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“AI will automate everything and put people out of work.” “AI AI is a science-fiction technology.” Robots will take over the world.” The hype around artificial intelligence (AI) has produced many myths, in mainstream media, in board meetings and across organizations. Some worry about an “almighty” AI that will take over the world, and some think that AI is nothing more than a buzzword. The truth is somewhere in the middle. MORE
Digital Certificates are a foundational building block of the Internet. They are used to verify the identity of e-commerce sites, the authenticity of software and encrypt data. Not surprisingly, cyberattackers try to create fake Certificates or get the Private Keys for real ones to steal data or intercept communications. No one really worried about the […]. CTO Cyber Security News china cyberattack MORE
For many years I have been working with company directors on framing and driving innovation in their organizations. From this March I will be applying this experience as Course Director for a new program run by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), titled Directing Innovation. MORE
Back in August of last year, I asked for good examples of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality, and mixed reality (MR), all together known as extended reality. MORE
If you’re a Data Scientist, you’ve likely spent months earnestly developing and then deploying a single predictive model. The truth is that once your model is built – that’s only half the battle won. A quarter of a Data Scientist’s working life often goes something like this: You met with. The post A Data Scientist’s relationship with building Predictive Models appeared first on Dataconomy. MORE
President Trump issued an executive order today announcing what the White House calls an “American AI Initiative.” The order encourages research in the field of artificial intelligence in the United States. The announcement is based on principles that touch on issues like AI and jobs, and the relationship between American artificial research and the international community. […]. Artificial Intelligence News MORE
Information Technology Blog - - How AR Is Revolutionizing Advertisements - Information Technology Blog. If you are familiar with, or happen to have used McDonald’s GOL app during the 2014 FIFA World Cup or after, then you’ve interacted with augmented reality. MORE
California is taking the lead in the US on privacy regulation with the adoption of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Security and privacy professionals whose companies have consumers in California must get their implementation plans together now. MORE
Redesigning the organization as a digital business should be on every CIO’s mind. However, digital business designs often do not scale because the organization fails to modify its business model and operating model to support its strategy. “We We surveyed business leaders around the world, and while 66% of leaders think that they are digitally transforming their business, only 11% of CEOs are actually doing so,” says Lars Van Dam , Vice President Analyst, Gartner. MORE
You can’t beat good BBQ. As long as I’ve been eating, I’ve loved the taste of BBQ cooked correctly, and I’ve loved the science of getting BBQ right, no matter brisket, ribs, pulled pork, or chicken. Vegans may want to sit this blog out.) What’s clear to me is that the process and ingredients that it takes to make your cloud computing project work are directly related to how you get a perfectly smoked piece of meat. Here’s a bit of advice about both. InfoWorld explains: What is multicloud? MORE
Never let a serious crisis go to waste! Senior government executives would be wise to listen to Winston Churchill’s wisdom! We’re living in the era of shutdowns, when funding disruption is the norm. MORE
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If you’ve noticed an uptick in product recommendations based on your Amazon purchases, or GPS services that are increasingly accurate in displaying congested traffic areas, it’s because artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. AI adoption in organizations has tripled in the past year , and AI is a top priority for CIOs. Yet early AI initiatives have a high probability of failure due to misalignment with business requirements and lack of agility. MORE
Healthcare is in the middle of massive change. Called digital transformation by many, this term describes the industry’s pursuit of the many promises offered by connected patients, connected caregivers, and connected hospitals. MORE
Last week, Packt Publishing announced that " Architecting Cloud Computing Solutions " by Kevin L. MORE
Cloud-based chatbots are almost old technology now; they’ve been around for four years. And reception has been decidedly mixed. Last week, researchers at several collaborating institutions unveiled the formal write-up of something called the “Second Conversational Intelligence Challenge,” which was a competition among chatbots that took place during December 2018’s NeurIPS artificial intelligence conference. MORE
Read Ilan Paretsky’s article about how organizations can identify and combat insider threats on Dark Reading : Most, if not all, organizations are vigilant about safeguarding against threats that can penetrate endpoint systems via email, websites, and other known and unknown pathways. But what about threats that come from within your organization? Even worse, from […]. Cyber Security News MORE
Read why Kameerath Kareem says that SSL monitoring is a must for app security for every organization on DZone : The cybersecurity industry is constantly striving to stay well prepared and well ahead of new threats. Data protection was in the spotlight all through 2018. It’s a common practice for applications to collect user data like […]. Cyber Security News MORE
Today I celebrate my 400th post on Social, Agile, and Transformation. It’s been an incredible journey starting from my days of being a hands-on CTO at a social media travel startup, through three careers of being a transformational CIO in data businesses, and now as President of StarCIO, author of the Amazon best seller Driving Digital, speaker, and contributing editor at CIO and InfoWorld. MORE
Information Technology Blog - - Why Developers Love Cloud Logging Services - Information Technology Blog. Uptime and performance are important for developers. When users encounter problems with apps, they lose their trust in the company. MORE
Wells Fargo outage results in customers not being able to access to accounts Image Credit: Mike Mozart. If you were the CIO of a major bank responsible for the importance of information technology, what do you think that your #1 job responsibility would be? MORE
After suffering defeat to AI at Go and Dota 2, the battle between man and machine was starting to look a little one-sided. But a human has finally notched up a win against our future robot overlords. MORE
As a girl, Maria and her family traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to get cancer treatment for her sick brother. The miracle she observed, as the healthcare providers saved her brother’s life, ignited a passion for healthcare. MORE
Despite being associated with technology, futurists have rarely used digital technology as a central tool of their work until recent years. Most methods developed or used for futures studies and strategic foresight (e.g. horizon scanning, system mapping) can be performed without digital technology. MORE
Want to dive earnestly into artificial intelligence (AI) development, but find the programming piece of it intimidating? Not to worry — Uber has your back. The ride-hailing giant today debuted Ludwig, an open source “toolbox” built on top of Google’s TensorFlow framework that allows users to train and test AI models without having to write […]. Artificial Intelligence News MORE
If you’re a VPN subscriber and have ever wondered just how secure the supposedly encrypted pipe that you’re using through the internet is — and whether the anonymity promise made by the VPN provider is indeed protecting your privacy— well, your hunches may be correct. It turns out several of these connections are not secure. Academics say they’ve discovered a whopping 13 programming errors in 61 separate VPN systems tested recently. MORE
Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. link]. This post is a continuation of my old post “How to Learn Desktop Support Engineer Skills“ Desktop support engineers are an integral part of the IT support world. MORE
Extra, extra! Read all about it! TOPO declares that“86% of account-based organizations report improved close rates and 80% say it is driving increased customer lifetime value!” MORE
The speed of software development and release today would have been almost unimaginable ten years ago. In 2018, over half of developers wanted to deploy builds more frequently than every week, with 16 percent saying they’d prefer to release builds every hour.¹ MORE
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Digital Certificates are a foundational building block of the Internet. They are used to verify the identity of e-commerce sites, the authenticity of software and encrypt data. Not surprisingly, cyberattackers try to create fake Certificates or get the Private Keys for real ones to steal data or intercept communications. No one really worried about the […]. CTO Cyber Security News china cyberattack
Cloud Musings
FEBRUARY 16, 2019
As a girl, Maria and her family traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to get cancer treatment for her sick brother. The miracle she observed, as the healthcare providers saved her brother’s life, ignited a passion for healthcare.
Forrester IT
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Extra, extra! Read all about it! TOPO declares that“86% of account-based organizations report improved close rates and 80% say it is driving increased customer lifetime value!”
David Linthicum
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
You can’t beat good BBQ. As long as I’ve been eating, I’ve loved the taste of BBQ cooked correctly, and I’ve loved the science of getting BBQ right, no matter brisket, ribs, pulled pork, or chicken. Vegans may want to sit this blog out.) What’s clear to me is that the process and ingredients that it takes to make your cloud computing project work are directly related to how you get a perfectly smoked piece of meat. Here’s a bit of advice about both. InfoWorld explains: What is multicloud?
CEB IT
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
If you’ve noticed an uptick in product recommendations based on your Amazon purchases, or GPS services that are increasingly accurate in displaying congested traffic areas, it’s because artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. AI adoption in organizations has tripled in the past year , and AI is a top priority for CIOs. Yet early AI initiatives have a high probability of failure due to misalignment with business requirements and lack of agility.
Cloud Musings
FEBRUARY 16, 2019
Healthcare is in the middle of massive change. Called digital transformation by many, this term describes the industry’s pursuit of the many promises offered by connected patients, connected caregivers, and connected hospitals.
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Forrester IT
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Back in August of last year, I asked for good examples of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality, and mixed reality (MR), all together known as extended reality.
The Accidental Successful CIO
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Wells Fargo outage results in customers not being able to access to accounts Image Credit: Mike Mozart. If you were the CIO of a major bank responsible for the importance of information technology, what do you think that your #1 job responsibility would be?
CEB IT
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
“AI will automate everything and put people out of work.” “AI AI is a science-fiction technology.” Robots will take over the world.” The hype around artificial intelligence (AI) has produced many myths, in mainstream media, in board meetings and across organizations. Some worry about an “almighty” AI that will take over the world, and some think that AI is nothing more than a buzzword. The truth is somewhere in the middle.
Cloud Musings
FEBRUARY 16, 2019
Last week, Packt Publishing announced that " Architecting Cloud Computing Solutions " by Kevin L.
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Read why Kameerath Kareem says that SSL monitoring is a must for app security for every organization on DZone : The cybersecurity industry is constantly striving to stay well prepared and well ahead of new threats. Data protection was in the spotlight all through 2018. It’s a common practice for applications to collect user data like […]. Cyber Security News
David Linthicum
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Cloud-based chatbots are almost old technology now; they’ve been around for four years. And reception has been decidedly mixed. Last week, researchers at several collaborating institutions unveiled the formal write-up of something called the “Second Conversational Intelligence Challenge,” which was a competition among chatbots that took place during December 2018’s NeurIPS artificial intelligence conference.
CEB IT
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
Redesigning the organization as a digital business should be on every CIO’s mind. However, digital business designs often do not scale because the organization fails to modify its business model and operating model to support its strategy. “We We surveyed business leaders around the world, and while 66% of leaders think that they are digitally transforming their business, only 11% of CEOs are actually doing so,” says Lars Van Dam , Vice President Analyst, Gartner.
Social, Agile and Transformation
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Today I celebrate my 400th post on Social, Agile, and Transformation. It’s been an incredible journey starting from my days of being a hands-on CTO at a social media travel startup, through three careers of being a transformational CIO in data businesses, and now as President of StarCIO, author of the Amazon best seller Driving Digital, speaker, and contributing editor at CIO and InfoWorld.
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
President Trump issued an executive order today announcing what the White House calls an “American AI Initiative.” The order encourages research in the field of artificial intelligence in the United States. The announcement is based on principles that touch on issues like AI and jobs, and the relationship between American artificial research and the international community. […]. Artificial Intelligence News
Forrester IT
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Finovate Europe is back in full swing, so we wanted to share our impressions of day one. Here are Benjamin’s thoughts: And some further reflections by Aurélie and myself. financial services
Trends in the Living Networks
FEBRUARY 17, 2019
For many years I have been working with company directors on framing and driving innovation in their organizations. From this March I will be applying this experience as Course Director for a new program run by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), titled Directing Innovation.
Anoop
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. link]. This post is a continuation of my old post “How to Learn Desktop Support Engineer Skills“ Desktop support engineers are an integral part of the IT support world.
Galido
FEBRUARY 17, 2019
Information Technology Blog - - How AR Is Revolutionizing Advertisements - Information Technology Blog. If you are familiar with, or happen to have used McDonald’s GOL app during the 2014 FIFA World Cup or after, then you’ve interacted with augmented reality.
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Want to dive earnestly into artificial intelligence (AI) development, but find the programming piece of it intimidating? Not to worry — Uber has your back. The ride-hailing giant today debuted Ludwig, an open source “toolbox” built on top of Google’s TensorFlow framework that allows users to train and test AI models without having to write […]. Artificial Intelligence News
Forrester IT
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
California is taking the lead in the US on privacy regulation with the adoption of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Security and privacy professionals whose companies have consumers in California must get their implementation plans together now.
Trends in the Living Networks
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Despite being associated with technology, futurists have rarely used digital technology as a central tool of their work until recent years. Most methods developed or used for futures studies and strategic foresight (e.g. horizon scanning, system mapping) can be performed without digital technology.
Datacponomy
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
If you’re a Data Scientist, you’ve likely spent months earnestly developing and then deploying a single predictive model. The truth is that once your model is built – that’s only half the battle won. A quarter of a Data Scientist’s working life often goes something like this: You met with. The post A Data Scientist’s relationship with building Predictive Models appeared first on Dataconomy.
Galido
FEBRUARY 16, 2019
Information Technology Blog - - Why Developers Love Cloud Logging Services - Information Technology Blog. Uptime and performance are important for developers. When users encounter problems with apps, they lose their trust in the company.
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Read Ilan Paretsky’s article about how organizations can identify and combat insider threats on Dark Reading : Most, if not all, organizations are vigilant about safeguarding against threats that can penetrate endpoint systems via email, websites, and other known and unknown pathways. But what about threats that come from within your organization? Even worse, from […]. Cyber Security News
Forrester IT
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
Never let a serious crisis go to waste! Senior government executives would be wise to listen to Winston Churchill’s wisdom! We’re living in the era of shutdowns, when funding disruption is the norm.
Network World
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
If you’re a VPN subscriber and have ever wondered just how secure the supposedly encrypted pipe that you’re using through the internet is — and whether the anonymity promise made by the VPN provider is indeed protecting your privacy— well, your hunches may be correct. It turns out several of these connections are not secure. Academics say they’ve discovered a whopping 13 programming errors in 61 separate VPN systems tested recently.
Flexagon
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
The speed of software development and release today would have been almost unimaginable ten years ago. In 2018, over half of developers wanted to deploy builds more frequently than every week, with 16 percent saying they’d prefer to release builds every hour.¹
Galido
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
Information Technology Blog - - Automation in the Office: Different Ways to Do It - Information Technology Blog.
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