Mon.Jun 15, 2020

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The Forrester Wave™: Continuous Delivery And Release Automation, Q2 2020

Forrester IT

After releasing “The Forrester Wave™: Continuous Delivery And Release Automation, Q2 2020” earlier this month, it’s a good time to pause and reflect on (in the immortal words of the Grateful Dead) “what a long, strange trip it’s been.” We’re about 10 years into the DevOps journey. Industry progress is clear.

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13 Evolving And Emerging Uses For Blockchain Technology

CTOvision

Many consumers may have heard of blockchain technology, especially in relation to cryptocurrency. However, they may not be aware of its full potential and impact across industries. Blockchain has the […].

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Bobbie Stempfley of Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute

CTOvision

The leadership team at OODA have had the pleasure of working with and learning from Bobbie Stempfley since her leadership of the Department of Defense Computer Emergency Response Team (DoD […].

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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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FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs

Forrester IT

A Flash-Point Week For Facial Recognition Last week, IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft came out and made some big announcements on how they intend to halt or ban the use of facial recognition technology for law enforcement. At a time when privacy and civil rights dominate the zeitgeist, these values-based decisions will force much-needed dialogue on the ethics of facial recognition […].

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A Glimpse into the AI-Enabled Future

CTOvision

Where is AI heading in the future? Read Ronald Schmelzer’s article in Forbes talking about the vision for the AI-Enabled Future: The pace of artificial intelligence continues inexorably forward. Every […].

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6 Steps to Securing Production File Data in the Cloud

CTOvision

Read Russ Kennedy list six ways in which you can secure production file data in the cloud on Security Boulevard : Unstructured file data is the fastest-growing segment of enterprise […].

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Haier’s Adaptive Strategy Wins In The Face Of COVID-19 Challenges

Forrester IT

The world post-COVID-19 is uncharted territory. We can agree, however, that the pace of change will remain significantly high, and so will the level of uncertainty. These conditions will make it extremely difficult for most firms to sustain their competitive advantages over the span of many years. That’s why firms need to embrace an adaptive […].

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Big data: Four ways to make your projects run better

CTOvision

Read Mark Samuels explain the four ways in which you can run your Big Data projects better on ZDNet : Organisations continue to collect more data than ever before. While […].

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CX North America Event Offers Values Track And A Time To Consider Business Strategy In A Values-Driven World

Forrester IT

Just In Time: CX NA’s Values Track Gives Us Exactly What We Need Right Now Forrester’s CX North America event includes a aalues content track. We didn’t know what the world would be like when we planned this track. But we’ve known for years that the intersection of values and business is growing in importance […].

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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5 Signs You're in a Hot Potato Culture

Social, Agile and Transformation

In this week's episode of 5 Minutes with @NYIke, I provide three ways to address a hot potato culture. But first, let's define it and identify its signs. Here are some definitions of the idiom, hot potato: (i) any subject which several folks are talking about and which is frequently argued, (ii) something that is hard or terrible to.

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Cloud computing overload: How many apps is too many?

CTOvision

Read Steve Ranger take a look at the cloud computing overload on ZDNet : Cloud computing apps have been the glue that has enabled many organisations to remain connected and […].

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SCCM 2002 Known Issues Bugs Fixes|ConfigMgr

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. In this post, you will learn more about SCCM 2002 known issues. ConfigMgr 2002 is generally available and all SCCM infrastructure with online Service Connection Point. Also, you should have any of the following versions of ConfigMgr 1902 or 1906, or 1910. Related Posts – SCCM 1910 Known Issue, SCCM 1906 Known Issues & SCCM 1902 known issues.

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Top 5 things to know about security breaches

Tech Republic Security

Verizon's annual Data Breach Investigations Report confirmed 3,950 data breaches across 16 industries. Tom Merritt explains five things to know about these breaches.

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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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WVD Management Using Visual Studio Code Instead of PowerShell ISE

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. In this post, let’s learn how to start WVD Management Using Visual Studio Code Instead of PowerShell ISE. Well, Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD v2) supports only PowerShell core 7.0 or later. I have been extensively using PowerShell ISE (Yes!). But, I still love GUI and I don’t like coding ??

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Tech Giants Back Off Selling Facial Recognition AI to Police

Information Week

Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft have all taken steps to stop making their facial recognition AI software available to the police. Now it's time for lawmakers to set some rules.

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Cloud wars: Amazon Web Services to open new office just down the road from Microsoft HQ

GeekWire

A rendering of Amazon’s new AWS office in Redmond, Wash. (Amazon Photo). The cloud rivalry between Amazon and Microsoft continues to heat up. Amazon announced Monday that it will open a 111,000-square-foot office for more than 600 Amazon Web Services workers in Redmond, Wash. next year, just three miles away from Microsoft’s headquarters.

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8 Tips for Growth in an XaaS Business Model

Information Week

Companies should use an XaaS strategy to outpace competition, cut acquisition costs and boost efficiency. Here are ways you can get there.

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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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The FDA just approved the first prescription video game — it’s for kids with ADHD

The Verge

Akili Interactive. It might not look like much of a video game, but Akili Interactive’s EndeavorRX, formerly Project EVO, may go down in history: it’s the first video game that can legally be marketed and prescribed as medicine in the US. That’s the landmark decision from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , which is authorizing doctors to prescribe the iPhone and iPad game for kids between ages eight and 12 years old with ADHD, after it underwent seven years of clinical trials that studied

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COVID-19 projections show higher death tolls ahead as restrictions are lifted

GeekWire

This chart shows the daily U.S. death toll due to COVID-19 as a solid red line on the left, with a dotted line that traces the seven-day rolling average. To the right, the gray area shows the range of uncertainty in today’s projection from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, with a dashed trend line that stabilizes and then rises sharply.

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Former eBay security director arrested for harassing journalist with live cockroaches

The Verge

eBay new logo STOCK. Six former eBay employees have been charged with a bizarre stalking campaign against an e-commerce newsletter. The Department of Justice alleges that James Baugh, David Harville, Stephanie Popp, Brian Gilbert, Stephanie Stockwell, and Veronica Zea viciously harassed the couple who published the newsletter for their negative eBay coverage — sending them online threats and abuse, mailing live insects and a “bloody pig face” mask, and driving to their Massachusetts home to surv

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Exposing the dark web coronavirus scammers

Tech Republic Security

Kurtis Minder, co-founder and CEO of GroupSense, explains why the coronavirus has been big business for bad actors.

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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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Apple will give students free AirPods when they buy a MacBook Air or iPad Air

The Verge

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. Apple’s back-to-school promotion for 2020 is an especially good one if you’re in need of some headphones. At Apple’s education store, students and educators can get a free set of second-generation AirPods when purchasing the $899 MacBook Air or $479 iPad Air (both prices listed reflect the educational discount). What’s also cool is that Apple is giving you the option to upgrade to the AirPods with the wireless charging case for an extra $40, or all the way up t

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Microsoft Teams will show 49 video call participants, matching Zoom

Venture Beast

Microsoft Teams for Education will show 49 video call participants, Breakout Rooms, raise hand, Attendance Reports, Class Insights, and new meeting options. Read More.

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Top 5 things to know about security breaches

Tech Republic Security

Verizon's annual Data Breach Investigations Report confirmed 3,950 data breaches across 16 industries. Tom Merritt explains five things to know about these breaches.

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Epic Games seeking to sell stake for $750 million at $17 billion valuation

Venture Beast

Some shareholders of Fortnite maker Epic Games are selling their shares for $750 million, but the amount being raised will go to existing shareholders. Read More.

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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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Satellite Images Show the Arctic's Fiery Unraveling

Gizmodo

Even by the Arctic’s increasing erratic standards, it’s been a weird spring and summer in Siberia. The region of the world that’s considered a bastion of frigid temperatures and frozen landscapes is buckling under the intense pressure of the climate crisis. Read more.

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Explainer: What Is Chip Binning?

TechSpot

You've just bought a new CPU and it seems to run pretty cool, so you try a bit of overclocking. The GHz climbs higher and higher, it's surely not supposed to be like this? You rush to the internet to share your excitement of hitting the silicon jackpot, and within.

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Mining Company Not Sorry for Destroying 46,000-Year-Old Aboriginal Site: Report

Gizmodo

Executives at Rio Tinto are not sorry for destroying a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal heritage site in the state of Western Australia, according to a secret recording obtained by the Australian Financial Review. The mining company had previously expressed regret for the distress caused to some people, but didn’t actually… Read more.

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Teague’s AirShield ventilation design aims to reduce COVID-19 risk for air travelers

GeekWire

Teague’s AirShield design concept would give a different look to the air outlets that are typically placed above the heads of airplane passengers. (Teague Illustration). A Seattle-based industrial design company has come up with a 3-D-printed ventilation system that it says can create invisible curtains of air around airplane passengers, reducing the risk of coronavirus infections.

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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.