Wed.Jan 12, 2022

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Announcing Forrester’s New Research On Attack Surface Management

Forrester IT

As I watched the December 2021 Log4j situation unfold (and it continues … ), the importance of IT asset visibility couldn’t have been clearer. So many security and IT teams struggle to maintain much-needed visibility into an increasingly complex and distributed IT environment because so much of an organization’s estate is unknown or undiscovered due […].

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From the Help Desk to Systems Engineer and Still Using CompTIA A+

Association of Information Technology Professional

As a systems engineer, Girard Kavelines still goes back to the skills he learned when he got CompTIA A+.

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Three Things To Know About The Forrester Wave™: AI Infrastructure, Q4 2021

Forrester IT

Investing in new AI infrastructure in 2022? My colleague Mike Gualtieri and I published a new Forrester Wave™ report: The Forrester Wave™: AI Infrastructure, Q4 2021. This is a brand-new topic for Forrester Wave evaluations. Its purpose is to dig into the massive explosion of AI that is quickly transforming enterprises. We looked at the […].

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Learn How to Share Application from SCCM Software Center

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get the latest updates. [link]. Read More. The post Learn How to Share Application from SCCM Software Center appeared first on HTMD Blog #1 by Jitesh Kumar.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Achieve High Performance By Learning From Elite Sports Leaders

Forrester IT

At the Forrester Tech & Innovation Forum 2021, I discussed how leaders can learn from elite sports with leadership coach and author Drew Povey. Drew shared his insights and experiences from working with British rugby and soccer leaders including Warren Gatland (former Wales and British & Irish Lions rugby coach), Stuart Lancaster (former England rugby […].

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US government urges organizations to prepare for Russian-sponsored cyber threats

Tech Republic Security

Though the feds don't cite any specific threat, a joint advisory from CISA, the FBI and the NSA offers advice on how to detect and mitigate cyberattacks sponsored by Russia.

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Cisco Talos discovers a new malware campaign using the public cloud to hide its tracks

Tech Republic Security

The campaign was first detected in October and is using services like AWS and Azure to hide its tracks and evade detection.

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Microsoft Teams offers more features to help stressed frontline workers

Tech Republic Cloud

Microsoft Cloud for Retail and new features in Microsoft Teams are aimed at the 80% of workers who are usually left behind by technology.

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What CIOs Need To Know About Self-Driving Cars And AI

The Accidental Successful CIO

AI is the future of IT technology and cars will have it first Image Credit: Nikke Lindqvist. As the person with the CIO job we are responsible for staying on top of all of the cool new technologies that are rapidly developing because of the importance of information technology. Although our firm may not use all of these technologies, they will be influenced by them and so we have become aware of what the new technologies can be used to accomplish.

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AIOps is on the Minds of Every CIO - and Here’s How I Know

Social, Agile and Transformation

Every CIO I know is balancing two humongous-sized beach balls. One ball represents driving innovation, improving experiences, and delivering data, analytics, and AI capabilities. The CIO wants to fill this ball with helium and make it easy for agile, self-organizing teams to collaborate, experiment, and release changes quickly. The other ball represents the.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Teen hacker gains remote control of over 20 Teslas

TechSpot

Nineteen-year-old IT security specialist David Columbo reported in a Twitter thread Monday and Tuesday that he gained complete control of over 25 Teslas in 13 countries without their owners knowing. He doesn’t want to disclose exactly how he did it until he reports the vulnerability to the non-profit Mitre.

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Ground Temperatures Hit 129 Degrees as Argentina Suffers Blackouts

Gizmodo

Ground temperatures climbed above 129 degrees Fahrenheit (54 degrees Celsius) in parts of Argentina this week as the country suffers through a shockingly hot start to summer. Air temperatures were equally suffocating, leading to widespread blackouts as the Southern Cone attempts to beat the heat. Read more.

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Freelancer marketplace Backstage acquires Seattle content creation gear rental startup ShareGrid

GeekWire

ShareGrid co-founders Arash Shiva (left) and Marius Ciocirlan. (ShareGrid Photo). New York-based Backstage has acquired ShareGrid , a Seattle startup that runs a marketplace for film and photo equipment rentals. The deal will boost Backstage’s freelancer marketplace and application suite for creators. Founded in 2015 by Marius Ciocirlan and Arash Shiva , ShareGrid has more than 150,000 members and is active in more than 100 cities.

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Oldest Known Fossil of a Modern Human May Be Even More Ancient Than We Thought

Gizmodo

Scientists say a Homo sapiens fossil found in Ethiopia in the 1960s is at least 233,000 years old, which would make it 36,000 years older than the previous estimate. Read more.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Latest unicorn sighting in Seattle: SeekOut lands $115M to expand recruiting software

GeekWire

SeekOut employees. (SeekOut Photo). The news: Seattle-area startup SeekOut just landed an additional $115 million to propel its valuation past $1 billion, earning it the coveted unicorn label. The tech: SeekOut’s software is used by more than 1,000 companies such as UiPath and Experian to help with recruiting. It pulls data on more than 700 million potential candidates from a myriad of sources, including GitHub and published papers.

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Sony is pulling PS Now retail cards from U.K. retailers

Venture Beast

PS Now is coming to an end. at least at retailers in the United Kingdom. The company will not let you subscribe with gift cards. Read More.

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All in the murderous family: Asian giant hornets found in Washington in 2021 came from 2020 nest

GeekWire

A queen Asian giant hornet is shown on a nest built inside a tree in Whatcom County, Wash. (WSDA Photo). The Washington State Department of Agriculture generated worldwide attention when it successfully eradicated an Asian giant hornet nest in the northwest part of the state in the fall of 2020. But the so-called murder hornets returned in 2021, and three more nests had to be located and destroyed.

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Department of Veterans Affairs signs $13M contract with Google Cloud

Venture Beast

The ongoing federal contract with the VA is a big win for Google Cloud and Apigee, as it aims to secure its position as one of the top API management tools on the market. Read More.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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Sibling founding team fuses tech and farm roots to land $2.2M for agriculture IoT startup

GeekWire

The CODA Farm Technologies’ founding team, pictured at Wallace Farms, from left to right: Connor Wallace, chief technology officer; Gabe Martin, lead hardware engineer; David Wallace, CEO; and Daniel Oschrin, lead software developer. (CODA Farm Technologies Photo). New funding: CODA Farm Technologies , an internet of things (IoT) agriculture startup with literal roots in Western Washington’s Skagit Valley, has raised $2.2 million in venture capital.

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Scammers are placing QR codes on parking meters to steal payment details

TechSpot

The Verge reports that law enforcement in Austin and San Antonio issued warnings over the holiday period after discovering a number of QR-code stickers appearing on parking meters. Click2houston posted a screenshot of the now-offline ‘Quick Pay Parking’ site that the codes lead to.

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It’s official: PCs are back

GeekWire

Source: Canalys. Microsoft’s original mission was “a computer on every desk and in every home.” OK, sure, it was a “temporal goal,” not an enduring mission, as current Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has since pointed out. And in reality, they added another phrase when referencing the mission internally: “running Microsoft software.” Anyway, the point is, maybe it wasn’t ambitious enough.

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Fintech’s Future Through the Eyes of CES

Information Week

The technology tradeshow examined evolutions in fintech from boosting financial inclusivity to riding the cryptocurrency wave.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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Yahaha Studios raises $50M for a no-code game creation metaverse

Venture Beast

Yahaha raised $50 million for its metaverse game development tools, which it plans to launch in early 2022. Read More.

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Micron starts shipping its 176-Layer QLC SSD, available in a tiny form factor with 2TB of storage

TechSpot

It was back in November 2020 that Micron first started shipping the world’s first 176-layer 3D NAND flash memory. The company said it expected the technology to find its way into industries such as autonomous vehicles, in-car infotainment systems, and mobile storage, as well as client/data center SSDs.

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AIOps platform BigPanda nabs $190M in fresh funding

Venture Beast

BigPanda, an AI operations and development platform, has raised $190 million at a $1.2 billion valuation post-money. Read More.

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Farmer makes cows wear VR headsets to simulate green pasture

TechSpot

State-run Anadolu Agency reports that ?zzet Koçak tried fitting VR headsets on two of his cows. Koçak ran a simulation of a summer field while playing classical music for the cows to take their minds off of being densely packed together in a barn.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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Windows 11 is finally getting a new volume indicator

The Verge

It has taken nearly 10 years, but Windows is finally getting a new modern volume indicator. Originally introduced in Windows 8 in 2012, the black bar that pops up when you adjust the system volume using a keyboard or other device is finally going away. Microsoft is replacing it with a volume indicator that matches the overall Windows 11 design. Indicators for volume, brightness, camera privacy, camera on / off, and airplane mode are all being updated soon with a more modern design.

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Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather sued for promoting an alleged crypto pump and dump scheme

TechSpot

EthereumMax, which has no connection to Ethereum, saw its price skyrocket early in 2021 when its initial trading price of $0.00000006 (on May 16) jumped over 1,000% by May 29. The increase in value came after it was used to buy tickets for the Mayweather/Logan Paul exhibition boxing match—Mayweather also.

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Amazon brings Vella to Kindle for Android and Fire tablets, expanding episodic reading platform

GeekWire

Amazon Image. Amazon has added the Kindle Vella episodic reading platform to the Kindle app for Android devices and Fire tablets, addressing one of the top requests from Kindle Vella authors seeking to reach a wider audience. Kindle Vella had been available only in the Kindle app for iOS and on the web since its launch in July. Android users were able to access Vella via the web previously, but the experience wasn’t integrated into the Kindle app.

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Stalker 2 developer says it needs an extra seven months to finish the game

TechSpot

Stalker 2 was announced way back in 2010 with a 2012 release date. Unfortunately, GSC Game World hit a rocky patch and was officially dissolved at the end of 2011. The developer would return in late 2014 and four years later, announced a new version of Stalker 2 was in.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.