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IBM Power11 challenges x86 and GPU giants with security-first server strategy

Network World

With the launch of Power11 servers, IBM is shifting the discussion from raw performance numbers to security and reliability, highlighting its claim of zero planned downtime and quick ransomware detection. One of the key highlights of the platform is a one-minute guaranteed ransomware threat detection with its Power Cyber Vault. “Its promise of ransomware detection within one minute raises the bar for integrated cybersecurity,” said Prabhu Ram, VP of the industry research group at Cybermedia Rese

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Top reasons for high CIO turnover rates

CIO Business Intelligence

IT directors tend to change jobs at twice the rate of CFOs, and almost three times that of CEOs. Several factors contribute to this, including lack of representation within top management teams, strategy bottlenecks, and curiosity of what else might be out there to advance careers. In the 2025 Nash Squared Digital Leadership Report, which surveyed 2,015 managers in 62 countries, global digital leaders say they expect to stay at one company for an average of 3.3 years.

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The Battles Shaping the Future of AI

Information Week

Tech companies are investing heavily in AI to avoid existential risks. Success will depend on their ability to integrate innovations and adapt their operating models for agility.

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Hertz adopts AI for fleet and workforce management

CIO Business Intelligence

Hertz got its start renting out a dozen Model T Fords more than 100 years ago. Today, Hertz operates in 160 countries and has more than 20,000 employees and 500,000 vehicles in its fleet. To streamline an operation with so many moving parts, the company has deployed Hertz Connected Fleet OS, an AI-enabled operating system for fleet management. “This is all around our purpose for our customers, which is making sure we have the right car, at the right place, at the right time,” said EVP and CIO Ti

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How AI Is Transforming IT in 2025: A Playbook for Smarter IT Ops

IT teams are under pressure to do more with less. AI isn’t just hype—it’s already helping lean IT teams cut support volume by up to 60%, reduce cloud waste, and eliminate risk from their stack. In this executive playbook, you'll learn how mid-sized companies are deploying AI to automate tier-1 tickets, predict outages, optimize SaaS spend, and secure infrastructure without hiring a bigger team.

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FBI Warning: Scattered Spider Hackers Are Targeting Airlines, Too

Tech Republic Security

Scattered Spider hackers are now targeting airlines with advanced social engineering tactics to bypass MFA and breach critical systems, the FBI warns.

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Why AI ROI Remains Elusive Despite Widespread Adoption

Forrester IT

The gap between individual AI productivity gains and organizational transformation reveals four critical barriers to AI value realization.

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Tech Leadership Questions Potential Impact of Tariffs on Healthcare

Information Week

Tsvi Gal, head of enterprise technology services at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, shares his concerns and questions given the unknowns with potential tariffs.

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Applying Agentic AI to Legacy Systems? Prepare For These 4 Challenges

Tech Republic Security

In this TechRepublic exclusive, a chief innovation officer provides guidance on addressing challenges when deploying AI agents in legacy software environments.

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Reimagining ITSM: How Refresh Europe 2025 Propels Freshworks Amid A Fierce Competitive Landscape

Forrester IT

At Refresh Europe 2025, the focus shifted from traditional SLAs to experience-led metrics, emphasizing the importance of user perceptions in IT interactions. Freshworks showcased its advancements in AI-driven service management, particularly through Freddy AI. The company aims to simplify ITSM by reducing tool sprawl and enhancing employee experiences.

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CoreWeave acquires Core Scientific for $9B to power AI infrastructure push

Network World

Nvidia-backed AI cloud provider CoreWeave is acquiring crypto miner Core Scientific for about $9 billion, giving it access to 1.3 gigawatts of contracted power to support growing demand for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. The acquisition reflects a shift in data center strategy as AI infrastructure providers look to secure energy-intensive facilities originally built for purposes like cryptocurrency mining.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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The Top Nightmares Keeping CIOs Awake at Night

Information Week

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CIOs tackle the AI change management challenge

CIO Business Intelligence

Every Monday at 7 a.m., a cohort of Principal employees jump on a Teams call for a quick study group. Typically chaired by the chief digital and artificial intelligence officer (CDAIO) or someone else on the team, the 300-plus and growing learning community digs into the technology, cultural, and organizational impacts of generative AI. There are deep dives into the implications of new gen AI models, discussions of compliance and ethical risks, and knowledge sharing around emerging use cases and

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Fast Food, Weak Passwords: McDonald’s AI Hiring Tool Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data

Tech Republic Security

Olivia, the AI chatbot McDonald’s uses to streamline job application processes, exposed an estimated 64 million chat logs containing applicants’ sensitive data.

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GenAI Reshapes Shopping And Revives SEO

Forrester IT

The multibillion-dollar question I’m often asked is: Will a critical mass of consumers shop and check out on Google’s AI Mode, ChatGPT, and Perplexity? Consumers’ loyalty to convenience makes a “yes” most likely.

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Turn Your Contact Center Into a Profit Machine with AI

Every year, $75 billion is lost to bad customer service — and your business could be bleeding loyalty without realizing it. AI is rewriting the rules. Imagine instant answers, 24/7 self-service, faster resolutions, and skyrocketing satisfaction scores. Companies like Amazon are already cashing in, and the technology is easier than you think — plug, play, and profit.

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Tech hiring exceeds expectations in June

Network World

The tech unemployment rate fell slightly in June as companies listed 455,341 job listings for tech positions in June, according to data and analysis from CompTIA’s recently released Tech Jobs Report. Tech unemployment in June was 2.8%, compared to 3.4% in May, CompTIA says. Tech occupation employment increased by an estimated net new 90,000 workers for the month, according to CompTIA’s analysis of U.S.

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Demystifying Generative AI Deployment Approaches

Information Week

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EU finalizes General-Purpose AI Code of Practice for enterprises

CIO Business Intelligence

The European Commission has published the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice to help enterprises comply with their obligations on transparency, copyright, safety, and security under the European Union’s AI Act. Following the code of practice is voluntary — but the Commission presented it as a way for enterprises to be sure they meet their obligations under the law.

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10 Important AI Architecture Rules You Can’t Ignore in the GenAI Era

Social, Agile and Transformation

Experts share essential rules for AI architecture, emphasizing the significance of incremental AI implementation, flexibility, and robust governance. Architects should avoid rigid requirements, ensure data integrity, design modular systems, and prioritize reliability through continuous monitoring. These principles facilitate the successful integration of AI while minimizing future technical debt and risks.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.

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Beyond The Lakehouse: Databricks’ Bold Play For The Business Persona

Forrester IT

The 2025 Databricks Data + AI Summit showcased innovations in lakehouse architecture, AI democratization, no-code tools, and governance to broaden adoption.

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NaaS security strategy – building a software-defined architecture

Network World

Network-as-a-service (NaaS ) has become a significant component of the networking market. NaaS represents a paradigm shift in enterprise networking, transitioning from capital-intensive infrastructure ownership to flexible, subscription-based models. Analyst estimates project the NaaS market to grow at a healthy 26.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), hitting $115.5B by 2032.

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Lessons Learned One Year After the CrowdStrike Outage

Information Week

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6 data risks CIOs should be paranoid about

CIO Business Intelligence

CIOs are under pressure to deliver predictive analytics and transform the workforce with AI agents. But investments in data governance, data operations, and data security — which have always been important — have all too frequently taken a backseat to business-driven initiatives, leaving AI success today in limbo. To address this gap and ensure the data supply chain receives enough top-level attention, CIOs have hired or partnered with chief data officers, entrusting them to address the data deb

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Welcome to the Future of Hospitality: Smart Rooms Start Here

Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling

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North Korean Hackers Deploy Rare Nim-Based Malware on macOS to Target Web3 Startups

Tech Republic Security

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From Generic To Human-Centered And Empowering: Tomorrow’s CX Starts Today

Forrester IT

The convergence of emerging technologies is accelerating the transformation of customer experience — reshaping how companies understand and serve customers, streamline operations, and deliver value.

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Licensing lessons from VMware-Siemens spat

Network World

When Broadcom acquired virtualization leader VMware in late 2023, some experts sounded the alarm that things were about to change. Not all tech leaders paid attention. The changes came quickly. First, there were all the layoffs of VMware employees and the terminations of agreements with VMware resellers and service providers. Then the licensing changes.

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How CIOs Are Navigating Today’s Hyper Volatility

Information Week

Enterprises had to become an extreme form of agile during the pandemic. Now, with daily geopolitical changes, IT departments must be even more agile and resilient.

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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)

Procurement is in the middle of a tech tsunami. And if it feels like the old playbooks aren’t working anymore, that’s because they aren’t. Agentic AI. Autonomous procurement. Unified source-to-pay ecosystems. These innovations are converging and transforming how procurement teams operate. The GEP 2025 Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report breaks it all down.

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GSA, Oracle sign major deal offering 75% discount on licenses

CIO Business Intelligence

The US General Services Administration (GSA) Monday announced the signing of a OneGov deal with Oracle that provides federal government agencies with a deep discount on the company’s enterprise software applications, as well as its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, until November 30 of this year. The agreement will provide federal agencies with a 75% discount on Oracle’s license-based Oracle Technology Programs, including database, integration, security, and analytics, “substantial base discounts” on

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IBM Debuts Power11 Platform with 99.9999% Uptime and Integrated AI Tools

Tech Republic Security

IBM launches Power11 servers with close to zero planned downtime, AI-ready performance, fast ransomware detection, and energy efficiency for modern enterprises.

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B2B Brand Measurement Is Broken, But There’s A Way To Fix It

Forrester IT

It’s time to face a hard truth: B2B brand measurement is fundamentally broken and has been for many years. This failure is sabotaging the value of your entire marketing function.

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AMD warns of new Meltdown/Spectre-like CPU bugs

Network World

AMD has issued an alert to users of a newly discovered form of side-channel attack similar to the infamous Meltdown and Spectre exploits that dominated the news in 2018. The potential exploits affect the full range of AMD processors – desktop, mobile and data center models — particularly 3rd and 4th generation Epyc server processors. The full list can be found here.

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How AI Is Revolutionizing Contact Centers: 2025 Strategy + ROI Playbook

In 2025, contact centers aren’t just changing—they’re being rebuilt by AI. This no-fluff, executive-ready guide shows you how to capitalize on the transformation. Inside: proven ROI calculators, workforce optimization tactics, deflection strategies, and a 90-day AI deployment plan. Built for CIOs, COOs, CX leaders, and contact center strategists, it goes beyond buzzwords into play-by-play implementation.