Fri.Nov 06, 2020

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The New Operating Model Is Upon Us

Forrester IT

The world didn’t stop when the global health pandemic clobbered businesses around the globe. Companies large and small stepped up to the plate to find creative solutions. This accelerated an already ongoing trend for companies to become future fit — i.e., adaptive, creative, and resilient. For many companies, that meant accelerating DevOps practices to help […].

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Supporting Today’s Multi-Vendor Networks

Association of Information Technology Professional

Multi-vendor environments are quickly becoming the new normal. How does this impact IT pros? Time to prep yourself with broader, vendor-neutral skillsets.

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Design For Change: Uncertainty Can Lead To Positive Outcomes

Forrester IT

2020 is a year of change. At a rapid pace, we all had to adapt to the effects of the pandemic and change our usual ways of working, educating our children, interacting with each other, and conducting business. Change affected all of us in similar ways, but our ability to adapt to change varied. Neurosciences […].

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Tricks to Optimize ConfigMgr Task Sequence OS Deployment SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s learn the tricks to Optimize ConfigMgr Task Sequence OS Deployment. Microsoft introduced a new set of ConfigMgr Management Insights called Optimize for Remote Workers. The new set of management insights are only available with the SCCM production version 2006.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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NPS Benchmarks 2020: National Park Service, USAA, Trader Joe’s, And Navy Federal Top The Ranking

Forrester IT

We just published the Net Promoter Score (NPS)* 2020 results for 250 brands in 14 industries in the US: This is the second year that we have reported on these results and the first time that our study includes utilities. You can find our previous 2019 Net Promoter Score ranking here. We publish these scores […].

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What You Need to Know About Machine Learning Pipelines

Information Week

As CI/CD flourishes to aid ML development, IT professionals have several options to learn about pipelines and maintaining data model reliability. Here's an overview.

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CIOs to Hit the Gas on Digital Business in 2021

Information Week

Corporate boards will fund digital business initiatives at a higher rate in 2021. Here's what else is coming.

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4 ways to make Google Meet more engaging

Tech Republic Cloud

Get four quick Google Meet tips in this tutorial: Learn how and why to choose a custom background, draw your ideas, manage Q&A, and poll participants.

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AMD's Ryzen 9 5950X pushed to a record 6362 MHz on liquid nitrogen

TechSpot

Ryzen 5000 series desktop CPUs dropped this week, and they sold out in minutes at all major retailers, leading to the all-familiar scenario of coveted components ending up on eBay with inflated prices.

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PlayStation 5 review: a big, confident step into next gen

The Verge

The real star of Sony’s new console is its controller A new console generation is usually something you can see. It’s measured in pixels and polygons. When we moved from the NES to the Super Nintendo, it wasn’t hard to spot the difference between 8- and 16-bit Super Mario games. It was just as clear when games evolved to support 3D worlds and, later, HD graphics.

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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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Colorado Is Getting Its Wolves Back After Voters Approve Historic Law

Gizmodo

Voters in Colorado have approved Proposition 114, forcing the state government to reintroduce the gray wolf. It’s the first time in U.S. history that a ballot measure win has obliged a state government to bring back a species that disappeared due to human actions. Read more.

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How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux

The Verge

Photo: Linux Mint. By the federal government’s Digital Analytics Program (DAP) count in October 2020, 3.2 percent of computer users still are on Windows 7 — even though Microsoft no longer supports it for free. If you have an older system but are worried that it won’t support Windows 10 — or if you simply don’t want to deal with Windows anymore — I have a suggestion: Switch to desktop Linux.

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Amazon disavows Mississippi police program that plans to use Ring cameras for real-time surveillance

GeekWire

Ring’s Floodlight Cam. (Ring Photo). Amazon is distancing itself from a pilot program launched by police in Jackson, Miss., that will use residents’ doorbell cameras to monitor potential crime scenes. “This is not a Ring program and Ring is not working with any of the companies or the city in connection with this program,” a spokesperson for the Amazon-owned security device company told GeekWire in a statement Friday.

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The iPhone’s ultrawide camera could get a big boost in 2021, says Kuo

The Verge

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. The iPhone 12 has just barely launched, but we already have some idea what next year’s lineup could look like — according to TFI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple’s 2021 iPhones will keep the new form factor and screen sizes introduced with the iPhone 12 line, but offer an improved ultrawide camera on the high-end Pro and Pro Max models (via MacRumors ).

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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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PlayStation 5 review — Making console gaming exciting again

Venture Beast

For most of the year, I wasn't all that excited for the new consoles. That's why I'm surprised that I love my PlayStation 5 so much already. Read More.

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The US government seized $1 billion in bitcoin from dark web marketplace Silk Road

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Earlier this week, the bitcoin community was shocked when a digital wallet containing roughly $1 billion in bitcoin — thought to be proceeds from the now-shuttered dark web drug marketplace Silk Road — was emptied by an unknown individual. Now, those responsible for cleaning out the funds have revealed themselves: it was the US government.

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This Controller Adapter Finally Makes the Nintendo Switch Accessible to Gamers With Limited Mobility

Gizmodo

Back in 2018, Microsoft debuted its Xbox Adaptive Controller for the Xbox One consoles, which allowed elaborate custom controllers to be created to meet the needs of gamers with limited mobility. Today Hori, a Japanese company known for its third-party gaming controllers, has released a similar accessibility adapter … Read more.

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Watch the PS5 play PS4 games better than ever before

The Verge

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. A new video from Digital Foundry makes it immediately clear that the PS5 brings notable performance improvements to many PS4 games. The 30-minute video shows off a lot of big PS4 titles on running PS5, including Crysis Remastered, Dark Souls 3, Days Gone (with its PS5-exclusive 60fps framerate ), Ghost of Tsushima (with its PS5-exclusive 60fps framerate ), Hitman, Just Cause 3, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

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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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Wait—Apple’s MagSafe Duo Charger Costs How Much?

Gizmodo

Apple recently made the somewhat surprising announcement that MagSafe was making a comeback with the iPhone 12 lineup. And while the MagSafe Duo wasn’t quite AirPower , it was an accessory that would charge your iPhone 12 and Apple Watch at the same time. That’s an attractive proposition, as the magnets in MagSafe help… Read more.

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Facebook claims its proposed payments network is 7 times faster than Visa’s

Venture Beast

Facebook researchers at the company's Novi payments division propose FastPay, a speedy blockchain-based technology for payments. Read More.

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Some People Already Have Antibodies That Recognize Covid-19, Thanks to Common Colds

Gizmodo

A new study suggests that a small portion of the population carries antibodies that respond to the coronavirus behind covid-19 without having been infected—antibodies lifted from previous bouts with the common cold caused by related viruses. Read more.

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How AI predictions fared against pollsters in the 2020 U.S. election

Venture Beast

Polls and AI predicting the U.S. 2020 presidential election missed the mark. Careful sampling is the key to reliable projections. 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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U.S. Breaks Covid-19 Record Again With Over 110,000 New Cases on Thursday

Gizmodo

The U.S. has broken its own record for daily cases of covid-19, with 116,225 new cases on Thursday, according to the Covid Tracking Project , up from the previous record of 103,087 new cases on Wednesday. The country also identified 1,124 new deaths from coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total to 234,937 deaths… Read more.

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Take-Two bids to buy Dirt 5 publisher Codemasters for $973.8 million

Venture Beast

Take-Two Interactive Software has made a bid to buy Dirt 5 publisher Codemasters in the United Kingdom for $973.8 million. Read More.

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Disney’s live-action Mulan will be out on Blu-ray next week

The Verge

Image: Disney. Disney’s live-action adaptation of Mulan, one of the company’s biggest streaming titles this year, will finally be available on physical media next week. You’ll be able to get it on 4K UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on November 10th. Mulan’s physical media launch marks the end of a whirlwind release schedule brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mass Effect fans should expect big news for ‘N7 Day’

Venture Beast

N7 Day is coming, and EA is planning a celebration. What does that mean for the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition remasters? Read More.

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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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Ghost of Tsushima art prints would make a great gift for the holidays

TechSpot

If you’re looking to do the same and happen to have a special place in your heart for Ghost of Tsushima or just love Japanese culture in general, Cook and Becker’s latest collection is worth checking out.

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Spotify hints at subscription podcast service

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Spotify appears to be interested in launching a subscription podcast service that would offer access to original shows or exclusive episodes for a monthly fee. The potential service was described in a survey sent out through Spotify’s app, which was reported on by Andrew Wallenstein , president of Variety ’s Intelligence Platform.

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The Mandalorian Went Full Horror, But With Tons of Adorable Baby Yoda

Gizmodo

Can’t the Mandalorian and the Child get a few moments of peace and quiet? It seems like the instant one adventure ends , such as defeating a huge Krayt dragon , another one starts right up again. If you thought the dragon was big, bad, and scary, The Mandalorian just said “Hold my blue milk.” Read more.

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Apple’s MagSafe Duo charger will cost $129, but there’s no release date yet

The Verge

Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge. Preorders for the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max are officially live , and with it, Apple has also offered more pricing and release information on the next wave of iPhone 12 accessories, including the MagSafe Duo charger and the leather cases for the new phones. The MagSafe Duo has officially gotten a $129 price tag, which includes the charger itself (that can charge both an Apple Watch and an iPhone 12 at the same time) and a 1-meter-long USB-C to Li

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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.