Tue.Jul 14, 2020

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Managing The Risks Of The New Remote Workforce

Forrester IT

During the current COVID-19 crisis working from home is a business necessity and no longer just a nice to have. In a normal year, only 5% of information workers primarily work from home, but since March 2020 47% of respondents say their organization has transitioned at least half of their workforce to remote work.[1] It […].

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Accelerate Your Career and Give Your Company Competitive Advantage with OODA Special Reports

CTOvision

OODA Network Member Resources Resources listed here are available to OODA Network Members. For information on becoming a member please visit our Join OODA Loop page. For more on the […].

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How American Express Boosted Survey Response Rates Up To 3x

Forrester IT

Do you wonder how to increase survey response rates? I recently had a great conversation with Luis Angel-Lalanne, vice president of customer listening at American Express. Luis and his team made incredible progress, resulting in 2.5–3x higher response rates! In some functions in certain countries, response rates even increased by 8x. Luis generously agreed to […].

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5 reasons AI isn’t being adopted at your organization (and how to fix it)

CTOvision

Read Greg Nichols list five reasons why companies are not adopting artificial intelligence and how to fix it on ZDNet : Like most nebulous technologies marketed as the cure-all for […].

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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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Forecasting In Uncertainties: Are Software Vendors Too Optimistic, Or Are We Too Pessimistic About The Software Market Outlook?

Forrester IT

As I work on updating Forrester’s tech market forecasts for the US and the world, I have been struck by the disconnect between how I see the software market outlook and how vendors and investors see it. In my forecast work on the tech market over the past two decades, I have found a generally […].

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Yann LeCun Quits Twitter Amid Acrimonious Exchanges on AI Bias

CTOvision

Turing Award Winner and Facebook Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun has announced his exit from popular social networking platform Twitter after getting involved in a long and often acrimonious dispute […].

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53% of enterprises spending more than $20 million a year on AI technology, talent

CTOvision

Fifty-three percent of enterprises adopting artificial intelligence have spent more than $20 million over the past year on technology and talent, according to a survey by Deloitte. The State of AI […].

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Data breaches decline 33% in the first half of 2020

Tech Republic Security

The Identity Theft Resource Center projects 2020 is on pace to see the lowest number of breaches and exposures since 2015.

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Security Think Tank: AI in cyber needs complex cost/benefit analysis

CTOvision

The importance of automation is not being overestimated, but the capacity of machine learning (ML) and other forms of artificial intelligence (AI) applications to achieve trustworthiness in automation is. To […].

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Google Cloud announces BigQuery Omni multicloud analytics solution

Tech Republic Cloud

The platform allows users to directly access data across Google Cloud, AWS and Azure without having to move or copy datasets.

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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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Data Management In The Age Of AI

CTOvision

Read Shailesh Manjrekar explain how companies can manage data with artificial intelligence on Forbes : How many times have organizations been told that data is their most important and strategic […].

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Major websites plagued by lack of effective security against JavaScript vulnerabilities

Tech Republic Security

Code running on sites can be exploited to steal or leak data via client-side attacks enabled by the programming language, says Tala Security.

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Intune SCEP with Joy – Learn how to use unique certificate templates to deploy different SCEP certificates within the same environment…

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. There may be a scenario where you require to use different templates to deploy different SCEP certificates to your Intune managed endpoints. For example, you may have a requirement where SCEP certificate deployed to group A to use template A and that for group B to use template B.

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Training Evaluation – 5 Best Ways to Evaluate Training Effectiveness and Impact

Kitaboo

Training evaluation refers to an attempt to obtain relevant information on the effects of a training program. It is considered an essential aspect of a training event to be able to reflect, analyze, and improve its effectiveness and efficiency. The primary objective of evaluating any training program is to develop an understanding of whether it has achieved its stated objectives.

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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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Photos: LEGO and Nintendo officially show off brick-built NES and retro TV that will sell for $229

GeekWire

The LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System is a brick-built take on the classic video game console, complete with tiny TV. (LEGO Photo). A day after leaked images and a short teaser video hinted at a unique expansion of their partnership, LEGO Group and Nintendo have released official word of a new LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System. Intended to allow adult fans to “take a trip down memory lane,” the brick-built kit offers an NES, controller and 1980s-style television set for playing 

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The Sexist Legacy in Star Trek’s Progressive Universe

Gizmodo

In the fourth episode of Star Trek: Picard , a familiar face storms onto the scene. With plenty of legacy characters, this might just be another day at the (space) office. But this is Seven of Nine, beloved, iconic, even more badass than she was during her time on Voyager —and she was always pretty badass. “You owe me a… Read more.

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Amazon plans 20 healthcare clinics across U.S. for warehouse employees and their families

GeekWire

Amazon is establishing health clinics for warehouse employees around the country. (Amazon Photo). Amazon plans to establish healthcare facilities for its warehouse workers and their families across the country. The company unveiled the plan Tuesday, starting with a clinic in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Amazon expects to build 20 health centers across five cities in the U.S. as part of a pilot program.

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Lego's Buildable Nintendo Entertainment System Is a Perfect Storm of Childhood Nostalgia

Gizmodo

To coincide with Lego’s playable Super Mario sets arriving on August 1, the company has expanded its partnership with Nintendo to create what appears to be a near perfect brick-built replica of the original NES console, complete with a controller, a loadable game cartridge, and an old school tube TV with Super Mario … Read more.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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Demand for video surveillance cameras expected to skyrocket

Tech Republic Security

Video cameras can be used in a variety of situations beyond simple surveillance, says research firm IDC.

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Samsung: Expect 6G in 2028, enabling mobile holograms and digital twins

Venture Beast

Samsung said today that the next generation mobile standard, 6G, may arrive earlier than initially expected, further boosting data rates for future XR apps. Read More.

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New Google Cloud tech gives users control of data confidentiality

Tech Republic Security

Confidential computing encrypts data in use as it's being processed and keeps that data encrypted in memory and elsewhere outside the CPU.

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Amazon unveils its own smart grocery cart, in new effort to automate physical retail checkout

GeekWire

Amazon’s new Dash Cart will debut later this year at an Amazon grocery store in Woodland Hills, Calif. (Amazon Photo). Can the company that popularized the online shopping cart reinvent the real thing? Amazon unveiled its first smart grocery cart on Tuesday morning. The new “Dash Cart,” as it’s known, uses cameras, sensors and a scale to automatically detect and log items on a digital display behind the handle.

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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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Stop What You’re Doing and Patch the Windows Bug That Took Microsoft 17 Years to Fix

Gizmodo

Microsoft released a patch today that fixes what appears to be a major, long-standing flaw in the Windows Domain Name System. The patch, which is bundled in with the regular Tuesday Windows update, fixes the SigRed flaw, which was discovered by Israeli security firm Check Point, Wired reported. Read more.

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Top 5 things to know about serverless computing

Tech Republic Cloud

Serverless computing can save your company money and maintenance time, among other things. Tom Merritt lists five things to know about serverless computing.

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$25,000 'Game Boy' gadgets used to steal cars by imitating key fob signals

TechSpot

Keyless entry and ignition systems may be convenient, but they offer criminals a high-tech way of stealing cars. One popular method is the relay box technique, which involves holding one box to the wall of a house so it can pick up the signal from an owner’s key fob. This.

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KPMG: Choosing to Go 'Cloud' Is Only a Start

Information Week

Organizations have accelerated their moves into the cloud, but they need to change their approach if they want to be successful in the long run.

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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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How to install MicroK8s on macOS

Tech Republic Cloud

If you've been waiting for the perfect Kubernetes dev solution for macOS, the wait is over. Learn how to install Microk8s on macOS.

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Washington state extends re-opening pause amid rising coronavirus cases

GeekWire

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaking at a 2019 event in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg). Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that his pause on re-opening the state will be extended through July 28 due to rising COVID-19 cases. Counties throughout Washington state will not be allowed to move into the next phase of re-opening until July 28 at the earliest, under the extension.

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Microsoft warns of critical Windows DNS Server vulnerability that’s ‘wormable’

The Verge

Image by Alex Castro / The Verge. Microsoft is warning of a 17-year-old critical Windows DNS Server vulnerability that the company has classified as “wormable.” Such a flaw could allow attackers to create special malware that remotely executes code on Windows servers and creates malicious DNS queries that could even eventually lead to a company’s infrastructure being breached.

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What a Black tech movement might look like

Venture Beast

Dr. Fallon Wilson wants to see the Black tech ecosystem start a social movement regardless of what happens at companies like Facebook or Google. Read More.

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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.