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How To Ride The Technology Wave (And Not Get Swept Away)

Forrester IT

AI, blockchain, chatbot, digital identity, etc. — there’s enough emerging technology in financial services to fill a whole alphabet book. And it’s difficult not to get swept off your feet by visions of bionic men, self-executing smart contracts, and virtual assistants that anticipate our every need. Investing in emerging technology is one of the main […].

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Main Street Cybersecurity: Can Email Be Safe?

CTOvision

Working with a small business owner based in Pennsylvania last month, a question arose that serves as the title for the second article in the “Main Street Cybersecurity” series- “Can Email Be Safe?” When I heard the question, all the standard canned responses came to mind. But, upon further thought later that evening, it struck […].

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People are really worried about IoT data privacy and security—and they should be

Network World

A new study from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) shows that consumers around the world are deeply worried about in how their personal information is collected and shared by the Internet of Things (IoT). But let’s be honest, the problem isn’t that unsophisticated consumers are panicking for no reason. In fact, consumers are merely picking up on the very real inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding IoT data.

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Windows 10 MDM CSP Policies Override Group Policy Settings

Anoop

Windows 10 modern device management relies on CSP for security & other configurations. There are many discussions happening whether CSP can replace Group policy (GP). By default, GP have higher precedence over CSP when there is a setting conflict. But, starting with Windows 10 1803, this behavior is controllable with CSP “MDMWinsOverGP”. With this new […].

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Retailers Without Chat: A Missed Opportunity

Forrester IT

Chatting, by definition, is meaningless, trivial talk – but web “chatting” is anything but; it is starting to transform digital customer experiences. And it works. Customers want to use chat. Forty-five percent have used it to interact with a live agent in 2017. The companies that get it are moving towards a holistic chat strategy […].

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Altered Carbon: SciFi Action Exploring Concepts Of Bio-Sciences and The Ultimate In Personal IT

CTOvision

Altered Carbon is a great series examining lots of interesting and thought provoking questions of what our future might be and what we might not want to see happen to humanity. It is based on an award-winning cyberpunk novel by Richard K. Morgan, and stars Joel Kinnaman (which you may recall from Robocop). We most […].

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SCCM CB CCMSetup Exit Code Collector PowerShell Script

Anoop

SCCM is client server software and we need to update SCCM client software updated with all SCCM CB upgrades. So, I hope this script will help to ease some of the burden in troubleshooting SCCM client related issues. There are many methods to install SCCM client. In fact we are aware which method to choose […]. The post SCCM CB CCMSetup Exit Code Collector PowerShell Script appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog by Regin.

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See The Forest For The Trees In Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica Problem

Forrester IT

Shame on Facebook. The Cambridge Analytica scandal has exposed the social network’s egregious misstep. Here at Forrester, we are furiously fielding inquiries about what this failure to protect user data means. Most questions are immediate and tactical in nature. These questions are certainly pressing so let’s address them. But then let’s discuss the bigger questions […].

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Stream New Science Fiction Web Series “ExHumans” on Amazon

CTOvision

The first season of the Science Fiction series ExHumans is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Set in the far future, the show follows Chrystal (Georgia Theodoulou) who is brought back from the dead at the Cryogenia Institute. The series examines many advanced concepts we should be thinking about now. Since you are […].

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Penn State secures building automation, IoT traffic with microsegmentation

Network World

It was time to get a handle on BACnet traffic at Penn State. BACnet is a communications protocol for building automation and control (BAC) systems such as heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), lighting, access control and fire detection. Penn State standardized on BACnet because of its openness. [ For more on IoT see tips for securing IoT on your network , our list of the most powerful internet of things companies and learn about the industrial internet of things. | Get regularly sch

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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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Intune Read Only Experience Learn to Create Read Only Operators

Anoop

Role Based Access Controls (RBAC) are one of my favorite feature in Microsoft Intune. Lack of RBAC was one of the reasons for people choosing Intune hybrid instead of Intune standalone. Intune team introduced RBAC features into their product back in 2017. In this post, we will learn how to provide read only access to […]. The post Intune Read Only Experience Learn to Create Read Only Operators appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog by Anoop C Nair.

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How Can CX Tools Elevate Your Brand? Find Out At Forrester’s Consumer Marking Forum

Forrester IT

Marketers work hard to define their brand promise and build their customer engagement strategy to showcase it. But we know that, in the end, all the hard work only pays off if the customer receives, and remembers, the brand as intended across all touch points.

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Robots Keep Evolving: New Capabilities of Boston Dynamics Robotic Dog Are Amazing

CTOvision

The evolution of Boston Dynamic's robots continues at a brisk pace. The latest example to hit YouTube features a pair of their robot dogs that work together to assess a situation and take action. The action? Escape from the lab! Check them out here at: Jokes are easy with this one. Like "I for one […].

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Why HR needs to look at Apple’s Schoolwork app

ComputerWorld Consumerization IT

Apple introduced its Schoolwork app for teachers and students at its Field Trip event in Chicago in spring 2018. The app promises so much for educators, but it may well prove itself outside the education sector as an on-boarding and training facilitator for human resources teams. What is Apple's Schoolwork app? Schoolwork is kind of a digital class management app teachers can use to share tasks with students — they can send notes, PDFs, links to the web, and even activities that need to be trans

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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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97 SCCM Intune How to do Video Tutorials

Anoop

Do you like Video tutorials rather than reading the blog posts? How to do video tutorials (SCCM Intune Video) are always helpful in my personal and professional life. But I love the step by step blog posts as well. Hence I thought of a throwback to SCCM/ConfigMgr and IT Pro community with How to do […]. The post 97 SCCM Intune How to do Video Tutorials appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog by Anoop C Nair.

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Next Generation Access and Zero Trust

Forrester IT

A few years ago, the concepts of micro-segmentation and micro-perimeters for Zero Trust were championed by Jon Kindervag, and he showed us how those concepts and their technologies could enable a more secure enterprise. Once those concepts and their associated best practices hit the street, organizations from VMWare to Cisco and Palo Alto Networks quickly […].

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How to Use AI and Blockchain in a Disruptive World

CTOvision

There’s a revolution taking place right now, and most people aren’t even aware of it. Of those that are, very few comprehend the degree of disruption on the horizon. Technology is both (1) part of the problem and (2) part of the solution. AI and blockchain are facilitating decentralization and anarchy, but those changes create […].

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Patches for Meltdown and Spectre aren’t that bad after all

Network World

Internal tests from a leading industry vendor have shown that fixes applied to servers running Linux or Windows Server aren’t as detrimental as initially thought, with many use cases seeing no impact at all. The Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities , first documented in January, seemed like a nightmare for virtualized systems, but that is overblown.

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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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How to Make a Clean Healthy SCCM CB Environment

Anoop

SCCM CB Management Insights is one of my favourite features. You won’t be able to see this feature in features list in SCCM CB 1802 console. But management insights are by default enabled on 1802 and later. Trust me it very useful to keep your environment neat and clean. As a central admin of a […]. The post How to Make a Clean Healthy SCCM CB Environment appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog by Anoop C Nair.

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Q&A: Branded Manufacturers Digital Commerce Strategies

Forrester IT

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) commerce is not a new concept for branded manufacturers, but there is certainly renewed interest and more options to choose from. With consumers ever more digitally connected, branded manufacturers are enticed by direct digital commerce benefits, like better sales margins, increased product control, and richer customer relationships.

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Here’s How Machine Learning Will Provide Structure to Unstructured Data

CTOvision

Unstructured data is the content an organization possesses that is not categorized or otherwise in a beneficial and usable format. However, data scientists are successfully implementing ways to depend on machine learning algorithms to give it structure and help the owners of that data extract essential details from it. Why Is Unstructured Data So Prevalent […].

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Technology Short Take 97

Scott Lowe

Welcome to Technology Short Take 97! This Tech Short Take marks the end of an era (sort of); it’s the last Tech Short Take published while I’m a VMware employee (today is my last day; see here for more details). But enough about me—let’s talk some tech! This Short Take may be a bit longer than some, so buckle up. Networking. Vadim Eisenberg has two articles that describe how to integrate external services into an Istio service mesh.

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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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Why HR needs to look at Apple’s Schoolwork app

ComputerWorld Consumerization IT

Apple introduced its Schoolwork app for teachers and students at its Field Trip event in Chicago in spring 2018. The app promises so much for educators, but it may well prove itself outside the education sector as an on-boarding and training facilitator for human resources teams. What is Apple's Schoolwork app? Schoolwork is kind of a digital class management app teachers can use to share tasks with students — they can send notes, PDFs, links to the web, and even activities that need to be trans

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Avoid a “Copy/Paste” Mentality When Taking Your Loyalty Program Global

Forrester IT

The draw of loyalty programs and their potential for better savings and experiences is universal: Forrester’s data shows that nearly three-quarters of online adults in China, France, Germany, the U.K, and U.S. belong to at least one loyalty program.

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InfoWarCon18 Is Coming!

CTOvision

InfowarCon 18 again plans to unite a highly culled group of political, military, academic, DIYer, and commercial cyber-leaders and thinkers from around the world to examine the current, future, and potential hostile use of cyber and related information technologies and how to neutralize the current ones. This year InfoWarCon is from May 17-19 at the […].

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Time to Evolve

Scott Lowe

I first started getting into VMware around 2003, possibly earlier (I can’t recall exactly when it was). I remember thinking that VMware’s impact on the industry was going to be significant, and I wanted to be part of this industry change. I was right—virtualization like what VMware offers has fundamentally changed the industry. However, just as technology evolves, technology careers must evolve as well.

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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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12 Potential Consequences of Data Breaches

Dataconomy

Digital data continues to expand exponentially, according to the authors of Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think. The amount of information stored online is growing at an unprecedented rate – one that currently exceeds the growth of the world economy by approximately four. The post 12 Potential Consequences of Data Breaches appeared first on Dataconomy.

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Forrester’s CX Sydney Forum 2018: Are You Ready To Be Your Firm’s Engine Of Growth?

Forrester IT

Believe it or not it’s that time again. Less than 7 weeks until our next CX Forum in Sydney, on May 10th. Are you and your team ready? Deep customer understanding – even customer obsession – is now the defining posture of many leading CX leaders and teams.

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The new social media imperative: Distance yourself

ComputerWorld IT Management

Elon Musk deleted the Facebook pages of both Tesla and SpaceX on Friday. Should you and your company do the same? Just like Musk, you have to guard your professional reputation — and the reputation of your company. That means you can’t be associated with criminal, shady or pornographic social sites. Establishing and maintaining a public, named presence on 4chan, for example, would not be a career-enhancing move for most executives; 4chan is discreditable. [ Further reading: Why Cambridge Analyt

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Impact of technology on insurance industry

Hacker Earth

Like every other industry, the global insurance sector, worth over $5 trillion, has undergone an immense overhaul because of disruptive technologies in recent years. Customer expectations have changed, and the digitally savvy people who have grown up in the last couple of decades are used to personalized interactions and instant gratification. Admittedly, the insurance industry (risk, premium, claims) has been slow to keep pace with digitization and are only slowly beginning to grasp the power o

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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.