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8 major IT disasters of 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

million computers running Windows to crash to the blue screen of death , then go into a repeating boot loop. Windows machines in endless boot loops are pretty much useless, beyond serving as door stops or paperweights. One glitch blocked parents without Social Security numbers from filling out the form.

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Windows 10 Evidences Transitions at Microsoft

CTOvision

When Microsoft released Windows 8 two years ago, its massive departure from its predecessor made a big splash in the technology community. Windows 8 represented a big change for Microsoft, which was investing heavily on the fact that desktop computers, laptops, and tablets were quickly converging toward a common platform.

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Listen Up: Here Is Forrester’s Overview Of 31 Social Listening Platforms 

Forrester IT

53% of business and technology decision-makers and influencers tell us they want to better leverage social listening technologies to understand customer requirements and achieve their firm’s goal of addressing rising customer expectations. SLPs are heavy-hitters in the martech stack and are the backbone of not […].

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Windows is reportedly force-installing graphics drivers, ignoring user settings

TechSpot

One of the first people to have reported the issue was Twitter user @ghost_motley, who claimed Windows 10 and 11 are ignoring the group policy editor settings and installing driver updates even if that option is disabled. The issue was reported by Neowin, which scoured social media to find Windows. Read Entire Article

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Realizing the Internet of Everything

Network World

Its perhaps helpful to know temperature, barometric pressure, location, and relative velocity, but its not like looking out your car window, if youre trying to navigate. Answer: Technology really isnt the problem, its social. Social concerns inevitably collide with attempts to integrate technology tightly with how we live.

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How smaller businesses can reimagine brand building with generative AI

CIO Business Intelligence

GenAI tools can help businesses research topics for email campaigns, social media posts or blogs, using search data and social media trends to find relevant and engaging angles, tailored to their customers’ interests. For example, it can help generate ideas for brand-building content and optimise marketing campaigns.

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How CIOs Can Use Social Media To Further Their Career

The Accidental Successful CIO

CIOs need to use social media to connect with other professionals Image Credit: Jason Howie. It turns out that the answer might be right before us: social media. What a CIO needs to remember when they start to venture into the scary online world of social media is that they are going to want to not share too much.

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