Wed.Sep 09, 2020

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Evolve Your CRM From Departmental CRM To Unified CRM

Forrester IT

CRM is widely used by companies both big and small. Gone are the days when it was purchased as a monolithic on-premise application. Today, it is almost exclusively deployed in the cloud. As CRM moved to the cloud, business leaders in charge of sales, service, and marketing drove the purchase. Sales leaders only cared about […].

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7 Ways To Apply Artificial Intelligence To Your Website

CTOvision

In recent years we are seeing a great boom in artificial intelligence. Due to the boom in deep learning, we now have more robust and more general predictive models, being […].

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Hyland Accelerates Its Path To Cloud: Acquires Alfresco Software

Forrester IT

Today Hyland Software, best known for its OnBase and Perceptive content management portfolios, announced it will acquire Alfresco Software. Both vendors were named as “Leaders” in The Forrester Wave™: ECM Content Platforms, Q3 2019 (subscription req’d). This is a natural next step in Hyland’s recent rejuvenation strategy. Hyland’s investments over the last year include the […].

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How artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning change security’s future

CTOvision

Read how CIOs can use artificial intelligence to combat cyberattacks and augment security teams but at the same time secure their own AI according to Mark Runyon on The Enterprisers […].

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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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The SEO Platform Landscape Is A Cheese Board Of Point Solutions

Forrester IT

I don’t know about you, but I really like a good cheese board. You get a little bit of everything — a variety of cheeses, crackers, some meats, some fruit, maybe a little honey and nuts to spice it up. My wife and I were really into upping our cheese-board game during the months of […].

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AI ethics: How can AI be made more trustworthy?

CTOvision

Read Tim Sandle take a look at how artificial intelligence can be made more trustworthy on Digital Journal: To what extent do the public trust artificial intelligence? Where trust is […].

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Use cases for AI and ML in cyber security

CTOvision

Read Aaron Hurst explain how artificial intelligence and machine learning can be used in cybersecurity on Information Age: As cyber-attacks get more diverse in nature and targets, it’s essential that […].

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Sales Engagement Vendors Are Ready To Meet The Moment

Forrester IT

The events of 2020 have cemented the digitization of the B2B buying and selling process — and sales engagement (SE) vendors are well prepared to help businesses meet this moment. As sellers face an extended remote selling environment, larger buying teams, slower decision cycles, and a host of other challenges, companies of all shapes and sizes will need to arm their selling teams with SE and other foundational tools.

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Your Next Move: Chief Information Security Officer

Association of Information Technology Professional

This article details the necessary experience and education needed for a career as a chief information security officer.

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Learn From Direct-To-Consumer Disruption

Forrester IT

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are fueling disruption by radically reorienting consumer expectations. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, brands of all kinds are looking to shore up their own DTC efforts as more consumers seek authentic and engaging brand relationships in increasingly digital spaces. As they craft their own brand’s DTC journey, B2C marketers and […].

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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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Remotely Pushing Windows Updates via Command Line to Windows 10 Machines

Mick's IT Blog

Normally, windows updates are pushed to machines using Configuration Manager in an enterprise environment. There are occasions though when they must manually be pushed, such as when a system continues to fail via ConfigMgr and troubleshooting is required. The first tool I use is the PSWindowsUpdate PowerShell module. This allows me to remotely push updates via PowerShell and PSEXEC , in which I can watch the results.

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Back By Popular Demand: Master the Skill of Spies, Investigators and Journalists to Better Your Business

CTOvision

Back by popular demand! What if you could land new clients, build relationships with investors and partners, and develop new contacts simply by asking more, and saying less? Add the […].

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Windows 10 Sep Update + Impact of Running WSUS with HTTP SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s understand the impact of Running SCCM WSUS with HTTP Communications & proxy after the Windows 10 Sep update. The recommendation from Microsoft on a secured connection required for software updates using SCCM and WSUS. These changes could impact many SCCM infra around the world who are running HTTP communications.

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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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Big bad data: We don’t trust AI to make good decisions

CTOvision

Read why Daphne Leprince-Ringuet says that artificial intelligence can make bad algorithm-driven decisions on ZDNet : The UK government’s recent technological mishaps have seemingly left a bitter taste in the […].

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Why More Healthcare Providers are Moving to Public Cloud

Information Week

As the pandemic continues to test the limits of healthcare providers, the public cloud can support surge care capacity and ensure resilient technology infrastructure.

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Backing up data is more important as people work from home during COVID-19

Tech Republic Security

TechRepublic writer Erik Eckel gives tips on how to make sure your data is safe if you're working from home.

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Data Science: How the Pandemic Has Affected 10 Popular Jobs

Information Week

Data science jobs aren't as plentiful as they used to be. Here's a snapshot of where average salaries and postings stand today.

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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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Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has joined Amazon’s board of directors

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Gen. Keith Alexander is joining Amazon’s board of directors, the company revealed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing today. (Alexander has also been added to the company board’s official site.) A former director of the National Security Agency and the first commander of the US Cyber Command, Alexander served as the public face of US data collection during the Edward Snowden leaks, but he retired from public service in 2013.

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Scientists design proteins that could keep coronavirus from spreading COVID-19

GeekWire

An artist’s depiction shows antiviral mini-binders (the bluish spiral shapes) binding to spike proteins (shown in red) on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. (Illustration by Institute for Protein Design). Imagine being able to ward off COVID-19 just by spritzing a nasal spray into your nostrils. It may not be just your imagination: Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a batch of synthetic proteins that could conceivably block the coronavirus behind this year’s pandem

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The Commodore Story: Gone but Not Forgotten

TechSpot

A lot of people over 30 will probably name a Commodore as the first computer they ever used. Whether it was your first computer game or first program in BASIC, Commodore led an entire generation to a life-long career in the tech industry.

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First Mode wins $1.8M contract to build hardware for Psyche mission to asteroid

GeekWire

An artist’s conception shows NASA’s Psyche spacecraft at the asteroid Psyche. The Deep Space Optical Communication demonstrator is pointing out from the bottom panel of the spacecraft in this configuration. (NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU Illustration). Seattle-based First Mode has been awarded a $1.8 million subcontract from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to build flight hardware for NASA’s Psyche spacecraft , which is due to conduct the first-ever up-close study of a metal-

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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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An 82,000-Person Oregon Town Has Been Evacuated as the Western Wildfire Crisis Worsens

Gizmodo

The horrific western wildfire season is getting even worse. More than 85 wildfires are blazing across the West, but one of the most pressing is in southern Oregon where nearly the entire the 82,000-person town of Medford was evacuated. Read more.

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Amazon opens new Go Grocery store in Microsoft’s neighborhood, as their retail tech rivalry grows

GeekWire

Shoppers scan a QR code in the Amazon Go app on their smartphones upon entering an Amazon Go Grocery store, like this one in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). Amazon is opening its second Amazon Go Grocery store Wednesday, this one in Redmond, Wash., bringing its larger cashierless store format to the Seattle suburbs and the doorstep of Microsoft’s headquarters.

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Aftermarket RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 card prices revealed

TechSpot

Nvidia launches the $699 RTX 3080 on September 17 with the $1,499 RTX 3090 following a week later on September 24. If you’re eyeing an aftermarket card with their overclocked GPUs and memory, better components, and improved cooling solutions—an important element when it comes to Ampere—German retail site Caseking.de has.

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Portland passes nation’s strongest facial recognition ban for government and businesses

GeekWire

Portland, Oregon. (BigStock Photo). The Portland City Council on Wednesday passed legislation that bans government and private use of facial recognition. It’s the strongest ban nationally enforced by local lawmakers. The ban on private use goes beyond what other cities such as San Francisco and Oakland have in place. Companies including Amazon, which sells facial recognition software and spent $24,000 on lobbying against the new law, have voiced opposition to the ban.

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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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Iron Ox raises $20 million to grow robotic greenhouse operations

Venture Beast

Iron Ox plans to expand its robotic growing solution to greenhouses in California and other parts of the U.S. after a $20 million series B funding round. Read More.

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New startup Recurrent brings transparency to EV batteries, reducing risk in used car shopping

GeekWire

Scott Case with Dave Griffin, owner of Island E Cars on Washington’s Orcas Island, and one of Recurrent’s first customers. (Recurrent Photo). Used electric vehicle buyers can kick the tires and look under the hood of potential purchase, but what they really need is to peer into the black box that is the battery. “When the battery goes bad, that’s the whole thing,” said Scott Case , CEO and co-founder of Recurrent.

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Western Digital's 5400 RPM drives aren't what they seem

TechSpot

As noted by Ars Technica, this issue was first investigated by German-language forum hardwareluxx.de over a year ago. It was re-examined by redditor /u/Amaroko, who tested the drives by placing them on an empty cardboard box with a Blue Yeti mic held directly above. Spectral analysis of the audio showed.

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AMC’s The Walking Dead will end after 11 seasons

The Verge

Photo by Jackson Lee Davis / AMC. The Walking Dead television series on AMC that debuted nearly 10 years ago will end after 11 seasons. That might be bleak news for fans, but there will be plenty of episodes to watch before it all comes to an end. Variety and Entertainment Weekly both report that the final season will consist of 24 episodes debuting in late 2021.

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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.