August, 2024

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Serverless Is Trending Again In Modern Application Development

Forrester IT

For a time, it appeared that the reach of serverless platforms had exceeded their grasp. After some notable success stories like the high-profile “serverless-first” Capital One strategy, hype appeared to be dying down.

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11 Irritating Data Quality Issues

Information Week

Organizations have been trying to improve data quality for more than 30 years, but it’s still an issue. In fact, it’s more important than ever. Here’s a look at common data quality challenges that can drive you mad.

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Post-quantum encryption: Crypto flexibility will prepare firms for quantum threat, experts say

Network World

Quantum computers may be here sooner than we thought, according to a survey of more than 900 quantum professionals released this month by quantum computing company QuEra. Just over half of the respondents said that quantum technology was progressing faster than they expected , and 40% said that it will surpass classical computing for some workloads within the next five years.

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Cybercriminals Deploy New Malware to Steal Data via Android’s Near Field Communication (NFC)

Tech Republic Security

A new malware called NGate allows cybercriminals to steal near field communication data from Android phones via sophisticated social engineering. The data is relayed to the fraudsters before being used to steal cash.

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The Ultimate Contact Center Buyers Guide: A Crucial Decision

Harness the True Power of your Contact Center In today’s fast-paced business environment, selecting the right contact center solution is critical for enhancing customer experience, improving operational efficiency, and optimizing costs. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the essential factors to consider when choosing a contact center software that aligns with your business needs.

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74% of IT pros see AI making their skills obsolete

CIO Business Intelligence

AI’s long-term impact on the job market has sparked controversy and conversation — especially in tech. Whether AI is set to replace workers, augment jobs, or shift the necessary skillsets entirely , organizations — and IT pros alike — need to be prepared for an impending shift in how IT roles will be defined in the AI era and what skills will be needed going forward.

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Is GTM the new ABM? Or is it just the latest B2B land grab?

Forrester IT

Over the last 18 months, I’ve been noticing an increase in discussions about go-to-market strategy in B2B circles, just as ABM rose in popularity over 10 years ago. In particular I have observed: Platform vendors that previously badged ABM platforms are now repositioning as GTM platforms.

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NIST finally settles on quantum-safe crypto standards

Network World

After years of review, the National Institute of Standards and Technology officially picked the world’s first three post-quantum encryption algorithms as the basis for its post-quantum security strategy : ML-KEM, ML-DSA, and SLH-DSA. NIST first asked cryptographers to develop these new standards in 2016, when the threat of quantum computers started becoming a reality.

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How IT Leaders Can Benefit From Active Listening

Information Week

Have you heard the latest communication skill that leaders should apply? Active listening can help.

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Enterprises Are Racing to Leverage GenAI, But Can They Scale It?

Information Week

The clock is ticking when it comes to generative artificial intelligence adoption. While businesses are bullish about it, implementations may tell a different story.

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Supercharging AI With the Power of Quantum Computing

Information Week

How can we supercharge artificial intelligence? Through the power of quantum computing and its potential to pave the way for a more sustainable and efficient future with AI.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Outages Aftermath: What's Next for Microsoft and Its Customers?

Information Week

Microsoft and its customers have a lot of food for thought in the wake of a recent outage caused by a DDoS attack while still processing the CrowdStrike incident.

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Falcon Fallout: What’s Next For CrowdStrike, Competitors, And CISOs

Forrester IT

With the July 19th incident that impacted CrowdStrike Falcon® customers globally, CrowdStrike has significantly damaged customer trust. CrowdStrike’s initial Post Incident Review outlines a number of reasonable steps they plan to take to regain that trust including: Improved testing protocols Staged deployments External QA of both its code and its end-to-end processes.

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What enterprises say the CrowdStrike outage really teaches

Network World

Early on July 19, just minutes after data security giant CrowdStrike released what was supposed to be a security update, enterprises started losing Windows endpoints, and we ended up with one of the worst and most widespread IT outages of all time. There’s been a lot said about the why and the how. But how much of that reflects what enterprises think about the outage and what they believe they need to do?

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How to Present the Case for a Larger IT Budget

Information Week

Even when times are tight, it's possible to loosen the purse strings. Learn how to get business leaders to give your team the funds to drive performance and innovation.

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Future-Proof IT: Cost-Saving Strategies Every IT Leader Needs in 2025

With IT budgets projected to grow 9.8% in 2025, leaders must invest wisely—not just cut blindly. This whitepaper introduces The Future-Proof IT Cost Optimization Model, a framework to reduce costs while maintaining service quality. Learn how Cloud Efficiency, AI-Powered Workforce Automation, Vendor Optimization, Cybersecurity Resilience, and Unified Communications can drive savings and improve efficiency.

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What Does the US-Russia Prisoner Swap Mean for Ongoing Cybercrime?

Information Week

The recent prisoner exchange that freed Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan also resulted in the release of two convicted cybercriminals.

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The Ten Most Important Cloud Trends For 2024

Forrester IT

Forrester’s top ten cloud trends for 2024 report is out. No one will be surprised that AI figures prominently. Yet there are other fundamental shifts in play — the rise of the intelligent edge, increased cloud compliance complexity, and (finally!) mature multicloud networking offerings.

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Report: Many Younger People Have Found Errors in Their Medical Records

Information Week

According to a new survey by Carta Healthcare, more than half of Gen Z and millennials have found errors in their healthcare records -- and they are intent on fixing them.

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How Safe and Secure Is GenAI Really?

Information Week

No leaning for or against, no fanfare, no sensationalism. Just an honest look at what professionals hailing from different disciplines see as generative AI safety and security concerns.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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How to Create a Data-Driven Culture for Your Business

Information Week

Learn how to foster a data-driven culture within your organization. Discover the steps to integrate data into your business processes for success.

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Cost, AI, and staffing are biggest concerns for data centers

Network World

Rising costs, AI concerns and staffing challenges are among the top issues facing data center leaders in 2024, according to Uptime Institute’s latest survey data. Data center teams are working to balance higher rack power density and future capacity needs with capital investments and staffing limitations. Uptime Institute’s 14 th annual Global Data Center Survey included insights from 1,631 respondents, including more than 850 enterprise companies and data center operators, across 16 vertical in

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Nvidia fixes chip glitch, says production back on schedule for Q4

Network World

Nvidia has fixed a glitch in its latest chip, Blackwell, and should be able to resume production in Q4, its CEO told analysts on an earnings call Wednesday. Reports of the glitch earlier this month caused some concerns with enterprise IT executives. “We executed a change to the Blackwell GPU mask to improve production yields,” said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

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With Project Cypress, VMware brings generative AI to cyberdefense

Network World

Attackers have been quick to jump on the generative AI bandwagon, using the new technology to increase both the volume and the complexity of their attacks. At the VMware Explore conference going on this week in Las Vegas, VMware announced the addition of a generative AI weapon to its own cybersecurity platform, vDefend. But, to start with, the tool will be available only in an advisory capacity and won’t be able to act autonomously.

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The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report

Procurement leaders are at a pivotal moment. With CPOs playing an increasingly strategic role, it’s time to leverage innovation and technology to drive resilience and efficiency. Download The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report to uncover key insights to thrive in a dynamic procurement landscape. What’s Inside: How CPOs are driving strategic decision-making and technology adoption The top priorities and challenges for procurement in 2025 Why AI, sustainability, and data analytics are essential for

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Align Budget Planning To Accelerate Performance In 2025

Forrester IT

Business and technology leaders are gearing up to spend in the coming year. Making the most of modest budget hikes will take cross-functional collaboration, a willingness to part with outdated tech, and strategic experimentation with (and beyond) AI.

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Key Economic Drivers for Intelligent Systems

Information Week

In the emerging intelligent systems economy, businesses must leverage data and cultivate the right talent to thrive. Here’s how organizations can harness AI's potential by focusing on data management and building diverse, adaptable teams.

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Culture and Innovation: How They Blend and Why They’re Important

Information Week

Innovation isn’t just about technology. It’s a mentality, a strategy, a culture.

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9 Lingering Cloud Risks That Need to Be Wrangled

Information Week

After decades of cloud migration, organizations are still struggling to get it right. The following are some of the common pitfalls that persist.

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The 2025 Recruitment Playbook

The 2025 Recruitment Playbook by Procom is a strategic guide tailored for hiring managers to navigate the evolving talent landscape. Highlighting innovations like AI-driven tools and data analytics, the playbook empowers leaders to streamline processes, enhance candidate experiences , and foster diversity and inclusion. It provides actionable insights for every recruitment stage—from sourcing and screening to onboarding and retention.

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Managing Technical Debt in the Midst of Modernization

Information Week

Enterprises must approach technical debt management as a continuous process, rather than a one-time endeavor. Here's some advice.

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Is It Time to Rethink Reskilling Again Amid AI's Growing Pains?

Information Week

Noticeable stumbles and possible over-speculation on AI might affect the push to retain the workforce for an AI-ready world.

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Reshaping the CIO's Playbook for the AI Age

Information Week

In this landscape of rapid change, the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on the role of the chief information officer is profound and far-reaching.

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Security Experts Welcome NIST’s New Encryption Standards For Quantum Computers

Tech Republic Security

NIST announces new post-quantum cryptography standards, marking a significant step in safeguarding data against future quantum computing threats.

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.