Mon.Sep 28, 2020

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Why Wait? The Future of Data is Now.

Forrester IT

Over the last 10 years we’ve watched big data, cloud, advanced analytics, and now AI and machine learning drive increased data platform investment. Yet, there wasn’t any real change from traditional data strategy and approaches. The evidence? Massive blind spots and hardened data arteries in the disruption of COVID-19. We were looking back, even when […].

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Intelligent IoT: Bringing the power of AI to the Internet of Things

CTOvision

The IoT is getting smarter. Companies are incorporating artificial intelligence—in particular, machine learning—into their Internet of Things applications and seeing capabilities grow, including improving operational efficiency and helping avoid unplanned […].

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Sales Leaders: Four Ways To Set An Achievable Number For 2021

Forrester IT

Sales leaders should set themselves and their teams up for a successful 2021 by negotiating a realistic and achievable annual quota.

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IoT Security: Don’t Sacrifice Data for Usability

CTOvision

Read why Christos Kalantzis says that organizations should not sacrifice data for the usability of the Internet of Things on Security Boulevard: Over the last decade, we’ve seen truly innovative […].

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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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We Do Diligence: Making The MSSP Forrester Wave™ Evaluations

Forrester IT

Security and risk pros rely on Forrester Wave™ evaluations to guide them through their purchase journey, help them understand what is and isn’t important, and help them avoid the pitfalls when identifying strategic partners. This time, our analyses focused on two vendor categories: global and midsize managed security service providers (MSSPs), a market almost 25 […].

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You’ve Heard Of Robots; What Are Cobots

CTOvision

Read Kathleen Walch’s article in Forbes about collaborate robots, also called cobots, and how companies are using these robots in a variety of ways. Czech writer Karel ?apek first coined […].

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Google Cloud AI Prediction Service Becomes Generally Available

CTOvision

Google announced the general availability of AI Prediction service, a key component of its AI Platform. The service supports hosting the models trained in popular machine learning frameworks including TensorFlow, […].

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How to Grow Your IT Career from Engineer to Director

Association of Information Technology Professional

Advanced IT jobs require more than just technical skills. You’ll need to develop people skills, planning skills and learn how to make tough calls — even when they make people unhappy.

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CSPM Vs. CIEM: Demystifying Two Popular Cloud Security Acronyms

CTOvision

Read Shai Morag explain the difference between cloud security posture management (CSPM) and cloud infrastructure entitlements management (CIEM) on Forbes: The growing migration, in virtually every industry, of enterprise IT […].

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5 Recommendations on How Much To Invest in Agile and Scrum Courses

Social, Agile and Transformation

Are you considering getting formally trained or certified in agile methodologies or scrum? Are you looking to become a certified scrum master, or maybe get trained in an agile framework such as SAFe or LeSS, or specialize in agile transformation with classes like StarCIO Agile Planning? I receive inquiries from friends, colleagues, and.

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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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Blockchain technology is future of Twitter: Jack Dorsey

CTOvision

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has once again reiterated that Bitcoin and Blockchain technology is the future of his micro-blogging platform to keep it more secure from hackers. Dorsey […].

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Drive Your Digital Business With Data — The Data Strategy Track At Forrester’s Data Strategy & Insights Forum

Forrester IT

The great thing about digital businesses is that there’s a data trail of breadcrumbs for everything you, your customers, and your partners do. The tough thing about digital businesses is that actually using that data to optimize your business takes a degree of data management maturity very few organizations have. Many firms are working hard […].

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Blockchain Use Primed to Accelerate in the COVID-19 Era

Information Week

While still early in maturation, blockchain technologies are positioned to solve some of the problems of today and serve as the core infrastructure for the solutions of tomorrow.

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Google removes 17 Android apps designed to deploy Joker malware

Tech Republic Security

The Joker malware has been a persistent thorn in Google's side as it keeps popping up in shady apps to infect users of the Google Play store.

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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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Fix ConfigMgr Tenant Attach Error 401 403 | Missing Config| SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. I have received an error 401 (403) when I tried to access Run Script or CMPivot blade from the Intune portal after the ConfigMgr tenant attach. Let’s try to ix ConfigMgr Tenant Attach Error 401 403 (Missing Config) through this post. I tried to explain how to enable SCCM Run scripts Feature from Intune Portal […].

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Cybersecurity: How to properly perform vulnerability assessments in your organization

Tech Republic Security

Assessing the security posture of devices is an important part of securing data and communications. Follow these steps to make sure you do it correctly.

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IT 2020 Emphasizes Speed, More Change Afoot for 2021

Information Week

ServiceNow CIO Chris Bedi said this COVID-19 pandemic year has meant urgency and the need for speed for IT organizations. But what's coming in the year ahead?

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How companies can meet the needs of the future workforce

Tech Republic Security

The workforce is changing in the wake of a global pandemic. Learn some insights from industry executives about what companies and employees should be doing to evolve accordingly.

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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.

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SpaceX provides Starlink satellites to help Washington state towns get online after wildfires

GeekWire

Washington state emergency officials are using SpaceX satellites to provide internet access in Malden, Wash., after wildfires took out most of the small town in Eastern Washington. (Washington Emergency Management Division Photo). SpaceX is lending a helping hand to Washington state towns ravaged by recent wildfires. The Washington Emergency Management Division is using the company’s Starlink satellites to provide public WiFi access in Malden, Wash., where a wildfire destroyed 80% of the s

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5 more things to know about ransomware

Tech Republic Security

Ransomware continues to be a cybersecurity threat. Tom Merritt lists five additional things to know about ransomware.

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New research from Fred Hutch shows that an app can dramatically help smokers quit

GeekWire

Jonathan Bricker, professor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. (Fred Hutch Photo). An app developed by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is nearly four times more effective at helping smokers quit than the average success rate for those trying to kick cigarettes. A clinical trial of 2,415 adult smokers nationwide found that 28% of participants using the Hutch’s iCanQuit app were able to quit after 12 months.

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How to install common security tools via Homebrew on a Mac

Tech Republic Security

We'll guide you through the process of using Homebrew package manager to install common security tools on macOS computers to assess and aid in hardening devices on your network.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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The Home Depot is selling a new Google Chromecast that hasn’t been announced

The Verge

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. Google’s Pixel 5 event is scheduled for this Wednesday, but some of the company’s other new gadgets are already appearing on store shelves. That includes its all-new Chromecast, which some savvy buyers have been able to purchase directly in-store from retailers like Walmart and The Home Depot over the course of the last week.

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Debate over Uber and Lyft driver pay comes to a head as Seattle prepares to set minimum wage

GeekWire

Driver Eskinder Yirgu promotes Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s FareShare legislation at City Hall. (Teamsters 117 Photo). Seattle officials are slated to vote on a minimum wage standard for Uber and Lyft drivers on Tuesday that will change the course of ride-hailing in the city. The vote will cap months of fighting between the companies and the Seattle City Council, academic researchers, and dueling driver groups.

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Get a year of PlayStation Plus for half off before the PS5 comes out

The Verge

A one-year subscription to PlayStation Plus normally costs $60, but it’s available for almost half that price at CDKeys.com. You’ll need this service to play PS4 games online right now, and it’s an especially good deal if you’re planning to upgrade to the PS5 this year. On the new console, this subscription will grant you access to the PlayStation Plus Collection , a suite of several acclaimed PS4 classics (including Persona 5 , Bloodborne , God of War , and more) that will be available for you

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Amazon expanding in Canada, will add another 3,000 jobs in Vancouver and 500 in Toronto

GeekWire

Amazon will move into the QuadReal’s The Post redevelopment in 2023. (Amazon Rendering). Amazon is growing its footprint north of the border as the tech giant spreads its corporate footprint beyond Seattle and continues growing despite the ongoing economic crisis. The company said today it will hire another 3,000 corporate and tech employees at its Vancouver hub, and 500 in Toronto.

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Understanding Scope Creep

Project managers are now spending more time managing strategic projects where the scope is susceptible to changes as the projects progress. Scope change control is now becoming a critical component of project management requiring project teams to become more active in solving problems and making decisions. Scope change control will require collaboration with stakeholders and possibly government agencies.

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Among Us is behind a huge spike in Discord’s mobile app downloads

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. The surprise success of InnerSloth’s game Among Us was one of the bigger Twitch stories that happened this summer: over the last month, the game shot up a full 650 percent in hours watched on the site. (It has gotten so popular so suddenly that the developers at InnerSloth have canceled Among Us 2 to focus more on the first game.).

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Google’s Epic response: Android 12 will make it easier to install app stores

Venture Beast

Google will make it easier to use third-party app stores with Android 12. Google will enforce its Payments Policy for in-app purchases of digital goods. Read More.

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Microsoft Outlook, Office 365, Teams, and more are experiencing an outage

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Some Microsoft services, including Outlook, Office 365, and Microsoft Teams, are currently experiencing an outage, according to Microsoft’s Office status page. “Users may be unable to access multiple Microsoft 365 services,” a notice on the page reads. The company first acknowledged issues at 5:44PM ET via the Microsoft 365 Status Twitter account, and said it had rolled back a change thought to be the cause of the issue at 6:36PM ET.

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SEC charges former Amazon finance manager and her family in $1.4M insider trading case

GeekWire

A former senior manager in Amazon’s tax department has been charged with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Laksha Bohra allegedly acquired confidential information while she prepared and reviewed calculations used to formulate Amazon’s quarterly and annual earnings filed with the SEC between January 2016 and July 2018, according to a news release from the agency on Monday.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.