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10 Strategies for Managers to Prevent Employee Burnout

IT Toolbox

Work-life balance and open communication are important, particularly as we celebrate World Mental Health Day on October 10. Discover effective strategies for preventing employee burnout and fostering a positive work environment. The post 10 Strategies for Managers to Prevent Employee Burnout appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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CVS Eyes A Splitting Heart Decision: Separating Its Core Business To Shock Future Growth

Forrester IT

US healthcare industry giant CVS Health is considering a strategic breakup of its retail and insurance units. A potential split would mark a significant shift in the company’s “one-stop-shop” strategy they’ve already invested billions to realize.

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Juniper extends security platform to streamline threat detection, incident response

Network World

Juniper Networks is working to integrate more of its security services under one AI-centric roof. The vendor’s new Secure AI-Native Edge offering and cloud-based Security Assurance service are designed to deliver a cohesive view of network health, performance, and security metrics with a goal of resolving problems quickly and centrally enforcing enterprise security policies.

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Get Visibility Into Healthcare’s Biggest Blind Spot: Concentration Risk

Forrester IT

It’s been a banner year for healthcare, and not in a good way. As a healthcare provider, if your patients had trouble filling a prescription, if you struggled to submit claims to generate much-needed revenue, or if you had to ask a patient to reschedule a non-essential medical procedure, your organization has been a victim of healthcare concentration risk.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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20% of Generative AI ‘Jailbreak’ Attacks Succeed, With 90% Exposing Sensitive Data

Tech Republic Security

On average, it takes adversaries just 42 seconds and five interactions to execute a GenAI jailbreak, according to Pillar Security.

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Slash The Hidden Costs Of Your Customer Surveys

Forrester IT

Nearly all CX measurement and VoC efforts use customer surveys. But your surveys are costlier than you think. Obvious costs include the budget for a tech vendor you use to send and analyze surveys or incentives for customers. Hidden costs are more problematic because we don’t consider them enough.

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Ensuring Equal Access for All With Web Accessibility Compliance

Information Week

Explore web accessibility compliance, its importance, challenges, benefits, and learn how a trusted partner can ensure accessibility and inclusivity for all.

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University of Washington’s David Baker wins Nobel Prize for solving protein puzzles

GeekWire

University of Washington biochemist David Baker chats with journalists online after receiving word that he’ll share the Nobel Prize for chemistry. (Photo by Ian C Haydon / UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design) University of Washington biochemist David Baker has won a share of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry for more than two decades of discoveries about the molecular structure of proteins — discoveries that have led to new medical therapies, new materials and new start

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Oracle adds agentic AI to Fusion Cloud CX

CIO Business Intelligence

Aiming to deliver end-to-end service automation, Oracle on Wednesday unveiled new agentic AI capabilities for Oracle Fusion Cloud Service and Oracle Fusion Field Service. Oracle said the new AI-driven workflows will help service teams increase service efficiency, reduce time-to-resolution, and improve customer experience. “We’re striving at Oracle for total end-to-end service automation, not enhancements, not spot efficiency gains in service,” Jeff Wartgow, vice president of Oracle Service, told

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AI Is Creating New Forms of Liability. How Can It Be Managed?

Information Week

Everyone is on the artificial intelligence train. But that means that they may be culpable for AI’s mistakes.

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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Weighing the risks of moving too fast with gen AI

CIO Business Intelligence

When it comes to AI, the fear of missing out is real. According to research by Coleman Parkes Research on behalf of Riverbed, 91% of decision-makers at large companies are concerned their competitors will have an advantage if they get ahead with AI. So it’s no surprise that every respondent said that when it comes to gen AI, they’ll either be using it, testing it, or planning projects with it over the next 18 months.

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Amazon Web Services VP of AI, Matt Wood, is leaving the company

GeekWire

Matt Wood worked at Amazon for 15 years, most recently as AWS VP of AI. (Amazon Photo) Matt Wood, the Amazon Web Services vice president who was a longtime champion of the cloud giant’s machine learning and artificial intelligence initiatives, is leaving the company after 15 years. Wood announced his exit from Amazon in a LinkedIn post Wednesday morning.

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DOJ Floats Google Breakup, Other Remedies in Antitrust Case

Information Week

A federal judge will now decide which proposed actions to take after he ruled Google’s search business was an illegal monopoly.

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BMC breaks into two: Mainframe and Helix businesses to operate independently

Network World

BMC today announced plans to divide its existing company into two standalone software companies, one focusing on its long-standing mainframe business and the other focusing on tools for managing IT and distributed operations. Houston-based BMC has been owned by global investment firm KRR since 2018. BMC will remain the name of the company that keeps the mainframe and software automation technologies, including BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization and Transformation (IZOT) and Digital Business Automa

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Guide to Centralizing IT Operations: How to Link Tasks and Tools with an Automation Platform

For many IT admins, business as usual is a juggling act. Job schedulers and scripts run on autopilot, applications and operating systems can’t speak the same language, and other tools—like RPA or MFT solutions—operate in isolation. On a good day, everything runs smoothly. But good days are rare; more often than not, something goes wrong and you’re stuck putting out fires.

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BMC to split into two independent organizations

CIO Business Intelligence

A decision by BMC to split into two independent companies was surprising from a timing perspective, but may have taken place so one unit, or potentially both, could be eventually sold off, Gartner VP Analyst Gregg Siegfried said on Wednesday. Siegfried was responding to an announcement from the company that it will become two, with BMC remaining the name of one operating unit, while BMC Helix will be the other.

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The shady origins of the climate haven myth

Vox

The cleanup effort for Hurricane Helene had just begun in North Carolina when Hurricane Milton crashed into Florida as a Category 4 storm on October 9. | Mario Tama/Getty Images The term “climate haven” never made much sense. After Hurricane Helene dumped two feet of rain on western North Carolina, many major media outlets marveled at how Asheville, which had been celebrated as a climate haven, had been devastated by a climate-related disaster.

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Energy leader Petrobras sails toward sustainability with new supply chain solution

CIO Business Intelligence

Brazilian oil, natural gas, and energy corporation Petrobras ’ longtime mission has been to be the best in its field in terms of value creation with an emphasis on environmental responsibility. With operations in more than twenty-five countries, that sustainability concern also means that Petrobras is under pressure to adhere to regulatory compliance, regardless of jurisdiction.

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LinkedIn warns: you are responsible for sharing inaccurate content created by our AI

TechSpot

Microsoft recently updated its Service Agreement with a disclaimer emphasizing that its Assistive AI is not designed, intended, or to be used as substitutes for professional advice.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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SAP joins the AI agent era — but not all customers may benefit

CIO Business Intelligence

Following the lead of its enterprise software rivals, SAP too has announced it will now be entering the agent era of AI. Agentic AI is being billed as the next wave of AI in the enterprise , with a focus on operational decision-making over content generation. As opposed to generative AI chatbots, AI agents aim to solve more complex, decision-based tasks, which will be key in a business context, as many companies are looking for concrete AI use cases that, above all, bring added value to busines

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Ensuring Data Protection through Windows Recall with New Security Architecture TPM Windows Hello

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and LinkedIn page for latest updates [link] The post Ensuring Data Protection through Windows Recall with New Security Architecture TPM Windows Hello appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Así funciona la inteligencia de precios en la red de estaciones de servicio de Cepsa

CIO Business Intelligence

En Cepsa creen firmemente que la energía es una gran fuente de progreso para la sociedad; por este motivo, y haciendo gala de responsabilidad social corporativa, la petrolera española apuesta por la excelencia y la mejora continua. “Hacemos ingeniería energética íntegra, integral e integrada” , afirman desde la corporación. Una reconocida mezcla de experiencia y conocimiento, de investigación y capacidad técnica, de innovación tecnológica y ambición dan como resultado un gigante del sector energ

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Step-by-Step Guide How to Enable Copilot in Microsoft Intune

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and LinkedIn page for latest updates [link] The post Step-by-Step Guide How to Enable Copilot in Microsoft Intune appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Sujin Nelladath.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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Linus Torvalds annoyed by passive language in commit messages

Network World

The latest release candidate of Linux 6.12 was announced over the weekend, promoting some comments about grammar from Linux founder Linus Torvalds. He took the opportunity to express some irritation when developers use passive, rather than active, language in their commit messages, which he believes is less clear, Neowin reports. A commit message is a short description that developers write when they save changes to a version control system.

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Windows 11 24H2 Personal Data Encryption Using the Unique Encryption Keys Per User Account

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and LinkedIn page for latest updates [link] The post Windows 11 24H2 Personal Data Encryption Using the Unique Encryption Keys Per User Account appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Zap Energy confirms $130M round, shares progress on its demo power plant system

GeekWire

Employees at Zap Energy working on its new device called Century, which is a fully-integrated demonstration of major power plant-relevant technologies. Century’s central stack is roughly the size of a double-decker bus, according to Zap, and close to the eventual size of a Zap module that will produce 50 megawatts of electricity. A power facility could have multiple modules.

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American Water Company Cyber Attack Highlights Risks to Sector

SecureWorld News

A New Jersey-based utility, American Water , which supplies water to more than 14 million people, reported a cyberattack in an SEC filing on October 3, 2024. The attack appears to have impacted only the company's billing systems, with no disruption to water or wastewater services. The company, which operates in 14 states and supports 18 military installations, emphasized that no ransom demand has been made, and no known group has claimed responsibility for the breach.

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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Wokelo raises $4M for AI-driven due diligence, sees customer traction in M&A, investing and consulting

GeekWire

Wokelo’s AI technology generates detailed due diligence reports for acquisitions, investments, and strategic decisions. (Wokelo Image) Seattle-area AI startup Wokelo raised $4 million to fuel the development and growth of its technology that generates detailed due diligence reports to inform high-stakes corporate acquisitions, investments, and strategic decisions.

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Foxconn to open Mexico plant for mass production of Nvidia Blackwell superchips

TechSpot

Foxconn is expanding its manufacturing operations in Mexico with a new plant dedicated to Nvidia's Blackwell architecture, the recently unveiled GPU designed to accelerate AI and high-performance computing workloads.

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Amazon’s new AI system projects green and red markers onto packages to streamline deliveries

GeekWire

The new “VAPR” system puts a green “O” on packages to be delivered at a given stop, and a red “X” on other packages. (Amazon Photo) Amazon unveiled new AI technology called Vision-Assisted Package Retrieval (VAPR) for the cargo hold of its electric Rivian vans, giving drivers audio and visual cues about which packages should be delivered at a given stop.

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Firmware vs. Software: What's the Difference?

TechSpot

Firmware is essential to the operation of electronic devices, acting as the foundational software that makes it all work. While firmware is sometimes used interchangeably with "software," they are not the same thing.

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.