, announcing that he would donate a set amount to BCRF for every selfie an IT team member posted with the Tech Day of Pink hashtag. The impact of this research is wide ranging — in 2022 there were 2.3

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Enterprises reevaluate virtualization strategies amid Broadcom uncertainty

Network World

MARCH 17, 2025

Many clients have reported dissatisfaction with the new licenses, according to research firm Gartner, which notes that changes have forced companies to purchase bundled VMware software they dont intend to use. Enterprises have more options that ever before, says NAND Researchs McDowell.

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10 top priorities for CIOs in 2025

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 13, 2025

Tay notes that Accenture research shows that enterprises with digital core investments accelerate their reinvention and innovation, achieving up to 60% higher revenue growth rates and a 40% boost in profits. According to our own research , organizations believe it will take an average of four years to transition to PQC, he notes.

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7 ways gen AI can create more work than it saves

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

According to a new IDC report , 98% of business leaders view AI as a priority for their organization and the research firm expects AI to add $20 trillion to the global economy through 2030. AI has moved out of the IT function and is being pushed out more widely in the organization,” says Ian Beston, director at Coleman Parkes Research.

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AI & the enterprise: protect your data, protect your enterprise value

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Imagine a hacker compromising a healthcare database and simply changing the blood type of every individual in a research study or the entire patient population. Having a strategic data governance program that combines technological solutions with robust policies and employee education is a must.

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AI humanoid robots inch their way toward the workforce

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Were still very early in the journey, but its only going to get better, says Dwight Klappich, a research vice president at Gartner. Gonzlez,research manager of industrial IoT and intelligence strategiesat IDC. AI is really the brain driving humanoid robots like Agility, Tesla Optimus, and Boston Dynamics Atlas.

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The 8 new rules of IT leadership — and what they replace

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 3, 2025

Here, veteran CIOs, researchers, and advisers share the changes theyre seeing, offering a look at the new rules of IT leadership along with the old ones theyve replaced. In recent years theyve increasingly adopted the partner label, says Quintin McGrath, executive director of the Society for Information Management (SIM) Research Institute.

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How To Scale CX Measurement Across A Complex Organization

Forrester IT

OCTOBER 3, 2023

That makes scaling a customer experience measurement program more challenging; you need to balance consistency and oversight with adaptation and localization. Find Answers To Crucial Questions In Our New Research The new report “How To Scale CX Measurement Across A Complex Organization” answers some […]

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Nvidia’s ‘hard pivot’ to AI reasoning bolsters Llama models for agentic AI

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 18, 2025

Its also using NeMo microservices to increase code completion accuracy for SAP ABAP programming language models. Nvidia said members of the Nvidia Developer Program can access them for free for development, testing, and research. SAP is leveraging them for SAP Business AI solutions and its Joule copilot.

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Blue Origin puts a lunar spin on suborbital research flight of New Shepard rocket ship

GeekWire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The uncrewed mission, known as NS-29, sent 30 research payloads on a 10-minute trip from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas. ” More than half of the payloads were supported through NASA’s Flight Opportunities program.

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DARPA program aims to sift through quantum computing hype

IBM: 78% of mainframe shops are piloting, operating AI apps

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Global cybersecurity talent gap widens

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Ubuntu namespace vulnerability should be addressed quickly: Expert

ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

Adobe Adds Firefly and AI Watermarking to Bug Bounty Program

Six steps to creating a successful IT strategy: A guide for CIOs

New middleware doubles GPU computational efficiency for AI workloads in trials, says Fujitsu

Bridging the IT skills gap, Part 1: Assessing current strategies and introducing GenAI as a unified solution

3 Mistakes Organizations Make While Developing ABM Programs

Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

Microsoft braids anyons into topological cubits on new Majorana quantum chip

Bridging the IT skills gap, Part 2: A CIO’s guide to embracing GenAI

Empowering Women in AI: Leading innovation in the UAE

Abu Dhabi set to become the world’s first fully AI-Powered government by 2027

67% of digital transformations delayed due to skill shortages

Product-based IT: 6 key steps for making the switch

Overcoming the 6 barriers to IT modernization

10 generative AI certs and certificate programs to grow your skills

Will AI erode IT talent pipelines?

Scaling AI talent: An AI apprenticeship model that works

New Research: Will AI Kill The Low-Code Market?

Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

FinOps automation: Raising the bar on lowering cloud costs

Saudi Arabia launches $100 Billion AI initiative to lead in global tech

Mastering technology modernization: 6 steps for building your road map

How Advanced Analytics Can Transform Your CX Practice

CIO metrics are failing digital transformation; it’s time to radically rethink success

Kyndryl extends Google Cloud partnership for AI-based mainframe modernization

AI Governance: Risks, Regulations and Trends for Enterprises

IT leaders: What’s the gameplan as tech badly outpaces talent?

LLM benchmarking: How to find the right AI model

Balancing the costs and opportunities of GenAI adoption

20 powerful women shaping the networking industry

Tech Day of Pink: Estée Lauder CIO’s global IT movement to fund breast cancer research

Enterprises reevaluate virtualization strategies amid Broadcom uncertainty

10 top priorities for CIOs in 2025

7 ways gen AI can create more work than it saves

AI & the enterprise: protect your data, protect your enterprise value

AI humanoid robots inch their way toward the workforce

The 8 new rules of IT leadership — and what they replace

How To Scale CX Measurement Across A Complex Organization

Nvidia’s ‘hard pivot’ to AI reasoning bolsters Llama models for agentic AI

Blue Origin puts a lunar spin on suborbital research flight of New Shepard rocket ship

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